Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-01-14

rrvs.ertous Case CT Murder and Suicide.
For nearly FIVE months past man named
George Barmar, believed 70 be school
teacher in Brooklyn, Z. D., mas been IN
the habit OF meeting young woman al
intervals in the disreputahle house No. 90
EIdridco street, New York, kept by Mrs.
Pauline Beck. fhe woman always came
closely yeileI, and on departing adopted
the saule precaution. BaTn1an informed
Mrs. Beck that he was q resident OF West
chester corlu{y, aud as he had been nitro
duced to her by another frequenteT OF the
house, she paid no further Iced te ann.
On Sunday about ), p. m., the p.>rti7s met
by apDointment at the house, ana were
shown TO a room on the third floor. Moth
ing more was beard of them until g., =.
N. ut this time Mrs. Beck was at supper,
aud heard the sound of a pistol shot as Ii
fred IN the upper part OF the house,
quickly followed by another.
Mrs Beck called Oh officer Mint, who
was on post near by, and together they
went to the door OF the room occupied by
Bnrman and the woman. The door was
fastened on tho inside. and the officer
! rapped on 1t and demanded admIttauce.
! It was at once opened by the woman, who
sank hack into Il chair, CAcialmlng, 'lOr
Gods sake help me, Or ! shall die.
The blood was pouring in stream from
| a ghastly wound in her lett temple. On
tie floor nenr her lay Barman, ipsenslble,
With p pistol shot wound ii The night
temple His right hand still ciasped q
small Smith & We>son revolver. Before
. a Question could be put 10 the woman as
t. the cauee OF the tragedy, she too fell
! 20 the floor insensibe. The two dying
persons were placed in a coGch as soon as
possible, and they were driven to the
Spring street police station. Capt. Welsh
finding they were 50 dangerously wounded
at once dispatched them, III charge or Ser
ceant Christie, TO Bellevue Hospital The
House Surgeon in charge, after q care1ul
examination, pronounced both mortally
wounded, the ball having penetrated tAe
brain in each case.
The womol died soon after being admit
ted. and Barman died about an honr later.
From letters. and memoranda found III the
possession OF the deai woman, 1t IS con
iectured that her name was Annie McNa-
Mara, and it is rumored that she also WAS
: a school teacher. On one of her fingers
was ring, on the Inside OF which was en-
, graved &c. 3. TO a. B." She was appar
emily about twenty-four years OF age, hav-
\ ing dark hair, very lady-ike IN appear
) ance, and neatly dressed in dark ATTIRE
, She never addressed any of the inmates
l of the house in Eldridge street, anc
! was generally accompanied there by Bar
| man.
Barman Is apparently OermHH, aSot
. about thirty five years, somewhat aboV
. the middle height, OF gentlemanly appear
ance and good address. What was tn
motive that led Barman to take the life Q
himself and the woman will probabl;
9 never be known. So far as can be learned
u no one saw them after they rented tn
!. room until after the tragedy was commit
u ted.
An inquest will be held to-day, but
e aside from establishing the identity OF tn
victims, probably little else Will be Learned
II Che woman Beck claims to know nothin
IS relative to the woman, and says the onl
J, information she rec we'd with reference
l. Barman was from a woman, who, on SET
IS ing him enter the house on one occasion
3 said that he was school teacher in vi
i liamsburg.