Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-06
COMMENCE FIRING.o
Two Shooting Affairs Yesterday =
Tubnf Cain and OthelfO at the Blk
shooter and Derringer.


Shooter and Derringer.
Late yesterday afternoon the denizens
Of Union street, near Second, were
startled by the explosion of a pistol
near the blacksmith shop Of Mike
Cleary, No. 81 Union street, The
shootist was Phil Cayan and the man
shot was James Russell both workers
in iron at Clearys shop. From the ru-
mors ahoat it seems that these parties
have been quarreling for several days.
Yesterday morning during the pro-
gress Of the interesting controversy,
Russell applied an epithet Of the most
insulting and horrible description to
young Cavan, who is about eighteen
years of age. The latter went out, bor-
rowed Smith & Wesson pistol from
friend and walked back to the shop.
Win you take it back2'. said Cavan.
mo-" answered Russell, a brawny smith,
with muscles of iron, "You had bet
ter" replied Cavan as he drew his pop
gun, aimed it and snapped. "Click,
click, went the treacherous hammer
down on the cartridges, but no explosion
followed at amt no account" quietly
suggested Russell. II viii show you'll"
responded Cavan, as he cooked his pistol
again, and pulled trigger. Bang went
the pop -gnn, and Russell received the lit
tie leaden pill in the abdominal region.
Mr. Woody Hall, of Seligmans stable,
ran, up and disarmed Cavani who
walked to Esquire Burkes Office and
surrendered himself. Russell, on re-
ceiving the shot, said, " | will die" but
the tickle goddess Fortune denied the
proposition. The wounded man was
carried to his residence, on the corner
Of Beal and Shelby, when DR.. Thornton
was sent for in hot haste. The doctor
discovered that the ball struck mus
Gle, ranged around the body and lodged
in the back, from which it was extracted.
The wound is not dangerous, and the
wounded man will be able to walk the
streets in a week. Cavan was carried
to the Adams street station-house, from
which he was taken out in few minutes
on State warrant issued by Justice
Burke who placed his bonds at $40, 900.
He was sent to Jail in default of giving
the necessary security. 8
oTHELLo AND DEsDEMoYA.
The benevolent objects of colored so
cieties were fully illustrated last night at
a hall near the corner of Third and Gay
oso streets. The Benevolent Colored
Society No. ! met for the purpose Of
hearing charges and counter-charges Of
personal nature, made by Mr.. and Mrs
G, X, Jones' Jones, the lord and mas
ter, was informed by some Iago about
scented handkerchief, which aroused the |
green-eyed monster and suggested der
ringers. He ordered his spouse to leave
the meeting and 60 homeward. She OBJ
stinatelyrefuse SO TO do, preferring to
remain and enjoy the festivities incident
to the occasion. Jones drew the der
ringer and fred it at Mrs. Jones with
some effect, because the ball struck the
woman in the side, inAicting a severe,
but not necessarily fatal wound. The
ball, before it sped on its warlike mis-
sion, passed through the left hand of the
shootist Jones fed from the presence
of the assembled brothers and sisters,
but was picked up by Sergeant Hicks
and officer Shelby, who happened to be
in that vicinity at the time. Mrs Jones
was conveyed to her home, and Mr..
Jones was lodged in the Adams street |
station-house to await an examination
before Recorder Scales. Jones regrets
that he did not succeed in killing the
dusky partner of his bosom.
Mr.. Jones, the shootist will have
hearing before Justice Miller at two
o'clock this afternoon The wounded |
woman is still alive, and the probabilities
are that she viii recover from the wounds
inflicted by her jealous husband