The San Francisco call., 1898-11-21
SHOT, TWICE BY A FRIEND
REFUSED TO GIVE THE GUN
 WIELDER MONEY.
Indulgence in Too Much Liquor Re suits in Brutal Attempt l. Murder-Horatio Paul
 in Prison.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.


 Manuel Davie was taken to the Receiving Hospital tonight with a bullet wound in his chest and an- other in the left shoulder. His assailant. Horatio Paul, is in the City Prison, charged with assault to murder. The shooting occurred al the corner of First avenue and Maple street, where both re- side
 Their stories as to the cause and time of the shooting vary greatly. According to the injured man the affair occurred be- tween 1 and O clock this afternoon. Da- vie is a gardener and has Of late workeo at the Catholic Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Fortieth street and Telegraph avenue. He is a Chilean, aged 3S years, and re- sides in a cabin in the rear or Paul premises. The story he tells is plausible and is partially corroborated by Romeo Figarara, who has a room at PauI house.
 "I was out in the yard at about 1:5O o'clock this afternoon when Paul, Who was drunk, asked me for a quarter. told him no, l had given him $l last night and he spent it for liquor ana ne hau enough. I will fix you, then, you black - he said and he went into his kitchen. When he came out again he shot me twice and I fell. Paul then went hack into the house and 1 crawled into my cabin. Twice before Paul had threat shoot o'clock tonight he found that his in 1uries were serious and not1neo OiIiceI Keefe in DaYe tbe 1afrol aaa ms wagon tosether While the former. lay grooming his as, as sailant claimed that he (DaVle) hao time iii ne between } and o'clock this morn, ing: that he had told him to go away, and DaVie refusing he shot him.
 You know that IS Was R9s tbs 1He afterPoon and you were drunk. , ., .,o+,
 Ftgarara states that he heard the shots that he rushed out and prevented Pau. from firing a third shot. It Is supposed that all three were very much the worse TNG for liquor, and after the shootl11S F IIS IS
 Al the City Prison Paul became very talkative He is past 66 years Of age an9 fairly ioked about the affair at the outset;
 This fellow rents from me and pays SI So per month for the cabin, salo faui' "Early this morning he broke III @ my K kltcn+ s,n+ out and when he refused obstinately l shot him twice. I have always treated ar When he was out of work l fed him. I admit I got dollar from hl1n Iast hshI but that was part of his rent que me. | am a member of the California Pioneer Society in San Francisco and don't know whether they will repudiate me Tor get ting this trouble. However, l Will de mand T4ngei7 a 51d 51ddy 1eaeh tr1ei ana ny ''''i
 Later Paul stated that he had visited OaT-ie in his cabin between and o'clock this afternoon. But" said he, 'Davie didn't recognize me. He knew he was shot. but said nothing about 1t. and went
 The police are inclined to place more credence in Davies story, for Paul appears too ready with answers to questions that are leading.
 Atthe Receiving Hospital pr. J. M. Kane attended Davies injuries. Neither of the effect almost in the center of the breast and is believed to have ranged downward between the fifth and sixth ribs and lodg- right lung. The other bullet took effect high up in the left shoulder, ranging to- ward the neck. At a late hour Davie was resting easy.