The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-01-28
A DESPERATE FIGHT WITH KNIVES.

The San Francisco Chronicle tbnl
describes the knife fight v hich occurred
IN that city on Sunday last and OF
which We have ALREADY received The
! outlines by telegraph Says tnnt paper
AT about moan on Sunday one Of the
W. 8 Disgusting aud oisgrnceful Aff,rs
that tas ior some ZINE occurred In this
cry took place on P.citc street, above
k-a-ny, b-r~eeu Rut-rt Meli-n nnh
and Charles King, two we'll known ugh :
of the B,rnnry Coast. As NEARLY n
All b. ascrIt"Iu-d, the rff IT grew "uI
OF an az, usati"n made 10y k."g against
M.li-u N the Baltimore s-io"n, n veil
know retreat for the - Coasters ,
KING -nn M-ll-n bad been cruising
~r""nd all nigh, and towards m"rniug
d1Opp d In.O the Baltimore saloon.
h re HING f-lI into Tue arms OF Mr.
pi,-us ANA remaiued :" tor II few hour
"a n~akening h. immediately stalled
Mt h- lid lost $40 or $50. aud cal ed
out tn M-llen Cd u you, you
stole my money M-iIeu drnI-I
this, AMI u string Of oa hs p. s-d be.
~ II II r..ush aud tumble hshr vas th-
result They fo"gn, iu n m,nner which
showed ID t lille love was lbs, on eIsher
slide, nnd had 'h-. not been pr-,eut.d
~ some of The oysfauder- serious CON
) qu-n. es would have ensu-d Tn,
'.-n lett the place and Gii not meet
= 1. aIu IN ii several hours rf er. M-llen
nd a TREND we're o. Pacific street WHEN
h-y mt King. 4 few angry words
=, d curses were b.ndied between them
+. They commenced ~ determined
aud bloody an nffray ne ever occurred
4. t",s city Borb cOmhtnn's mp
.roach~d each other in true eindrniorin
. Vie. rk -knite OF huge dim-n-'""s
10 tn hands zach. Both stepped tor
I'd simultaneously AMI launch-d n
rnnri-r"ns blow aimed ut e,rh oiher'- |
.-c.s. Both were cut about The SANE |
Inc aud The how of blood aroused all
AT was aniTai and brutal IN their M,
nres M-ilen sl~sh-d ~ his "ppon-nt,
:"t ing him fe-rfu ~. and in turn re
Giving n horribi- Rs-h ON the forehead |
nd cheek, besides sundry wounds shout
he head He At lat heca,Dp rIrrd of
he slow manner in which the tight
. "a progressing. and snat. he'd ann,hrr
I'D larger knife from u b. sfander
rm-d with this. he made a still more
.igOroas and frrorions attack on his
antagonist. Kings right I've was
Il 4sh-d and cut 10 horrible manner,
nd his face w~s 81 badly Wounded A.
o render recognition difficult. The diff
icnity had been going on tor some time
'ef"re the police appeared. it being
he hour for change of wetch, when
captain Douglass. accompanied ny Of.
icers Curtin aud Srhn~id.r arrived on
he scene. Before the men could be made
o de>i>t il was found neces <ary 10 use con-
iderabi force. The crowd that surrounded
hem vas dispersed and the woundtd men
AIKEN to have their injuries dressed The
was one pool of blood. Mellen
'as so weak thar while walking he dropped,
.in:lng, "a the sidew liz. He soon recovered
nd was carried 10 DR.. Henry's ofi-e. lie
resented frightful sight. his face being
NJ on all sides. His coat was also cut
trough in several places. After the wounds
ere dressed he was conveyed 20 the County /
[nspItsl. King was taken TO a drug store
EAR by, where his wounds were dressed,
nd then also takeL to the Hospital. The
,juries thoagh not fatal. are Of such char
,ter as 10 mark brth men for life. l.