Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-03-17
THE SHOOTING OF ADAMS.

LYNX ShttthHCHtt ht AbshsSAh
and His Accomplish Give TheiI
Version.
The San Francisco papers which arrived
last evening contain full particulars of tn
shooting OF James Adams by A. Schander
q ccount Of which has already been pub
lished by the SENTINEL. These particular
do not vary much from those already
given. 1t appears that in 1879 Adolpf
Schander became interested with Adams
]. L. Moody, John Sinclair, James Oliver
and others in the Silver Lick Con. Mining
Company Of this district, OF which Moody
is President and Adams Superintendent
On Monday afternoon Scbander, Adams
and Oliver met and had a talk with regard
to the property, and adjourned to a saloon
where the discussion Became quite ami.
mated, and afterwards saesulted in the
shooting. Schander, after firing -four
shots, rushed out Of the saloon pursued by
the officers. who finally overlook him. He
resisted arrest and was dubbed into com.
pliance. The incidents connected with the
shooting are best told in the wounded
mans ante-mortem statement, as the Doc
tor at the Receiving Hospital informed
him that he could not live, one shot hav.
ing taken effect in the lower part Of the
abdomen and another through the left
wrist. Adams, after identifying SchandeI
as the man who shot him, and Oliver as
the man who held him, they being brought
to his bedside, said /:
ADAMS STATEMENT.
"From what my surgeon tells me / be-
lieve that / am about to die from the effects
Of the wounds / have received, and have no
hopes OF recovery. My name is James
Adams, am 81 years OF age, a native OF
County Tyrone, Ireland, and am a resident
Of Eureka, Nevada. Am interested in o
mine in Nevada called the Silver Lick
Consolidated Mining Company. l was O
member of the Nevada Legislature, and
during my absence at Carson, J. l.. Moody,
President Of the company, and A.. Schan-
der called a meeting OF the Board OF Di-
rectors OF the Silver Lick Mining Company
for the purpose OF receiving the resignation
OF one OF the Trustees and electing another
TO succeed him. l objected to the proceed
ings, and made arrangements to send a
notice to Moody, Schander and John Sim
clair, on the ground that the first meeting
was illegal, not having a majority Of the
Trustees present, and never having noti-
fed the Trustees in regard TO the meeting,
l would not acknowledge the meeting. ]
met Oliver first this afternoon, and then
met Schander in a saloon on Montgomery
street. ! had quite a talk with him about
removing the Secretary and electing a new
one. / opposed 1t with all my strength.
We talked this matter over in the saloon.
Oliver, Schander and myself had several
drinks together. Schander told me thai
he had a record Of the proceedings Of the
day before. Schander and myself could
not hitch on the method OF running the
company for the next year. / told him |
was ready to submit the matter to any
body he might suggest. He told me he
had no one to suggest; that I had been
trifling with him, and could not continue
any longer. After that we had some
glasses OF beer. All the conversation was in
a friendly way. Schander remarked that
l had been running the company long
enough, and he wanted no more of 1t. He
told me that he had me now, and he was
going to keep me. He had been working
some time for this, and now he had ac-
complished ID. He also accused me. Of
trying to dispose Of some Of the stock Of
the company. l told him that there was
no stock for sale, and there could be nont
until the affairs OF the company had been
settled. This man Schander and Moody
and Oliver were all connected with the
case, and had put up a job to freeze me
out. Schander said it was not so. He
accused me Of throwing off on him. ]
| denied this. We then had some words,
and somebody called me away, and as ]
was ~movingsaway / heard a shot, and then
another one. Schander fired the shots,
but l don't think he was firing at anybody.
He fred four shots. I was walking away
from him. At the same time / put my
hand in my pantaloons-pocket, and was
drawing my derringer all the time he was
firing at me. / did not know he was aim.
ing at me until l was shot. Schander had
made no threats about shooting. l was
hit at the third shot. While / was in the
act OF drawing my derringer, somebody
took me by the arms. I think it was
Oliver. l did not strike, or attempt tc
strike, Schander. / did not attempt tc
draw my derringer until after the third
shot"
Adams then drew up his will, bequeath'
ing his entire property, comprising three
lots In San Francisco, several thousand
dollars in bank and mining shares, to
his cousin, James Adams, ST., residing a
San Lorenzo, Alameda county. He was
advised to go to sleep, il possible, and left
in charge Of the steward. While talking
he spoke very bitterly Of his enemies
Schander and Oliver especially, stating
that he wished to live only two months
longer. in order that he might "Get ever
with the - OF a. who had laid him
out"
STATEMENT OF s~cHANDER.
Schander in an interview with a re
porter, said that he was at a cigar store il
front OF the liquor saloon, and there me
Adams and Oliver, and after talking will
them for some time about the mine, went
by invitation of Adams, into the saloon I,
take a drink. "There the conversation
about the mine was renewed" sale
Schander, "and / said something, whei
Adams called me a liar. / did not pay an.
attention to that, and a few minutes aftel
that he called me a -. That l al
lowed to pass by unnoticed. Then h,
struck me alongside Of the head, knocking
me down. As / was going down saw hin
make q motion as II to draw a weapon
Knowing him to go armed, and that he Is
dangerous man, in rising from the hoor
drew my revolver and fred. but do no
know how many times. Not knowing II
had hit him or not, and wishing to avoit
being hurt, l went down Merchant street
intending to go in a roundabout way to tn
Police Station, to surrender myself. l dit
not fire until after / was struck, and fire.
in self-defense. because I felt sure that h
was going to draw a pistol and shoot me.
did not want any trouble with him, an,
did not suppose he was going to strike me.
Oliver denies having held Adams Will
Schander was shooting, and claims that h
simply took hold Of him after the shooting