of the latter, about the killing of Williams the previous night, when Reeder said it was a most cowardly act to shoot a man in such a way, giving him “no show.”  Gumbert said that Williams had “as good a show as he gave Billy Brown,” meaning the man killed by Williams last March.  Reeder said it was a d—–­d lie, that Williams had no show at all.  At this, Gumbert drew a knife and stabbed Reeder, cutting him in two places in the back.  One stroke of the knife cut into the sleeve of Reeder’s coat and passed downward in a slanting direction through his clothing, and entered his body at the small of the back; another blow struck more squarely, and made a much more dangerous wound.  Gumbert gave himself up to the officers of justice, and was shortly after discharged by Justice Atwill, on his own recognizance, to appear for trial at six o’clock in the evening.  In the meantime Reeder had been taken into the office of Dr. Owens, where his wounds were properly dressed.  One of his wounds was considered quite dangerous, and it was thought by many that it would prove fatal.  But being considerably under the influence of liquor, Reeder did not feel his wounds as he otherwise would, and he got up and went into the street.  He went to the meat market and renewed his quarrel with Gumbert, threatening his life.  Friends tried to interfere to put a stop to the quarrel and get the parties away from each other.  In the Fashion Saloon Reeder made threats against the life of Gumbert, saying he would kill him, and it is said that he requested the officers not to arrest Gumbert, as he intended to kill him.  After these threats Gumbert went off and procured a double-barreled shot gun, loaded with buck-shot or revolver balls, and went after Reeder.  Two or three persons were assisting him along the street, trying to get him home, and had him just in front of the store of Klopstock & Harris, when Gumbert came across toward him from the opposite side of the street with his gun.  He came up within about ten or fifteen feet of Reeder, and called out to those with him to “look out! get out of the way!” and they had only time to heed the warning, when he fired.  Reeder was at the time attempting to screen himself behind a large cask, which stood against the awning post of Klopstock & Harris’s store, but some of the balls took effect in the lower part of his breast, and he reeled around forward and fell in front of the cask.  Gumbert then raised his gun and fired the second barrel, which missed Reeder and entered the ground.  At the time that this occurred, there were a great many persons on the street in the vicinity, and a number of them called out to Gumbert, when they saw him raise his gun, to “hold on,” and “don’t shoot!” The cutting took place about ten o’clock and the shooting about twelve.  After the shooting the street was instantly crowded with the inhabitants of that part of the town, some appearing much excited and laughing—­declaring that it looked like