Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-13

at tengtn MS examination or Barton's wounds
| Meantime witness issued instructions 10 his as
| SlStantS 10 send for physicians and soon after
wards DrS. Sewers stanton and Bliss responded.
The coroner having asked the witness 20 de-
scribe the pistol Barton had tn his hand he said
| as Barton and the young Soteldo struck the aoor
OF the business office his impression was that both
men mas pistols In their hands He positive
! Mt Barton had one, which was dark looking
| pistol with a dark handle. Witness thought he
t Sould recognize it again He did not know what
became OF IL, except that one said TO be Barton's
| pistol was locked up in one OF the desks IN the
once. witness here WAS shown the pistol said 10
be Bartons, and said he was quite positive that
was the one he saw in Barton's hand. Witness
aaid there was no conversation OF any kind be-
| tween the parties except what he related
Juror Curry asked of Mr. Conger If he Were posi-
1--WE tnt there were no other shots fired except
what were fired between Barton and Soteldo?
| fired. 49, 'N0'
Witness thought when the scunie begun Mr.
Nancy rose from the seat; he thought he was
sun In the room when witness lett. Witness did
not see Soteldo pull any weapon or make any mo-
Ilon towards getting one after he sprang at Mr.
Mr. Conger Identified nlckel-plated pistol as
one similar to that he saw In the hand of A.. c.
Soteldo.
TESTIMONY OF MR. MANLEY.
Mr.. John H. Manley was then sworn. He said
he went into the Republican, Office about quarter
before nine. gentleman named Capt Pardon was
sitting at Mr. Barton's table writing when witness
@ went In, but he went out in a few minutes Wit
ness mad been talking some fifteen minutes when
two men came I'm. Witness here described the
position taken by the men and Mr. Barton's state
lnehl that the paper handed him was not for him,
but for Mr.. Gorham. Mr.. Barton said as he handed
the paper back: IL have no interest I'm that pa
per. When The flrst menacing position was taken
Barton drew drawer at the right hand OF his
desk and put his hand In; then he drew his hand
out again and as Soteldo sprang at him he put his
hahd IN The drawer again. Witness turned to-
wards the door and heard two shots fired Turn
Ing he saw two shots fired by the younger SoteIdo.
Witness looked to see II he could get assistance.
me younger Soteldo said nothing at all. Witness
could not say whether Barton took nythiDg from
the drawer Witness said as Barton came our OF
the room clinched with the younger Soteldo Wit
ness went down into the business offce in advance
OF them. Barton then had a rusty looking dark
plstol In his hand. The pistol in the hand OF the
Younger Soteido was bright one. Witness did
not see the elder Sotedo fall
TIRE FATAL BULLET
Dr. j. f. Hartgan was next sworn and gave a
report OF the autopsy which he conducted at the
hospital yesterday. Witness said he removed the
ball and handed il to the coroner
Coroner Patterson here took bullet from an en-
velope and the witness identified it Coroner Pat
terson said he had weighed the ball and found 1t
Welgned S614 grains.
Louis p. Sebold, jr.. an employe OF the Rea,,b,i-
caf Office, was sworn and exhibited bullet he
picked up after the fracas, lying on the floor OF the
Office He also showed collar covered with blood,
which he picked up from the floor. He said be had
hred a shot from Mr. Bartons pistol several
months ago and had taken the empty shell out
after firing
sorE1Dos WOUND.
Dr. d. ". Bliss was examined, and described So
teldo's wound, stating that il produced death.
Dr. H. L. Sewers also gave statement OF his
connection with the case, and described the
wound.
Drs. Bliss and Sewers both identified the bullet
Which had been extracted from the neck OF Mr. Bar
Ton, ana also the bullet DR.. Hartigan took from
Mr.. Soteldo'S wound.
The coroner stated that the bullet taken from
Mr. Barton's. neck weighed Sc 1l-20 grains, there
being difference in the weights Of the two bull
lets OF about one-fourth of a grain.
nfy rnfp
witnesses present, recess of ten minutes Was
taken.
