The Arkansas advocate., 1831-08-24

ccaeG0, Ade q N alsduiat If0SGfs a nitti5 geandexceedngiy eeeentrIc hab its, who cmigrated to tEns countrY from Scotland about fifteen ycais i,eo. ;tjld settled himself in Canada. Ile follow ed the business of bringing largc droyes of horses 10 New York and Philadel- phia, and was frequently in possession of large sums oi money. the proceeds ot the sales of these droYcs. which he. sometimes invested ifugoods for the wes- tern market, though at other times he returned directly home with the profits of his journey, secured in q huge leatll- ern belt fastened around his body. la his disposition he was open, generous, and prodigal of his money, 30 that his associates had frequent opportunities oi knowing that he was possessed at times of large sums of money; and unfortu- natei, for perhaps fortAemselyes, the class ofpeopie which his occupation drew around hlm were lot the most honest in their principles, CT cared b1 what means, no matter now bloody, they obtained means to gratilY their propen. sities. h tie faIl Of 1895, Barker, as usual, visited this city with drove of horses, which ne sold for cash; and,a few days before he proposed leaving tue city, he fell in with his old circle of ac- quaintanccs. He one evening left his lodgings iB the lower part of the city, telling his host tffatslle was going to the cellar of@a man named Smith Growell, in Shipper Street, bat that lie would re- -turn in time to take a bed with him. lie however never returned; but was picked up thessame night the street q few steps from CfoweH's cellar, aPpa- rently in the agoAies of death, carried to the Hospital, where he died in a ieRi hours afterwards. No doubt existed but the unfortunate man was murdered, and poison Has supposed to have been ased. as the body did tot exhibit marks lei violence sufficient to produce dealfi.
 The circumstance naturally created much excitement iH the quarter where this tragedy occurred, and the parties
 N ilo ll,td geet with bim the preceding eveningat Crowell' s cellar, we're arrest ed aud examined zh4 the Mayor. Af
 tera patient aHelaborious examination. 70 evidence, appeared sufficiently strong tojastify putti 2 fhem On trial, and they were accordingly discharged.
 Nov eea9es tbe thrilling portion of tife narrative. As already stated, Bar ker resided in Canada. but lis wife did not hear of his death until nearly q fe;lr afterwards, as he WAS . eonpar.t- tive stranger in Philadelphia, at all events was without friends ttfAiiicientl, interested in i1is fate 10 trouble them selves about transmitting the intelli- gence to his wife. She, it appears, had been singulariy attached to hcrhusband. and during the long interval betweef receiving the news Of his death and the present lime, had eHdeayored in vari- cty of ways to obtain some informafion relating 10 the nanHer of his death. for she had never been informed that he was murdered, That fact. howereY,was revealed 10 heE n c dreona ;apl so strore was the impression created on her mind by the awful visitation, that as soon as circumstances would permit; she came on to Philadelphia, determined to spare no- pains to bring to justice tue des- troyers of her husband.
 On the 18th ult. having obtaincdmueh information on the subject since Ter ar rival here, she communicated to the Mayor her impressions. The Mayor. though struck with the singular charac- ter ot fhc revelations made 10 him. granted a fresh warIantaganst Crowell. and had him arrested q second time.-
 .ftef laii aud very patient examine tor, sufficient proof was eiicited 10 au- thorfze committing him to prison as an accomplice in the murder of Barker.- Since that, he has heen brought before Jgdge King on writ of habeas corpats. and again committed to prison. where he now lies, all bail being refused.
 Mrs. Barker states that her deceased husband appeared to-her on several oc. casIons, and rclated to her the particu- lars of the murder, urging her to pro- eeed to Philadelphia and revenge his death. Many other facts are said 10 have been revealed to her; but among the multitude of rumors in circulation on the subject. We have thought if best to avoid repeating any, as great exaeee- ration must exist. The leading fact, however, Of the murdered man having revealed the particulars of his death to ms Vile III dream, we believe 10 be