Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-10-29
shooting ARRAY Near watsonviIIc.

WATsoNvILLE, October 2Sth.-Last night,
about 9 O'Clock, the citizens of Pajaro, near
the Paiaro depot of the Southern Pacific
Railroad, about mile and half from town,
were startled by the report Of pistol shot,
Immediately afterwards it was found that
one IS Cherokee Bob had shot and probably
fatally wounded man named George Cast
rock Robert Wilcox (alias Cherokee Bob
is somewhat noted character in this Sec
ton. He has been around here many years
1t is said that he has killed several men dur
ing his life. He was implicated by the con-
fession of Clark, who was hanged for murder
in the northern part of the State several
years ago. 1t is supposed that he belonged
to tie gang of which Clark, Bad Jack
and others were leading spirits, when robbers.
Bob is regarded as quiet men. He works
hard, having been for some time employed in
the redwoods few miles from Watsonville.
He has spent large portion of his life in
hunting, and is an excellent SHOT with rife
or pistol. Cherokee blood runs in his VEINS
but his father was an excellent and much re-
spected man.
The shooting took place in the house of
James Woods. Woods seems to have been
the only person present besides the partici-
pants He says 81 came home last night
about O'Clock, and found Gastrock at my
house. Shortly after Cherokee Bob came.
Both of them were drunk. They began talk
ing about pistols and knives, and about pack
ing them, and what they could do with them,
Gastrock said nobody but
would pack such thing as that. At that
both fired, but | did not see the pistols. Gas
trock then ran."
w. D. Rogers testified that he was called
to attend the wounded man. He was suffer
ing from gunshot wound in the neck. The
bullet entered one inch below the ear, passed
through the muscles of the neck and came
out six inches from where it entered, in the
back of the neck. Such a wound is very
liable to be fatal In my opinion it touched
the spinal column. In answer to question
by defendant, he said do not think the
man can live.
The weapon with which the shooting was
done is Smith 4 Wesson U. S. A. pistol,
eight-inch barrel, and carries very large
ball Your reporter visited the wounded
man to-day, and found him in great pain.
The ugly wound in his neck had bled great
deal, and it being impossible to change his
shirt and some of the bed clothes, a sickening
sight presented itself. His statement is as
follows We were talking about man in
Pajaro. Bob said he would put bis light out
if he called him again.
told him it was foolish to talk. In
that way q quarrel was started, and hearing
pistol click, 1 looked around. saw the
weapon aimed at me. I ducked my head one
side, thereby getting the shot just below my
ear. Never had any previous trouble with
him. We had been good friends. He had
been showing me his rife, large bowie knife
and the pistol. am positive that the shot
was not accidental. ran for home, and fell
on the steps of my house, just in reach Of the
door, and knocked and called for my wife to
open it.
The coat which be had on was hanging up
in the room, and had monstrous hole about
four inches below the collar. The ball also
took away portion of the hat rim.
The defendant had an examination to-day
before Justice Ketch0m, and was bound over
to the Superior Court of Monterey county.
He will be taken to Salinas tomorrow. He
says that the shooting was accidental, and
that he had no i'll feelings toward Gastrock.