Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-30

ago Dr. Snyder, an old phvs;~' s :eiHS II; c.ty. ani Mir; M: D. ". ',.h -InaI . nn1, 1i 'n
 attorney. r had = r,,.oct;cn ;ticm' a a "e'
 ,ome reason tI nrlown .IImself wronp"' all real estate. | Mir We'~ -.1e doctor imagined | L." -.., and to friends spoke of |
 .cn in highly disparaging terms. | -SC Monday Mir. Welch was told that | Mr. B. E. Barnes, another lawyer of this city. was using Dr. Sydners version of the affair. and was charactcrizing his conduct | as dishonerable. Thcreupon MT. Welch | called upon Mir. Barnes and told him that | the report he was circulating was slander- | Otis, and that he must quit using 1t or he | would hold him personally responsible. | Mir. Barnes gave the name of Dr. Snyder as his authority for the report. MT Welch said tho doctor was too o.Old a man for hlm to 20 after, but that Mir. Barnes must not repeat the report Mir. Barnes said that if he was convinced the report was false he would quit using it but not knowing that. he should continue to use 1t wllenev- CT he saw fit. Mir. Welch said: ''Well, VIC had as well settle this difficulty right now," and pulling out two pistols from his pocket, proffered Barnes one. The one which Welch had in his right hand being cooked, Barnes said ''Tll not take that
 
 before could defend myself" Dr. He Der Jones, whose office is immediately a. cross the hall then ran in and persuaded Welch to leave the office. Another inter- view was had the same day between the two, with Mir. M. E. Trezevant, to whom Mir. Barnes had repeated tho alleged slan-, der, and Mr. Ben. Colman present. After few words, Mir. Welch again produced his artillery, but MT. Coleman stopped the threatened effusion of gore. It was final ly agreed to leave the matter to Dr. Jones' who was present at both interviews. and who was to act as arbitrator Messrs. COlman and Welch accordingly crossed over tho street and into the office of Dr. Jones. They had been but half minute when Mir. Barnes camc in and took a scat facing Mir. Welch, who was also seat ed. They looked at each other for a mo- ment and Mir. Welch said
 ''Mr. Barnes, I have come hero to settle this matter"
 Mir. Barnes replied CT have come here to settle this matter too.
 With this MT. Welch started to draw his pistol, seeing which Mir. Colman jump ed and caught hIm, while MT. Barnes ex- claimed Don't pull your pistol or I'll shoot you Mir. Welch, being a stronger man than MT Colman, succeeded in get ting his pistol hand, with the pistol cock. cd. mp near his head, seeing which Mir. COIman very prudently stopped. As he did SO Mir. Barnes fired, the ball striking Mir. Welch over the left temple about one inch from the eye, and, ploughing under the scalp, came out behind the ear, con. tusing the skull as it passed along. Mir. Welch dropped to the floor. and it was first thought that he was killed. A car raige was procured, and Mir. Welch, nc eOmpanied by friends, was about an houl later taken to his residence. It is no thought that his wound will prove fata unless inflammation should set in. MT Barnes, after the shooting, went to tho office of Chief of Police Athy and surren dcred himself. He was taken before Jus tice Miller who admitted him to bail il the sum of 2,OO0.-MemfhiS AUalahche
 A SCENE ON THE CONSOLIDATED RoAD.- ''Burieigh' writes to the Boston Journal An amusing incident occurred the othe day on one of the trains from Boston t Bridgeport. Tho cars were very crowded An elegantly dressed woman occupied Q entire seat. Her bundles, bandbox an bag were piled artistically She was ol livious to the fact that passengers wel rushing back and forth to obtain sitting More than ono gentleman drew himself u m front of the imperiOus dame, and s teutly plead for the vacant spot. She 1al ned herself very leisurely, lolled in tl scat, and evidently thought that thing were very comfortable as they were. ''. that seat occupied Madam" said we dressed gentleman very politely. "Ye # is. was the snapping reply. The ma walked on. In half an hour the doc opened, and in walked a tai, rough felloy coarse as q polar bear. His huge bear was uncombed and stained with tobact juice. His clothes were ill put on an smelt of the stable. He was unglove and brawny, and weighed full 200. Emn his eye along tho car, and caught tl seat on which our lady was sitting F made for it. With great deliberation seizcd bundle, bandbox, and bag, D them plump into the lap of the lady, al sat down in the vacant spot like one VI intended to stay. If looks could have q initiated man, there would have been corpse in that car about that time. T man seemed very much at home. He wh tied ;he spit he stroked his beard !; threw hound his huge arms, and chuck Inwanlly at the evident rage of the W man. She left tho cars at New Have and had hardly gone before the gent man who was refused the seat, reappes esi- To some gentlemen who seemed e take great interest in the proceedings said 'Did you see how that wom tEeMked mel" ssYes" ssDid you sec ht sue was come mp with?'' ssYes." w that man is a horse doctor, that sat do, aH.s4 4.a..m f. f.--n n