The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-08
ARAND OF OUTLAWS.
How the Barber Brothers Were Cap
tared-Aeeount or Ibe FlgbI.

tured-Aecoani OF Ibe figbt.
WAvEsLY, IA, June THE capture Of
the noted Barber boys occurred at farm
house four miles south Of Tripoli, and
southeast Of this place. During the day
they had been concealed in the barn Of q
German farmer named August Tegtmere,
and about s o'clock in the evening they
went to the house and asked for some sup.
per. Henry Tegtmere, son Of the farmer,
recognized them, and succeeded in convey
ing this fact to hi, father, whom he in.
structed to give the alarm to the neighboB.
Henry remained at home to assist his
mother in preparing the meal for the des.
peradoes. Several men, oil Of whom were
Germans, accompanied the elder Tegtmere
to his home. They had no weapons save
one shotgun, which, 1t Is claimed, was not
loaded. The intention was tosurround the
house, and when the boys came out
to spring upon them and secure them be-
fore their suspicious could be aroused.
This plan was bstl9d through the excite
ment OF one OF the men, who rushed into
the house to secure the bandits, upon
which the latter drew their revolvers anu
began firing promiscuonsly. Henry Tegt.
mere sprang upon Bill Barber. knocked his
hands away and caught him by the
throat. TIE melee then became general
and Bill was soon on the floor, but
managed to continue firing over his
shoulder. Ike managed TO escape his pursu-
crs for moment, and leaning through
an open window began firing at the men
inside. BY this time several Of the attack.
ing party were woupded, and faally one
named Harry Page went outside the door
and succeeded in pinioning Ike by the
arms. Henry Ksrsting received a ball
through the body, and exclaimed, boys, l
am going to die" He still continued to
fight, and aided in tying both OF the boys
by the arms with rope which Mrs. Tegt-
mere had gone into the barn and procured.
Sixteen shots were fred by the outlaws,
Ike emptying two weapons he had on his
person. 0fthe five brave men who made
the attack all were wounded.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The injured are as follows: Henry Harst.
ing was shot through the body and died at
Ills in the morning; John II. Hsis!inp,
shot in the left breast, hip and arms;
Henry Tegtmere, shot in the neck; Henry
Pope, shot in the breast, the bullet striking
a bone aud coming out at the back; Aaguet
Tegtmere, finger bitten and crushed. IL is
thought all the wounded will recover.
Word was sent to Waverly, aud as soon as
possible Deputy sheriff Adair was sent for
and the captured men were landed in jail
ut 9 o'clock yesterday morning.
Bill Barber was found willing to converse,
and saiu he was % and Ike 25 years OF aye.
Their father was soldier in an Iowa
T. giment. and dying soon after the
war. the boys were placed
in the Soldiers Orphan Home at
Cedar Falls. When asked in regard to the
shooting OF Sheriff Sheppard last Septem-
Der, Ball says they had worked for the
former, who cheated them out OF their pay,
and they ran oil, stole horse and sold u,
and Sheppard came TO arrest them. be
drew a revolver as soon as he ordered them
to surrender and fred, the ball striking him
in theshead, and Ike then drew q revolver
and killed Sheppard. They made their es'
cape to Clay county, Kansas, where
they went 10 picking corp, anu
afterwards ran ferry over the Re-
publican river. A week ago Mon
DAY, they concluded to 20 home 10 see their
mother and sisters. They saw them and as
they entered the house OF one Of their
sisters they aroused the people and they
then attempted to escape and 90 to Mon
tana, where they claim their mother lives.
=! About o'clock last evening dispatch
was received intimating that q mob was
on the way 10 lynch the pair. and the
Sheriff caused their removal to lndepend'
ence, where they are now located.
Afer tie prisoners had been started on
their way to Independencethe Wes, Union
mob, flt cen or twenty in number, inciud.
ing a brother and brother.in.law Of
Shi ppard, the Depsty Sheriff who
waaI murdered 10 Fayelte county,
Arrived. They proceeded TO the Jail and
were met by Sheriff Adair, who told them
that the BARRIERS were not In Jail. But they
were not satisfied until thoy had searched
the Jail and the whole house. Finally they
left. They came with the intention ot
hanging the BARRIERS.
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