Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-07-08
LOCAL ITEMS.
L<HOOTING EXTRAORDINARY.
Three shots Fired, and Five Wounds
Inf1ieted-FOur Men struck, and
One Mortally WOunded--The
shooter Arrested.


press, and most Of cur people had retired,
shooting scrape occurred on Meadow
Valley street. in front Of John H. Lynch's
chop-house. Lynch was the party most
seriously injured, it being almost certain
at present writing that he cannot recover
The unfortunate man is a native of Ire
land, about 80 years Of age, and formerly
lived at Portland, Oregon, at Downie-
vile, California, and at San Franciso
where his wife now lives. (To prevent
any mistake in identity John C. Lynch
being also a resident of this city-it
should be understood that John C. Lynch
is proprietor OF the Fashion saloon, COZ
ner OF Main and lacour streets, and is
formerly from Newport, r. ~ But to
the shooting affair. Three distinct dis
charges from revolver were heard by
those who had MOI retired to rest. Officer
Woodruff, hearing pistol shot, hurried
in the direction Il the sound; on his way
he heard another shot, and before it was
possible for him to prevent it, another
shot was fired. Reaching the scene Of
the Disturbance . seized James Harring-
ton, by whom shooting was done,
and conveyed % to Jail This ended
the shooting. e
steArsr.
The cause led to the lamenta-
bic events VIII p are called upon to
chronicle va md cry trifiing affair.
Frank schools Ia. was in the chop
house, and hansSSsl him small dog.
While there Ers.Sss n, Con. Sullivan
and Edmund C@f ,Tss ae in and ordered
some refreshm~-,ca,1n illivan took hold
of the dog and in lllSing with it, hurt
the animal. Schooinp aker expostulated
with him. when he applogized, saying
tnat he had no intention of hurting the
dog. The matter had apparently been
settled amicably, but when the par
ties had got out ON the sidewa.,s, O'Neil
unbraided Sullivan, saying that Ne was a
id coward to apologize about hi. ting
a dog. Schoonmaker made some reply,
which drew an offensive remark from
O'Neil, and Schoonmaker struck him.
The parties clinched and then Harring.
ton, who seems not to had have anything
to do with the first difficulty, opened fire
with six.sbooter. 1t is difficult to say
with precision just how three shots
could have caused so much mischief,
but that there were only three shots we
have the evidence of our own senses and
the testimony Of officer Woodruff and
many others who heard them, and that
five wounds were inflicted the bodies
OF the men attest. 1t is most likely,
however, that one shot passed through
Sullivan's left wrist into Lynch's right
shoulder, another struck Schoonmaker
in the side, and without entering the
cavity passed around and struck O'Neil
in the hip. This apparently strange
result may be explained by the fact that
Schoonmaker was probably STOPPING,
and SO brought the upper portion OF his
body in range with O'Neils hip.) Still
another (and probably the LAST shot
entered the brain of John H. Lynch,
inAicting wound from the effects Of
which DR.. Bergstein, who was called,
could not hope for his recovery.
THE WOUNDS INFLICTED.
The most disastrous is the one upon
John Fl. Lynch. The ball struck on the
top of the head, just above the right eye
and entered the brain. The skull was
broken and the bullet split by the con.
cussion. DR.. Bergstein and other medi.
cal gentlemen made an examination OF
this wound yesterday, and at the close
could give no hopes of a recovery. The
wound in Lynch's shoulder has not been
examined very infinitely, as it was moi
believed possible that he could recover
O'Neil was attended by Drs. Bishop
Lee, who extracted the ball on SUNDAY
afternoon. When we saw him late last
evening he was comparatively comforta
bic. His wound is not regarded as dan
gerous, though it will be some time prob
ably before he is fully restored.
Sullivan is only slightly wounded il
the wrist, and is not confined to tn,
house.
Schoomaker was upon the street yester
day, and is doing quite well.
THE PARTIES.
Frank Schoomaker is we'll known her
and in other parts of the State. He ha
resided in PiocTM with his family for tvs
years or more.
Cpn Sullivan is u miner; aged about .
years; native-of New York !, is Cali
> fornia miner, and born an New York
He has been in Pioches seven or elSh
months only.
Edmund O'Neil aged % years, an
a native of Penn. sylvanis, has been i
Phoebe about TO years; is also a miner
and formerly lived in California.
John H. lynch is native OF ireland
aged about SO years, and has wife i
San francisco, where he once kept
b saloon. He has been in Phoebe two c
three years.
THE POPULAR FEELING.
When on Sunday moning the new
was heard, profound sensation WI
:, created. People began to wonder if thel
was ever to be an end to the reckless III
of firearms in the streets of the tow
The propriety Of taking steps outside Il
), forms of law for the preservation Of ord
and the protection Of the lives and pro-
erty of the people was freely DISGUISE,
There was no concerted action pointir
- to an uprising, but the sentiment it fave
= Of the people taking some steps for the
f! own protection was very general.
JAMES HARRINGTON.
The man by whose hands the shootir
was done is regarded as dangerous fe
low, and has killed three men befor
He is q small, spare-made man, below Il
, medium height, but is high-tempere
~ and is ever ready to use weapons on ar
plausible pretext. He is now in ia
: awaiting the issue of Lynchs woun,
before preliminary examination can
? had, and as the Grand Jury will get
y work in few days, it is probable tn
= his case will not be inquired into by Il
* committing magistrate.
ETC, ETC.
On Sunday dispatch was sent to MI
IN Lynch, at San Francisco, announcing Il
misfortune that had befallsn her hu
band. Yesterday she telegrsphed
know il it would be best for her to con
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