Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-10
ROsEvILLE SHOOTING scRApE.
further Particulars Regarding the Shoot
Ing of Franks by George.

| ing OF FRANKS by George.
There have been conflicting rumors re-
garding the shooting scrape that took place
at Roseville Wednesday. Yesterday E.
Robinson, attorney for George, returned
from Roseyille, and last evening was enter.
viewed by RECORD UNION reporter. He
said he did not believe in trying cases of
this character in the papers, but as so many
errors had crept into print regarding the
affair he was willing 10 make statement.
which, from his thorough examination of
the case, he knew to be true in every re-
spect and one that w0uld do
JUSTICE TO ALI PARTIES
Concerned. lie knew all the parties in
volved III the trouble. On the evening in
question George had taken Mrs. Franks
from this city TO her home at Roseviiye in
his buggy When he drew up in from: of
the gate. some fifteen feet distant, he
stopped, Mrs. Franks got out and passed
through the gate. Her husband came out
or the gate and at the same instant com
menced applying the yiiest epithets to
George, who was sitting in his Buggy, and
drew and presented pistol George lodged
his head down in front, grasped his shot
gun by the muzzle, pulled it out quickly,
and without elevating it to his shoulder
aimed at The pistol and fired The pistol
was knocked from Franks hand. his thumb
considerably lacerated, and his face filed
with shot. George, he claims, is an expert
with shotgun, and says the whole thing
was done in c second.
BOTH MUST HAVE FIRED
At the same instant, which gave rise to the
report that but one shot was fired. One
cartridge Of the pistol was fred, and the
ball entered the coat collar of George, lust
back of the neck, and came out three inches
below, showing that it was fired while his
head was dueked down The pistol
which was shown TO the reporter-is
large sized British bulldog, and shows
shot marks upon the barrel, the wooden
handle being considerably rlarred bv them,
while the barrel and trigger guard are dis
colored by powder, indicating that the pis.
tol and shotgun were close together at the
time the firing was done. The pistol was
picked up shortly after the shooting took
place, at the spot where Franks stood, by
his wife, 1t is claimed that
FRANKS THREATENED GEORGES LIFE
The last time he was in the city. and since
was heard 10 say, George got the best of
me this time but | will get him yet" It is
said that Franks has never denied that he
had the pistol
AT 10 a. NJ. yesterday Georges case was
called before Justice A. K Robinson, of
Roseville. The District Attorney of Placer
county appeared for the people and T. l.
Robinson for defendant. With consent of
both parties the case was set for examine
ton on the 9th of October and George ad-
mitted 10 bail in the sum of $1,000, which
lac Immediately gave and returned to the
city
As the reporter was leaving Mr.. Robinson
said would like to have you say this
in your paper: Mrs. Franks, in my
opinion, is done a great injustice by the
statements and insinuations in relation to
her character as published in the papers
Many of the best people in Roseville, some
of whom have known her ever since she
was child, speak of her in the highest
terms of praise, and am satisfied from my
own knowledge and investigations that
she is pure, good woman. Mrs Franks
has been continuously by the bedside of the
wounded man since he was shot nursing
and caring for him, surrounded by his nu-
merous relatives, some of whom have been
SO ungenerous and mean as TO stand about
only to make faces and treat her insult
ingly."
FRANKS STATEMENT.
Officer Franks, who went up to Roseville
turned late that night. He states that his
brother told him that he had pistol at the
time of meeting George-had borrowed it
from a neighbor. That George and Mrs
Franks drove up in a buggy, stopped 80 or
10 yards from the gate and talked a minute
or so, then drove to the gate and Mrs
Franks got out of the vehicle. Franks adj
vanced and told George, Don't you dare
enter this house!n George responded I'll
go in when | - please" Franks said.
=" Don't you do ii, for if you do" He had
got that far, extending his hand toward
George, gesticulating when the latter raised
his gun and fired. Franks claims that be
had no idea of shooting or being shot at
that moment. They were about twelve
feet apart. After the shot he put his hand
behind him and took the pistol from the
back pocket of his pants, but his hand
hurt so badly that he could not hold the
weapon, and dropped it. 1t is thought
that Franks right thumb will have TO be
amputated. The other wounds are not
considered fatal