Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-11
FATALLY SHOT.
NJ. HIcWhorter Shoots L. C. Robinson,
Deputy u. y. Marshal.

Deputy u. y. marshal.
A shooting affray at Tenth and K streets
at 6:15 last evening, caused a considerable
excitement in this usually quiet COM
nlunity. Deputy United States Marshal T.
G. Robinson was shot and fatally injured
by NJ. McWhorter, editor and proprietor of
the daily Marysville Democrat, in front of
the State House Hotel. A large number OF
people were in front of the building at the
time, but the whole transaction occupied so
brief a space of time that no one seemed to
realize what was going on until the entire
affair was over.
James O'Brien, of Smartsyille, says that
he was sitting in front of the hotel talking
to McWhorer when Robinson passed along
and glared at them both rather savagely.
They had been told during the day that
Robinson had threatened them both with
a thrashing. He was going to "wipe the
ground up with them" After he passed
McWhorter said: g lie looked at US as
though he would like to do us HARM
said: "Oh, guess he won't bother u.s."
and then noticed Robinson go into Luther
Harris saloon on the corner. While he
was in the saloon Senator Chandler came
along engaged us in conversation, and
McWho got up and gave the Senator
his chair, and he stood facing us. While
we three were talking l noticed Robinson
come out of the saloon, and coming
within six feet of us, stepped in
doorway, where he stood until
Chandler got up. l then said to McWhor-
ter, Let's so in and get supper" and
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stepped in front of him, caught him vio-
lently by the right shoulder with his left
hand and said. holding a paper up in his
left hand, Do you father that article?"
McWhorter replied, Let me see the arti-
Gle" He looked at the paper a second and
replied, " Yes, sir, l father that item"
Robinson then with his right fist dealt Nc
Whorter a powerful blow on the side of
the face and neck. | saw them both reach
ing for their pistols and slipped inside out
of range. Robinson is a large powerful
man and McWhOrter just the opposite.
Soon after was inside | heard the shot.
The item, understand, was one published
some days since relative to the burning of
a house of ill-fame in Dutch Flat in
which it was stated that certain spy fled
the fame in dishabille. No names We're
mentioned in the item and McWhorter
claims it was founded upon fact. Nc
Whorter is a respectable man of family,
an editor, a Methodist preacher, bears a
good reputation and has ALWAYS borne q
good name for peace and quietness.
George Martin, the arresting officer, says
he heard the shot from the opposite side
of the street. Saw two men struggling.
Ran to them and found both of them pull
ing at McWhorter's pistol. He took hold
of it, commanded them both TO let CO. and
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pistol and pushed it around the officer, in
| an endeavor to shoot McWhorter Martin
caught hold of it, saying, - told you to
stop this" Robinson said, "All right,
Martin, take my pistol, but he has killed
me. [ am shot through the body" Robin
son sank down, was put in a hack and
sent to his home, and the officer conducted
McWhOrter to the city prison.
! A reporter called at the prison a short
| time afterwards but could not get an inter
view with McWhorter, he having stated to
the Chief Of Police that be would see no
one, and would make no statement until
he had talk with his attorney He at the
same time stated that his counsel would be
! Senator C. w. Cross. The city physician
! called to see McWhorter shortly afterwards
and attended to his bruises, which were
not of a serious nature. Several of his
| friends called at the prison to consult with
/ him but none were admitted to his cell.
! The City Attorney objected to his receiving
| company, and McWhorter himself seemed
| to be DESTROYS of being let alone.
THE WOUNDED MANS STATEMENT.
City Attorney Hart and District Attor-
ney Buckley called to see Robinson soon
after the shooting. They found him sur
rounded by his family, with three pbysl-
clans in attendance, who gave it as their
| opinion that the shot was necessarily fatal.
| Robinson was informed of his condition,
| after which he made the following state
ment
& feel perfectly clear in my head, and
know what l am saying. | fully realize
my condition, and know | cannot live. |
was down town, and met McWhorter at
| the corner of the State House | did not
| know whether it was McWhorter or not at
| first. He was talking to Mr.. o. Brien. L
| asked Senator Chandler who that was,
pointing to McWhorter, and he said it was
McWhorter. | stepped up to McWhorter
and told him | desired to see
! him, at the same time taking
paper out of my pocket and showing it
TO him. He put his hand on his revolver.
| | told him there was no use in pulling his
revolver, and asked him if he fathered
the article in the paper. | reached for him
and we clinched. Then be put the revolver
to my body and fired. l made no motion
to get my revolver until after he shot me.
| could have shot him after he shot me,
but bystander asked menot to shoot him,
and / did not An officer then came up
and / handed him my revolver. The news
paper had in my hand was the Marys-
! vile Democrat. which contained a villain
Gus article about me- The article was
lie. When reached for him, McWhorter
had his hand on his back pocket. knew
he would pull his revolver"
AT late hour last night Robinson was
suffering greatly. The attending pbysi-
clans thought he might live through the
night.