Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-03-20
SHOT ik..EIGHT i.
..:.. With OFFICER
DESPERATE ATTACKS COLORADO
2 SPRINGS DEPUTY SHERIFF
ii qj 1ANo is KILLED. y gsy is
.UNTENABLE .SURMISES
coRoNER's JURY FINDS THAT
.r SHOOTING WAS DONE IN =
gN sELF.DEFENcE. Ea I

Colorado SprIngs,-Sam Barkweli. a
millman OF Colorado City, supposed
murderer OF Millionaire Otto Fehrin-
ger. was killed by Deputy Sheriff John
+. Scohcld In pistol duel In the dep
uiy's house Friday afternoon, the men
having gone there 30 that Barkwell
could give the officer Information he
claimed to have about the murder of
tho rich druggist. Scoheld was shot
In the arm.
Barliwtll had told the deputy that he
could solve the murder mystery. He
tried to induce the officer 10 go with
him TO lonely place near Colorado
City. Scoheld refused. Then they
came to Colorado Springs. After learn
Ing that Scoheid's home was empty.
Barkwell went Into the house. he
Barkwcl had apparently decided to
confess the Fehrinser murder. changed
his mind. thought he had said too much
TO Scoiic.d. opened fire upon the ofiiccr.
whom he thought harmed. and was sent
to death with four bullets In his body.
While fchringcr's body wns bcinr
lowered into the grave nj Evergreen
cemetery Barkwcli and sconcld were
fighting their duel to the death.
Barkwall called up tho shcrin's Of
fcc Friday 10 say he could tell ali
about the case. after having lcfi bar
Der shop whore u WAS being discussed.
Tn. tragedy occurred nj 1850 o'clock.
nj Scohcii's residence. ::0 South Cas-.
cadc avenue. stones throw from the
county jail. where the Two men had
gone TO talk over the fchrinscr case.
Scoficil had left Barkwcii sitting In
the from room. nni removing his coat.
had gone into the back yard and was
rc-cntcTins the house. when. without u
word OF explanation Barkvcii shot him.
Tn" bullet was aimed at Sconcid'a
LEI; aide. but did not pierce tho ncsh.
rs n pockc;book which h" carried In
hiE shirt detected the bullc, sni prob.
ably saved his life. DaTiIng behind a
partition Sconcid l-rt-,i n Sun from an
insIic pockc, Of his trousers and re-
turned the frr.
The mcn nr-i eight shots. all Of tho
fnrT in seoh-id's sun taking effect.
iiaILV~ii VAS shot just aho:c tho left
e,-. nsaia on tho left side of the head.
another entered his neck aad fourth
urs diverted in lis rours~ by striking
his riga, arm. with which t- attempted
to shield himself. lodging IN his ia~.
There we're no witnesses TO the
shooting. Scah~id walked over to tho
Jail and rave himself up.
Saturday an inquest vas held on ;h"
body nt naF.wcii The finding ot the
jnrt vas iha; srofcii shot aim with.
out fcionions intrn, ani in srifie'
frrsr." se1nrid sas released tGum
custody.
Wha, Is alleged 10 have brcn ,h- rrai
reason fpf sam nsFkv-liis desperate
effort to kiii Dcpa;y Sheriff Scon"ii
Friday IL ciainrd by officers TO have
b-tn revealed Saturday. They declare
'ha; they found q photograph of Mrs
Scnhcld In tn. dead mans trunk aHi
10 have developed convincing proof
that tho ~ uosran vas unduiy fond OF
ltarkwcii. who proves to have been
d-sprrado with a long criminal record.
Tho officers assert that after iiaTk'
vrii vas released from term In prison
for muricTuus assault he vas seen IN
public in company with Mrs. Srohrli.
who was ma'ron Of his prison and br'
came acquainted with him there. Il is
the 'hcosy OF tho sheriff and police
that BarEwcii planned to iur, Scnhrld
,o n place where he could kiil him ani
leave his body In such shape that he
would he considered suicide.
Connection ot parkvcli with the
Fehrinser case has not been csiab'
iishod. None Of those who were iiruti.
fie,i with the fehrinErr case have iiens
sfrd with the FehrinEpr case have
Identified the body or tho picture o.
naTkwcll as resembling fehTinEcrs
slayer.
tiarkvs.l was convicted Of s'abbins
Thomas Tobin in the hack and son.
,cnecI 10 the eosnty jail for siS months
en- the charge Of assault with intent 10
Kill. December IL. 1905. June IL. 1907.
he was released.
scuHtii. when srcu later. refused 10
credit any insinuatipns against his
wife and Deputy Sheriff Clayton said
there was absolutely no letters iuIni
In Darkwslis possession from Nrsa
sconcli-sc tho bottom seems TO have
dropped out Of that theory.