The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-02-10
\ WASHINGTON TRAGEDY.
A Committee Clerk Asaa ats
an Editer ana IL Killed,

an Editer ana IL Killed.
Washington, 9.-About a month
ago an article rejecting upon the
character of A. nj. Soteldo, of this
city, and a clerk to the Senate COM
mittee on railroads, appeared in The
local columns of the National he
publican. Several similar articles
have been published since, and this
morning another appeared. The
last publication appeared to trouble
Soteldo, and during the day he is
said to have been in conversation
with friends, from whom he solic-
tied advice as to what steps he
should take to prevent the appear
ance Of further stories of like char
acter. An evening paper, referring
to the subject, said Soteldo. in speak
ing OF the way the Republican, this
morning, paid its respects to him,
said the article in part was amen
able to libel, and he thought he
would proceed in that direction.
Between 8 and 10 tonight, while
Clarence NJ. Barton, news editor,
and Frank Conger, business
manager Of the Republican,
were alone III the editorial room,
SoteldO and his younger brother
Charles, entered and took seats by
the side Of Barton. According to
the statement OF Conger, A. M.
Soteldo, looking Barton full in the
face, drew from his pocket a paper
or manuscript, which ne requested
Barton to read. Barton inquired,
els that another of your state
ments?" Soteldo persisted in the
request that Barton should read the
paper, which was finally complied
with. After concluding the reading
Barton informed Soteldo that he
must confer with Gorham (the
editor on the subject; that he Bar
tom could not act in the matter and
passed the paper back, at the same
time rising FROM the chair, where
upon Soteldo struck him, knocking |
him against the table at which he |
had been sitting. A scuffie ensued,
during which the lamp on the table
was tilted toward Conger, who
picked it up, and hastily left the
room. Three or four pistol shots
in quick succession were heard.
Whed the alarm was first
given c)mpOSitorS upon the floor
above rushed into the hall
and found Barton ejecting the
Soteldo from the editorial
,o0m. Two of the force at once
seized SoteldO, upon Barton's calling
)ut 81 am shot" and against some
on his part, took him
Town to the street where he was
uTned over to the police and bye
hem lodged in the station house.
Barton was found to be shot twice,
nee in the neck and once in the
eft breast. Neither wound, how
Yer, is thought fatal He was {
laced in a carriage and drawn to n
is home, on Capitol Hill, where
Or. Bliss was shortly afterward in
upon him. It was not
noWn for several minutes that the
lder Soteldo had been shot, but
Don an inquiry was raised and one
f the attaches Of the paper, enter
lg BartOn's room found A. III. So
edo unconscious on the floor with
lOod slowly oOZing from a bullet c
ole in the back IF the neck. The
ews quickly spread, and in a few :
minutes crowd Of several hundred /
ersons had assembled in and about
ne Republican Office. Stretched at
Ill length upon the floor, with his
cad pillowed upon a file of news .
apers, the unhappy victim of this 9
I'd tragedy lay pOWerleSs to move
nd apparently unconscious of the
consultations going on
bout him. Drs. Blair and Adams
.aned over the dying man, and as
ach counted the feeble beating of
le pulse, announced: "He is sink
lg fast and his death is but mat !
II of a few hours" Blankets and
actresses were procured and the
-ounded man was made more COM
)rtable. A lieutenant of the po-
ce took charge and only the doc
)r and few intimate friends were
omitted into the room. Shortly =
fter 10the wounded man opened his
yes, called for water, and moaned:
Cut it out, l can't move
~ hands" some whisky was
ut to his mouth, but he Z
,fused it, and called for pure water,
-hich was given him. His pulse
nd breathing became stronger, and
be doctors decided to remove him {
} the hospital, which was done
bout II o'clock. Physicians in the v
Ospital concurred in the opinion 6
lat he could live but few hours, G.
nd might die within a few s
minutes. The tall entered the back a
the neck, shattered the yertebrR, =