Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-02-11
FIGHT
IN A NEWSPAPER oFFIOE.
: Washington Journalist At.
tackled in His Sanctum,
And Wounded by His Assailant
Who was Also Shot and Seri-
ously Wounded.

WASHINGTON, February 9.-Several
articles have been published recently
in the Republican, rejecting on the
personal character of A. M. Sateldo,
formerly an editor of that paper, and
now clerk OF the Senate railroad
committee One of these articles
appeared this morning. Tonight,
about 9 o'clock, while Clarence Bar
ton, managing editor, was at his desk
alone in the room, Sateldo, accom-
panied by his younger brother, en-
tered the room and presented a
communication, which he desired to
have published in tomorrow issue.
Barton referred Sateldo to the
editor in chef A quarrel ensued,
when the eader Sateldo grappled
with Barton, and the younger Sa-
teldo, it is said, commenced firing at
Barton. Four or five shots were
fired in rapid succession. Barton
was shot twice In the neck and the
right breast, but was able to walk
down stairs, engage carriage and
drive home. The elder Sateldo was
shot in the back, just below the neck,
and near the spine, and it is thought
to be fatally wounded. Young Sa-
teldo was arrested and locked up.
WASHINGTON, d. c., February 10
A. NJ. Sateldo, one of the victims OF
the shooting afray at the Office OF
the National Republican last night,
is now lying at Providence hospital,
in about the same condition as last
night. His brother, A. c. Satelic,
is in close custody at the fifth pre-
cinct station. Clarence NJ. Barton is
resting as quietly as could be ex-
pected.
A. NJ. Sateldo, who was shot last
night, is still living and has regained
entire consciousness, although he is
paralyzed from the head down and
his death is only question of a
short time. In conversation with
his friends, he disclaims having had
any intention to shoot Barton, and
says the latter fired the shot, but he
forgives him (Barton) for it. He
has thus far declined to make any
legal ante mortem statement. This is
construed to mean that he is of the
opinion that one of his brothers s
shots, intended for Barton, struck
the elder Sateldo. Barton had a
pistol is his table drawer, which he
seized when attacked. Only one
chamber of this was found to be
empty; but Barton had dubbed it
and used it ON both his assailants.
Young Sateldo's pistol was found
empty, it had four chambers. The
elder Sateldo's pistol was fully
charged. All the weapons are
in the hands of the police.
Barton's pistol was ON old one. Up
on the person of the wounded Satel-
do was found a 10 inch dirk knife
All of the weapons of the Sateldo
brothers were new and bright. Bar
ton, in his statement, says both his
assailants were greatly under the in
fiuence of liquor. The younger Sa>
teldo was arraigned in the police
court toeday, charged with assault
and battery with intent to kill his
brother, Antonio M. Sateldo, and yas
committed without bail to await the
result of the latter's injuries. Bar
ton is not seriously injured by either
wound
WASHINGTON, February 10.-Tht
sub committee Of the House commit.
tee on elections having under consid
GRAFTON the contested case of Smith
lRepubliean), VS., Robertson, Dem
ocratic member from the Sixth Louis
lana District,) adopted a resolution
at their meeting this morning to dis
cuss the case without prejudice. Thi'
action was unanimous and will be re
ported to the full committee at theil
next meeting.