The herald., 1895-07-29
HIT HIS SHOULDER BLADE
A. Majors Has a Narrow Escape
from Death
HE WAS SHOT BY JOHN NOBLE
Noble Wanted to Collect Small Bill
and Was Refused
The Amount Was Only SI.5o-When Majors
Refused to Pay Noble Shot Him-Mrs.
najors tn the Rescue

A. Majors of 1O43 East Ninth street
thinks that he is about the luckiest darKey
in Los Angeles. John Noble. another
gentleman of sable hue made an atte mpt
to shoot him yesterday morning, but
thanks to Majors tough shoulder blade,
he escaped with only light wound in
the back. The row is very similar to the
one last Friday night when Jennie Riley
tried to shoot Professor Thomas O'Ban-
non, and like it was over a small sum of
money. The former was occasioned by
Is cents. while the latter was the outcome
of debt of 81. 80.
About 10 o'clock yesterday morning
Noble went to Majors house and called
him out Noble was evidently in hurry
and at once made known the object of
his visit. He wanted to be paid the $3.50
that Majors owed him. Majors, however,
did not have that sum secreted about his
Sunday clothes, or else did not believ in
desecrating the Sabbath by paying bill.
so gently acquainted the impatienst No
BILE that the debt would not be liquicated
on that occasion.
This produced the wrong effect upon
Noble, for he whipped out a revolver, and
after hurriedly swearing at the sable deb
tor. shot him in the back. Majors turned
and started at Noble, who ran down the
street. The wound IN Majors back ap-
parenly lent wings to his feet, for withip
a short distance he had overtaken Noble.
thrown him down, and was graphing for
possession of the revolver. Aroused from
her accustomed morning devotions. Mrs.
Majors came out OF the house and in live
ly Amazon fashion went to the rescue of
her husband. She first secured the pistol
from Noble. who about the same moment
got his liberty from Majors and retired
from the scene in more hurried than
dignified manner.
During all of the fracas Majors had ex-
erted his physical powers to the exclusion
OF his mental gifts, and when he observed
Noble hurrying down the street. it sud-
denly dawned upon him that he had been
wounded and was liable to expire at any
time. The family conveyance was hur-
riedly got out. 1t was the coao hman's s
Sunday off, SO Mrs. Majors and her son
sprang forward and harnessed the
mettesome thoroughbreds to the car
riaRe. Into this was bundled the in
iured Majors and with the other men,
bers Of his family was speedily carried TO
the receiving hospital. En- route the
party noticed Noble on Fifth street near
the Arcade depot, but so urgent was il
deemed to reach the station that the MUIR
derous man was allowed to lean against
telegraph pole unmolested.
Atstne receiving hospital DR.. Siewekie,
aided by several of his trusty assistants.
diagnosed Majors wound. The injured
man feared that he had been fatally hurt
and insisted upon a physician being
called. The disciple OF Escuapius ap-
peared, ard after assuring Majors that
he was not likely to expire in his present
pair of boots the moaning man allowed
his wound to be dressed. The bullet had
entered at an angle and penetrating the
clothes had struck against Majors left
only slight bruise and removing small
piece of skin. Majors remained at the
station for several hours before going
home. ~.4- 80.
Noble was still at large at last accounts.