Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-28
The shernrnp.callabap Homicide.

The following account of the killing of
Patsey Callahan by Thomas Sherman, is
from the Sacramento Union of yesterday.
As Sherman has many acquaintance in the
Territory, we publish the account entire:
Between two and three o'clock yesterday
morning, Patsey Callahan was stabbed and
killed by Thomas Sherman at the Bank EN-
change, corner of Second and X streets. An
inquest was held over the body, report of
which will be found in another column. Sher-
man and J. G. Plummer had entered the bar
room ftoM the oyster saloon, and had called
for drinks. Patscy came out of the oyster Sa-
loon soon afterward and said, "Who says L n
no doctor; | can whip any son of b-h who
walks this barroom," or language of that
character. Then approaching Sherman h:
struck him in the face. One or two blows
passed when Callahan fell, and was found to
be mortally wounded. No one appears to
have seen any knife either before or after the
atfray; nor is it yet known what kind of 4
knife was used. We are informed that but II
short time before the occurrcr took place,
DR.. Craig, of Placer county, mad been con-
vcrSiug on the mode of curing the hiccoughs,
etc. Callahan was then i'll the bar-room, but
Sherman and his friends were not. Some
jOcular remarks had been made as TO Pat;ey's
being a doctor, etc. He and Margaret Gala
CHER then went into the oyster saloon and &C.
cupied one of the stalls" while Sherman
and Plummcr occupied another. The two
parties did not see each other or speak to
each other until they passed into the bar
room, as described above. As soon as it was
found that Callahan was MORALLY wounded a
crowd of persons assembled. Sherman had
left the saloon, and special officer Locke and
officer Rice arrested Plummer, surprising he
might have had some hand in the uiiray.
Sherman went to his residence on X street,
near Eighth, went to bed and remained until
about five o'clock in the morning. At that
hour Chief Burke and several policemen went
to his residence and arrested him. Sherman
was formerly Deputy Sheriff Of Placer
county; has lived in Sacramento about three
years; formerly drove one of Caduc'S ice
wagons, and has recently tended bar at the
Cache Creek saloon, on X street, abnve Sixth.
Patsy Callahan has been resident of the
city three or four years. He was formerly
employed rs steamboat runner on the levee.
lie was a cousin Of the Lloyds, and was one
Of the parties engaged in the celebrated fight
which took place nearly two years ago at
Front aud X streets, in which Edward Lloyd
was killed. The fight ut that time commenced
George LLOYD and 2. Callahan Joined f. LLOYD
and n. +. Smith and Joseph McGcc joined
Coleman. l.. LLOYD was killed on the spot by
4 shot supposed to have been fired by Smith.
Smith was shot and killed some six months
aiterward by George Lloyd, few yards from
the spot where the fight occurred. In Octo-
Der last George Lloyd WAS shot and killed in
Aurora BY John DAILY. In December last
McGee was shot and killed bv some unknown
person at Carson CRY. Callahan makes the
fifth out of the party Of six engaged in the
fight at the steamboat landing who have been
killed in less than two years. Coleman only
remains. The Coroner'S jury yesterday re-
turned verdict to the effect that the killing
Of Callahan was justihablc. An exaluina-
ton will nevertheless take place i'll the Police
Court for the purpose of ascertaining in de-
tail the circumstances of the case.