A shooting scrape on Christmas eve at…
source date: 1888
availability: public-domain

A shooting scrape on Christmas eve at Georgetown, resulted in a Mexican receiving a shot in the abdomen. It would seem that the Mexican, whose name we have been unable to learn, entertained a grudge against Billy Roberts and to satisfy this, he began stoning Roberts, who refrained from firing until after he had been struck two or three times in the face. Then forebearance ceased to be a virtue, and Roberts shot the Mexican as above stated. Strange to say the physician’s have some hope of the Mexican’s recovery. Public sentiment is in favor of Roberts.