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Show DUEL TO. DEATH Oakland, Cal , March 27. Adolpli Goldman, rocqntly released from San Quentin prison, Is dead, and n form?r major of Oakland, ltnlatid W, Snow, Is desperately wounded as the result of a duel tonight in the' assembly rooms of the First Congregational church In this city Only the sexton, Charles !'. I. owls, and Mrs. Cassldv were witnesses, the congregation expected ex-pected for prayer meeting not halng nrrld. The duel was the outcome of an en mity dating back to tlio timo Snow was elected mayor hi 1909. Previously Previous-ly the men had been tlio best of friends. Soma years ago Goldman bliot Snow nfter a qu.rel In Han Francisco and waR fcentenced to fixe years in the penitentiary after a long legal battle, In which evidence was abducted hesmticrliig tlio character of both men. , Tho witnesses say Snow was tlio first to enter the church tonight nnd abducted besmirching tho character Goldmnn, who took a sent across the I aisle from lilin. The first sign of I trouble was hnd when Goldmnn at-talked at-talked Snow, slashing him with a razor ra-zor Whllo Snow wns onilcnv,orlng to i defend himself Goldman drew a ie-olwr ie-olwr nnd shot once. i-now 'fell to Ills knees and from that position fired, tho bullet striking strik-ing Goldman In the chest nnd foiling 1 in. Snow otnggered to his feet and I fired twico nunc, both bullets finding tholr mark. Goldmnn fired from his recumbent position, tho bullent striking Snow In tho lieml, but tho latter managed to flro again, tho bullet piercing Goldman's head and killing lit in instantly, in-stantly, rinow was taken to a hospital. Stir-gons Stir-gons hold out little hope for his recovery. Snow was considered one of tho betit; of Oakland's mayors. Of recent years ho has mado his 1 mn In Goldfleld, Nov,, with a daughter, dau-ghter, Mrs. Gertrudo Keuty, He has been engaged In mining Snow arrived in Oakland March 2 and registered nt n rooming houso us John Wright. Ho know thnt Goldmnn was nt liberty lib-erty and endeavored to at old him. It wns said tonight that Goldman cm I loywl detectives to keep him Inform id of Snow's whereabouts. |