Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-10
Fatal shooting Affair.

desperate shooting sttfsy took place ID tie
othcs OF the National Republican, 10 VAST
log:oP, last night, Mr.. CIsrero, NJ. Barton.
the nlWs editor CT that pspsr, and Il. Nj. aad
A. o. Soteldo haiug he participants. Mr.. a.
NJ. Sue d. was fatally shot 10 The neck. and will
die. Dir. Barton recsived ii 1t 10 the nesk AID
gial ocg shot On the breast, hut neither is dar-
ce!ons. The aArsy graw cut of publication in
tho Republican rta:o:ing on Soseldo. Shortly
Gf'er Lin, 9 clock A. N Soseldo With his broth.
or. Ch'res, went toto The tdiseri Il room of tho
L pus icnu bo'h being intoxi Gated The only
Csc ia The Dom was CIarc1o, NJ. B.rtou, news
ediitr No oDo knows what followered until
lhs printela In the GIMP ,sink room hsard sev-
ctLl shots fred.
When the iorsnan Ct he com posing room
retchsd his door b, met CHARLES SGeldo com
leg GU. de- c,uahE hold him and turned hin
tY|r TO he pOlcs. Barton was fouad 10 be
shot 10 the neck ard eide, while A. NJ. Soteldo
lay gasplcg on the floor. one ball having euteI-
ed his nsok frdm tho back and smother b,ll en-
tered Ms side. The general impression Is that
tight began when the two b1oshers entered
the room. the younger Sotedo firing The 6,ss
shot. II is thought be fred several shots .f.eI-
yards. and thai bis Shots hit both, from the
fact that both shots were fred from the rear
lh' ttf.ir caused III, ucss intense exotic cot.
Al Associated Press dispatch gives the FOL-
loving account oflh, affair: BstWeau pue and
ten o'ccck while Mr.. Clsrepcs NJ. B,rtor,
news editor. and Mr.. Frank Corger, bushes. Q
manager If the Republican, W re- alone 10 Il 9
edio1isl room. Nh. Soeldo add bis Young r
broth'r Charles euttr.d srd took seats by Mr..
Barton. Acc Ring to tie statement OF Mr.
Corger, A. NJ. Soteldo, lot king Mr. B,rton
full 10 the f:o,, drew frcm his pocket q
paper CT maousslip', which b, requested Mr..
Barton to read. MI. b. on CURED, lis that
smother of your statsmsDts." Mr. Soteldo pei
sisted ID bis rqnest that Mir. Blrton Should
read the paper, ~hoh vas Goally couplisd witb.
Alter concluding Ihs reading Mr.. Barton 10
formed Mr.. Sofeldo that he must c infer with
Mr.. Gormao h, tdtorl 90 tho eubitc!; that
be Barton c)u'd not aos in the matter, and
passed the paper back. at the sauna time attemp.
ting to riso from bis chair, where, upon Solel-
do tiu,k him, knocking him spsins. The tabls
at which be wss sitting, a scuth ensued, du :
ing which studen: lamp. wdich WAS sitting on
the tstla was til.ed towards Mr.. Oorgar, who
picked it up and hastily kf; the room, where
upon three or four pistol shots II quick succ,t-
sion vera heard.
When the alsrn was first given the compost
to;s tmployed upon he h,or above rushed into
the hal aud found Mr.. Barton 10 tho sos of
'isctiog the yourgar Sotedo from ,hs editorial
rooms. Two Of the fJrc, at once sez d Sotedo
upon Bsr;ou'S o.lliog out Il am shot," ADD
against some resistance upon mis- part took him
down to tbs street, whse he was turned ovsr
TO the polos, and lCdaed By them in The s!stiot-
house. Mr. B8ron WAS found to b, shot twice,
orc, 10 Iha ueok add oIc, 10 the left breast.
Nerhsr wound, h,wevtr. is thought to bs fatal.
tie WAS placed 10 carriage and driven to bis
home, 90 Capitol Hill. l. was not koown fer
several miruus that the elder Soteldo bad b.en
shot. tu: 5000 itqui'y WAS raised. and one IF
atncls of tho p.per entering Mr.. B rtop' .
room, 'ouod A. NJ. Soc!d, lying u1o,r. c Gus
90 tha flor, with the blood slowly oezrg from
bul.t-hOle 10 ho back CT bis neck.