Show A california RIFLE MATCH the monterey Montc rcy gazette of march says an ali affray took place at bear V valley a 11 ey some ten days since in which a man named cardwell was shot and seriously wounded the difficulty as near as we can learn originated about a 1 game of cards concerning which there was some misunderstanding between the parties which led to liard hard and ended by cardwell leaving the alie saloon in which they had been playing threatening to get a weapon having armed himself with a shotgun lie he returned and stationed himself outside of the saloon opposite the door luckett had in the meantime obtained a rifle and stationed himself inside the bailing bui ling near the bar and apon the appearance of his antagonist tag onist in a threatening attitude lie he raised his weapon and fired the ball hit cardwell in the abdomen below the navel and came out below the right hip inflicting a dangerous wound though it is not considered fatal the unfortunate man at last accounts was in a ver very y precarious condition L luckett uk was examined before a justice of the peace and was acquitted |