The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-08-13
BARroL MAY RECOVER.
A Man Living With Bullet In His Brain
Details OF tho Shooting.

A Man Living with Bullet In His Brain
Details OF tho Shooting.
The details Of the shooting OF George
Bartol, proprietor OF the White House
saloon, by his wife, Annie Bartol, 9atur
day morning, are these: The couple
have been quarreling considerable o
late and both have been dissipating con
siderably. Friday night Bartel cam,
home late and began Quarrellng with
his wife, ending by driving her into thl
street. 9he sought refuge with neigh
Dor for the night and next morning re'
turned home. Here she was met In the
bar-r00m by her husband, who renew cd
the quarrel and abused her In shameful
language. Both were intox lcated aud
Mrs. Bartol drew revolver from her
pocket and threatened 10 shoot Bartol
unless he desisted from hla abuse. The
revolver was q long barreled, seven
shooter, containing short, twenty-five
calibeT cartridges. Mrs. Bartol's threat
incensed Mr.. Bartol and he Increased
his abusive language, when Mrs. Bartol
fired shot, which lodged In the Gazing
OF the bar counter. With an oath Bar
tol started for his wife aud she fred a
second time. the bullet entering the fore
head above the left eye and penetrating
the brain TO the depth OF about three
and O half Inches. Bartol fell To the
floor, and Mrs. Bartol was greatly over.
come by the result OF her hasty and III
tempered act. Bart0l was picked up
and DR., Conklin sent for. When the
latter arrived Bartol was walking around
and complaining OF q severe pain In tho
head In the region where the bullet To-
Gated Itself. DR., ConklIn probed for tho
bullet but, owing TO the danger attend,
ant upon such an operation, made no NJ.
tempt TO dislodge II. In the meantime
Marshal Schlagle had sworn out war
rant and arrested Mre. Birtol for shoot.
Ing with intent 10 kill. She was taken
TO jail, where ahe now ". Mira. Bartol
feels very badly over the matter aud gaya
II was only her intention 10 frIghten
her husband and not kill him.
The death OF Birtol was expected
almost every minute after the shooting,
but II Ia evidently not hls intention 10
die. He Ia not only sane and conscious
to-day but Ia improving, Although II
seems odd and oil chances are agalnet
him, II looks very much 40 though no
might rocover. A number OF cases are
recorded whero men are alive and well
with bullets In their brains,
In an interview with Mr.. Bart0l 10.
day no said tho shooting was accidental
and no did not In the least suspect his
wife with any intention TO commit mur.
der. DR.. Conklin, the attending phyel.
clan, was also interviewed and he said
there was no doubt no TO tho bullet being
lodged In Bartol'e brain, no had probed
for IL and located II. Bartol's case will
be watched with interest, especially by
the medical fraternity.
Bartol and his wife came here from
Cleveland several years ago, and whom
out OF liquor were always quiet, in0ifen.
elye people. Bartol Ia thirty flvo years
old and his wife twenty.seyen. They
have one child, u four year old daughter.
Mrs, Bartol was arralgned NJ II o'clock
this morning before Mayor Rex on the
charge OF shooting with Intent 10 kill, 10
which she pleaded not guilty, and the
hearing was set for next Friday NJ 1 D.
M, bal being 1xed at $4,000. This the
accused was unable 10 furnish, 40 che
was remanded to the county jail.
Az tho hour OF going 10 press Bartol 10
reported to be growing worse, and II Ia
asserted that he cannot live much longer.