The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-17
FATAL SHOOTING.
Bloody Termination Of a Family
Quarrel.
One Person Killed and Two Others Probably
Fatally Wounded.
4 Prominent Fruit Growers Right Hand
Torn OF by The Explosion Of a
Dynamite Cartridge


SACRAMENTO, Sept 16.-The Bee says:
A bloody tragedy was enacted on the Brlgh-
ton road, about mile beyond Perkins Sta
ton, shortly after o'clock yesterday after
noon, resulting In the death of Antoine
Menke Jr. and the serious wOunding of
John J. Glacken and William Fisher.
Young Menke is the son and Glacken the
son-in-law of A. Menke. perhaps the most
extensive hop-grower in the world. Fisher
is a laborer and has been in the employ Of
Glacken. The senior Menke, his son and
Glaeken have residences not over quarter
of a mile apart. Glacken has, it appears.
been renting hop land from his father-in-law.
The terms agreed to between them are
not known, but it is stated that last year
Glacken paid to Mr.. Menke one third Of the
money received from the sale of hops grown
upon the leased land. This year, so it is
said. GlaCken sold at cents per pound, p
cents per pound, and some at 50 cents. His
father-in-law was not pleased with the
prices realized from the first sale, and when
the parties came to settle in regard to the
years rental Mr.. Menke objected and de-
manded from what remained a full one
third OF what remained. As hops are now
= worth 80 cents per pound Glacken naturally
objected to this arrangement, and yesterday
morning he and his fatheT-in-law had hot
discussion, without arriving at an amicable
conclusion. The result WAS that Menke
came to Sacramento and began suit against
Glacken.
Mr.. Menke also sued out an attachment,
covering a lot of hops and team in Glack-
ems possession, and Deputy Sheriff Fey of
Perkins was placed in possession Of the
property. When Gacken, who hal also
been to the city, arrived at his home shortly
before o'clock yesterday, and found the
officer there he said TO him: "fey, you
have had a great deal Of experience IN these
matters; what had l better do?" Fey re-
Piled to the effect that if Glacken did not de-
sire the hops tied up in litigation the best
thing he could do would be 10 give bond
for an amount equallng the sum SUED
for, and thus have the attachments released.
Glacben, accompanied by his hired man,
Fisher, set out in the direction of Sacra-
merto. He got as far as Brighton, and not
finding some one whom he expected to go
on the bond, and the hour growing late, he
determined TO return. lie had reached
point nearly opposite his house, and perhaps
400 yards this side OF the lane which leads
up to his residence, when he met Antoine
Menke Jr.-whO is better known as Tony"
Menke. The latter was in a cart having
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Glacken, to come to town and ascertain II
the disagreement between their father and
Mr. Glacken could not be settled without
being brought into court.
After hot words between the two, both
leaned from their vehicles and into the road.
Fisher slrang between the men, when
Menke jerked out pistol and fred, the bull
let striking Fisher IN the abdomen, in the
region Of the navel. Then Glacken drew his
pistol. and he and Menke exchanged shots
.s-,., En a
young Menke was killed and Glacken per-
haps fatally wounded.
Constable and Deputy Sheriff Fey, who
was in Glacken's hop-houSe near by, heard
the shooting and ran to where it occurred.
He found the three men lying in the road.
Menke still had his pistol in his hand Three
OF four other men attracted by the shooting
arrived.
DR.. Manlove, who lives near by, was sent
for and he responded Immediately. Glacken
was placed in cart to be taken to his house,
when the elder Menke, crazed with rage.
made his appearance. He drew pistol and
fred at Glacken, but the shot missed Its
H,ark.
DR.. Man'ove called to Menke not to shoot,
and he was prevented from firing again.
Tony Menke's body was removed to his late
home and Fisher was taken to Glacken's hop
house, where he was made as comfortable
as possible.
MT. Clark asked Fisher how he felt a
feel pretty SICK" he answered; ~ am going
to kick the bucket This is what have
got for being peacemaker. Lam shot full
of holes"
Mr. Clark obtained the following ante
mortem ST tement from Fisher, which he
signed with his full name:
realize am going to die. 1 am native of
Germany, aged Al years. l work for John j.
GlackFn, on his hop ranch near Brighton This
evening Gidcken and myself were returning
from Brighton, aud when in front of his (Glack-
EMS house Tony Menke, VINO was IN some kind
ola vehicle, called 10 Glaeken and said some
thing about some hops.
Giacken said he would settle 1t peacefully II it
could be done. Tony Menke then called him an
Irish - Of a. They talked for few min
ules, and then both got out OF their vehicles. 1
thought there was going to be a fight, and got
oul to stop II. stepped In between them, and
Tony Menke shot me in the stomach.
l am sure that Tony Menke pulled his pistol
FIRST He had 1t in his shirt bosom. When
were In the ely this morning In the buggy
Glaeken gave me pistol, and said lie had got
new aud that he was having trouble with his
kin folks. i did not anything after 1 was
shot. This occurred Monday evening, September
15, 1890. CHARLES FISHER.
When Mr.. Clark asked Glacken how he
felt he replied that he had job for him.
Glaeken was not asked for a statement, it
being Mr. Clark's intention to visit him to-
day with a shorthand reporter and take
down whatever he bad to say.
Glacken was shot in the hip and the bull
let extracted in the region OF the abdomen.
The intestines and stomach were cleaned
and five or six cuts the bullet made in its
course were Sewed up.
Antoine MeDke, the deceased, was born in
Sacramento, and at the time of his death
was going OH his thirty-sixth year he left
widow. He has been married twice. His
first wife committed suicide some years ago
by hanging herself. Mr.. and Mrs. Glacken
have five children.