TESTIMONY AS TO soTELDo's ANrE-MoRTEM STATE
MENT
When the jury reaSSembled Mr. r. Ross Perry
was sworn. He testified as follows:
At the instance Of Col. George b. Cori,hiu I, in
company with h, T. Taggart, esq, assistant L. $.
1852, proceeded to Off Providence @ @ hospital In Wash. n
ington, ID. c. We arrived there at six minutes
before II m. and left his room at twenty five min
or the sisters and stated the object or our visit
We gave her Col Corkhills card, on the back OF
which was written request TO Mr.. Antonio NJ
Soteldo To give Ms statement OF the circumstances
attending his being Shot She showed us up
stairs to the third floor, and in the hallway in
front OF his room We met Mrs. Sotedo and stited
to her the object OF our visit She then left us and
went into the room where her husband was. for the
purpose OF acQuanting him With the object OF our
visit. She came out and stated to that her hus-
band refused to say anything about the Shooting
and she suggested TO US that we should go in the
bed side and asked him If he saw him; Mr. Soteldo
answered, ''oh, yes,' and seemed to recognize me-
Mr. Taggart then asked him if he knew me, and
he answered. "YeS, he used to be assistant district
attorney" Then spoke to him, and he recog-
nized me clearly. Mr.. Taggart, who was sitting
near the bed In chair, then told him that we
had come to take his statement about
the occurrence OF the previous night He said, 81
don't remember much about it, there are Others
talk; it will make me very i'll. ] ain pardlyzed in
my limbs and arms and am breathing only
talk about the matter. Then he called upon an ato 4
tendant who was in the room, saying, ''George,
give me some water" and it was given him.
then asked him about the shooting, and he said
that he did not want to talk about it; that ne had
joined the Catholic church and made his peace
with God; he said, II forgive him" / asked HIM
is DO truth about that" l said did Barton shoot
you, and he said ''yes, he did, Then Dr. Reyburn
sotsido asked for an oplate, and he asked Dr. Rey-
burn "Will be paralyzed forever" He also sug-
gested to the doctor that he should be rubbed with
cologne to prevent bed sores, as he said. When
he said that he had made his peace
with God, he also said that he believed he was
Taggart went out into the hall with him, return
ing In few minutes, and then he asked Mr.. So
teldo what time it was that he went to the Repub-
tween and O'clock"
Mr.. Taggart said: Ibid you at once proceed to
brother with your" He answered aYesa to both both
questions. Mr.. Taggart asked: sDid you have
With you a copy OF any article In the paper?' He
answered, eyes, had that in my pocket for two
weeks. IL was damnable thing" Mr.. Taggart
asked: "Dtd you hand that paper to Mr.. Barton?"
He answered: 81 cannot recollect" He
also stated that he did not re-
collect whether Mr.. Barton had referred
him to Mr. Gorham. 1 again asked him. "Who
shot you?' He answered, 80 Barton" I said,
8 Have you any doubt about it," He answered,
q" No" Upon being questioned more in detail, he
said that he tSoteldo) made the first demonstra-
ton; that he thinks Barton misunderstood this
demonstration, and that he Rarton) fired right
of. Mr.. Taggart said, "Did you see
the pistol In Barton's hand9" He an
Swered first that he did see the pistol; |
but a moment afterwards he said that he did not |
see the pistol in his (BartonS hands, but he $50
tedo} felt the pistol pressed against his neck He
said that he heard the report Immediately after he
felt the pistol pressed against his neck He was |
then asked II it was the first shot that struck him.
and he asked "Were there more shots than one?h |
he also said that he heard only one shot, and that
he fell sprawling. He said that Barton was |
not justified in shooting; that he (Barton) /
was big man and able to take care OF himself. |
He said that he did not draw his pistol and that /
he had never drawn pistol or a knife On man In /
his life He said that he lived alone In house On
street. and that he carried the pistol to protect !
himself going home through the dark streets late /
at nights; that he also had a knife which he car
ried to protect himself from negroes with razorS
He dsfnclfnad to talk with Shonf tho mat