Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-12
ANOTHER SHOOTING ARRAY.
Henry Harris Shot and Fatally Wounded
by Michael ZeIler.

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Between u and o'clock yesterday morn
| ing number of young men, several o
whom had been drinking to excess, 90
| into wrangle, or series of wrangles on K
street, between Fifth and Sixth, ending in
Henry Harris, son of Len Harris, being
| shot in the breast He was taken home
| and received surgical treatment, but the
| doctors were satisfied, on an examination
| of the wound, that it would probably prove
| fatal. The injured man was suffering great
pain, and declined to talk much about the
matter, even with intimate friends. Con-
| fiicting accounts of the shooting soon got
into circulation, one being that Harris had
been shot by Thomas McCants, and, as
they had always been friends, it was pre-
sumed chat the shot had been intended for
another person. Officers Rider and Kent
arrested McCants, but he declared that he
had nothing to do with the shooting. Yes
terday forenoon officer Sullivan obtained
LIST OF THE MEN
Who had been present on the occasion. in
tending to arrest them all if necessary to
the development Of the guilty party, and
from one Of them learned that the shot was
fired by Michael Zeller, by occupation a
proceeded to Zeller's residence, Fourth
street, between S and T, and arrested him.
He admitted the shooting, but claimed that
it was done in self-defense. His statement
was in effect that he and some others were
engaged in game of cards in Paouins
saloon, Fifth and X streets, when Harris
and McCants entered, both intoxicated and
quarrelsome. After some disputes in the
saloon, the whole party went out, and up
street to about midway between Fifth
and Sixth, where a fight occurred, to which
McCants and Zeller and perhaps others.
were parties. Harris advanced against
Leller, to assist McCants, and put his hand
behind him
AS IF TO DRAW \ PISTOL,
Seeing which Zeller quickly drew his and
fired. Harris turned and ran rapidly to
Fifth street. and Zeller soon afterwards
walked away and went home When Off
Ger Sullivan arrested him he inquired
whether his shot had hurt any one The
member of the party who had informed
officer Sullivan who the shooter was gave
the officer an account of the difficulty quite
closely resembling Zellers. The latter
has been resident of Sacramento but
about year, during WHICH slime he has
always been looked upon as quiet and we'll
behaved. He has a wife and two little
children. Mrs. Zeller, on hearing of the
charge upon which her husband was ar
rested, tainted. The wound was inflicted
with five-barreled TX. L. pistol. carry
ing a large ball. The weapon, when
turned over to the police had one shot
discharged. Harris steadily failed from
the time of the shooting, and Yesterday
afternoon was in such a condition that his
physician told him he could not recover.
District Attorney Buckley and Chief Jack
son obtained from him his
DYING DECLARATION,
To this effect: There were fifteen or
twenty men engaged in a fight and he
took part, but little dog got hold of his
pants and greatly annoyed him, and he
had to move to the edge of the sidewalk.
going around some of the others. Just
then one Of the men put pistol close up
to him and shot him. He (Harris) did not
attempt to pull pistol, and did not have
any. The entire party had previously
been drinking, and the man who
shot him, tall man with a black nous
iache, drank with Harris. The latter had
not struck him, but thought it was posi- |
bic he was shot because he kicked the dog
several times.
The dog referred to did not belong to |
Teller, as Harris thought, but to Dick /!
Singleton. Last night the wounded man |
was somewhat improved in condition His |
brother John came up from Port Costa |
Yesterday, and is waiting upon him. His |
ather is in New Mexico or Arizona, but so |
lar away that he cannot get here for three |
Or four days.