The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-09-01
A SHOOTING AFFEAy.

A shooting ScFhpe OCCURRED mere On
the 25th ult. in which vast amount of
poor craftsmanship was displayed. In
the issue of the RECORD of the above
date was an article in answer to letter
which appeared in the Virginia Enter
prise, and claimed by that paper to have
been written by their travelling CORE.
spondent, in which that individual
took occasion to give the RECORD shot.
This wouldbe correspondent, Pat Hol-
land, took the article AZ referring to
himself. Holland laid the blame of
the production Of the article upon Geo.
T, German, local OF this paper. Mr..
German and one of the pIopriators of
RECORD left Phoebe about j o'clock p IN.
on Saturday lnat to take ride to Bull
liouvile, and shortly after their de-
parture Holland made his appearance on
the street and put up poster, both OBJ
scene and untruthful, in relation to Cor
man, aso one of the proprietors, and
with drawn pistol, pnrad+d in front Of
it, wanting to zee some oDA attempt to
tear it down. About o'clock in the
evening Holland took down the poster
O: His own accord. German returned
to town about haif-past o'clock in the
evening, and WAS informed about what
had transplred during his absence He
then lett this Office and went down Main
street, and was shortly afterwards fol-
lowed BY one of the proprietors, who
met him at the corner Of Main and
Meadow Valley streets, and on coming
up Main street, saw Holland leaning
against the jamb of the door of the Ell
Dorado Balloon. Holland, on seeing
hun, drew his revolver, aud when he
WAS within about eight feet OF him,
shot off his pistol, the ball striking
about six feet from the shooter
German thereupon drew bis revolver
and shot at Holland, who lodged behind
the door. Holland then commenced
shooting from behind the door, when
German took position by the jamb and
began to shoot at his antagonist through
the crack of the door. in which position
several shots were exchanged by both
parties, when Holland made break for
the back door, pursued by German. who
gave him parting Shot as he was
passing out the back entrance, but the
ball struck wide Of its mark. which goes
to prove that German will not be able
to be member of the American team to
contest for the Centennial medal at the
next international shooting match
which il to take place Mt Creednoor.
During the shooting Holland was struck
by ball in the side, inficting slight
wound Erysipelas supervened on ac-
count of this wound, and An examina-
ton that was to have been held before
Justice Allen on Monday was postponed
until Thursday. On Thursday German
appeared in Court and gave bonds for
his appearance whenever called upon.
and upon Hollands doctor appearing
and stating to the Court that his patient
was hardly able to appear then, Hol'
lands case was continued until Tuesday,
the 4th inst
One Of the proprietors Of this con,
Germ, the author of the article which
caused the trouble, and who was stand
ing about seven feet from the parties al
the time the shooting was going on. was
also arrested and placed under bonds, as
several parties say they saw him shoo
twice, while others say be did not shoot
but. however, we will leave this little
difference of opinion between those par
ties to be settle between themselves, sin
cerely hoping that the best men Mo,
win.