The hydraulic press., 1860-06-30
Tas Yydralllif 3ress.
Shooting and stabbing Anray-.Hfoh
Law Threatened

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Shooting and stabbing Anray-.Mon
Law Threatened
Our usually quiet village was thrown int
fever of excitemen on Sunday night, by 4
shooting and sstabbing ARRAY which occurred
at the Fruit store of Marco Glabisa, OF
Main street.
At about quarter past ten o'clock, tn.
report of pistol was heard, followed by &
scream, which at once drew a crowd from
all parts of the town, to the spot. Thos,
| who first arrived saw Mexican disappear
through the back door of the house. Eras
tus B. Fisher, an American, and citizen o
San Juan, was found in dangerously wound
ed condition, and bleeding profuseiy. HI
had received q frightfnl stab Immediately
under the left arm pit, penetrating, as it wa,
supposed, portion of the lung-a severe
cut across the left brow-had the front finger
of his right hand nearly cut off, and one q
the others gashed by the several knife blows
inflicted by the Mexican. Fisher was at ono.
removed to Dr. webbers Office, where tn.
medical skill of that gentleman was applied
to the dressing of his wounds, and thus far
has proved eminently successful; for his
patient survives, who was deemed to have
been placed beyond the faintest hope of such
a contingency.
The terrible force OF the knife blows was
rendered apparent on close inspection ofthe
pistol used by Fisher navy six shooter
The German-silver guardlplate was cut into
for half an inch, and nearly severed from the
stock.
The crowd now commenced an active
search for the Mexican. After the lapse oi
fifteen or twenty minutes, he was discovered
concealed under the sidewalk, few feet
west of Glabisa's, on the same side of the
street. Then took place frenzied scene,
which beggars description. A board was
ripped up, and the Mexican dragged forth,
amid cries of skill the son Of b-I' "stand
back |" "hands off T. "away with him p chang
himi'' sfhang 1lfmi" etc. The Mexican, in
the meantime, wept, and plead for quarter.
Constable Bruce was on hand, and with a
pronniptness and determination which did
honor to him as an officer, took hold of the
culprit, at the same moment that he was
seized by the crowd, and struggled without
success, to rescue him from their grasp.
The crowd now became MOB HOB, and having
coYhlxAaH'dlng control over the Mexican,
conducted him several times backwards and
forwards Through the streets, and finally to
the hilltop, where they paused for delibera-
alton, as to what should be done with him.
There were still cries cries Of ''hang him /" but
those having the immediate custody Of tie
prisoner, did not seem disposed to incur
that responsibility, unless Fisher should die,
in which event, judging from the manner ii
which they expressed themselves, they would
not have Had the slightest compunction about
the matter.
At this juntcturre, several friends of main
tanning the supremacy of the law, appeared
on the ground, and by strongly denouncing
the proceeding, succeeded in diversion OF
the mob. The prisoner was taken 0ff-con-
stable Bruce retaining bis h0ld upon him
and somewhere, not known to us, closely
guarded during the night His wrists had
previously Been provided with pair of iron
gives or .manacles, and pistoi-shot wound
which he had received in the aeshy part OF
the arm, and which was bleeding freely,
assisted in preventing him from making a
successful resistance, had sucE q thing been
attempted.
Mohday morning, d demand being made
fof the Mexican, he was relinquished into the
hands of the civil authorities. His name
proved to be victoriano Escobar, and by oc-
cupation he is miner. He has dark COM
plexion, and hang-dog expression of coun-
tenance. An old grndge between the parties,
seems to have led to the affray. Tie evil
dence on the examination, as elicted before
Justice Farquhar; establishes the following
facts:
That on Sunday the Ii accused vas vas heard to
thfeEteh Fishers life that this threat was
repeated to Fisher, who soon afterwards
proceeded in search Of the deceased, and
found him seated in the bar room: Of the
Arcade Restaurant; that soon after Fisher
entrance into the bar room, he and the ac-
cused got into conversation. and drank
4ooother. that Fisher told the accnaed " hat
he had heard !; that accused denied it. and
told Fisherhe had nothing against him that
accused asked Fisher who his informant
was that Fisher replied, "a Spaniard-he