Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-24
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On Friday night last an ARRAY took
which one man was MORALLY and two
others severely wounded. The par
ticularS are AS follows:
Some time since Mart Tupper,swell
known here, left Eureka with a band
of hurdles for Typo, for the purpose of
opening a dance house at that place.
A short time after opening his place Of
business several Slavonians, proprie.
tors of a rival establishment, captured
the deck Of hurdles, by giving them
two hundred dollars. In a few days
tho dancers returned to Tupper's
house, and since that time IN ua-
friendly feeling has existed between
the n of the two houses. The
day prior to the shooting a young
Spanish boy went to Upper and some
of his friends and told them that a job
was being put up TO hang Upper, and
that the Slavonians had wanted him to
inflict a slight wound upon himself
with a pistol and then say that
Topper Had shot Him.
Ills Wouiu, III tuo cACittLicbt u tHo
moment, give a pretext for the intended
~stringing up of the victim by the Sla-
vonians and at the same time wipe out
the feud that existed between them and
Upper. But little was thought of the
yonng Spaniard's warning, his story
appearing to be improbable; but on
Friday night hostillties were openly
ANN pnancad Gavaral S~IoVnpjans on.
tered the hurdy-house and one of the
number. named Jerome Davidovich,
drunk aud brandishing a pistol, making
demonstrations showing he was hunt
ing up a fight. Bob Robinson, the
Constable, went into the saloon to
quell The disturbance and arrest Da-
vidovich, and in attempting to do so
the latter struck the officer over the
head with his revolver, telling him to
the floor. Robinson quickly recovered
his senses, and, drawing his weapon,
rose to his feet; then a shot was fired
and shooting became general.
The Wounded.
Robinson was shot through the right
hand and another bullet passed
through his hat, grazing the head in its
course.
Jerome Davidovich vas shot through
the body and mortally wounded.
Jimmy Driscoll received a bullet in
one of his legs and has a painful
wound.
Thirteen shots We're fired in all,
eleven in the house and two from the
outside, the latter passing through the
door into the room. These were fired
by a Slovenian named Gregovich, and
better known as Long John, formerly
a bar tender in Eureka.
Robinson shot four of the shots
fired, and it is thought that a bullet
from his pistol gave Davidovich his
death wound, and done in the dis
charge of his duties as an officer. The
affray caused
The Widest Excitement
In town, and prompt measures were
taken to arrest all concerned in it, who,
with the exception of Davidovich,
have been taken to Belmont for trial.
A large number of witnesses were also
taken to the county-seat. At last ac-
counts Davidovich was sinking rap
idly, and in all probability is dead ere
this.
On Sunday night last another atfray
occurred in a saloon, originating IN a
quarrel over a faro game. A man
known as "Dixie," well known in Eu-
reka, and William George, were the
parties engaged. A pistol was drawn
by Dixie, but outsiders interfered and
separated the contestants before any
damage was done.
A man named Theodore H~ornchild,
employed as a swamper by Jim Rice,
a driver of a coal team, was N
deavoring to couple a back action to a
wagon when, the wagon starting of its
W accord over the slippery road, the
tongue struck him on the head with
such force as to cause instant death.