The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-25
A Bloody Shooting ARRAY.
Shots Fired and kOszR
Men wounded.
Chandler Blackston Dies at this
Hospital

A few minutes alter 8 O'clock last
evening, the neighborhood Of Georgs
and Plum streets was startled by the
rapid succession Of pistol shots. The
battle, for such it was, was between
two crowds of colored men.
1t seems that a party of five going up
Plum street, at The time, met another
party consisting Of three men at the
crossing on George street.
A feud has been existing between the
supplied with firearms, without much
ado they ripped out their revovers and
began promiscuOus fire upon each
other. The pistols cracked on every
SIDE and from the statements OF some
| bystanders, was very exciting. Tna
| firing did not last more than hall miu-
ute, but In that brief time tweuty-ons
shots had been d ed.
| The cause of the whole trouble seemR
| to be this: A few weeks ago Officer
| Cory arrested Gus. Blackston for shoot.
ing Lon Anderson through the hand in
drunken crawl on West Sixth street.
Anderson refused in the Police Court to
prosecute the man, stating that ne
|
| Last evening Alon1o Anderson, his
brother Chamberlain, and Tom Grant,
brother Of the notorious Jim Grant,
went down Plum street ana met, az
stated above, party consisting OF Gus
and Chandler Blackston, Bill Hutchin-
son and sim. Evans.
| The first shot was fired by the Black
ston party ON the pavement, after which
he battle was flushed in the street.
| The first shot struck Sim. Evans In
the foreal m and the next two pene-
trated his coat.
Chandler Blackston was struck early
in the fight, but by whom Is not know wn.
He fell instantly, and lay stupefed until
removed.
Gus. Blackston and Bill Hutchinson
| were shot in the leg.
Tom Grant ran away early in the fight,
and had no hand in it.
| Officers Cory and Eggleston arrived
in the midst OF the confusion and found
Chandler Blackston, Gus. Blackston and
Evans staggering or lying on the
ground, and after an examination by DR..
Muscroft, had them conveyed to the
Hospital. Hutchinson was found at his
fathers house, on central avenue, below
Third street, and also sent there.
Neither of the Andersons, who had done
some lively shooting, were hurt. They
ran across College street and were ar.
rested and taken to the Central Station.
Chandler Blackston's pistol was largo
Allen d Wheelock, with four cartridges
exploded. Chamberlain Anderson had
tiye-shooter and his brother a seven
shooter. Both were empty after the
ROW. Another pistol was picked up
alter the fight in front of No. 105 George
street. A count OF the exploded barrels
OF the different pistols showed that
twenty-one shots had been fired.
At the Hospital it was found thar
Chandler Blackston was struck in tho
thigh, and it is feared that the bullet
severed the temoral artery, making his
could not be found. Gus. Blackstone
was hit on the shin and has very se-
we're wound. Bill Hutohinson's wound
high II and is not dangerous. Evans:
wound is a painful one, his wrist hav-
ing been torn open and the ball pas. ing
Iup toward the elbow. He is q
barber, twenty-five years old,
living on Sixth street near Freeman.
chandler Blackston is janitor at Eureka
Hall, and his brother tobacconist.
they live at 237 Barr street. The An
lersons are fighting family and live
ON East Seventh street.
This morning at 20 minutes past o
Chandler BlacksEon died. His wound
was In the right leg, the ball having sew
cred the iemoral artery, which bled so
freely that the loss of blood caused his
death.
1t was also ascertained that he had
been struck by another ball which en-
tered at his coat pocket, pierced book,
aud spent its force after touching his
shirt. Coroner Stitch lmpaneled a Jury,
and ordered Dr.. Longworth to no d q
post mortem eAamina alton. An inquest
will be held tomorrow merning Az 10
O'Clock.
Alonzo Anderson, Chamus Anderson
amt Thomas Grant were arraigned be-
lore Judge Wilson this morning and
charged with murder in the first degree.
The case Is continued to. October 2. No
bail granted.