SHOOTING AFFRAY IN AMERICA.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1136, 7 February 1884, Page 3

SHOOTING AFFRAY IN AMERICA.

Hanford, October 29th. About a month ago ago, Mrs Mary A. Lyle, a lady whose husband died not long since in Los Angelos county, opened a millinery shop at Hanford. Some two weeks later M. H. Stewart arrived, and claimed that Mrs Lyle was indebted to him, and began a system of aggravating annoyances towards her by attaching her goods and trying to injure her good name. He appeared to be a former brother in law to Mrs Lyle, and had been divorced from her sister. Taking a lawyer with him, soon after nine o’clock to-day he went to the shop where Mrs Lyle and Mrs Stewart were and threatened to attach her shop if she did not give him money. He became abusive and drew a large pistol. Mrs Lyle, in self-defence, also drew a revolver. Stewart then seized Mrs Lyle with one hand, and fired with the other, the ball just grazing her head and the powder scorching her temple. She then fired, the ball striking Stewa-l on the leg just above the knee. He staggered to a post on the side* walk and Mrs Lyle started to run across the street to getaway from him. Stewart then fired two more shots at her, fortunately missing her. Mrs Lyle then turned upon him, pistol in hand, and he ran down the sidewalk with his pistol still drawn and two loads in it. He was stopped and arrested by William Camp, who presented a shot gun at him as he ran. Mrs Lyle was stopped and disarmed near the Stafford House by Constable Beckwith and another party. Stewart is helpless in his room, in charge of Dr Davidson, who found half of the 44 calibre bullet in his boot, and thinks the other half remained in his leg. —'American paper.