The record-union., 1891-08-08
RIDDLED WITH BULLETS.
Richard ArnoId's FusiIIade in the
Union Saloon.
A Valuable Mirror Ruined, and the
Painting, ''She,o Shot and
Otherwise Mutilated.

The reports of several pistol shots COM
ing from the Union saloon on Second
street, between J and K, about 9:3C
o'clock last evening, created considerable
excitement in that locality and caused q
crowd to gather in and about the saloon.
Special officer May was among the first
to reach the place, and finding Dick
Arnold, one of the proprietors of the
place, with a pistol in his hand, the officer
ran up and grasped him from behind.
Arnold broke loose from May and was
about to bring his gum to bear on the
latter, but when he saw who it was he
said he would go with him to the police
station, but warned the officer not to
touch him.
Arnold accompanied May to the police
station, where he remained for some time
in consultation with Chief Drew, and
then departed with the latter. There was
no charge entered against him.
A RECORD-UNION reporter III the mean
time ascertained that nobody had been
shot, and in fact that nobody had been
shot at. The large French-plate mirror
behind the bar was, however, badly shat
tered. Two pistOl-balls had penetrated
it, and one had caused fracture the en-
tire width of the glass.
The cash-register had also received a
bullet, but the lead had hattened out
against it, and dropped harmlessly among
the keys.
In the billiard-room adjoining the
large, full-length painting entitled She y
which adorned one of the walls, was
found with a bullet-hole through one
arm, while the lower half of the canvas
contained ragged three-cornered rent
about a foot and a half long, made by a
blow with pistol The picture is ruined.
The cause of all this wanton destruc-
ton of valuable property by Arnold was
said to have been falling out between
himself and his partners, Ramon Monte
negro and Lee SllYey; that Arnold had
come to the conclusion that his partners
were getting more than their share Of the
proceeds Of the business; that he had be-
come so worked up over the matter as to
lose all control of himself, and appeared
TO have taken this means of revenging
himself
The reporter asked Montenegro to give
his version of the affair, and he replied:
"Oh, it's long story, but to be brief,
the main facts are these: When Silvey and
L opened this place some months ago we
took Arnold in and gave him a third in
terest in the business. Latterly he had
been finding fault and was dissatisfied
with things, and to-day we had a settle
ment and Silvey and I bought him out
and paid him for his interest. He was in
bad humor, and came in here tonight
and declared that we should not make
anything out of the business.
Then he whipped his gun out of his
pocket and commenced blazing away,
with the result you see. He could easily
have shot me if he had wanted to, as /
was right here behind the bar ali the
time"
Had he been drinking ?" the reporter
asked.
No" replied Montenegro she was
perfectly sober-he doesn't drink a drop
The man acted as if he was crazed from
excitement
Mr.. Silvey informed the reporter that
the ruined mirror had been valued at
500, and the picture at 81, 900.
From conversations with various per-
sons about the place it was learned that
Arnold had always been regarded as n
very temperate, quiet young fellow, out
person of great determination when
ever his energies We're called into action.
He was about town an hour after the
shooting, but did not again visit the
Union saloon.