The herald., 1896-04-24

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Pitroff, when his gun was empty, backed
down the rear stairway and went along the
streets until he reached the corner of Fifth
and San Pedro. Meeting deputy Consta-
bic Huston, he told him what had trans
pired and asked to be taken into custody.
On reaching the station and being exam
ined, he was found to have sustained
wound through the feshy part of the right
leg about midway between the knee and
thigh. the ball passing diagonally from
front to rear, missing the bone Peyton
had escaped through the front door and
disappeared. The whole proceeding took
but o few moments and was over almost
before the other people in the house real
ized what was TRANSPORTING
Mrs. Pitroff was seen shortly after the
occurrence, and stated that she had left
Pitroif some months ago on account of his
idle and dis solute habits. For about a year
she was compelled to live in a ragged tent
at Fifth and San Julian streets, which she
finally left and moved to Temple street.
Her husband shortly filed the adultery
suit, alleging intimacy with Charles Pey-
ton. The latter is about 34 years old, an
asthmatic. and employed in a planning
mill. For two months she had been at san
Pedro to escape Ptroff, and returned last
Monday evening. As she was preparing
to go out with her daughter and Peyton to
see the parade, Pitroif suddenly appeared
at the door with the remark, "Now I've
got you,n and drawing a revolver, fired two
shots point blank at Peyton, who had
as Pitrof appeared. She claims that
Pitrof apparently intended to shoot her
at first but seeing Peyton reach for his
gun, turned his attention to him. At the
first shot she rushed for the closet and saw
no more. She was nursing and comforting
her little daughter after the affray and ex-
pressed herself very bitterly toward her
husband, whom she claimed wholly to
blame, being always cruel to her and fail
ing to properly provide for her wants.
PitroH was seen in his quarters at the
jail and was willing to talk. He said the
toms breaking up the peace of his house,
hold. For time he condoned his wife's
actions, but she finally admitted to him
her criminal relations with Peyton, and he
fled the suit for adultery. He, however,
did not blame the woman so much, think.
ing she was more sinned against than sin.
ming. be said he only found the woman
and child were in town last night and
called to see the girl whom he had not seen
for two months. As he appeared at the
door ne thought the man present was his
older son and did not for several moments
discover that it was Peyton. Pitroff says
Peyton fired first and exhibited bullet
hole in his coat where the shot took effect.
Then he drew his gun and the shooti
was general. He expressed great satisfac-
ton at hearing that neither his daughter
nor wife had been severely wounded, hut
said he shot at Peyton in self defense, The
latter had on several occasions threatened
to kill him on sight and he always went
prepared for him. He has been living at
the Somerset house, and did not go to the
rooms looking for trouble and the meeting
with Peyton was entirely unexpected.
The landlady said that on Monday even
ing Peyton engaged the rooms for his sister
nj oh thnt tuhn ho1
sustained that relation. The shooting was
great surprise. Peyton had not been
found up to a late hour last night, and it is
not known whether he is wounded or not,
1t is not probable that he is, as he got
away without assistance after the fracas,