Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1882-02-11
ATTEMPTED MURDER.
Shooting ARRAY In the .0ilce Of
the "National Republlcan"-A.
n. Sotildo Morally Wounded.

the "National Republlcan"-A.
n. Sotildo Morally Wounded.
WASHINGTON. February lO.-About .
month ago an article rejecting upon the
character Of A. n. Sotildo OF this city.
clerk to the Senate Committee on Rail-
roads, appeared In the local columns Of
the Republican. Several similar articles
have been published since. and ysster-
day another appeared. This last publ.
cation appeared to trouble sotildo. and
during the day he Is said to have been
In conversation with friends. from whom
he solicited advice a. to what steps hs
should take to prevent the appearance
OF further stories Of the same character.
An evening paper. referring to the SUBJ
jet. said: "sotildo. In speaking Of the
way the Republican this morning paid Ito
respects to him, said the article IN part
Wal amenable to the libel law. and no
thought he would proceed In that direo-
ton.
Between 0 and 10 O'Clock last night,
while Clarence n. Barton. the news
editor. and Frank Ginger. business man
aRer OF the Republican, were slone In the
editorial room. Sotildo and his younger
brother. Charles, entered and took seats
by the side OF Barton. According to the
statement Of Ginger. A. II. Sotildo, look.
ing Barton full in the face. drew from
his pocket o manuscript which he re-
quested Barton TO read. Barton In.
quired: "Is that another Of your state
msnts2" Sotildo persisted In his re-
quest that Barton should read the paper.
which was finally complied with. Alter
concluding the reading. Barton informed
Sotildo that he must confer with George
@. Gorhsm (the editor) on the subject;
that. he (Barton) could not oct In the
matter. and passed the paper back. OF
the same rising from his chair. where
upon Sotildo struck him. knocking him
against the table OF which he had been
sitting. A ssuffls ensued. during which
the lamp on the table was tilted toward
Ginger, who picked It up and hastily left
the room. Three or four pistol shots 10
quick succession were heard. When the
alarm was frst given the ~compositors on
the floor above rushed into the hall and
found Barton ejeciipg the younger So
tildo from tho editorial room. Two Of
the force at once seized Sotildo upon
Barton's calling out: ~ am shot," and
against some resistance on his part took
him down to the street, where he was
turned over to the police and by them
lodged In the stAtion.house.
Barton was found to have boon shot
twice, once In the neck and once In the
left breast. Neither wound, however. is
thought to be fatal. He was placed In o
carriage and driven to his home on Cap
itol Hill. where DR.. Bliss was shortly
afterward in attendance upon him.
II was not known for several minutes
that the elder Sotildo had been shot. but
soon inquiry was raised. and one OF the
attaches OF the paper entering Barten's
room, found A. NJ. Sotildo unconscious
on the floor, with blood slowly oozing
from o bullet hole In the back OF the
neck. The news quickly spread. and In
o few minutes q crowd OF several hun.
dred persons had assembled In and
about the Republican Office. Stretched
at full length upon the floor. with his
head pillowed on q file Of newspapers.
lay Sotildo. powerless to move. and ap-
parenily unconscious OF the whispered
consultation going on about him. Drs.
Blair and Adams leaned over the dying
man, and ss each counted the feeble
beating OF the pulse, announced : HE
Is sinking fast, aud his death is but o
matter OF q few hours" Blankets and
mattresses were procured, and the
wounded man was made more comforta-
BILE. A lieutenant Of police took charge.
and emily the doctors and o few intimate
friends were admitted into the room.
Shortly after 10 o'clock the wounded
man opened his eyes, called for water.
and moaned: "Cnt II out. Ican't move
my hands," Some whisky was put to his
mouth, but he refused 1t and called for
pure water, which was given him. His
pulse aud breathing became stronger,
and the doctors decided TO remove him
10 tho hospital. which was done. About
IL o'clock the physicians In the hospital
concurred In the opinion that he could
but live o few hours, aud might die
within q few minutes. The ball entered
tho back OF the neck. shattered tho YER
tebrp and lodged In the throat.
A. T. Sotildo says Barton became ex.
cited whom they entered his office, and
showed an intention OF drawing o pistol.
He was further excited by the reading
OF the statement, and did then draw his
pistol and began to FIRE. He "a. O.
Sotldo) then drew his pistol and
clinched with Barton. During the
struggle Barton's pistol went Of, and
Sotildo believes that Barton shot him
self. They wrsstled oil the way down
the stairs, Barton striking him several
times. A. NJ. Sotildo had nothing to do
with the shooting. "Barton shet my
brother fret" said A. O. Sotildo. land
then pointed his pistol OF me. ], In self.
defense, fred one shot ut him."
Mrs. Sotildo, wife OF the wounded
man. says her husband realizes his very
dangerous condition. and that there 10
little ground for hope. He told her this
morning that Barton fred the first shot.
Barton admits this. but says he fred
low and missed. and Ia positive that So
tildo's brother shot him. Barton will
soon recover. Three men state that
they heard Sotildo threaten yesterday to
kill Barton.
THE CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
Sotlldo Is today in a dying condition,
but has regained sufficient consciousness
to make an ante.mortem statement,
which Is now being taken BY the proper
officers. 1t Is generally conceded that
the ball which bit him was fred BY his
brother, although, OF course. aimed at
Barton. But this cannot possibly DO de-
tsrminsd until the ball 10 extracted and
compared with the caliber Of the pistols
used by Barton aud the younger Sotildo.
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