Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-02-07

A Jealous Printer Shoots a Friend
of the Family.

A Jealous Printer Shoots a Friend
Of the Family.
The Bodie Free Press Of last Tuesday
has the following detailed account Of the
attack of VIM. W.. Barnes upon L. E.
Tubbs, a lawyer. Barnes formerly resided
in Virginia City, and is well known to
printers all over the coast. He appears to
| have made an ass OF himself:
About 1 o'clock Monday afternoon L. E.
Tubbs, a we'll known lawyer OF Benton,
was seen emerging from the Mono House
in his shirt sleeves and without his hat,
exclaiming that he had been shot. His
| shirt was powder-burned and his vest and
| pants showed bullet holes in them. He
| went to DIR. d. L. Deals Office, where an
examination showed that a bullet had
| passed through about two inches OF the
| heshy part Of the left leg. Mr.. Tubs
watch, which he had at the time in his
upper pocket on the left side Of his vest,
Immediately over his heart, was broken
from the chain and considerably broken
up by another bullet, which was found in
the pocket, with the broken crystal and
other fragments. Doubtless to the pres
ence Of this watch Mr.. Tubbs owes his life.
To a Free Press reporter, who was pres
emit at the examination, Mr.. Tubbs stated
that he had been shot by William w.
Barnes, who was last engaged in business
at Mammoth City in the publication of the
Herald. He said that for q good many
years he had been on terms OF friendly in
timacy with Barnes, and had been an
inmate of his family, and had loaned him
very considerable sums Of money to assist
him during financial difficulties. He had
been in Bodie several weeks, stopping at
the Mono House, during most of which
time he had been i'll of infammatory fever.
During his illness Mrs. Barnes had been
kind enough to show him such attention,
in the way Of visiting him and preparing
articles of food and medicine for him, as
were proper, considering his relations to
the family. He had contributed during
this time various sums of money to the
~sustenance of the Barnes family, who were
in exceedingly straitened circumstances
in fact, in actual distress. Mr.. Tubbs
stated that he had at one time acted as
attorney for Barnes in q foreclosure suit
against the Mammoth City Times, Barnes
acting as agent for Marder. Luce & Co.,
type founders, Of San Francisco. By the
sale Of this material to the Bishop Greek
Times Barnes had realized on this trans
action, including his attorneys fee, and
had written to Marder, Luce & Co.
about it. asking for bis fee. They
in turn had written a sharp letter
to Barnes, which, he understood
the latter had received this Monday
morning. Mrs. Barnes came to his room
in the morning and was sitting in the only
chair near the door, and he was sitting on
the bed with his coat of, there being a
warm fire burning, when Mr.. Barnes came
hurriedly up to the door. The catch had
fallen down, but Mrs. B. opened it at
once, when Barnes exclaimed, Il have got
your and pulled a British bulldog self
cooking pistol from his pocket. MRS. B.
seized her husbands arm," said Mr..
Tubbs, and l jumped and grasped his
arms from behind. We went scutiling
through the hall toward the front door, / |
attempting to hold his arms so he could
not shoot, but as / was feeble from my
illness, I could not do it. When near the
foot of the stairs he put his pistol be-
tween his legs and hot me through the
left leg. and 9 moment later, when q little
nearer the door, he threw his arm over bis
shoulder, and getting the muzzle Of his
pistol over my heart, fred again. The ball
hit my watch. but I supposed I was shot.
/ said, You have shot me, and I hope you
are satisfied or something Of that sort.
ana let go nls arms. he dlQ NOT sn0ot
again, and I vent out into the street."
Immediately after the shooting Mr..
Barnes surrendered to Sheriff Showers,
and was taken to the branch Jail. Mr..
Tubbs lodged with Deputy District At
torney Lukens a charge against hin OF
attempt to commit murder. A Free Press
reporter called on Mr.. Barnes at the Jail
during the evening, but nothing OF inter
est was ELECTED.
Mrs. Barnes Is q lady Of education and
refinement. and a sister of Judge @. n.
Harris of Carson. She has five children,
between the ages Of one and ten years.
The same paper Of last Wednesday says
W. W. Barnes, who shot L.. E. Tubbs in
the Mono House on Monday, appeared be-
fore Justice Phlegar On Tuesday. and after
a brief examination he was held to appear
before the Grand Jury. Barnes bail was
fixed at 81 900, but as he did not procure
bondsmen he was sent to Jail. The prisoner
will go to Bridgeport, and his case will no
doubt come up at an early day, as a COM
plant will be made to the District At
torney. Mr.. Tubbs' wound is not trouble
some, and he was on the streets Tuesday.
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