Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-23
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Additional Particulars OF the Shocking
Tragedy at TamarOa, Illinois, in
which a Young Husband Kills
his Wife and Commits
Suicide.
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Special to the Cairo Bulletin,l
ANNA, June 20.-This little village is
all agog with excitement. | will forward
full details of the whole affair by this even
ing's train. | will con6ne myself to the af-
fair at Tamaroa. On Tuesday evening Nj Ma
NEE, learning that his wife was visiting
friends at Tamaroa, decided to make last
effort to have his wife return to him. He left
here on the morning freight train, went to
Carbondale, where he spent part of the day
with his brother, and then went on to Tama-
roa by the afternoon passenger train. Learn
ing that his wife was at the residence OF
Mr.. Thomas Williams, he called there, and
was met at the door by Mr.. Williams. He
did not wait to be invited In, but pushed past
Mr. Williams and entered the room where
his wife was When Mrs. NJ Nance saw her
husband enter the room she crossed the floor
and sat down at the piano, and commenced
! to run her fingers over the keys. They were
alone in this room, all the members of Mr..
Williamss family having withdrawn when
them will probably never be known. Ten
minutes later the inmates of the house were
STARTLED BY THE REPORT OF TWO PISTOL
SHOTS.
They entered the room and found Nina
NEE lying on one side of the piano stool
with bullet in his heart, and on the other
side Mrs NJ Nance with u bullet IN her
head. The wife is still alive, but her death
Is only a matter of few hours. The
M'Namees are now virtually among those
who have .gone before" DIR. Barnes
is still here and in charge of the asylum, but,
since bis difficulty, it is said that he has not
| been in town but once, and when he goes
away he travels to Golden, seven miles out
of his road, in order to take the train.
To-day | have talked with many prom
iuent men here, and while find that DIR.
Barnes has his friends and defenders, two out
| of every three persons spoken to were very
bitter against him. and declared that he
should at once be removed. Besides this.
NJ Nance has three grown brothers, and at
least two Of them have made the assertion
| that
THEY WILL KILL THE DOCTOR ON SIGHT.
This evening when | asked a well-known
lawyer OF this place whether these fellows
meant what they said, his reply was "they
will do it as sure as h-ll." So you see, un-
| der all the circumstances this will be very
uncomfortable place for DIR. Barnes to re-
| side.
THE CAUSES WHICH LED To THE SAD Az
FAIR.
M'Namee was young man, and was the
| husband of young wife. He was employed
at the Southern insane asylum, located ABOUT
a mile and a half from Anna, IS an assistant.
He was faithful in the discharge of his duty.
| HIS wife lived at Anna, and DR.. Barnes, the
superintendent of the asylum, was IN the
habit of calling upon her without her hus-
bands knowledge. The doctor says his visits
were innocent, and we give hmm credit Tor
truthfulness. Finally Mrs. Nj Nance was
also engaged as an assistant at the asylum,
and on the day she intended to GO out to the
asylum and take her place, DIR. 9aTneo,
the superintendent of the asylum,
happened to be at Anna IN his
buggy. Ascertaining that Mrs. M'Namee