The record-union., 1894-10-09
Special to the RFconp-uN1oN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
PHOENIX (Ariz.), Oct. S.-William E.
Price to-day shot and mortally wounded
w. f. Schubert. The shooting was very
cowardly. The men had quarreled the
night before over game of poker, and
in the fight which followed Price was
beaten. He armed himself and hunted
for Schubert, but could not find him
until this morning. when they met in
front of the saloon in which they had
fought. After a brief quarrel Price drew
his gun and fired, but missed. Schurbert
started to run and escaped second shot.
The third hit him in the hip, and the
fourth in the left leg, breaking it. He
fell, and Price. running up to him, shot
him in the back, the ball passing clear
through him. Placing the revolver at
Schurbert's head. Price again fired, but
his hand was struck aside and the ball
entered the ground. Schurberps clothing
was set on fire by the blaze from the re-
vOlver. Price was quickly taken TO Jail
amid threats of lynching, and the Jail is
doubly guarded tonight. Schurbert can
not live, and it is feared an assault will
be made on the Jail as soon as he is dead.
SHOT BY a MASKED ASSASSIN.
TACOMA, Oct. 8.-A special to the Ledger
from Blaine, Wash, says: Edward Holt
sheimer, a farmer living five miles south
of this city, was shot and seriously
wounded last night by masked assas-
sin. The shooting took place between
the farmhouse and the barn. Holtsheimer
was carrying a bundle of clothing under
his left arm, and it is to this fact that he
owes his lie. The assassin lay in hiding
behind stump, and as the unSuspectlng
farmer passed he raised up and placed the
muZZle of double barreled shotgun al
most against his victims breast and
pulled the trigger. The charge of buck
shot passed through the bundle of cloth
ing under the wounded mans arm.
Holtsheimer grabbed the muZZle of the
gun, pushing the barrel downward, and
he received the second charge in The right
leg above the knee. The flesh was torn
from the bone for about six inches. Holt
sheimer says he cannot identify the man
that shot him, but believes 1t be Andrew
Miller, an uncle of his wife. Miller was
placed under arrest to-day.
FATAL SHOOTING IN AMADOR COUNTY.
JACKSON, Oct. Sd. K. McManus
was shot and instantly killed last night
near Plymouth by J. ID. Maxwell, his
father-in-law. Maxwell is under arrest
The officers have not returned from the
scene of the murder. 1t occurred on the
ranch of J. ID. Maxwell, six miles from
Plymouth.
McNIanus. his son-in-law, had leased
the Page farm, three miles from Max
WELLS place. There has been litigation
between Page and McManus, the former
trying to annul the lease on the ground
OF violation of agreement. In this
litigation Maxwell assisted his son-in-
law, who eventually succeeded in OBJ
tanning judgment is his favor. This was
several months ago. Since then it
seems an estrangement has existed be-
tween MCManus and Maxwell, the exact
cause of which is unknown at present.
1t is reported that yesterday evening
McManus repaired to Maxwell's place.
and an alteration ensued, McManus
finally striking Maxwell over the head
with coffee pot. Thereupon the latter
shot, killing his assalant instantly
The Coroner, Sheriff and District At
torney went over to the scene to hold an
inquest.
ASSASSINATION OF SAVERS.
PORTLAND, Oct. S.-Another arrest was
made this afternoon in connection with
the assassination of George W. Sayers.
1t was that OF y. \. Sleeves, the we'll
known lawyer, and, jointly with Bunco
Kelly and Bob Garthorne, he is charged
with murder. Sleeves was held without
bail. Chief Mimic declined to disclose the
nature OF the evidence against Sleeves at
the present time. but intimated that he
Ddu SOOQ IGdSOUS lOr nOlulDB MIN. Dur
ing the examination on Friday afternoon
of Kelly, Burns, Mehan ana the others
now in jail, Mehan and Burns testified
that Sleeves had been at Kelly's sailor
boardiug-house to see him on private
business, and that Kelly also had visited
Sleeves at his office. The latter state
ment Kelly did not deny. Later in th e
afternoon Sleeves was taken to the CEN
trail police station. and when questioned
by Chief Mimic and District Attorney
Hume as to what business called him to
Kelly's house, and as to why Kelly
visited him, the lawyer stoutly denied
that he and Kelly ever exchanged visits.
Mehan and Burns. though, when they
confronted Sleeves in the Chiefs office,
identified him as the the man they had
seen in kelly's house. Despite this
identification, Sleeves was allowed to de-
part in peace, but he was constantly
shadowed 10y detective till this after