The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-10

Stories Ofthe AnalF.
Frank D. Conger makes the following
statement: ! was in the room talking Il
Barton. A student lamp was on the desl
and Barton's table was covered with pa
perS Some one said, ''How are you" and
thinking II was sore ono TO Sec
Barton, / got up and gave him
my chair and stepped into the next room,
1t then occurred to me that the man might
be Soteldo and so returned and stood in
the door, A. NJ. Soteldo handed Barton
paper or letter and said, 'Read
this Barton replied this Is not
my business; see Mr.. Gorham. 'Soteldor re.
piled want you TO read It Alter Barton
had looked It over, he said: Well, |
have nothing 10 do with this, take
1t 10 Mr.. Gorham. Immediately
Soteldo pushed his hand towards his hip
pocket. Barton, noticing the movement,
started up without word that 1 can re.
cdl. Soteldo sprang for him and pushed
Barton against the desk. Tho lamp was
knocked over. l grabbed the lamp and
set 1t on the table in the adjoining
room. As did so Soteldo's brother, who
had come in with him, drew u revolver
and placed it at Barton's head When |
put the lamp on the table heard the first
shot. did not come back after the shoot
ing commenced. ran down stairs and
out on the sidewalk. There / called
police. As was going down down stairs
| heard scntiling in the room used by
Barton. Stm1 of the printers looked
out OF window up stairs, and | call
ed to them TO come down, as we need.
ed all the assistance We could get
| then Went back into the business
Office, and Barton and young Soteldo came
rushing down stairs heard no less than
three shots fired but saw none Of them
fired, Alter | had set the lamp down |
went toseC what was they were doing, and
saw pistol pointed ut the back OF BSrton's
head. When they got to the street | got
Barton on one side. The boys got young
Sotcldo. After they had him he tried 10
break away and get at Barton. This hap.
pened shortly alter oclock-probabiy
fifteen or twenty minutes after 9, | sent
Barton home. | called police six or eight
times, but there were no police around. /
heard no angry words that can Tecollect {"
a. U. Soteldo, in an interview ut the
police station made the following state
mentl My brother and myself went 10 the
Republican office about 0 o'clock tonight
Upon entering Barton's room, he, or bar
ton, became much excited and ut once nut
his hand behind him; my brother then
handed Barton statement which he de-
sired to have published in the Republican.
Barton then became very much ex-
cited and again put his hand in
his pocket, drew revolver and
began shooting. Barton then came toward
me, pistol in hand. When / saw him pull
out his revolver drew mine. Barton and
myself then clinched and in the
scuiiie his revolver went of,
and | believe he shot himself. We then
Wrestled out OF the room towards the stair
way and both fell down the stairs, Barton
on top OF me. We then separated
and when ! reached the pavement a mum.
Der Of employees OF the office came out and
struck me several times and handed me to
the police. My brother had nothing to
do with the shooting Barton shot him
first and then pointed his pistol at me. /
then pulled my revolver IN self defence
and fired one shot ut him."
At late hour tonight A. NJ.
Soteldo was in very precarious
cohultlon. Ills physicians had not sue
ceeded in extracting the bullet, and ssid
there was but slight hope Of his recovery.
Soon after Mr.. Barton reached his
home. DR.. Bliss was called and sue
ceeded in extracting the bullet from his
neck. The wound was not q serious
one. Upon examination it was found
that the other shot, which struck him
in the right breast, only penetrated the
clothing, slightly abrasing the skin.
soteldo's wife and child are at present in
Ohio.