Fatal Wharfside Shooting Leaves Town in Uproar

One day after our last issue, a row occurred on Union wharf, in which H. L. Sutton, the keeper of a saloon at that place, shot a man named Howard, causing the death of the latter on Sunday afternoon. Two of the shots took effect; one in the arm, and the other in the abdomen, the latter missile doing but too well its murderous work of sending an unprepared soul into eternity. It seems that an old feud had existed between these two men, the culmination of which was the row resulting as shown. Sutton, very soon—perhaps ten minutes—after the row, took his money, firearms, etc., and, in company with another fellow, started out in a small boat, and was soon far ahead of retributive justice. As regards the details of the affair, not much of interest remains to be said. Current reports as to the whereabouts of the murderer are flying around; the up-Sound papers are severely censuring this town, not without some cause, for allowing the fellow to escape in broad day-light; a reward of $500 has been offered by Sheriff Miller for the body of Sutton, and a good deal of excitement is still manifested in town over the affair. The feeling here against Sutton seems quite strong, and is almost universal, although his victim was acknowledged to be a quarrelsome man, belonging to the same class as himself.