The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-07-14
From the Barnesvllle Enterprise.l
Another Murder in Belmont Co.
4 Man Seduces His Brother y
Wife and Kills Her
Husband.

Again has the hand of man been
raised to rob fellow creature OF life
Again within the borders of our county
has been seen the bloody work of the
murderer Fratricide has appeared to
replace homicide. 1t was not enough
that the brand of homicidal murder
should be upon us, but the more odious
crime OF Staying a brother must cast a
deeper shade of infamy around about
our people. -.
Five victims Of violence lie within
their graves in Belmont county, all OF
whom, two years ago, were alive. one
case of murder is not disposed Of in our
courts until another and another comes
before them. The earth has scarcely
settled upon the remains Of murderer
executed by the law before three more
are arraisned for the same glaring crime.
The execution of criminals is not
enough to terrify or make men afraid
but we find residents of this county
using violence, doing cold-blooded deeds
worthy of the most infamous sinks Of
vice in q great city. Murder has become
common What is to be done to guard
the lives of our people? When the de-
graded Carr killed the innocent little
Louise Fox, there was intense feeling
manifested over the awful outrage.
Now, not one-half Of the people OF the
town in which hco murderers are con-
fined know aught concerning the prls-
oners or their crime.
In York township, on july 9th, q
little occurrence denominated iratrIcIdc
took place something in this wise, as
related by the principal actor in the
tragedy, who is incarcerated in Belmont
county Jail.
Elliot Barnes, of Penitentiary plum
age, (having served term OF five years
for burglary since the spring of 1861
late of the State OF Mississippi, visited
his brother Leander Barnes, residing
near Businessburg, some time in the
early part of June, intending to 60
from there to visit his father, Peter
Barnes, of Noble county. But being
persuaded by Leander to remain and
assist him in getting out some
shingles, he remained until the 9TH of
July. 1t seems (savs rumor, which is
often cruel and unjusD that during this
interval the jealousy Of Leander had
been stirred within him by the inti-
macy that existed between him upon
whose shoulder he could lay his hand
and call by the endearing name OF
brother! and TIE partner of his joys
and sorrows At all events when the
reserve of sobcrness was afterward
thrown Off he openly charged the par
ties with that enormity upon which we
will not now comment.
On Wednesday Leander Barnes went
to Mr.. Peter Nefi's to work, taking
with him a bottle of the "fusil oil,
that had been freely indulged in by the
brothers on the two previous days. lie
labored about two hours, when he re-
turned home, and in a short time there
after q very tragic scene occurred.
Elliot was lying in the shade in front Of
the house, when his sister-in-law Lizzie
ran out the house followed closely by
her husband, who had hoe in his
hand She exclaimed Elliot, take
the hoe from hlm ! don't let him kill
me and the children !" Leander swore
he would kill her and the children, az
well as Elliot, sandwiching frst,elass
blasphemy at the proper intervals. T.
liot says that he sprang between Lizzie
and Leander, and grasped the uplifted
hoe and "jerked 1t down, when it
crushed his brothers skull, and that
this was the sum af his offending He
further deposes that he ran away,
taking the hoe with him; that he
looked back in order to see how to
dodge the biz rocks that Leander
threw at him, and finally stopped at
Peter Nefi's house; that atterward he
returned to the house and took there
from some of his clothes, the half emp
tied Jug of whisky, and coaxed the little
child away; that about four o clock in
the afternoon he became uneasy about
his brother, and "a all the rest were
afraid to 90 around To the other
side of house to find him,
that he went himself, and after
seeking him in the house and garden,
went into the corn field, and there,
three rods from the garden patch, found
him living dead He said that the peo-
pie crowded there that evening and were
much excited; that he remained among
them all the time, duriSg the Coroner
inquest and afterward until the arrest
that he had no intention OF killing
Leander, only intending to prevent him
from killing his wife. When asked if
he was excited, he said that he ~as as
much as a9y one would he when they
beheld murder about to be done
Az the coroner's inquest, which Drs.
Buiner and Blackford attended profes-
sionaliv, several wounds and contusions
were found upon the head and left
shoulder of the dead man. He resided
two miles from Businessburg, was fifty
three wears old and had wife and
three children.
Elliot Barnes is thirty-nine years Of
age. five feet eight inches high, with
dark brown hair, high forehead, light
complexion, light brown eyes, small
straight nose, full faced, and wears n
moustache and goatee He is muscu-
lar and well formed, weighs 100 pounds
and looks capable Of committing any
crime in the calendar.
For Coughs, Sore Throat, Bronchitis,
Laryngitis and Consumption, in it,
early stages, nothing equals DR.. Pierce
Alternative Extract or Golden Medical
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