The Ordway new era., 1908-03-20
SHOT IN FIGHT
WITH OFFICER
oesPeRAOo ATTACKS COLORADO
SPRINGS DEPUTY SHERIFF
AND is KILLED.
UhTENABLE SURMISES
SoHoNeR'S JURY FINDS THAT
SHOOTING WAS DONE IN
SELF-DEFENcE.

,olorado SDrings.-Sam Barkwell, a
ihilInian o. Colorado City, supposed
murderer Of Millionaire Otto Fehrin.
ger. was Killed by Deputy Sheriff John
l.. Scoilrld in pistol duel in the dep.
uiE house Friday afternoon. the men
having gone there 50 that Barkwell
could give the officer information he
claimed TO have about the murder of
me rich druggist. ScohcIl was shot
In the arm.
Barkwtil II had told the deputy that he
could solve the murder mystery. He
lrl"d to induce the officer 10 go with
MN to l0n"ly place near Colorado
'llN. Scofcld refused. Then they
came to Colorado Springs. Aftcr learn
ing that Scoheld's home was empty,
Barkwcll went into the house.
harkwcI had apparently decided to
confess the FehrinSer murder, changed
MS mind, thought he had said too much
10 Scohe.d. opened fire upon the officer.
whum he thought uarmcd. and was sent
to death with four bullets In his body.
While FchrinGcr's body was being
lowered into the grave ut Evergreen
cemetery Barkwell and ScoGcld were
h%hting their duel to the death.
Barliw' Il called up the shcriT's OF.
fec Friday to say he could tell all
about the case after having left bar
bcr shop where it was being discussed
The tragedy occurred nj /: 30 o'clock.
al SCOheld's residence. 800 South Cas-.
cade avenue. n stones throw from the
county jail. where the two men had
gon" 10 talk over the Fchringcr case
SCOiiCll had left Barkwell slit ing In
III" from room. and removing his coat
had gone into the back yard and was
Tc'ontDrins the house, when, without "A
word Of explanation Barkwcll shot him
The bullet was aimed at SCofcld's
left side. but did not pierce the flesh.
as pOCkcthnuk which he carried In
HIS shirt dctlCcted the bullet aud prob
ably saved his life Darling behind n
partition SCoficld jcrked a gun from an
Inside pocket of his trousers and re-
turned tho fire
The men fired eight shots. all of the
forr in SCoiield's gun taking effect
Barkwcll was shot just abOrc the left
eye. again on the left side Of the head.
another entered his neck and fourth
WIS diverted In its course by striking
his right arm. with which he attempted
to shield himself. lodging In his jaw.
There were no Witnesses TO the
shooting. Sconeld walked over to the
Jail and gave himself up.
Saturday an inquest was held on the
body Of Barkwcll. The finding of the
jury was that Scofcld shot him with
out folonious intent and in self.de.
fcnSC." Scoficld was released from
custody.
What is alleged to have been the real
rcasnu for Sam Barkwell's desperate
effort to kill Deputy Sheriff Scoheld
Friday is claimed by officers 10 have
been revealed Saturday. They declare
that they found n photograph OF Mrs.
ScOficld in the dead mans trunk and
TO have developed convincing proof
that tho woman was undulv fond OF
Barkwcll. vino proves to have been
desperate with long criminal record.
The officers assert that after Bark
well was released from n term in prison
for mur,lcrous assault he was seen in
public in company with Mrs. Scoilcld,
who was matron of his prison and be-
came acquainted with him there. 1t Is
the theory Of the sheriff and police
that BarEwell planned to lure Scoficld
to n place where he could kill him and
leave his body in such shape that he
would be considered suicide.
Nbnn'FliOn Sl Ddi h"c'i Ni'h 'hS
Fehringer case has not been estab.
lished. None of those who were idenu.
fed with the Fehringer case have iden-
fed with the Fehringer case have
identified the body or the picture OF
Barkwell as resembling Fehringer's
slayer.
Barkwe;l was convicted of stabbing
Thomas Tobin in the back and sen.
fenced to the county Jail for six months
on the charge OF assault with intent to
kill. December 13, 1906. June 13, 1907.
he was released.
Scoticll. when seen later. refused TO
credit any insinuations against his
wife and Deputy Sheriff Clayton said
there was absolutely no letters found
in Barkwell's possession from Mrs
Scoiicld-sc the bottom seems to have
dropDcd ont of that theory.