Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-10
More Shooting at Phoebe Pour
Men Wounded One Mortallv.


Last Sunday morning another of
those sanguinary battles, for which
Phoebe has become noted, occurred at
that place. John c. Lynch, the
keeper of a chop-house, it is thought
was so seriously wounded that he
cannot recover Following is the
Reeord'S account of
III BLOODY AFFAIR.
The cause which led to the lamenta-
bic events which we are called upon
to chronicle was a very trifling affair.
Frank Schoonmaker waS in the chop
house, and had with him a small dog.
:. hue there Harrington, Con. Sulii-
van and Edmund O.Neil came in and
ordered some refreshments. sullivan
took hold of the dog and while play
ing with it, hurt the animal. Schoon-
maker expustulated with him. when
he apologized, saying that he had no
intention OF hurting the dog. The
matter had apparently been settled
amlcablN, but when all the parties
had got Out on the sidewalk, O'Neil
upbraided Sullivan, saving that he
wa Il ID coward to apologize about
hurting Il dog. shoemaker made
some reply, which drew an offensive
relnark from ONeil, and Schoon-
maker struck him. The part es
clilched and then Harrington, who
seems not to have had anything to do
with the first difficulty. opened fire
with Il siy-shOUter. 1t is difficult to
say with precision Just how three
shots cOuld have caused so much mis-
chief, bat that there We're only three
Shots we have the evidence of our
senses, and the testimony OF Off
Ger W oudrutI and many others who
heard them, and that five wounds
were Inflicted upon the bodies o. the
men attest. Ills most likely, however.
that One shot passed through Sulli-
vans left wrist into Lynch's right
shoulder, another struck Schoon
maker i'll the side, and without enter
ing the cavity passed around and
struck ONe!l in the hip. This ap-
parently strange result NAV be eX-
planned by the fact that Sch0onnlaker
was probably STOPPING, aud so brought
range With ONeil's hip. Still ano-
ther (and probably the last shot en-
tered the brain OF John II. Lynch, in
fllctlng a wound from the effects of
which DR.. Bergstein, who was called,
could not hope for his recovery.
FIFE WOUNDS INFLICTED.
The most disastrous is the one upon
John II. Lynch. The bail struck ON
thetopof the head Just above the right
eye, and entered the brain. The skull
was broken and the bullet split bv the
concussion. DR.. Bergstein and other
medical gentlemen made al eNamin-
alton OF this wound yesterday. and at
Inc close rOntI nIN-n no Ea,,, -
covery. The wound in Lynch's
shoulder has not been examined very
mlnutelN, as it was 20 believed Dos
sihie that he could recover.
Nell was attended by Drs. BishOn
and Lee, who extracted the ball ON
sunday afternoon. When we saw
HIM late last evening he was com
paratlVely comfortable. His wound
j. not regarded as dangerous. though
1t VIII he some time probably before
he IS fully restored.
sullivan Is only slightly wounded
IN the wrist, and is not confined tothe
house.
Shoemaker was upon the street
yesterday ana Is cong quite we'll.
THE PARTIES.
Frank SchOomaker is well known
mere and III other parts of the State.
ne mas resided in Phoebe with his
family Tor two years or more.
Con. Sullivan Is a miner; aged about
- years: is a California miner. and
born in New York. He has been in
PIoche seven or eight months only.
Edmund ONeil, aged IS wears. and
native OF Pennsylvania, has been in
IIoche ABOUT two years; is also a
miner and formerly lived in Cali
fornia.
John II. Lynch is a native of Ire
land, aged about &c years. and has a
wife III San Francisco, where he once
Kept "a saloon. He has been in Phoebe
two or three years.
THE POPULAR FEELING.
When on Sunday morning the news
wa heard. a profound sensation was
createi, People began to wonder if
there Was ever to be an end to the
reckless use of firearms in the streets
OF the town. The propriety of taking