The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-05-01
A Terr: bic Tragedy in Missouri.
TWO BROTHERS BUTCHER EACH OTHER.

TWO DRoTHERS BUTCHER EACH OTHER
The Cairo Democrat has the following
brst"rv Of savage rencounter between
two brothers in Missouri:
A gentleman just from Ssrcoxie, No,
brings us the full particulars of one Of the
most unnatural and terrible rencounters
that it has ever been our duty &c record,
/ which occurred on Tuesday, the 5th inst,
at the little town Of Ssrcoxie, Mo.
Ii appears that about three months
ago James q. Barnack, one of the oldest.
wealthiest, and mos, respectable men OF
that section, d'-d, leaving as his sole and
exclusive heirs his two sons, Jacob and
johnson. ana these two ,oung men. aged
respectively about twenty four and TWEEN
| ty-six Years. were. so far as known, the
only living survivors OF any branch OF the
family.
The family vas surrounded with every
comfort, II not iuxurv, and the two Young
men had been hberaIv educated. HAVING
attended school together at Elder Ridge
Academy, Pennsylvania, and afterwards
were some wears at Amherst Cullepe.-
! Afer the complexion Of their education
they returned home and had lived IN to
the time of their fathers death under the
paternal roof tree.
The oldest one. jacob, married ahou,
one year ago, ana was the f.ther.of one
child.
The two Toys having grown up 'ogeth-
er, and being sen, off among strangers to
20 TO school, Al a-vouug age, had become
remarkable for their love aud devotion
towards each other, which existed M TO
the Tune "i Jacobs marriage, when all at
once he eides, seemed to entirely change
IN his feelings towards his younger broth.
er. Blu. little is known to the world of
the SLOW, but sure, kndling Of the fatal
hame OF deadly passion from its frs, to i,s
hnal and fatal termination but it is
known ,batth death Of The father soem.
ed 10 give new incentive to the gather,
ing passions, and it appears from this
time on the Younger brother seemed to
resent, with interest and intensity. his
brothers animosity, until GnalIy i, result,
ed in An attack upon the younger brother
hy the elder about the lst inst. on the
occasion OF his whiting the residence OF
the elder brother. II appears the young
er hro'her was terribly ma.ttea,ed, being
cut and badly bruised.
The Younger brother, it seems. then
sen, the elder word to arm himself; ,ha,
he intended To Kill him on sipht, Tho
ueighhors and friends Of the two men then
'"t"rirred. and used every possible etfo,;
to stop the f-nd and reconcile them, bu,
II was TO n" purpose.
The two men went heavily armed on
all occasions, and finally thew met on the
highway. near the res;d-nc- Of lhe elder
on the day named above, and INN eAia,e
ly commenced firing at each other, and
at III" Same time approaching. They
emptied two reso!vers each, and then
clnched and heat each other in y horribI.
manner win the butts Of their pistols and
continued in this horrible work until ,bev
fell apart from sheer exhaustion.
When found hy some men who han
pened along the road the elder brother
was stiff and dead, and the Younger hor
rihIy wounded, and trying to drag hnsel
away from the bloody and fatal spot where
his brother Jay. The survivor was at or G.
attended To, And wien our informant iefr
tie was still alive, with no hopes of hi.
recovery, AS he was terribly wounded il
live places, and continued to rave ike &
maniac.
Take il all together. the circumstances
the standing, the strong and hro,her!y
love that once existed, and the bloody and
sickening finale, We have never before
been called upon n record iIs ike.