Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-24

ABOUT AZ CLOCK tuesday night young
man, 10 or 20 years of age named Martin
Croasman, son of Rev. Mr.. Croasman, re-
siding at Twenty-third and X streets, was
shot and seriously wounded by J. s. Bun
dock, potteryman, at Thirtieth and n
streets. The circumstances appear to have
been that Croasman and some companions
were having a Lively time" in the vicin-
ity-harmlessly serenading, though posi-
bly, somewhat noisily, they claim; while
Bundock and others declare that they were
making great disturbance, including the
assaulting of residences with rocks Bun
docks house was treated, according to his
| statement, in that manner, and he dressed
himself and went out in front of the pot
terry, near the house, to warn the disturbers
! 10 desist, taking shotgun with him In
response to his remonstrance, two of the
party, colored youths named Jackson,
moved away. Croasman and Thomas
| OConnor remained, and the former re-
| sponded vigorously to Bundock, threaten
| ing to shoot him, etc. Bundock saws he
retired inside the build Q in front
| of which they were standing. and
| Croasman started to follow him.
making motion as if to reach for pistol
| Bundock then fired, and the charge of shot
No. Is or No. 6s, as differently stated
!
| scattering from the shoulder and neck to
the elbow. The wounded youth fell, ex-
claiming that he was shot. His compan-
| ions endeaYOred to obtain assistance in the
neighborhood, but, not being successful
aided Croasman to walk to his home, about
ten blocks distant. Physicians were sum
mOned and his injuries attended to- The
wound Is serious, as some of the shot
doubtless passed between the ribs into the
ial,n l,,,4, OF, l. =, Il
was unarmed at the time Of the difficulty,
and subsequently assured his mother that
he did not do anything to justify the shoot
ing. His companions deny that any rocks
were thrown, and state that Croasman was
not advancing upon Bundock when the
shot was fired He had made a forward
movement, but stopped when called to by
his friends, and had turned partly around
to return. The police speak of young
Croasman as very troublesome character.
frequently getting into difficulty and in
stance his having stabbed a man about two
years ago, it being then advanced in his
defense that he had never entirely recov-
cred from an injury to his head received
through 4 fall when he w&S very young
The police were not informed of the shoot
ing until early Yesterday forenoon, and Off
Ger Rider accompanied by n. and NJ
Eldred, went out to Bundock's pottery to
see who had done it and make the neces-
sary arrests As no one about the premises
was communicative on the subject, he ar
rested half Dozen in order to either get
the right one or learn who be was, and at
the station house ]. S. Bundock admitted
that he was the person wanted.
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