The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-09-05
LIFE IN SAN FRANCYSCO-F0UR MEN
KILLED.
Correspondence Of the New Orleans picayune.

correspondence OF the New Orleans Picayune
BAN Francisco, June a, 1864.
There was serious shooting ARRAY on our prin-
clpal street Montgomery which resulted III the
death of four persons The facts such as are as
certained, are as follows, viz: 1t seems Bill Da-
Wis, noted gambler, who resides at Yreka was in
tarested IN and drove horse which off
Placerville Oh the 18th instant, and "throwed" the
race, making some si,500 by it. Hank Stevens,
Ball, Dutch Abe and Spanish Bob, four sports
backed Davlss horse and got broke;
geance, killing on sight, &c. On the 18th they all
came to this eity except Davis and publicly said
they were going TO shoot Davis sight, &c.-
On the 2lst, Davis came III town, and at two
o'clock T. M. was sitting, having his boots poll
ished, in blacks adjoining the Fashion, when
BAH and Dutch Abe cameto the door, and looking
in exclaimed, "Here's the dirty thief now" and
drawing their reviewers, commenced shooting. Da-
Wis jumped out of the chair, with one boot polished
and drawing his revolver, fired, and Ball fell dead
across an iron-grating. Davis then jumped out on
the sidewalk, laughingly saying, "Youve made a
mistake" and fired at Dutch Abe, the ball taking
effect IN Hrs right breast. lie fell, when Davis ran
and caught the revolver from Balls hands, saving
as he walked towards the door of the Fashion,
Where's the rest OF you murderers !" Blood was
! running down Dayis's left hand from the arm, and
also down the night cheek. As he was ON the point
| Of entering the door, he was met by Stevens and
Spanish Bob when Davis raised the revolver in his
right hand and fired twice Stevens fell, and Span
ish Bob jumped over him on the sidewalk and fired
Davis 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 ut each other about
twenty feet apart After DAVIS had fired two shots
he threw the revolver at Bob, and, changing the re-
yolver he took from Ball into his right hand, he
raised it, and it snapped three times the fourth
time it went off, and Bob fell Davis had fallen be-
fore this, and lying on his breast on the ban
quette. Davis threw the revolver into the street
| saying, " Hell and furies, damn the thing" lie
then pulled Deringer, and both (only having one
| shot EACH began crawling towards each other Oh
| their stomaehs. When about five feet apart they
both raised partly up and fired simultaneously
| when bobs head fell, and he remained perfectly
STILL Davis then said, crawling towards Bob, He's
gone, cooked him." and then partly turned Oh his
| side and tried to rise.
/ On examination, Bali and Spanish Bob were dead
| Dutch Abe and Stevens mortaly wounded, the first
| having been shot through the night lung eausn .
internal henorrhage, &c. The latter was shot
| through the ieft breast
/ Spanish Bob had four wounds on hm-two in the
right breast, iii the right arm aud one between
| the eyes. Ball had ball in his heart Davis ha:
six woands-two in right leg, one in right breast
one in LEFT shoulder, one in left wrist, Through
and one ON right cheek, where bullet had struck
the check bone and glanced on, cutting out piece
| Of flesh Of the size Of a ten cent piece
stevens died ON the cath, at forty minutes past ten
A. II. Dutch Abe died yesterday morning Doc.
tors say Dsvi. viii certainly recover.