Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-08-25
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THURSDAY MORNING, AUG. %.
A LIVELY TIME I'm SAN FRAN
CISCO.
One Person KilisFourin in street Fight
Correspondence of The New Orleans Picayune.l
~ SAN FRANCISCO. June d.

Correspondence of The New Orleans Picayunel
.rt SAN FRANCIsCo, June "a.
There was serious shooting affray on
our principal street montgomery, which
resulted in the death of four persons. The
facts, such as are obtained, are as follows,
viz: 1t seems one Bill Davis, noted gam
bier, who resides at Yreka, was interested
in and drove horse race which came off at
Placerville on the 18th inst- and "throwed"
the race, making some $4,500 by it. Hank
Stevens, Ball, Dutch Abe and Spanish Bob,
four "sports," backed DIS horse, and got
broke; swore vengeance, killing on sight,
etc. On the 18th they all came to the city
Except d., and publicly said they were
going to shoot d. on sight, etc. On the 2lst
ID. came in town, and at 2 o'clock z. NJ.
was sitting, having his boots polished, in a
blacks adjoining the Fashion, when Ball
ing in exclaimed: "Here's the dirty thief
now;" and drawing their revolvers COM
menced shooting. d. jumped out of the
chair, with one boot polished, and drawing
his revolver fired, and Ball fell dead across
the iron grating. d. then jumped out on
the sidewalk, laughingly saying, "You've
made mistake" and fired at Dutch Abe,
the ball taking effect in his right breast
He fell, when ID. ran and caught the revol-
yer from Balls hands, saying, as he walked
towards the door of the Fashion, "Where's
the rest of you murderers?" Blood was
running down DIS left hand from the
arm, and also down the right cheek
AS he was on the point of entering
the door, he was met by Stevens and
Spanish Bob, when ID. raised the revolver
in the right hand and fired twice. Stevens
fell, and Spanish Bob jumped over him
on the sidewalk and fired. ID. staggered,
but, recovering, they Davis and Spanish
Bob) commenced in good earnest, each
striving to fire deadly shot. d. was laugh
ing all the time. They then commenced
firing at each other, about twenty feet
apart. After ID. had fired two shots he
threw the revolver at S. B., and, changing
the revolver he took from Ball into his
right hand, he raised it, and it snapped
three times; the fourth time it went of, and
S. B. fell. I'd. had fallen before this, and
was laying on his breast on the banquette.)
ID. threw the revolver into the street, say
ing: "H-ll and furies, d-n the thing
He then pulled 'derringer," and (both
only having one shot each) began crawling
towards each other on their stomachs.-
When about five feet apart they both rails
ed partly up, and fired simultaneously,
when S. BIS head fell, and he remained per-
fectly still. ID. then said, crawling towards
y. b., lies gone; cooked llm!" ana then
partly turned on his side and tried to rise.
On examination Ball and Spanish Bob
were dead, Dutch Abe and Stevens mortal
ly wounded, the first having been shot
through the right lung, causing internal
hemorrhage, &c. The latter was shot through
the left breast.
S. B. had four wounds on him-two in
right breast, one in right arm, and one be-
tween the eyes. Ball had ball in his heart.
Davis has six wounds; two in right leg, one
in right breast, one in left shoulder, one in
left wrist (through), and one in right cheek,
where bullet had struck the cheek bone
and glanced of, cutting out piece of flesh
of the size of ten cent piece.
Stevens died on the 24th, at 10:40 A. M.
Dutch Abe died yesterday morning. Doc
tors say Davis will certainly recover.
Davis is able to converse, but, should he
recover, he will have to take his trial on
four charges for murder. The Grand Jury
has found four bills against him. He will
get clear, as they fired first. Every one
says he is the gamest man they eyer saw
He is native of Mobile, Alabama.