The San Francisco call., 1904-07-05
STRAY BULLET
FINDS A VICTIM
Powers Kidd, a Pressman,
Receives Probably Fatal
Wound in Left Breast

Powers Kidd. a pressman. so years of
age and living at 1917 Stockton street.
was struck yesterday by a bullet fired
from a revolver in the hands of an un-
known person The chances for his
recovery are doubtful. The mysterious
shooting took place on Stockton street,
between Vallejo and Green, about 5
o clock in the evening. the bullet of A
caliber entering Kidd's left breast
and passing entirely through his body.
The injured man declares he did not
know he had been shot until passer-
by called his attention to blood on his
vest. A few moments later he sank in
a weakened condition to the sidewalk.
The police are inclined to accept the
plausible theory Of accident. as Kidd
says he has no enemies. Some cele-
brant of the national birthday may
have become reckless with the use of
a revolver and sent leaden missiles
speeding on the line of a thoroughfare.
An investigation, however, will be
made. Detectives Dinan. Bunner and
Freel have been detailed by Captain
Martin for that purpose. The fact that
the bullet had not been DETECTED from
passage is presumptive proof that the
revolver was pointed point blank at
Kidd when the shot was fired. The
range could not have been very great,
as is shown by the force with which
the bullet struck its victim, and the
circumstance of a man, unless intoxi-
Gated. using a bullet-loaded 44-caliber
pistol for celebration purposes is not
,.r1,
inquiry VIII be held.
Kidd says he had just crossed Vallejo
street on Stockton when a pedestrian
remarked that there was blood on his
clothing At the same time he became
conscious Of a stinging sensation in the
left side Of his body. While he stopped
to investigate the sidewalk beneath
him became red with gore. With a
friend, Ed Buckley, Kidd continued to
walk on and turned uD Green street,
leaving a trail Of blood in his wake.
After a short distance on the last
named street had been covered Kidd
found he could go no farther, and
dropped in a doorway.
Some pedestrian blew a police whistle
and Patrolmen Brodt and McManus re-
sponded TO the call. Kidd was sent TO
the Central Emergency Hospital, where
Dr. Stephen found that the bullet had
passed through the body. puncturing
the lung, but missing the heart, ard
lodged in the clothing on the back of
his body. Stephen says the injured man
has a possible chance of recovery, but
it is feared that complications may de-
velop to prevent this.
Arthur oliver, a colored man, known
to the pugilistic world as kid" Oliver,
a member of the Bay City Athletic
Club, was fatally stabbed last night by
Frank O'Connor, a soldier in Company
H, Thirteenth Infantry, stationed at
the Presidio. Oliver was standing with
several other negroes at the corner of
Pacific and Stockton streets when two
infantrymen, Frank O'Connor and
James O'Neil, passed by. Oliver is
said TO have called the soldiers carl
bou." At this they took offense. O'Con-
nor advanced on Oliver and an alterca-
ton followed. During the argument
O'Connor drew a clasp knife and made
second blow plunged the knife into
divers abdomen.
The negro was removed to the Cen
trail Emergency Hospital. where his
wound was pronounced fatal. O'Neil,
who had nothing to do with the affair,
has disappeared. O'Connor was taken
to the hospital by Detective O'Dea and
was identified by Oliver as the man
that stabbed him.