Daily globe., 1881-03-16
SEVEN SHOTS.

A Bad Darkey Empties His Revolver In
| Attempting to Kill an American Citizen
L of African Descent-The Shootest Ar
rested and Nobody Hurt.
The crack, crack, crack of revolver seven
times in succession on Minnesota street near
Fifth yesterday forenoon threw the denizens
of that neighborhood into fever of excite
ment. People rushed from stores, saloons
and dwellings into the street; sundry heads
were projecting from as many windows. pc.
destrians came to a standstill, and everybody
wanted to know, you know, what had caused
| the fuss.
The street, in short, presented the appear.
ance of an improvised picnic, and such it was.
As to the shooting, if every one had not been
| blinded with excitement, they would have
seen burly darkey rush out of Thomas JEFF
| ferson's saloon, corner of Fifth and Minnesota
| streets, and with eyes like twin moons in the
| last quarter, and coat tails flying at polka
| deck level. They would have observed that
colored individual tear down Fifth street,
| and hump himself as if pursued by the
prince of darkness himself.
Close on the latter's heels was another citi-
zen of African descent, who held in his hands
shooting iron, the muzzle of which was pro-
jected in dangerous proximity to the bosom
of the formers trousers. Luckily for both
| the aim of the man who held the t'gun" was
badly biased, and after shooting seven times
at the fugitive, the warrior gave himself up
| to Officer Shields.
The pursued was comparatively inoffenslve
and peaceable darkey named George Williams
and the man who did the shooting is bad
darkey named Fl. r. Harris, who has got o
nasty record. The affair which might have
terminated SO fatally and which really amount.
ed to big scare, came about as follows:
The men, Harris and Williams, met IN JET.
where a discussion ensued about pair Of
shoes which the latter had sold to Harris and
for which he had never received the stipulated
quid pro quo. The men warmed up and some
ugly words were exchanged, an encounter be.
ing averted owing to the Intervention OF the
bystanders.
About 1890 o'clock the men again met and
the argument about the shoes was resumed.
During the talk Harris called Williams liar.
The latter took off his coat and offered to fight,
but Harris was not that kind of hairpin.
After considerable chin music, during which
the vilest epithets in the language were ex-
changed, Harris left the saloon with blood in
bis eye.
He hied him to his room on Fourth street and
returned in few minutes with his revolver, a
seven-barreled affair, No. 90 in calibre.
Meantlme WLllams, VINO uau lorSotIen
about the row, sat down in the bar room and
fell asleep. He was doing gently when
Harris entered, and on seeing his
victim the latter commenced to fire.
Williams jumped to his feet at the first report,
and seeing his enemy before him he bolted for
the door.
A ball whizzed by him as he passed out
landing in the floor, and the first ball hit the
counter. Harris pursued his foe and kept up
the cracking until the chambers were all
emptied. A lady who was passing along
Minnesota street saw the apparition and faint
ed. She soon recovered.
Officer Shields put Harris under arrest and
took him to city hall, followed by an immen Sc
crowd of citizens.
In the afternoon he was brought before
Judge Burr, who held him to the grand jury
in bonds of 81 900, in default of which he was
committed.