The record-union., 1893-08-28
OFFICERS HAVE A LIVELY HUNT
FOR THE SHOOTER
His Name is George Clark, and He
Shot Special Wetzel Because the
Latter Told Him He Must Keep the
Peace-'tFlossy'' Van Tassell Aids
Him In temporarily Escaping From

street, between Fifth and Sixth.
The shooting was wholly wanton and
without provocation, and the man who
did it walked away before anyone pres
ent could muster courage enough to in
terfere.
There were plenty of persons about the
scene of the shooting who know him by
sight, but none of them could give his
name. Some said his first name is
Charley and others declare it is George.
It appears that young colored man,
who has been flattered into the belief that
be is a vocalist, has been in the habit of
singing on the street in that vicinity at
night. He was at it again last night on
the south side of X, in front of the Sacra-
mento Transfer Company's office, when
man came out of the Albion lodging
house on the opposite side of the street
and went over to where the darky was
singing.
There were quite number of persons
about, including Wetzel, the officer. The
man referred to went up to the vocalist,
and asked him how long he intended to
sing, and the latter replied, IT'LL II
o'clock"
The man went into the Fountain Sa-
loon, near by, got drink and again went
up to the negro and told him to stop his
noise. Some words passed, and the man
whipped out a pistol and struck at the
colored man, who warded off the blow
with his arms.
At this juncture Wetzel stepped up and
told the man to put up his gun, at the
same time showing his star.
4 few words ensued when the man
showed his weapon against WetzePs
stomach and fired. The ball entered be-
low the navel and glanced downward,
lodging in his thigh as DR.. Sutliff found
on examining the wound.
AS soon as the shot was fired woman
known as "Flossy" Van Tassell ran out
of the Albion House and pulled the man
away and with him re-entered the build
ing.
Ii was afterward learned that he went
into his room there and put on his coat
tbeing in his shirt sleeves at the time of
the shootiug), and together they went out.
Officers Talbot, Maley, Lowell, Alter,
Captains Simmons and Naghel were soon
on the scene. The wounded man was
taken in the police ambulance to the
Ridge Home. He appeared to be very
low.
LATER-THE WOMAN ARRESTED,
The officers at once set about looking
for the couple, and about 1:3O O'Clock
officer Talbot found the woman and
brought her to the RECORD UNION Office,
where she was detained while he hastened
OIL after the man, who, he said, had been
located.
NAME OF THE SHOOTER.
The woman said the mans name was
George Clark, but she refused to talk
about the shooting. She said that Clark
had been drinking during the day, and
was somewhat under the influence of
liquor last night.
LATEST-AN EXCITING CHASE.
About 2 o'clock the officers got upon
the trail of the would-be murderer. and
We're pursuing him down the river front
aided by large crowd of citizens. The
yells of the pursuers were plainly heard
at the RECoRD-UNIoN office.
At the hour of closing the forms OF the
paper the desperate had not been can't
ured.
Clark was located in the lodging house
over the old Wells-Fargo place on Second
street, near the Arcade. He attempted to
escape by the roofs in the rear. and Of
ficers Talbot and Alter fired several shots
at him.
At last accounts he disappeared among
the railroad cars on Front street.
Most of the crowd were excited, and
some had pistols. and there was danger of
innocent persons being shot.
Clark turned on Talbot once and at
tempted to shoot, the officer says, but his
weapon missed fire.
wETzEL's CONDITION.
At 2:l5 o'clock this morning a tele-
phone message from the Ridge Home
stated that WeIzel was no worse than
when he arrived there, and City Physi-
clan Nichols was about to probe fol the
bullet.
EYE-wITNEssEs' STATEMENTS.
A RECoRD-UNIoN reporter interviewed
the four eye-witnesses - Newton 3.
Fisher, Joe Frendorff, AL Hash and
Joseph Kingsbury-shortly after it hap
pened.
Fisher, who is colored lad. said he
and Frendorff were standing in front of
Gastman's saloon singing, while Kings
bury and Hash were sitting on step a
Jew feet from them. Special Officer Wet
zel was standing close by listening to
them. They had rendered several selec-
uons, when a man came over from the
opposite side of the street.
He walked up to u.s." said Fisher,
"and said How long is this thing going
to last" Frendorff turned around and.
looking into the saloon, said. It's lust
nine minutes to l2-we're going to sing
until IL 1 spoke up and said it was
none of his business, as we had a right to
sing until midnight. With that he
pulled out pistol, either from his front
pants-pocket or from the waistband of
his trousers, and struck at me with it. I
threw up my hands just in time to pre-
vent being struck with the gun.
wETZEL INTERPRETED.
"He was going to hit me again when
Wetzel stepped up and said: Put down
that gun.' The fellow wanted to know
what Wetzel had to do with it, and Wet
eel pulled his lapel back and showed his
star. Pm an officer he said. and l
want you 10 put that gun away The
fellow stepped back and then forward