Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-17
HOW IL HAPPENED.
DETAILS OF MONDAYS TERRIBLE
TRAGEDY NEAR BRIGHTON.
John GIacken and Charles Fisher, the
Wounded Men, Tell the story
Both May Live.

Both May Live.
The news of the terrible shooting affray
on the Brighton road, which appeared IN
Yesterdays RECORD UNION, caused a pro-
found sensation about town. 1t was the
main topic of conversation during the day.
as nearly everybody knew or had heard OF
the parties concerned.
Deputy Coroner George II. Clark re-
turned from the scene of the tragedy early
yesterday morning with full details Of the
sad affair. The story was substantially as
published in this journal.
1t appears that after Dr.. Manlove had
attended Glacken and his hired man,
whose name is Fisher, Doctors Huntington
and Parkinson were telephoned for. They
arrived at about 6 o'clock at Glaekens
ranch. After holding conversation the
three doctors agreed that it was necessary,
IN order to save the mans life,
to perform difficult operation.
Glacken was Inclined, AID !. ..e consented.
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ether and a thorough examination OF his
wounds was made. 1t was found that one
of the bullets from Tony Menkes pistol
had entered Glacken's body at a point a
little above the left thigh bone, had plowed
its way through the intestines and lodged
lust beneath the skin on the left side. A
second bullet had cut through the right
sleeve of his coat and shirt, barely grazing
the skin. The physicians performed the
delicate operation of cutt ne open Glack
ems abdomen and cleansing the entraIls
They had been cut in five or six places, and
the openings were sewe6 up. The task
occupied over two hours, and at its con-
clusion the doctors stated that, in their
opinion, G!acken had what they termed a
lighting chance" for his life.
Fisher was next examined, but ii was
found that he was not as dangerously in
jured as was first thought, and he will no
doubt recover.
DR.. Huntington, accompanied by DR..
Thoma of Reno, Nev.-who is in Sacra-
mento on a yisit-Went out to Glacken's
place yesterday afternoon, and found both
Glacken and Fisher resting easy. The
doctors were considerably surprised at
Glacken's improved condition, and Dr.
Huntington states Eow that unless a sud-
den change for the worst occurs he will
recover.
Fisher was apparently out of danger last
evening.
Deputy Coroner Clark went out to the
scene of the shooting, also, yesterday after
noon, and returned in the evening with
the body of Menke. The body, upon super
fetal examination, shows three wounds
one on the right leg, one on the left
shoulder and the last in the head, which
was the fatal one.
An inquest will be held this evening in
the case.
While out at Glacken's Deputy Clark
took a statement from Glacken. The
wounded man was perfectly rational at the
time, and told his story-and signed the
Deputy's transcript in cool and deliberate
way. His statement was as follows:
Charles Fisher INV hired man and
myself left my ranch about 9 clock Mon
day, September 10, 1S90 for Sacramento
city. had pistol when l left the ranch,
but purchased another when got to town
and gave the one | carried to Fisher as
did not want to carry two. The one gave
him ! considered poor one. l con-
templated buying a pistol 10 keep
in the house for some time. returned to
the ranch about 4:30 or P. NJ. Papers of
attachment had been served on my crop,
and | started for town again to give bonds
and release my crop. / got as far as
Perkins, when | changed my mind, as ]
thought it was too late. | turned around
and started home. Charles Fisher was
with me all the time TO drive the horse.
When nearly in front of my house, on the
road met Tony Menke. He was in
cart. We both stopped without any word
being spoken. got out OF my cart and
walked over to his cart and leaned on the
wheel.
81 said Tony, this is really too bad of
the old gentleman to put me to all this
trouble, and as you know so much about
it as you do, and as you are influencing the
old gentleman, you ought 10 do what
is fair and square, He jumped up
on his feet, and then out of the
cart, saying, you lying - --,' and
pulling the revolver fred. Fisher had got
out of my cart when he saw me jump and
got between us. pulled my pistol and
shot at Menke. Fisher did not fire his
pistol that know of. / do not know how
many shots were fred nor what shot hit
me.n
Charles Fisher also made a statement to
the Deputy Coroner. which was as follows:
Il believe / am going to die. | am
native of Germany, aged 81 years. l work
for John ]. Glacken on his hop ranch near
Brighton. This evening Glacken and N.Y.
self were returning from Brighton and
when in front of his (Glacken 81 house
Tony Menke, who was in some kind of a
vehicle, called to Glaeken and said some
thing about some hops.
"Glacken said he would settle it peace
fully, if it could be done Tony Menke
then called him an Irish s. of a b.
They then talked for few minutes and
then both got out of their vehicles.
thought there was going TO be fight, and
got out to stop it. | stepped in between
them, and Tony Menke shot me in the
stomach. | am sure that Tony Menke
pulled his pistol first. He had it in his
shirt bosom. When we yere in the city
this morning in the bugsE Glacken gave
me pistol and said he had new one, and
that he was having trouble with his kin
folks. did not see anything after l was
shot. This occurred Monday evening, Sep
tember 10, lS90n
The pistol found clutched in the right
hand of Tony Menke was found to contain
four empty cartridge shells. Two shots
had been fred from the pistol taken from
Glscken, while the pistol in the possession
of Fisher had not been discharged at all.
Antoine Menke, the deceased, was born in
Sacramento, and at the time of his death
was going ON his thirty-sixth year. He left
wife He has been married twice. His
first wife committed suicide some years