Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-22
rur pARKE sHOoTINe Az.
FRAY.

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Mr.. Ira s. Parke, who was shot by
August Euglehardt in six-mile Cam
yon day before yesterday, Is In a fair
way to recover and will be able to DO
out again in a few days. The wound,
as we stated In our first account Of
the affair, although severe was not a
serious one, the ball entering the
shoulder from behind and glancing
inward and out without breaking any
bone. Having published each state
ment given US on either side, 80 tnat
everybody can form their own esti-
mate of the matter, we now publish
the statement of Mr.. Parke himself,
az published in the Enterprise Of this
morning. He says that after Sheriff
Atkinson placed Englehardt In pos
session of the disputed property there
was another hearing Of the case In the
District Court, when Judge Rising be-
came satisfied from proofs produced
that the property rightfully belonged
10 Parks & Bowie, and made an order
dispossessing Englehardt and giving
them ~nossession. He further says that
Englehardt agreed to give them pos
session of the property without max
inc any trouble, only asking to be al
lowed to live In the house standing
upon the disputed ground, which re-
ouest was granted. Afterwards as he
saws. E~nglshardt jumped the ground
and went to work upon It again. As
TO the title Of Parke s. Bowie to the
land. Mr.. Parke says they have from
the Central Pacific Railroad Company
a boad for a doed, which deed will DO
given them when tho railroad COM
6any receive their title from the United
States. This he considers gives them
a title to the ground and all that is on
1t In the shape Of improvements.
So much In regard to rights;
now, In regard to the affray: MI.
Parke states that Englehardt was at
work putting mp sluices upon ground
belonging to Parke & Bowie, and In
regard to the ownership of which there
had never been any dispute. He says
he had forbidden Englehardt to put
sluices there, and when he found him
at work he threw his hammer and
nails into the water and kicked away
the boxes, but did not push Engle-
hardt. Hot words ensued, when En-
glehardt went to his house distant
about Is feet) and came out with q
shotgun and revolver. He laid the
shotgun down upon the bank Of the
creek and advanced with his revolver,
firing q shot into the air as he came.
Mr.. Parke asked him what he meant
to do with his pistol. He said he did
not desire to be obliged to use 1t, but
still he must defend his rights. MI.
Parke said the law would give him his
rights, when he said 1t did not seem
much like 1t, and that he thought the
only way now was for him to use wea-
pons to maintain them. MIR. Parke
showed him that he was only armed
with a penknife, but said If he must
fight him (Englehardt) he would do so
against pistol and all. Englehardt
cooled down and approached quite
near, and the two again began talking
about the property. Englehardt grew
excited again, and Mr.. Parke turning
to leave, he fired, wounding him as
has been stated. He was about two
feet and a half distant from Parke
when he fired. Parke turned about,
and graphing him, threw him into the
stream, when he got up and went to
his house without attempting to fire
again.