The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-29

The report of o pistolshot in Marshall's
Cafe rang out yesterday evening about
@ o'clock. This was followed by eight
others in such rapid succession that the
bystanders had hardly time to realize
what was going on before terrible
tragedy was enacted, in which one man
was killed outright and the other dan
gerously wounded.
c. l.. Ross, gambler, was killed al
most instantly by shot fired from
pistol in the hands of Nick Flood, an
other gambler, while the latter received
dangerous wound in the breast, and
another in the chin.
Ross and his friend Lew Sanger
started from Rice's billiard parlor few
minutes TO o'clock. They passed down
Campbell, and thence to the corner on
Salem avenue. Here some one told
Ross he had better not go down to Mar
shall's, as Nick Flood would kill him.
He replied that he would go anyhow,
even If he were killed. Both men pro-
ceeded along together and entered the
front doorway.
Ross and Sanger both sat down in the
window. They talked about five min
utes. Then Ross went through the
swinging doors into the barroom.
Nick Flood, who boards at Marshall's,
had just came down stairs and asked the
barkeeper to mix him a drink of lemon
and settler.
Andy Cole mixed the drink, placed it
on tho counter, and turned through the
opening to the cigar counter in the front
of the building.
Just then Ross emerged through the
doors. There were some words passed,
which John Hutter inferred as an &C
cusation from Ross.
Quick as flash Flood drow his pistol
and fired directly at Ross. Tho latter
also drew his revolver and for few
seconds pandemonium reigned. Ross
fell to the floor, but in the meantime
Flood had empticd his pistol at his
enemy's breast.
Ross fired two shots before he fell.
The men were hardly ten feet apart,
and the duel was quick and deadly.
Fire flashed from their eyes, bat Ross
received bullet in his right breast
that stretched him on the floor.
While laying prone on his back. he
raised his hand and fred two more
shots at Flood, who retreated out by the
front way. Just as he stepped out on
the street he dropped his revolver on
the pavement, and ran across Salem
avenue to the barber shop just opposite.
Blood was trickling from his chin,
and his vest was already bloody from a
wound in that region.
The BARRIERS retreated out the back
way at his approach, but one came back
when Flood called for some water, and
got ID for him. Instead OF washing him
self no went outside the shop and sat
down on a goods-box.
One of the BARRIERS heard him say as
he came in that he had fixed his man.
Officers Sehanck and Brown were at
Jefferson street, and ran down to Mar
shall's when they heard the shooting.
Officer Brown arrested Flood and took
him up to his room over the cafe.
DR.. w. S. Butler came in, but said he
cosld do nothing for Ross. In a few
inmates he breathed his last. while his
friend Sanger held up his head.
He then hurried upstairs. where Flood
had been taken. He was placed in bed,
and was suffering greatly.
DIR. Fry and another physicians were
there, and in few minutes Dr.
Norman came.
Two balls had struck Flood. One in
the right breast and ranged upward.
The other struck the chin Just below
tho left lower ip and ranged around
the jawbone. where it lodged in tho
OF his neck.
A great crowd quickly collected
on Salem avenue, and tried TO force
their way into the building.
Chief Morris was soon on hand and
guarded the entrance. All tho way