The morning call., 1893-10-02
BROADWAY A LINE OF FIRE.
Five Men Are Struck by the
Leaden Missiles
AND THREE OF THEM WILL DIE
A Crowd Joins in the Chase After
the Murderer and He Is Fin.
ally Captured.

Just at z o'clock last night the people In
the vicinity of the corner of Seventh street
aud Broadway in Oakland were startled
by a succession of shots from revolyers in
half dozen different peoples hands,
while a line of fire blazed along the street
and regular fusillade of bullets whisted
uu and down tho city's main thorough
fare.
When the smoke of battle had cleared
away it was found that three men had
been fatally shot, whilo stray bullets had
struck two more persons. inflicting painful
though not serious wounds.
/ or the men who were shot, Pacing Billy,
alias Butts, alias Willis. who has frequently
BEEN arrested in Oakland for petty Of
lenses. was the aggressor. and he was
struck five times twice in the back, once
each in the left side, the left arm and the
left thigh. William Green, who was at
tackled by Butts. was shot in the left side,
Just below the ribs. Green has been in
the employ of the Oakland Contracting
Company. and though a pretty wild boy,
has never before got into any serious
trouble.
The third man who was seriously hurt
was ". e. Beeny, conductor on the Pied
mont cable line, who joined in the chase
after Butts. and was shot by him. the bull
let striking him in the left groin. and
ranging upward, probably penetrating the
bladder and liver.
The names of the other lmen who were
shot could not be learned.
W. j. Moffat. the watchman for the
Contra Costra Water Company.sswas stand
in. In front of Kent's saloon and Joined
in the chase after Butts, and he gave the
I following account of the affray:
"A crowd Of men, among whom was
Jim Muller and Mike Green, was standing
Fin front of the newsstand alongside of
| Kenfs saloon. at the corner of Seventh
and Broadway, engaged in conversation,
when Muller said to Green:
"'Mike, there's Billy the PAGER
'rNow. the Pacer's' real name is Billy
Butts. He received the title Of the PAGER
one time great runner.
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sharply at the man indicated, and when
he had come up even with the crowd Green
said: Hello. Billy, how long have you
been out?
"'Been out Of where?' said the PAGER,
and stepped up.
"'Out of jail said Green.
"Then both began fighting. though l
couldn't say who began it. All at once
the PAGER stepped back and drew his gun,
it was 3S-caiiber Smith & Wesson, and
| fired at Green. He missed his mark, but
struck bystander in the back of the right
hand.
1.-The fellow struck dropped like log
aud rolled over. Billy then shot a second
time and struck Green in the stomach.
Screen yelled oh, God I'm shot, and
fell to the pavement. The PAGER started
down Broadway toward Sixth street on a
run, and Green's friends carried him into
doorway near and laid him down until
the patrol-wagon came and he was taken
to the hospital.
'As for the PAGER, he started on run
down Broadway, toward Sixth, in the
middle of the street, with Officer Scanlan
following on the sidewalk.
"The PAGER shot twice at Scanlan, but
missed him aud the officer returned the
fire with one shot. / think he struck the
PAGER then, but cannot be sure.
"The PAGER ran on down to Sixth and
Broadway. and seeing Conductor Beeney
of the Piedmont Cable Company near him,
shot at him and struck him in the groin.
Beeney fell at once mortally injured.
"The PAGER shot at Scanlan again. who
had come up by this time, but missed once
more.
"By this time great crowd was chasing
the fugitive, who turned down Sixth
street. and in passing the fire engine
house saw Phil Reder Sr. in brass buttons
and, mistaking him for a policeman. took
shot at him but missed.
"On went the PAGER to Washington
street, reloading as ne ran. He turned
down Washington TO Fifth street and
stopped a moment TO shoot twice at
Scanlan and the others who were follow
| ing. He got behind a farm wagon and
tried to use it as barricade. but the hot
| fire of the officers drove him out and he
ran down Fifth street to Broadway again.
"There he made stand in the center Of
| the street, coolly showing out the exploded
cartridges and reloading the chambers OF
| his revolver.
/ "Oficer Hotchkiss came along. and the
PAGER fred two shots blank at him, but
! missed, and Hotchkiss returned the fire
with two more shots.
"rhe two men were not three yards
apart.
"Scanlan was firing from behind tree.