The herald., 1897-06-05
Shot by Indignant Wife Of
Another Man
DIsLIKED HIS ATTENTIONS
HELPED ETZLER STEAL A TEAM
OF HORSES
Once Before in Trouble on q Charge Of
Embezxlement-He Confesses
His Acts

jacob Barron, erStWhtle from san
Francisco, is carrying bullet around in
his leg as reminder OF his too persistent
attention to Mrs. ]. Bostick, living, on
Ceres avenue, near Fifth street. Recent
ly Mr.. Bostick went to Alaska, and Bar
ron, who Is something of masher. took
advantage of his absence to annoy Bos-
ticks wife with his attentions.
Time and again he came to her little
home, and insisted in addressing her in
affectionate terms Mrs Bostick tired of
Barron's dulcet words, and told him 80.
She repelled his approaches. and warned
him to leave her alone. Barron was
needless to her words, however. and
kept up his annoyance.
Thursday afternoon he came again
and began talking to Mrs. Bostick. Dur
ing the conversation he took occasion to
make a statement which excited the
woman's ire. She commanded him 10
leave, and when he failed to obey she
walked into the house and picked up a
revolver. When she came to the door
with this in her hand Barron concluded
that the woman must be in earnest, and
started off to run. He had trifled with
Mrs. Bostick's feelings too far, how
ever, and she pointed the revolver at him
and pulled the trigger. Her aim was
true. and the bullet took effect in the
fleeing name leg just above. the knee.
The bullet was imbedded in the muscle.
inflicting only flesh wound.
Barron managed to get to his room in
a First street lodging house, and staid
there over night. The wound was very
painful, and yesterday morning he came
to the receiving hospital to have it dress
ed. DR.. Hagan bound up the mans leg
and put him to bed.
When Mrs. Bostick was seen she said:
II did not really mean to shoot the
man; only meant to scare him. I don't
know how hit him. But think he was
served about right, for he has been an
noying me a great deal of late by his at
tentions.
ceiving hospital "She served me right"
he said. 1T was my own fault. l don't
know why / have annoyed that woman
as I have. I think I must have been
crazy. She is not to blame at all for this.
It was all my own fault and I'll take my
medicine like man."
1t was learned last night that Barron
Is wanted for horse stealing. In COM
pany with Charles Etzler he stole team
and wagon belonging to Whittier
rancher, which was sold for SO. Barron,
Etzler and the rancher came up from
Whittier together and proceeded to get
on drunk. When all their money was
gone Etzler and Barron took the team
from the stable where it had been left
and driving 1t over to another stable
sold the outfit for $40. Both men signed
the bill of sale and the officers have a
clear case against them. Etzler was ar
rested some time ago and is now lying
in the county Jail. Barron managed 70
keep out of sight and the officers had
been unable to locate him.
Barron does not deny his guilt He
says that Etzler beat him in the trans
action. They were to divide the money,
but instead of doing it Etzler kept all but
s150, which he gave to Barron. Etzlar
will be remembered through his connec-
tion with the Kid Thompson trial. 1t
was largely upon his evidence that tn :
train robber was convicted. He follow
ed Thompson around over the country
and when he had fically wrung a confess
sion from him turned over his informa.
tion to the Southern Pacific detectives.
Barron was placed under arrest last
night on the horse-stealing charge He
has a previous criminal record in Los
Angeles. March II he was arrested by
Officer Richardson on a charge of en-
bezzlement, but managed to escape by
running, breaking away from his captor
while waiting for the arrival of the pa
troll wagon.