Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-02-10
FATAL AFFRAY.
An Attack on an Editor which Re-
suits Seriously.
The Assailant Probably Dying, While the
Other Will Recover-cause of the
0ificuIy-Statement Of
Both Parties.
NUMEROUS CRIMES AND CASUALTIES


WASHINGTON, February 9.-About q
month ago an article rejecting upon the
character of A. NJ. Sateldo, of this city and
clerk to the Senate Committee on Rail-
roads, appeared in the local columns OF the
National Republican. Since that time sew
eral similar articles have been published in
the same journal and this morning
another appeared. The last publication
appeared to trouble Sateldo, and during
the day he is said to have been in conver-
satiou with friends from whom he solicited
advice as to what step he should take to
prevent the appearance OF further stories
OF Like Character.
An evening paper, referring to the subject,
said Sateldo, in speaking of the way
the Republican, of this morning paid
its respects to him, said the article in part
was amenable to libel, and he thought he
would proceed in that direction; and he
further thought it would demonstrate the
fact that "they laugh best who laugh last"
Between Q and 10 o'clock, tonight, while
Clarence NJ. Barton, news editor and
Frank Conger, business manager OF the
RfDuOtlcn1l, were alONe III the CULTURAL
| room, Sateldo and his younger broth
er Charles, entered and took seats
by the Side OF RartOn.
According to the statement of Conger, A.
NJ. Sateldo, looking Barton full in the face,
drew from his pocket paper or manuscript
which he requested Barton to read. Barton
| inquired: rs that another of your state
ments?"
Sateldo protested in the request that
| Barton should read the papers, which was
| finally complied with. After concluding
| the reading, Barton informed Sateldo he
must confer with Gorham, the editor, on
the subject; that he, (Barton) could not
| act in the matter, and passed the paper
back at the same time rising from the
| chair, whereupon
| SateIdo Struck him
knocking him against the table at which
| he had been sitting.
A scufie ensued during which lamp on
| the table was tilted toward Conger, who
| picked it up and hastily left the room.
| Three or four pistol shots in quick success
| sion were then heard. When the alarm
| was first given the compositors upon the
floor above rushed into the hall and found
| Barton ejecting the younger Sateldo from
| the editorial room. Two of the force ut
| once seized Sateldo, upon Barton's calling
| out,
"IAm Shot,"
| and against some resistance upon his part,
| took him down to the street where he was
turned over to he'police, and by them lodg-
| in the station house
Barton was found to have been shot
twice, once in the neck and once in the
| left breast neither wound, however,
Thought Fatal,
| He was placed in a carriage and driven TO
his home on Car,ital Hill, where DR.. Bliss
was SHORTY afterward in attendance upon
him, 1T was not known for several min
/ tltes that the elder Sateldo had been shot,
but soon the inquiry was raised, "where
is the other Sateldo," and one of the
attaches of the paper entering Barton's
room. found
n. NJ. SateldO Unconscious
upon the floor, with the blood slowly oozing
from bullet hole in the back of his neck.
The news quickly spread, and in n few
minutes a crowd of several hundred per-
sons had assembled in and about the
| Republican business office. The news and
editorial rooms swarmed with newspaper
reporters, friends of the respective parties
and many others merely curious. The
| place where the shooting occurred
Is a Small Room
| in the second story of the building, about
| ten feet by twelve, with one window over
looking Pennsylvania avenue, and single
door opening directly into the editorial
room, affording its only entrance and exit
| The furniture in this room consisted OF a
| single desk used by Barton as news editor,
| and two plain wooden chairs, besides the
one occupied by Barton.
| Stretched at Full Length
| upon the floor, with his head pillowed upon
pile of newspapers, the unhappy victim
| of this sad tragedy lay, powerless to move
and apparently unconscious Of the whis-
| pered consultations going on about him.
| Drs. McBlair and Adams leaned over the
| dying man, and as each counted the feeble
beating of the pulse they announced
He IL Sinking Fast.
| and his death is but a matter OF few
| hours. Blankets and mattresses were pro-
| cured and the wounded man was made
more comfortable. A lieutenant Of police
| took charge and only the doctors and few
intimate friends were admitted into the
room. Shortly after 10 o'clock, the wound
ed man opened his eyes and called for wa.
ter, and moaned:
Gut IL Out.
| can't move my hands" Some whisky
was put to his mouth, but he refused it
| and called for pure water which was
| given him. His pulse and breathing be-
| came stronger and the doctors decided TO
remove him TO the hospital, which was
| done about II o'clock. The physicians in
| the hospital concurred in the opinion that
| he could live but few hours and might die
within few minutes. The ball entered
| the
Back OF the Neck,
| and shattered the vertebra.
Frank B. COnger makes the following
statement: ! WIS in the room talking TO
| Barton. The student lamp was on the
| desk, and Barton's table was covered with
papers. Some one said "How are you"
| and thinking it was some one TO see
| Barton, l got up and gave him
| my chair, and stepped into the next
| rooms Ii then occurred 10 me the man
might be Sateldo, and so | returned and
| stood in the door. A. NJ. Sateldo handed
Barton paper or letter, and said: Read
this" Barton replied, This is not my
business; see Mr.. Gorbam." Sateldo re-
piled, II want you to read it.
After Barton had looked il over he said:
"Well have nothing TO do with this; take
| il TO Mr. Gorham." Immediately Sateldo
pushed his hand towards his hip pocket.
Barton, noticing this movement, started up
without word. That i can recall.
sateido sprang for Him
| and pushed Barton against the desk. The
lamp was knocked over. / grabbed the
| lamp and setit on the tablein an adjoining
room. As did so, Sateido's brother, who
had come in with him, drew q revolver.
and placed it at Barton's bead. When i
put the lamp on the table
Heard the Kfsss Shot
did not come back after the shooting corr
menced. / ran down stairs and out on the
sidewalk. There called police. As was
going down stairs heard scufiiing in the
room used by Barton
some of the conpositols looked out OF
| the windows upstairs. ! called to them
| 10 come down, as we needed all the assist
| ance we could gee then went back into
| the business Office and Barton and young
Sateldo came
Reshing Dsun STAIRS.
1 heard no less than three shots, bot saw
| none of them fred.
After had set the lamp down, went to