Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-04-14
WINGED HIS MAN.
ANOTHER DISGRACEFUL ROW AT
THE TIYOLI.
j. Wesley Duckworth Would Not
Fight But Did Shoot-The
Cause of the Trouble.

Another disgraeeful row took place at J /.
D. Smiths Tivoli on Z street, between
Third and Fourth, about half-past one
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, which resulted
in one man being shot through the arm
and another being severely beaten. As is
usual in such cases, different stories are told
as 10 the causes Of the trouble.
AT the hour mentioned, those in the
neighborhood saw one man attacking an
other on the sidewalk. when the latter fred
two shots at his assailant and then fed into
Davis furniture store. He was pursued and
arrested by officer Campbell, who hap
pened to be near at hand. On being taken
10 the staton-house he said his name was
J. Wesley Duckwortb and that he and his
partner, d. Edison Fultz, had a studio at
No. 3O6 street, where they were engaged
IN enlarging photographs and making
crayon pictures. He seemed to tell a
straightforward story, about to this effect.
He said that he and some others had been
playing cards in the Lafayette saloon on
Thursday night, and up to about O'Clock
on yesterday morning, when Howard Ca
hill, barkeeper at the Tiyoh. and better
known as " Bull, +" came into the saloon
and interfered with the game Some words
passed between them, but there was no
row. Yesterday forenoon he went into the
1lYon and engaged in q conversation with
Cahlil, who was behind the bar, and
referred to the difficulty in the La
1ayette- Cahlu was still angry
about it, and struck him on
the Jaw knocking him back from the bar.
then came out from behind the bar and
struck him two or three times. Buck
worth then got hold of a chair to defend
himself, and hostilities were suspended
He then left the place, but returned in
about an hour and a half, this time having
revolver in his pocket J. D. Smith, pro-
pneto- of the place; Dave Smith, his son:
Cahill and several others were there
" Bull asked him il he came for fight
and he said that he did not Then Dave
Smith told Bull that he ought to make him
fight and twas suggested that they go back
to estage and fight it out there. This Duck
worth declined. Just at this stage James
McCord, who is a canyasser for Duckworth
d Fultz, came in aud told Duckworth that
there was man at the studio who wanted
to see him about picture At this in
slant Dave Smith knocked McCord down
from behind and ]. d. Smith and Cahill
rushed upon him and struck him several
times, forcing him out upon the sidewalk.
They were still striking him when he drew
his revolver and fired at Cahill, who was
following him up the closest He then ran
into the store as above stated.
McCord, whose eyes were badly block.
ened, states that he Just came into the
place and delivered the message to Duck
worth, when he was attacked and beaten
by Dave Smith.
Howard Cahill, the man who was shot
was taken to the Station house by officer
Franks. A ball had passed clear through
the muscles of his right arm, but he did not
seem to mind 1t much. He says, and his
story was corroborated by Dave Smith, that
he went over to the Lafayette after man
named Farnum, who works at the Tiyoi
and told him he wanted him to go to work,
whereupon Duckworth accused him of
breaking up game in which he and Far
mum were engaged. They had some words
there, and yesterday afternoon Duckworth
came into the Tivoli, evidently wanting to
light. After some talk they went outside
and got into fight, when Duckworth drew
a revolver. He grabbed the muzzle of the
weapon as it was being raised and the first
ball passed along his wrist, the powder
burning him so that he let go. The next
shot, he says, was aimed at his stomach,
but he struck the revolver to one side and
the ball passed through his right arm. He
says the fight was brought on entirely by
Duckworth and McCord, who was urging
him on.
Officer Campbell says that after he went
into the store and secured Duckworth, one
of the Tivoli crowd threw heavy Ratchet
at the prisoner and came near hitting him,
at the same time threatening to kill him.
Duckworth was locked up on a charge of
assault with deadly weapon.
Howard Cahill and ]. D. Smith were
arrested on complaints sworn to by Duck
worth, charging them with battery.
Dave Smith was arrested on a complaint
charging him with battery and sworn to
by James McCord.