Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-12-16

An sttempt was made last night
~ about 10:45 o'clock by Anthony
Ilooher, Workingmen's candidate
~ The last municipal election for
County Recorder, to assassinate
Charles J. Besrstscher, ex-Delegate
+. - the Constitutional Convention
&nd = member Of the Railroad
Uonnmission. At about eight
vo)ook 10 the evening Fischer
sollod 81 Mr.. Beerstecher's house,
~ ms Steiner street, and, not
n&)ng him 1t home, waited until
I1eue hah-past ten O'Clock, when
- LETT. Az Fischer emerged from
~ house. Mr.. Bssrstecher got of
- California street car ut Steiner
+ &c9ooov and the two met. Fischer
Nnlegmod Beerstecher that he had
nltod to see him, % he wanted
4ln g get him (Fischer) . munich.
~ o1loo. Beerstecher expressing
- nerfow ct having unwittingly
nQe him waiting, Invited Fisher
= oono into the house. When
oGg1tocher reached the gate and
15goW it open for Fischer, the lat
+ ~ new . pistol and fired at Beer.
u4ocAeR, and then, after it had
noppod twice, fred again. The
~ shot struck Beerstecher In the
4Goont, passing through . heavy
0Vor0OAt and . bundle Of papers
~ bls under garments, and en-
Ming just above the left nipple.
! n mortal terror the wounded man
{Dmpod over the fence and took
1ol1Ge In the grocery store Of Au-
- ktAcht, in the northwest cor
~ oe Sacramento aud Steiner
o1gooo1. When Fishers Victim
ookod - be allowed to 60 into q
1oae room the brave Pracht cried
K ~ ssOoh, Got In Himmel,D il dat
80 comes here he vas shoot me
- % you vas 60 right away oud."
- heightened Teuton was finally
nc1D0aded by his wife to let Mr..
lootgeocher remain there. After
ono oflook, Fischer first ran east on
Sacramento street and then turned
on4 Ned towards the ceme-
ook1es Beerstecher's parents,
Mo heard the shooting, hur-
Md after their son and
renewed him to the house, where
X. 1hAyer was at once summoned,
Qt. Murphy coming in soon after.
1o1giug from the discoloration, ex-
oooding . few inches toward the
oEmpit, the bullet had glanced
along one of the ribs and lodged in
oAo fAtty matter. Mr.. Beerstecher
could give no reason for the assault IT,.
n relations Of the two men date
&oek TO the formation Of the Work.
3o4men's party. Fischer was q
peomtnent German Republican,
nnd materially aided in advancing
1oorsteoher In that organization,
attaining for himself at the same
time the nomination for Recorder.
8oorstecher WAS elected and Fischer
yne defeated, and on the formers
failing TO recognize or reward the
lAetee's claims on him, as Fischer
thought he should, the ambition.
vrooked politician took this meth
% Of getting revenge. Before
leaving Kearney street last even
ing Fischer, producing q pistol,
thFeAtened to kill himself on. &C.
count of his financial strait. He is
3 tsunkmaker, and resided at 63l3
etevenson street.
Fischer was not arrested till the
mext day, and the Bulletin, of Mon
day evening. gives the following
HomArks about the conduct of the
ossassin:
VOW FISCHER TREATS THE MAT.
: TER.
Fischer manifested no anxiety at
arrest, appearing as unconcerned
~ though he had been arrested for
the lightest miidemeanor only.
He smoked bis pipe, laughed, talk
- readily when spoken to, and
yns disturbed In not the slightest
degree. The pistol that was taken
from him was examined and was
found to be an old-fashioned Colt 9
revolver, requiring to be loaded
With powder and caps. Two of the
caps were on, and the bullets in
the corresponding chambers were
Of . different size from those in the
others, showing that these two
ehambers had been recently loaded.
FIscHER's STATEMENT.
When asked about this he
shrugged his shoulders but said
Dothing. He was asked where he
bod spent-last night, and said that
oltov having visited his cousins he
had called at Beerstecher's house,
where he had remained for some
time with Beerstecher's father.
After that, he says, he has no re-
msmbrance Of anything until this
morning At IL O'clock, when he
oWoke in . lodging-houss on Mar.
ket street. opposite the Baldwin
Hotel. Having dressed, he went
eat to get bis coffee at a saloon ON
xoWell street, and had Just crossed
the street, when he was surprised
% ebe . wagon stop, man get
down and arrest him. He says
That he knows nothing of the shoot.
Ing, or Of his having gone to his
eiseef's house. He said, however,
that had he not been arrested he
would have visited some promi-
uent men tonight, and among
them Mayor Kalloch, with the
view Of ahootlng them. Fischer
spoke calmly ofhis projected visits
- the Mayor Aid certain stock
holders tonight, and acknowledge.
"a that he had unfriendly feelings
1oWards them. But he denied that
~ held any enmity towards Beer.
afeoher. saying that they had al
Ways been friendly and that he
1elt friendly towards the wounded