The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1893-02-25
property. Lately he had been without
means and very respondent.
PARTICULARS OF THE TRAGEDY.

PARTICULARS OF THE TRAGEDY.
John Bonner, who is connected with
firm of florists on Lick place, came
nearer than any one to being an eye-wit-
ness to the shooting. He assisted Mr..
Mackey to his buggy and drove him to
the millionaire's room at the Palace
hotel.
81 had just got out of my buggy" said
Bonner to reporter, land was about to
20 into my Office when heard loud
report. Looking down the alley toward
Sutter street l saw man with white
slouch nat and gray, close-croppsd
but rather struggling beard holding a
smoking revolver in his right hand. He
was roughly dressed. A short distance
from him was Mr.. Maokey, whom i'm
mediately recognized. He had his right
hand to his back, a little above the
kidneys. He was perfectly cool, and he
walked toward where | was standing as
if oblivious to the fact that his would
be murderer was standing close behind
him with pistol leveled at him. 1t all
happened like flash. The rough-look-
ing man did not fire st his intended vic.
tim again, but turning the weapon
about pointed it st his head and fired.
He whirled about in the street and fell
to the ground.
''Probably the only thing that saved
Mackey'e life was the fact that Duffy
Bros.' wagon was in the street, and in
crossing over Mackey got the vehicle
between himself and the shooter. As
the wounded man approached me |
went forward and asked him to get into
the buggy. He complied, and, jumping
in after him, asked him il he was hurt.
He drew his hand from behind his back
and it was covered with blood. He
looked cheerful and said that he was
not much hurt, but perhaps had better
drive to DR.. Keeney's Office. We went
there but there was no one in. go |
drove to the Palace hotel and assited
the millionaire up to his room, on the
first floor. At his request | then went
for his secretary, Richard Dey. The
latter and then went to the DOCTORS
Office, but Keeney Was still absent. Re-
turning to the Palace, we found Mr..
Mackey standing in his room in his
underclothing, and he had evidently
been examined by surgeon. In re-
eponse to a question by Mr.. Dey,
Mackey said he was all right, and that
he had not been much hurt. Then l
left.n
MIR. MACKEY 3 SFAThMENT.
Mr.. Mackey when seen by reporter
in his room in the Palace hotel said he
had never bsfore saen the .manswho shot
| him, and did not know why he did it.
| Mackey was very cool and walked about
his apartments.
81 was about to leave for Virginia
City, Nav, this evening"" he said, "and
was on my way to the hotel. l walked
up Sutter street to Liesielley to avoid
ttze C. Wiz s Bt.f0Ta.- he as,eyway u
man jumped out behind me from door
way and shot me in the back. He then
put the pistol to his own breast and
| fired one shot. l knew I was injured,
| but did not know how badly. After the
man fell to the ground l walked to the
hotel, told the people I was shot, and
waited for DOCTOR"
HIS WOUND NOT NECESSARILY FATAL.
DR.. Morse extracted the bullet from
Mackey's back. The bullet entered
below the the right shoulder blade,
struck the vertebr@ and lodged in one of
the spinous processes. The doctor said
the wound was not necessarily fatal, but
it was too soon to foretell the termina-
tion of the wound.
AT a. m. Rippey was reported to be
resting easier, having somewhat re-
covered from the first shock of his
wound, but the physicians have no ex-
pectation of his recovery. Mackey was
said to be doing well.
MRS. MACKEY NOTIFIED.
LONDON, Feb. 24.-Mrs. Mackey re-
ceived dispatch from America this
evening, saying her husband had been
shot in San Francisco. Another dis
patch received shortly after 10 O'Clock
states that his wound is not serious, and
that there is no need of her going to
San Francisco. Shortly afterward she
retired for tie night.