The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-09-24
Life in San Fsanc1sco-Four .NIe1
Killed.

SAN FRANCISCO, JUNO. "A, lS64-Ihere was
serious shooting affray on our principal street
montgomery, which resulted in the death OF
four persons. The facts, such as are ascertain
ed, are as follows, viz: 1t seems one Bill Davis,
noted gambler, who resides at Yreka, was in
terested in and drove a horse race which came
off at Placerville on the 18th inst, and, throw
ed" the race, making some $4,000 by it,
Hank Stevens, Ball, Dutch Abe and Spanish
Bob, four Sports" backed Davis horse ard
: got broke; swore vengeance, killing on sight,
etc. On the 18th they all came to this city
Except Davis and publicly said they were GO
ing to shoot Davis on sight, etc. On the 2lst
Davis came in town, and at 2 O'Clock p. M,
was sitting, having his boots polished, in a
blacks adjoining the Fash hion, when Ball and
Dutch Abe came to the door, and looking in,
exclaimed, Here's the dirty thief now," and
drawing their revo!vers, commenced shooting.
Davis jumped out of the,chaif with one boot
polished, and drawing his revolver, fired, and
Ball ielldead across an iron grating. Davis
then jumped ont on the sidewalk, laughingly
saying you've made mistake" and fired at
Dutch Abe, the bah taking efcctiu his right
breast. He fell, when Davis ran and caught
the revolver from Balls hands, saying, as he
walked towards the door of the Fashion,
"Where's the, rest of You lnuderersG" Blood
was running down Davis. left hand from the
arn, and also down the right check. As he
on the point 'ofentermg the door, he was
met by, Stevens and Spanish Bob, when Davis
raised the revolver in his right hama and fired
twice. Stevens fell, and Spanish Bob jumped
over him on the sidewalk and fred, staggered,
but recovering, they Davis and Spanish Bob)
commenced in good earnest, each striving to
fire deadly shot, Davis was laughing all the
time.
They then commenced firing at each other,
about twenty feet apart After Davis had fired
two shots he threw the revolver at Bob. and,
changing the revolver he took from Ball into
his righthand, he raised it, and It snapped
three times; the fourth tinae it went off, and
Bob fell. Davis had fallen before this, and was
lying on his breast on the banquette. Davis
threw the revolver into the street, saying, "Hel
and furies, damn the thing" He then pulled
Deringer, and both (only having one shot
each) began crawling towards each on their
stomachs, When about FIVE feet apart they
both raised partly up and fred simultaneously,
when Bob's head fell, and he remained perfect
y still. Davis then said, crawling towards
Bob, "He's gone, | cooked him." : and then
partly turned on his side and tried to rise.
On examination, Ball and Spanish Bob were
dead; Dutch Abe and Stevens mortally
wounded, the first having been shot through
the right lung, causing internal hemorrhage,
DC. The latter was shot through the left
breast.
Spanish Bob had four wounds on him-two
IN the right breast, one in the right arm, and
one between the eyes. Ball had ball in his
heart. Davis has six wounds-two in. right
leg, one in right breast, one in left shoulder,
ene in left wrist through, and one on right
cheek, where a bullet had struck the cheek
bone and glanced of, cutting ont. piece of
flesh of the size of a ten cent piece.
Stevens died on the oath, at forty minutes
past 10 a. m. Dutch Abe died yesterday NOR
ming. Doctors say Davis will certainly recover.
Cor. ~ 0. Piieayune.
Avarice is more opposite to economy. than