Eureka Reporter | 1905-08-11 | Page 2 | Young Man Kills His Stepfather

YOUNG MAN KILLS HIS stepfather san francisco john A logan bell aged 28 years on sunday shot and killed his stepfather joseph bartlett aged 65 years bartlett was a fruit peddler and bell worked for him the men were continually quarreling on sunday another quarrel arose bell is under sied while bartlett was large and powerful they came to blows and bell secured an axe but bartlett wrested it from the younger man and cut him with it during the fight mrs bartlett mother of bell tried to act as peacemaker anal wag accidentally struck with the axe she tainted and bell ran into the house to get a small rifle it Is claimed that bartlett then started to attack bell with the axe and was warned away but did noi stop bell then shot him in the breast and death soon followed mother and son were taken into cus tody