The Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1864-09-24 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

STREET FIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO. There was a serious shooting affray in our principal street ;Montgomery , which resulted in the death of four persons (says a San Francisco Paper). The facts, such as are I ascertained, are no follows, viz. , It seems one Bill Davis, a noted gambler, who resides at Breka, was interested in and drove a hone race which came off at Placentille on the 15th inst., " throwd" the race, making 4,500 dollars by it, Hank Stevens, Ball, Dutch Abe, and Spaniah Bob, four "sports," backed Davis's horse and got broke; swore vengenee, killing on sight, /to On the 18th they all came to this city (except Davis), and publicly said they were going to shoot Davis on sight, Ac. On the 21st Davis came in town, and at 2 o'clock p.m. was sitting having his boots polished in a blacks adjoining the Fashion, when Bail and Dutch Abe came to the door, and, looking in, exclaimed, " Here'e the dirty thief now," and, drawing their tevolaers, commenced shooting. Davis jumped out of the chair, with one boot polished, and, drawing his revolver, fired, and Ball fell deal acrosaan iron grating. Davis then jtimped -out on the sidewalk, laughingly saying, "You've made a mistake," and fired at Dutch Abe, the ball taking effect in his eight bread, He fell, when 1 Davis ran and caught the revolver from Ball's 11444, saying, as be walked towards the door of the Fashion, "Where's the rest of your murderers," Blood WWI running down Davis', left haral from the arm, and also down the right cheek. As he was on the point of , entering the door he was met by Stevens and Spanish , Bob, when Davis raised the revolver in his right hand and tired twice. Stevens fell and Spanish Bob jumped over him on die sidewalk and fired. Davie stagged, but, recovering, they (Davis and Spanish Bob) cornnentad in good earnest, each striving to tire a deadly shot. Davis was laughing all the time. They then commenced firing at each other, about twenty feet apart. After Davin hafl tired two shots he threw the revolver at Bob, and, changing the revolver he took from Ball into his right hand, he raised it and it snapped three times; the fourth time it went off, and Bobtail. (Davis had fallen before this, and 'van lying on hie breaet on the hanguttte.) Davis threw the revolver into the street with fetarfld oaths. He then Billed a deringer, and both (only having one shot each) began crawling towards each other on their stomachs. When abont five feet apart they both raised partly up and fired simultaneously, when Bob's head fell, and he remained perfectly still. Davie then said, crawling towards Bob. "He's gone, I cooked him," and then partly turned on his side and tried to rise. On examination, Ball and Spanish Bob were dead, Dutch Abe and Stevens mortally wounded, the first having been shot through the right lung, causing internal haemorrhage, Sm. ; the latter was shot through the breast. SpaniA Bob had four wounds on him—two in the right breast, one in the right arm, and one between the eyes. Ball had a bail halite heart Davis had six wounds—two in the right leg, one in the right breast, one in the left shoulder, one in the left wrist (through), and one on the right cheek, 'where a bullet had struck the cheek bone and glanced off; cutting out a piece of flesh of the sire of a ten-cent. piece, Stevens died on the 24th, at 40 mimites peat 10 a.m.; Dutch Abe died yesterday morning. lkictors say Davis will certainly recover.