Show MURDERED A cruel crime by indians on the san jann junn rarer LASSOED AND SHOT amasa am M X birton barton the Vic timAn au indian accidentally killed by bit his dei des pente companion I 1 the neu lias has received further particulars cf tho the murder of A M carton barton at rincon on the san juan luver from wo make a few extracts A few days aa prior to tho the oth of tho the present month a navajo indian had obtained about ta 3 3 worth of goods from mr barton and had paw pawned ned li it ie is beads for tho the amount antho on tho oth several indians came to the tile post among them the owner of the iwada beads with a companion lie went into the store and ft a dispute arose over the tile beads though just hat the circumstances mere is unknown as the conversation was not overheard by anyone k the first thing that drew the attention of others to the difficulty was one of the tile two indians drawings dra liso and throw ins ing the noose over mr air bartons Barton 8 head and tightening it about his neck his ilis companion then r sprang prang on to air mr barton Barto nand and the two dragged him to the door notwithstanding the fait fact the eliat lie was a powerful pom erful man mail ind nd struggled despe desperately ra tely lie ile was unarmed arme at the time there be being in no pistol in the store alie I 1 e other in indians f I 1 ans stood around and took no part in the mrs barton was near the store and anor heard the noise inside she ran in and tried to assist her hus bind hand but lie called to her to keep ciway n a and take care of lemla herb as she tio could u i do him hogood no good she then ran to tit alio 0 dwelling delling house about fifty ards distant for her mother 1 mrs alyde while kho he was gone the two enrages savages dragged sir barton to tho the door by the neck 1 almost pt Ft him they pa pulled I 1 d his big head out over the doorstep where llor he lie lay face downward with m ith one on 0 of if ho tile indians astride of him hint and an d hald holding inibig his hands behind him tile 1 other I r caage ilg a then drew a british bull dos to revolver from his blanket and putt inn it to mr bartons lic id fired the ball entered the right side of ins his head just aboe above the ear and ranged downward and backward bock ward coming out at the neck subsequent examination that this wound was not fatal the indian who lie did the shoo shooting tida tile alien brought ilia his pistol down to fire a nother another eliot shot but ut in doin doing so it went air 1 too boon soon the tile ball striking his companion compan ion inthe in the left breatt passing through his heart and killing him instant instantly just at this juncture barton and mrs 11 do returned from the house the ladies saw the po position in ili w A bich the unfortunate mr barton w as and that ho lie ft as strangling bt and made frantic efforts to loosen the rope tho tile savage with mith tile pistol hurled atheni back however cr and pushed ilia his w capon n into the ladies faces lie then wead suddenly d d aly turned and stooped down domn pe la his weapon against mr bartons bead cad and fired again this time the wound mound inflicted was a fatal one the ball entering the bead aboe above the left car anil and lodging inbode of the tile skull the t I 1 e brain brah I 1 s oozed out through tho the aperture made the murderer then took up lip the body of ins dead companion took it to the it river nearby and placing pla cing it in mr bartone bartons boat rowed across the stream there ito placed we ali e dead de ad savage on the bank turned the loit boat adrift and dl disappeared and was wag not again aa acen s e e n ig about tit an hour after the murder was w JH commuted six N ana t J crossed oksen t lie river and entered th he store estore there being bein I 1 no n one 0 e to t 0 oppose poso them alicy ill y rifled the place ta taking 01 ang several hu him ri dred d dollare dollars worth of goods and departed an examination of mr bartons wounds showed that there was wits no hope allne Il lie lived until lie tile icah lie never spoke after tho the shooting g though on oil a few occasions he lie opened ils eyes and seemed to acco mccog nizo nize ili his fri friends C nd 8 who were nvere gath gathered cri around round he ile mas w about thirty ears of age age and bore a good reputation ho ile formerly lived at hed creek I 1 iron ron co ho ile leaves a wife and two children |