The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-21
TRAGEDY oS THg QUICKSTEP.
Gumberts Sent TO KOrganield Jail
and Bail Refused.

D5Hb 10 JaAA
and Ball Refused.
A gentleman who was a witness OF
the shooting on the Quickstep. and
attended the preliminary examination
at Uniontown. gives the following &C.
count of the affair:
Mr.. Sherry had been playing casino
with another gentleman for liquor,
and when about half through the
game, Gumberts challenged McSherry
to play with him, offering thirty to
fifteen dollars that he could beat. At
the conclusion of the game, McSher-
~ called for a new pack of cards to
play Gumberts with, the money hav-
ing been deposited with the Captain.
Gumberts objected to a new pack,
while McSherry insisted, and to re-
move the objection of the expense,
paid for them himself, but the game
was given up and the money returned.
Gumberts was very sarcastic in his
remarks, saying to McSherry that he
dared not play and foally became
abusive, when McSherry retorted,
calling Gumberts a foully abusive
name.
Gumberts Instantly demanded a re-
traction or he would shoot, and
drawing his revolver would probably
have shot had not Captain Grammer
and the bar-keeper interfered and
conciliated Gnmberts. By the inter
cession Of the Captain a partial recon
Citation was effected. but the often
sive epithet was not retracted.
A short time afterwards, they had
some words again. and McSherry said
he had a notion to break Gumberts'
head with a spittoon."
Gumberts answered:
"Idon't wan't anything to do with
you. Keep away from me-"
McSherry then went and sat down
near a card party, and Gumberts got
the key to go to bed. When near
his state room door, and within ten
feet of McSherry, the latter called
out:
"All right, Johnny. Gro to bed;
but I'll get even with you some time"
Gumberts answered:
You may get even with me now,
ii you choose"
McSherry rose from his chair, ad-
vanced one step, when Gumberts
fred, the ball missing him, and going
into the express room. With aston
ishing quickness a second shot fol
lowed, taking effect in MeSherry's
left breast. He reeled aud turned
partly around, received the third shot
in his left. shoulder blade, and fell.
bringing the table down with him, but
without uttering a word. After he
fell, Gumberts fired the two remain
ing shots into his dead body.
The bar. keeper said: "GGmberts,
this is a bad business to which
| Gumberts answered that he didn't
care. He would shoot any one who
would call him a son of a -, and
that he regretted not having shot him
on the first instant.
He never made any attempts to
escape. When the corpse was car
Tied on to the wharf boat he walked
coolly up to it and stood beside it for
ten minutes without evinciug any
emotion.
At the inquest an open clasp knife
was found in McSherry's pocket.
McSherry was a tall, heavy man
weighing about ono hundred and
eighty pounds. and Gumberts is
rather under medium hight. and
weighs about one hundred and forty,
Both had been drinking. but neither
were so much under the influence Of
liquor as to prevent them from a per
feet knowledge of their own actions
The above being the evidence, Gum.
berts was committed to Jail at Nor
garfield, KY, to await his trial, bal
being refused.