Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-05-24
The ROW AT ARMORY HALL.
A DISPUTE WHICH CULMI.
MATED IN A SHOOTING
SCRAPE.
N. 0. Shaeffer and Simon WASH
burn Exchange ShOts-TheOdore
VinsOn Hit While Looking On.

burn Exchange ShOts-TheOdore
Vins0n Hit While Looking On.
About 5 O'Clock last Wednesday
afternoon half dozen men were
standing on the sidewalk in front of
George Holiness store. Two of these
men were Simon Washburn and John
Sullivan. The former asked the lat
ter to walk down to Armory Hall and
take drink. They went. As they
walked into the Hall Washburn saw
M. o. Shaeffer sitting at table, en-
gagged in game of cards. Walking
up to him he said:
~ want you to settle for hauling
that rock. worked four days more
than you did,"
shaeffer replied: 81 worked there
alone for day and half, and I
don't owe yeu anything"
More words passed between the
two, when Sbaeffer finally told Wash
burn that if he owed him anything
he (Washburn) must sue him to re-
cover.
Washburn replied: What'll I sue
you for, you - - black -
-, you havn't got any thingl"
He continued in this strain for some
time, when John Sullivan stepped
between the two men, and said to
Washburn: Here, Wash, come
away now; you've said enough to
him.
Washburn moved away from Sulli-
van, and continued his abuse of
Shaeffer. BY this time it was evident
that Washburn's blood was up, and
something more than wordy wran-
gle was to occur. Shaeffer moved
away from Washburn, saying as he
did so: E" Keep away, now; l don't
want any troubled" and he walked
around the Stove, Washburn follow
ing him. Both men drew their re-
volvers, Washburn having his out
first. Constable Hill now stepped
up to the latter, and commenced
talking to him, soothingly, as a
mother would to baby. Sullivan
also shouted to Washburn to think
twice before he went further. The
latter finally started for the door with
Constable Hill, but, just as he got to
the door, turned around and
SHOT AT sHAEFFER,
The ball lodging in the side Of the
house. He then ran out, Shaeffer
following him and discharging one
shot as he got to the door. Theodore
Vinson, Superintendent of the Bacon
and Trench mills, who was passing,
heard the row and was coming to see
what it was all about. Washburn,
hearing the report Of ShaefTer's re-
volver, turned and fired one shot.
Mr.. Vinson was shot, but whether by
Washburn or Shaeffer's shot, it is i'm
possible TO state. Mr.. Vinson thinks
it was by Shaeifer's. Just at this
time Mr.. Gillespie, the carrier of the
Gold Hill News, who was on horse
back and knew nothing of the affair,
happened in between Washburn and
Shaeffer. This put stop to the
firing, whereupon Constable Hill
walked to Washburn and arrested him.
Sullivan came along and Hill turned
Washburn over to him, saying:
"You walk up street with him,
and I'll go and disarm Shaeffer."
Sullivan started up street with
Washburn aud the two stood IN front
of Wells, Fargo & Co.'S office for a
few minutes, when Washburn said:
81 guess I'll go home" And he
started up the street. About twenty
minutes after Cor stable Hill asked Of
John Sullivan:
Where's your prisoner 2"
He went home," said Sullivan.
"Then III arrest you for allowing
him to escape" said Hill.
"You never told me that he was a
prisoner" replied Sullivan; "but
you arrest me, if you want to-"
Sullivan was arrested, but on
Friday he was discharged on motion
Of the District Attorney, who was
satisfied that he could not be con-
yicted on the CHARGE. Washburn has