The Codori Family

Martin Codori

From a news paper article given to me by Brian Codori of San Francisco, Calif. 2/24/2003. The poor grammar was the way it was given to me, sorry about that.

Los Angeles, California.

On the evening of March 28, 1888, a sad tragedy occurred at the Club Saloon, San Bernardino, Calif. In which Martin Codori, Formerly of Gettysburg Pa. was a prominent actor.

Codori and a man by the name of Wilson had been talking to a girl when an altercation occurred between them, and the saloon keeper attempted to throw them out.

The proprietor pulled out his revolver and Codori backed out from the inner room, where they were, into the bar room. Then the bartender took the weapon from the proprietor and made a break for Codori, knocking him down with the butt end of it, and shooting him in the leg, the ball striking him above the knee and coming out near the hip joint.

Codori then jumped up, pulling his revolver, turned to fire, shooting his assailant through the lung, Codori started up a pair of steps toward the door; the bartender followed, and so Codori fired on him again. The ball missed him this time but struck a Mexican, and when Codori got to the top of the steps, he fired two more shots, one of them bringing the bartender down.

When things had become more quieted, a man by the name of Wilson was found lying in the saloon in a dying condition, and both he and Griffin, the bartender expired the next morning. At the inquest, the coroner jury returned a verdict to the effect that both men met their death at the hands of Codori, but after they were buried, Wilson's body was exhumed and then it was discovered that he had been shot by a 38 caliber revolver, while Codori's weapon was a 44 as to Griffin, Codori killed in self-defense.

Martin Codori is the second son of the late George A. Codori. A telegram received Monday April 16 1888 advised the friends of Martin Codori, that he died of his wounds on Sunday 15 1888.

From the Los Angeles Times 4/1/1888

From the Los Angeles Times 4/8/1888