The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-09-22
THE PISTOL AT BEAVER.

We CLEAN the following facts concern
ing the shooting ARRAY which recently
took place OF Beaver, Utah. from the
Square Dealer OF the 14th inst. Powers
was at one time resident Of this place
Tho people residing on Main street
were thrown into considerable excite.
ment on Tuesday evening by the,shout-
ing of three men at Charley Won Behr's
saloon, at about 10 o. clock. The writer
had retired but was aroused by one of
the neighbors who stated that Mike
Powers had shot Big Smith. On going
to the designated locality, we found that
not only Big Smith, but Little Smith
and Charley Behr had also been shot.
Big Smith had frightful looking
bullet wound between the shoulders,
Little Smith was shot almost in the
center of the breast, and Bahr had bull
let hole in the left leg below the knee
The wounds OF the two Smiths looked
as if they would produce death, being
both over and in the direction of the
vitals. A little examination, however,
showed that the ball striking Little
Smith on the breast bone had glanced
around on rib and lodged under the
left arm. The frightful hole between
Big Smiths shoulders looked as if the
ball mo. A Colts revolver) had passed
directly into the cavity of the body in
the direction of the lungs. He was in q
great deal of pain and thought he was
going to die. Upon the physicians
thoroughly examining the wound it was
disclosed although severe. it was not
necessarily fatal one. The lungs had
not been penetrated by the ball. and the
probabilities were that it had not en-.
tered the cavity of the body. His res
piration was not impaired and the circu-
lation was all right.
As far as we have been able to ascer.
tain there WAS no cause for the difficulty
beyond the fact that Powers was crazy
drunk, and at such times is big on the
fight. 1t is said that he declared his
purpose in the evening previous to the
ARRAY to kill somebody, but did not want
to hurt any of his friends. The circum.
stances Immediately connected with the
shooting, as we learn them from those
present, are of O trivial character, and
were substantially as follows: The three
wounded men and one or two others
were drinking beer and talking in Ger
man when Powers came in. He asked
the crowd to drink, and Little Smith in
drinking, responded in the usual man
ner, in German. This displeased
Powers, and some words passed between
him and Smith in relation to the dis.
courtesy. Our informant says that
Smith apologized and that Powers ex-
pressed himself satisfied, but commenced
to Ere Immediately afterwards without
giving the least warning. Little Smith
was standing at the counter and fell on
the floor when struck. Big Smith had
turned away and was near tho stoye in
the corner of the room when fired upon
with his back evidently turned toward
his assailant. Won Behr states that at
this juncture Powers turned TO him and
said, nov, damn you, I'll finish you
too" and exploded cap in his face.
Behr threw bucket OF water in his as
sailant's face and then fed into the ad-
joining room. As he was passing
through the door he received his wound
in the leg, alreedy mentioned. After
the shooting Powers went to his house
on the opposite side of the street, blew
out the lights and went to bed. Early on
the next morning he surrendered to
Sheriff Coombs without Offering the least
resistance and ia now held a prisoner.
Powers has not yet had his examination.