Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-16
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occurred In this city one OF those Ter,
ribls tragedies which at almost regular
periods startle every large community.
Charles E. Fisher, business manager
of the Sacramento Reporter, was shot
and instantly killed, In his own parlor,
by a young man named Charles Dell,
stepson of l.. B. Harris, and for some
time past q student In DR.. Frey's ofices
The shooting occurred in a room on
Ninth street, just north Of j, over the
William Tell Stable. Fisher rented
five rooms there, for himself and Mm-
lily, and In his parlor the tragedy took
place. At tho time of the shooting
there were In the room four persons
| Fisher, Miss Fisher. Dell and q young
man named Potter-and the stories Of
the three survivors differ slightly.
Miss Sallie Fisher, tile Oldest daugh-
ter of deceased, says that her father
came into the room aud found the
other two gentlemen there; that he
two or three times ordered Dell to
leave the house, and that he refused;
that her father lifted his cane rs though
to strike Dell. when the latter fired
three shots. This was the substance
of her story, told under the excitement
of the moment, almost Immediately
after the death of her father, and told
to our reporter by q gentleman to
whom 1t was told
Dell says that he went to the house
by invitation Of Miss Fisher; that after
his arrival Potter came In, and shortly
afterwards Fisher entered upon see
ing Dell. Fisher said In substance. VI
thought l told you not to come here
again :" to which Dell responded,
..What ir you dido" Fisher then told,
him again to leave the house; Deli
backed toward the door, remarking,
..It's the last time | am coming. Mr..
Fisher, and 1 came to explain matters
and set this thing right" Fisher ad-
yanced on him with his a and
struck him oyer the head with It; ne
still retreated until he felt the oIood
running down from his head into his
ewes. and he then drew his pistol and
told Fisher to stop striking or he would
kill him; Fisher said, "Den't you
shoot" and continued to strike him.
when Dell fired two shots Mt him; he
then dropped his pistol and clenched
with Fisher, and in the scnffie they
both fell over the stove, when Dell
managed to break away, and running
from the room, lett the house and went
homo. Potter's story does not mate
rally differ from that Of Dell. Fisher
must have died almost instantly.
Our reporter was In the room within
ten minutes after the shooting, and
found the body Of Fisher lying cold In
death upon the carpet, his head resting
OH a pillow which had been placed
under 1t, and a pool Of blood upon the
carpet beside him. which had oozed
from his mouth. His daughter was In
all adjoining room In the care Of some
Of the ladies belonging to the house,
and her cries Of agony were very
affecting. Mrs. Fisher, who was ut,
tending the Festival, was sent for and
soon arrived. Her agony on beholdlng
the corpse OF her husband was terrible
to witness, and her shrieks were heart
rending, causing several people in,the
room to hastily leave 1t.
The first officer to reach the spot
was special Jackson, who, on learning
the nature Of the affair, blew his whis-
tie. and was soon Joined by officer
Rider and special Swift. The three
proceeded to Dell's residence, at Sew
enth and H streets. where he was found
In a condition which clearly proved
that he had sustained q severe beating.
On his arrival It had been found neces-
sary to administer brandy to him to
sustain him under his loss OF blood. A
surgeon was summoned, and upon his
arrival proceeded to examine him aud
ascertain the extent Of his injuries.
The result was that the surgeon de-
clared that 1t was impossible for HIN
to be removed, at least for the present.
He had received a severe cut on the
head, which had severed an artery.
causing a great effnsion Of blood 1t
was found to be a difficult task to stop
the flow, but 1t was finally accom-
pli.hsd. He had another cut On the
back part Of his head, but how serious
1t Is impossible to say, rs the severity
of the first cut and the danger Of q re-
c~urrence Of the bleeding was such as
to render 1t impolidc to move him.
Another blow across the right arm had
Injured It to such an extent rs to pre-
vent any Use Of 1t. Potter, who had
endeavored to separate Dell and Fisher
when the quarreling commenced, also
received a blow from the cane across
the head, although It was nothing very
serious It was necessary to keep Dell
quiet and unmoyed, and officer Rider
and special Jackson remained at the
house last night. Coroner Counts was
notified, and soon arrived and took
charge of the body, on which he will
hold an inquest ut ten o'clock this
morning, at which. the exact truth OF
the matter will be arrived Mt.
It appears that Fisher had on several
occasions previously, informed Dell
that his attentionst to the daughter were
Objectionable, and that he had forbid
den him his house. On Friday night
last Dell had some trouble Mt \ dance
Mt Turn Verein Hall with Fenwick
Fisher, a brother Of the deceased
growing out of the refusal Of the lat
ter to allow Dell to dance with his
niece /; after tho dance was ove Dell
and a friend went to the Reporter office,
where Fisher and Dell had some hard
words. Fenwiek Fisher informed our
reporter that Dell had threatened to
kill Charles Fisher II he didn't leave
him alone. Numerous stories were
prevalent last night IN connection with
the affair, but nothing satisfactory
could be made out Of them. The III
quest to-day will doubtless sift the
matter to the bottom, and place the
blame where 1t belongs. g 4
Charles E. Fisher was forty-one years
Of age, was born In Pennsylvania, but
afterwards einigrated to Missouri, from
| which State he came to California. He
was by profession a printer, and for q
long period he has been the foreman
Of the Reporter Office. In which he was
q stakeholder. He leaves q wife and
two daughters 10 52F1 L91sSIiay
Charles Dell Is a young man twenty
one years Of age, and has hitherto
borne an excellent reputation, being
generally known as q quiet young man
! or steady habits. He is highly con-
nected, and Is said to be possessed Of
several hundred thousand dollars In.
his own right. He has for some time
past been paying attentions to Miss
Fisher, but It appears that be was NOT