The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-04-21

A woman Locks Herself IA q neesn.
Kills Her habe with CbIeroferm
ANA Then Attempts her own Life
jealousy and Domestic Trouble the
Cause. 4tI...I
Last night, u heart-rendlng tragedy
occurred ut the residence OF Mr.. Bar
blere, Frenohman, who lives ON
hill across tho Dallas branch, and has
In his employ Frenchman aud gar
doner named Alexander Joseph Clalret
who had wife and one child. Trouble
has existed between this man and his
wife for some time Mr.. Barblere
and his wife state that the man was
quiet and inofienslve, while the
woman was unreasonable, Jealous and
demanded that the wages OF her hus-
band be paid directly to her. The man
has made many concessions to his
wife, but seemingly 10 no purpose, and
left Mr., Barbiere's several times but
returned. Two days ago the woman
got mad, and said she would
leave. Mr.. Barbiere aud his
son asked where she was going
and whether she had any money,
she said no, her husband gave her Ave
dollars, and Mr.. John Barbiere told her
she might come to his house. She did
so, and while there stated to them that
she would kill herself and the child.
Yesterday noon she went down town,
and on her return she said she was
going over to the old gentleman's to
see her husband. Arriving there,
about eight o'clock, the family retired
to bed. The woman locking herself
and babe In the back room, which con-
nected with the front room by door,
near which was the bed OF old Mr.. Bar
biere and his wife. The husband oc-
cupied a mattress on the floor In a
room next to Mr.. and Mrs. Barbiere.
We now state what happened, as told
our reporter by Mr.. Barbiere and his
wife. They were nearly asleep, and
had heard this woman preparing for
ted, and her shoes us they dropped ON
the floor. Mrs. Barbiere was lying on
the side Of the bed near the door,
and suddenly smelt sickly
odor which kept increasing, she
awoke her husband and told him Of
1t, but he .poohed at her. Find
ing 1t to increase, she got out Of bed
and opened the windows. The wo-
mans husband In the next room,
hearing the commotion. called out to
know what was the matter, when Mrs.
Barbiere told him 1t came from the
door Of his wife's room, and asked him
to go and see. On account of their
quarrel he refused to do 80, when she
went herself. On entering the room
she saw the quilt thrown over the
heads of the mother and child, and
the air OF the room filled with chloro-
form. She gave shrek, and alarmed
the house. Soon the neighbors rushed
In. The child was lying dead on the
front side of the bed, and the woman
ON the back, In q stupor. A messenger
was sent to town, and Marshal Nor
ton and physician notified. DR.. Elliott
arrived, and in short time pronounced
her out OF danger. In fact the belief
of those present was that she was
conscious Of all that was going on, as
her breathing was quite regular.
Dashing water In her face did
not elicit any sign from her, but
when Mrs. Barbiere shook her rough
ly, she opened her eyes and talk
ed. She said she took the chloro-
form, and when told the child was
dead, said she was glad of ii. When
our reporter reached the house the
child had been laid out I'm the front
room. 1t was a beautiful little girl,
seven months old. The son, at whose
house she has been stopping, arrived,
and stated that she had threatened to
kill herself and the child; that she was
abusive to her husband, and wanted
his money to spend. When asked
where the bottle was, she got 1t her
self from the bedclothes. 1t was an
ounce bottle, and had no label on 1t,
but it smelt very strongly Of ohloro.
form. Marshal Morton deputlsed the
two sons to keepguardo over the woman,
and not let her escape. "a coroner's
jury will attend to-day, and hold an
inquest on the body OF the child. The
mother will have, In all probability, to
Undergo trial for infantieIde. . She
is woman about thirty.sIx years Of
age Her husband cannot speak bat
few words 10 English.
District court- u