Napa County CA Archives Obituaries.....Schurs, Theodore October 9, 1877
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from History of Napa and Lake Counties (1881)
Killing of THODORE [sic] SCHURS.---Thomas Workover lived in a lonely and
secluded spot on the Pope Valley side of Howell Mountain, and was engaged in
raising stock. Schurs was a laboring man, and had been employed by Workover, but
was discharged some six months before the homicide. Near nightfall on the day
previous to the shooting, Schurs came to the house and asked for lodgings, which
were granted to him. He had been drinking, and acted so strangely that Workover
went to his barn and got two of his hired men to come and sleep in the house
with him. Nothing of importance happened, however, that night. The next morning
Schurs was told to leave the place and never return. He went to a wine cellar
and drank very freely that day. About midnight of October 9, 1877, Workover was
aroused from sleep by some one trying to force an entrance through the doors and
windows. He looked out and saw that it was Schurs, and taking his shotgun fired
through the window at him, the charge taking effect in Schurs' breast. He lived
about an hour and a half. Workover gave himself up and was taken to St. Helena.
The Coroner's inquest developed the above facts. He had his preliminary trial
before Justice Haskins, where it was brought out in evidence that Schurs was a
dissolute man. He had resided around Pope Valley for some time. Workover was
acquitted by Justice Haskins on the ground of justifiable homicide.

Additional Comments:
While the paragraph above lists the victim's name as "Thodore Schurs", in the
index (page vi), the victim's name is listed as "Theodore Schurs."

Source: [Lyman L. Palmer], History of Napa and Lake Counties, California (San
Francisco: Slocum, Bowen & Co., 1881), page 155. 

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