A tragic turn of events

A case of a father not liking the discipline meted out to his daughter turned tragic.  According to the Daily Alta California, a San Francisco based newspaper, on February 16, 1867 a Mr. McGinnis was shot and killed by his daughter's teacher after McGinnis threatened the teacher for expelling his daughter from school. McGinnis's son, after hearing of the events went to the school and shot the teacher.

Terrible Shooting Affray at Knight's Ferry - One Man Killed and Another supposed to be Mortally Wounded.

,,,Cheshire was a school-teacher, and turned a daughter of McGinnis out of his school. For this, McGinnis sent the teacher word that he would horsewhip him. Yesterday forenoon McGinnis attacked Cheshire, when the teacher succeeded in getting him down two or three times, the last time telling McG[innis] that if he again attacked him, he would shoot him.

McGinnis again approached Cheshire, when the latter shot four balls from a revolver intothe body of McGinnis, killing him on the spot. A son of McGinnis soon after shot theteacher,,,

Victim:  Mr. McGinnis, George T. Cheshire

Perps:  Mr. McGinnis & son, George T. Cheshire

Source:
http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=DAC18670217.2.1&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN------#