The Trinity journal., 1856-05-17
Two Men shot-One supposed to be
mortally wounded-Cause, WINS
kew and a game of Cards.

Two Men Shot-One supposed 10 Oe
mortally wounded-Cause, WINS
key and a game of Cards.
We are called on again to record the
shedding Of man's Jlood Ly man. This IS
duty which as faithful journalists we cannot
omit During the past month we were
obliged to chronicle the death OF two OF our
citizens by violence, and now in this short
space of time, the shooting of two more hu
man beings must be beralded forth TO the
world.
On the llth inst, about dusk, Joseph
Vochey, Thomas Baker, and two other per-
sons were engaged i'll game OF Fo6er, at the
store of Mr.. Stewart, on the East branch OF
the Hay Fork, about twenty-five miles dis
tant from this place There were several
persons about the store; among them Mr..
d. Harris Some considerable betting had
been made on a land, when Baker bet two
dollars better Vochcy called his bet and
won the money, which he took in a hurried
manner. B remarked that he need not
snatch the moncy, as no one was gong to
interfere with IT, Vochcy drew his knife,
made a flourish with it as though he was
going to put ont the light, and then said he
could beat Baker at any game he would play
at, Or whip him in any way he would fight
b. told him he did not want to fight, or
have any difficulty with him. Nochcy then
threw stool at Baker, who thcreupon drew
his revolver and told Y. to desist, that he
did not wish to shoot him Baker was in
the corner of the building and could not get
away.) Vochey then showed table against
B. and drew his knife in threatening man
ner, when B. fired at him. V. caught the
revolver with his left hand Just as it fired,
the ball passing through the skinny portion
Of the hand between the thumb and index
finger, entering tic neshy part of the right
thigh ranging downward, without doing him
serious injury. Mr. Harris, at this time,
rushed in to separate them when a second
shot was discharged and took effect III his
body, entering on the right side just under
the tenth rib, ranging downward towards
the navel, and then taking an upward di-
recton lodging near the surface Of the left
Il, e,,n,,tb ril,s
Here the fighting ceased, and Baker made
his escape from the house. He is i'll the
neghLorLood Of the place where the difficult
f ty occurred, but evades tie officers, which il
very easily accomplished in q country k,
the one hc i, sqcre,ld In. Dr. Gordon Wa,
called to see the wounded, extracted the ba.
from Harris side, and done everything that
skill and kind disposition were capable o
doing to alleviate the sui1rrngs Of the un
fortunate man The wound is supposed tC
be moila The ball could not be extracted
from Vochcy without more Inconvenience tC
the patient than there would be benefit re
SuIting from it.
All those that were present, including the
unfortunate Harris and his brother who i
tending on him, say that the wound Harri,
received was done by accident, and that
Baker was acting in defence Of his own life
against Vochcy, and not to blame in tho
least. Had the two engaged in the diff
Guilty been the only sufferers, the case woult
have been divested Of more than half its Sc
riOus conseuuenceS-and had the one in faul
been the only victim, it would have beer
truly great blessing But to think that
sober, industrious and honorable man mus
be hurried into eternity by a worthless semi
barbarian, without time for reflection O
preparation, Is shocking and heart-rcnding
Let those in authority see that the way O
the tranSgreSSor M0H Lc made lard.
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DISTRICT CorRr-TAc May term of thi
t court commenced its session on Monday las
- Hon. j. Montgomery Peters, presiding
The first case upon the calendar for trial
was that Of "THo People rs. Lemucl Prov
et,' charged with James Brown, in an in
dictment for murder In relation to the
charge against the defendant, the following
facts may not be mintercsting-the indict
mcnt for murder was found against Prewct
and James Brown, at the December term oI
the court in 1884, for the murder of one
Antonio, a Spaniard, at Hawkinsyle a
short time previously Brown was at the
time arrested, received his trial, was found
guilty and sentenced to be hanged on the 2d
of March, 1858. This sentence was after
wards committed by Gov. Biger to twenty
years III the State Prison, at which institu