Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-12-11
The Ct CARLIN FEUD.
Antoine PicanSO Shot in the Back
While Walking the Streets
of that Town.

Picanso fued at Carlin opened. This
time rife ball aimed with murder
GUS intent nearly ended the life of
Antoine Picanso, who murderously
assaulted Mr.. j. w. Puett with a
knife on the 22nd day of last July.
The particulars Of the shooting so far
as we are able to learn are about as
follows: About two o'clock yesterday
afternoon Picaneo, George Arthur
and William Dryer were walking
down the neil street of Carlin.
George Arthur and Picanso we're
walking side by side and William
Dryer about ten feet behind them.
When near the Arnheim corner, the
report of a rifle was heard and Pican.
80 ran forward a few feet, bent over
and put his hand to his shoulder and
said he was slot. The smoke Of powd-
er was seen coming from the door of
the parlor of Mr.. Puett's hotel about
sixty or seventy yards diagonally and
In the rear Of where Picanso was
standing when shot. Picanso WAS
taken to Isola's saloon where he was
made as comfortable as possible. He
WAS bleeding profusely and DR. Hood
was telegraphed for, Constable Nc
lntosh was soon on the ground and
inquired OF Picanso who shot him.
Plcanso REPLIED: "Puett shot me, /
saw him through the glass;" A large
crowd had gathered in the saloon by
this time and the hot headed ones
| demanded that Mr.. and Mrs. Puett
be beth arrested and thrown into Jail
at once. This the constable refused
to do. He went to Mr. Puet's hotel
and on entering WAS asked by Mrs.
Puett if he had come after her. The
constable replied that he had come
after the one who had done the shoot
ing. Mrs. Puett replied Immediately
that she had done 1t and was corrob-
grated by Miss Walker, the hired girl
Mr.. and Mrs. Puett were then placed
under arrest.
The bullet struck Picanso in the
back Of the right shoulder and rang.
ing upward came out at the fro Mt,
SCATTERING the shoulder blade. When
DR.. Hood arrived he found Picanso
very weak from the loss OF blood. He
bound up his wound and had him
brought to Elko last night on
freight train and taken to the hospit-
al
Opinion in Carlin is very much di-
vided rs to who fired the shot, al
though Mrs. Puett stoutly maintains
that she did it. 1t is reported, how
yer, that an indian saw Mr.. Puett
run out Of the hotel with a gun and
stoop down and fire the shot. In an
interview today Mr.. Puett stated that
he had been hard at work all day
with Mr.. Hollister taking an inven.
tory Of the property in the hotel as he
was about to lease it. Mr.. Holllster
had gone to his dinner and he being
tired, had lain down on the bed to
rest and was lying there when the
shot was fired. He got up immediate.
ly and went to the parlor and asked
who had fired the shot and Mrs.Puett
replied that she had shot at Tony,bu
was afraid she had missed HIM.
Mr.. Puett ascribes the shooting to
Picanso's murderous assault on him
and the failure of the last grand jury
to iudict Picanso. He also says that
when PicaDso was discharged by the
grand jury he. threatened that he
would return to Carlin and finish tho
job. meaning that he would kill him
(Puett.) Mr.. Puett claims that his
life was in danger and that he was
afraid to appear upon the streets Of
Carlin while Picanso was there, for
fear that he would carry out his
threats.
A reporter called on Tony at the
| hospital this forenoon and found him