The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-04-28
A DOMESTIC TR RAGEDY.
A Woman Locks Herself an - Room
Kills Her Babe with thiarorsrn,
ana Then Attempts her own Life
Jsaiousy and Domestic Trouble the
Gnnse

ana tben Attempts her own Lie
jealousy and Domestic Trouhte the
Canse.
Saturday, a heart-rending tragedy
occurred at the residence of Mr.. Bar
biere, Frenohman, tho lives ON a
hill across the Dallas branch, and has
in his employ a French man aud gar
deuer named Alexander Joseph Clsiret
who had wife and one child. Trouble
has existed between this man and his
wife for some time. Mr.. Barbiere
and his wife state that the man was
quiet and inofTeBsive, 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 to no purpose, and
left Mr.. Bsrbiere's several times but
returned. Two days ago the woman
got mad, and said she would
leave. Mr.. Barbiere and hIs
and whether she had any money;
she said no, her hus band gave her five
dollars, and Mr.. John Bar rbiere told her
she might come 10 his house. She did
so, and while there stated TO them that
she would kill herself aud the child
Yesterday noon she went down town,
and on her return she said she WAS
going over to the old gentlemsn'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 mattress on the floor in
room next to Mr.. and Mrs. Barbiers.
We now state what happened, a. told
our reporter by Mr.. Barbiere and his
wife. They were nearly asleep, and
had heard this woman preparing for
ted, and her shoes as they dropped Oh
the fioo.. Mrs. Barbiere WAS lying on
the side OF the bed near the door,
EAGhtN
odor, which kept increasing, she
awoke her husband aud told hun oi
it, but lie ohpoohed at her. Find
ing it to increase, she got cut of bed
and opened the windows. The wo-
mans husband in the next room,
hearing the commotion. called out
know what was the matter, when Mrs.
Barbiere told him it came from the
door OF his wife's room, and asked him
to go and see. On account of their
quarrel lie refused to do 50, 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 a shrek, and alarmed
the house. Soon the neighbors rushel
in. The child was lying dead on the
| front side OF the bed, and the woman
on the back, in stuPor. \ messenger
was sent to town, and Marshal Nor.
ton and physician notified. Dr. Elliot;
arrived, aud ia II short time pronounced
her out of danger. In fact the beliei
of those present was that she Wa
conscious of all that was going on, a,
her breathing was quite regular
Dashing water in her face lid
not elicit any sign from her, but
when Mrs. Bsrbiere shook her roug h.
ly, she opened her eyes and talk
ed. She said she took the chloro
form, and when told the child wa.
dead, said she was glad of il. When
our reporter reached the house III,
child had been laid out in the from
room. IL was "a beautiful little girl
seven months old. The son, at whose
house she has been stopping, arrived
and stated that she had threatened "a
kill herself and the child; that she wa.
abusive to her husband, and wanted
his money TO spend. When asked
where the bottle was, she got il her
self from the bedclothes. II was al
ounce bottle, and had no label on it
but it smelt very strongly of chloro
| toiiu. hHsha huiipb Nf'btierH il'
two sons to keep guard over the woman
and not let her escape. a coroner
jury will attend to-day, and hold "a,
inquest on the body of the child. Th-
mother will have, in all probability, 4
undergo trial for iutsnticiie. Sh
is a woman about thirty-six years q
age Her husband cannot sneak btl
a few werds in English.