Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-06-04
FATAL SHOOTING ARRAY.

Gu Sunday last about O'Clock a shootin.
ARRAY occurred on the sidewalk in front OF
the Adams House, on Carson street, resulting
i'll the almost instantaneous death of Albert
Hayden Adams at the hands of H. A. Clark
The fatal shot struck the young man in the
heart, death following i'll few moments A
crowd Of excited people soon gathered around
and III the Adams House, and the versions OF
the sad affair were nearly as many as there
were spectators. Feeling ran high, for Albert
Adams was known to every person in Carson
as young man honest, modest and conscien-
tons to a remarkable degree, and all re-
9retted his untimely taking off Here he had
spent eighteen years of his young life, and
everybody was his friend. Clark, who is a
singing teacher, is a man probably fifty five
Years old, has been a resident of Carson for
some months past, and during his residence
here has conducted a singing school. He is
tail and rather awkward looking man, having
a peculiar walk, which has made him the OBJ
iect of COED many rude jests from the
younger ones among us. Immediately after
the shooting Albert was carried to the room
# his widowed mother, in the back part of
the building, VIXEN he gasped a few times,
breathing his last inside of ten minutes after
receiving the shct, The difficulty occurred
at time when quite number of persons
were seated on the sidewalk in front of the
Adams House, and consequently the tragedy
was witnessed by se'eral people
At the Coroner's inquest, held yesterday
afternoon, the following witnesses were ex-
amined: W. II. Adams oldest brother of de
ceased), John E. Chney, Dr. F. J. White,
DR. J. S. NJ. Smart, teorge Turner, Mary
Kohler, and John Cooer The testimony
was slightly contradictory as to the minor de-
tails of the killing, but the main pointed
to the same state of facts (Drs White and
Smart were examined as 0 the nature of the
wound) The testimony Cheney, Turner,
Mary kohler and Cooper was substantially
this; Albert Adams was itting in front of
the hotel when Clark pased down the side
walk. Adams got up fromlis seat, stepped !
in front Of Clark, and said ''NNhy did YOU |
strike my brother (Thislad reference to
Ciarks striking Cy. Adam, a younger |
brother. the evening before with a cane.) |
Most of the witnesses did notear the reply,
but one MARY kohIer) tested that Clark
said. I'm strike him again, adding some
thing about shooting. Clark ut his hand
into his left breast pocket, pul4g a pistol,
when Adams drew his weapon om his hip
pocket Both parties put their Etols back.
Clark raised his cane, when Adas caught
him 10y the arm. saying, "hold n,old on
Clark then walked around and passl Adams
on the inside Of the walk, going ina south
erly direction, Adams following al being
but few feet in the rear Clark dung this
time had his hand in his breast peck, cock
irg his pistol, and turning suddenly =
fired at Adams when not more than tn
distant After receiving this shot, W,
the fatal one, Adams got his pistol G ON.
gcring back in the meantimo) and Store
with both hands fired the ball 60
a window nearby. Clark, aftG---
first shot, fired second time, bQER,
ing before Adamss. The wound -,
gcrsd off the sidewalk, Clark
firing another shot. Adams h" ''
ing post, after reaching the str 'CAliiOrni"
once more. There were five shGiaty
Nv Clark and two by Adams. Mines in California
nesses who testified on the POI r-c-1
Adams did not draw his veal NAE.L~
he had been shot by Clark; II "OINo
parties Immediately succeeds
Ing, had put away their pist THIS COMPANY
In the above we have err
give the testimony in epiE SPRINGS
the inuuisition. 1t isSeyada BY analysis thi
province of the reporter having been laid in all thu
al feelings or preiudic3e
a case like this, or to asyailable to All within
public opinion il such
and we have refrained 'Olfs' etc. 'utp'''u vi
lave confidence in the RsoN WATER CoMtANh
minister it, Albert AZ DO,
of the MORNING. APPEFs@E
worked for about yeA
every trust; ditidentS TED THE
we ever knew; had rno.D rAnrnuv
manly; was a dut
and in his loyaty DeS' q'Ni'' "a
Iiis death. To his 10 soao. Sal Soda art
pathes go out ophing Powders,
me coroner public on most reasonable terms
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