The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-12-11
Further Particulars Of the Assassination Of
John J. Barre.

John J. Barre.
Since our last issue Mr.. Matthias Barre,
father of the lanented John j. Barre,
has received a letter giving additional
particulars Of the bloody tragedy, which
so recently occurred in Florida, and
which has bereft him of a tende'ly be.
loved and loving son. The letter is
written by the father of James Barre, al
ready named as the other victim, and at
whose store the assassination it appears
took place, and not, as stated, on the
highway, and is as near being cor
rect statement of the distressing occur
renee as can be known. We make the
following extract from it:
ut seems there was no one in the store
at the time but your son and my son,
when, on hearing gun fred off at the
door, Cousin John stepped to the door
and was Immediately shot, my son i'm
nediately stepped to his assistance and
was also shot; upon this, Mr.. Hart ran
in 70 their assistance, and was shot in
the shoulder. Mr.. Perry and Mr.. Far
nail both ran in and were shot at. The
murderers, Give Of them,) then took 20
the woods. 1t vas nothing more nor
less than cold blooded assassination and
murder. The Jury Of Inquest re! urnrd
a verdict that John J. Barre came to his
death from pistol and gunShot wounds,
inflicted by W. J. Carroll. G NJ. Carroll
aid J. D. Wingate. Cousin John was
not in any difficulty of any kind with
these men that I could find out 1t
seemed to be the universal opinion of
the people, that the gun fired of first
was decoy to bring my son or your
son, or some one, to the door, when the
murderers commenced the bad work
Ny opinion, based upon what others
told me, is that the party did not care
whom they murdered; they had commit
ted murder only d miles from the resi-
deuce Of my son, only en- hour or so be.
fore they made the attack on our sons.
Your son John and my son James,
were wounded Saturday evening, the 23d
inst, at halfpast o'clock, Cousin john
died Is minutes before - o'clock Mon
day, my son died at s o'clock, Monday
night"
Since the receipt Of the letter from
which the above extract is made, We find
version Of the murder in the Charles
ton Daily News, taken from the Lake
City Herald. This account says:
"At Eiiisville, small hamlet near the
southern border Of this county, terrible
tr gedy vas enacted on last Saturday
evening. John Barre and Jas. Barre,
two men in the vigor Of youthful man
hood, were shot down in cola blood and
brutally murdered. The circumstances,
as we have been able to gather them,
we're as follows: There had been 4 feud
for some time between 4 man named
Charles Carroll and james Barre, from
which more than once serious results
had been expected. On the afternoon of
the day named above, Chas Carol,
accompanied by his brother William and
his brother-in.l law, Daniel Wingate, visi.
ted the store at E!lisvilIe kept by James
Barre, Charles Carroll being armed with
a double. oarrelled gun. The other two
had no visible arms. In . little while
. furious quarrel sprung up between
Charles Carroll and his brother.in-law
Wingate, and the party left the store
apparently in great anger, for The purpose
Of having a settlement. The two Barres,
John and James, followed almost i'm
medistely afterward, for the turpose Of
preventing, if possible, what threatened
to be very serious difficulty between
the two trothcrs.in.lax, both Of whom
we're known TO be reckless and desperate
men. The two Barres, unsusp:clouS OF
danger to the,nSclves-for no word of
quarrel mad passed between them and
the other par,ies-had no sooner emerged
from the building tina" they were imme.
diatey shot down by means Of the double
barrcIled gun in the hands Of Chas
Carroll. James Barre received charge
of seven buck>h hot in the upper portion
of his right breast. and John Barre was
wounded with an equal number Of buck
sho. in the left breast, tue charge shat
tering the upper portion of bis arm TO
such an extent as to render subsequent
amputa,inn necessary near the shoulder
Joint. Besides these injuries. which
were the fatal ones. bot: men re :cised
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