The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-07-01
SUICIDED.
Mrs. Mary Barlow Jumps into
a Well and browns Her
self.
Her Husbands Actions the Only
Cause Assigned.

The news spread like wild fire through
out the city yesterday morning that Mrs
Mary Barlow had committed suicide by
jumping into a we'll on the premises. A
BAzoo representative fastened 10 the scene
and found that the report was only toe
true and Mrs. b irlow was then lying cold
in death. lnquiriDg into the sad case
ELECTED the following:
She was the wife of John Barlow, a
stone mason, who resides on Psci6c street
Barlow is hard drinker and at times ii is
said that he abused her feartully. When
sober there was not kinder, more atten.
tive husband in the city, but when his
brain is crazed with drink he becomes ter
rible.
Mrs. Barlow was cripple and walked
on clutches. She was 81 years of age.
Monday she seemed unusually respondent,
and said that her life was short, and that
it was nothing but hell on EARTH To
Mrs. REILLY she said, SHAY God take my
soul to rest, my heart is broke" She did
not seem like herself all day Monday, but
kept walking around, wringing her hands
and moaning as If her heart would break.
One lady followed her around the greater
part of the day, fearing that she would
do herself bodily harm, but
nothing of an unusual character hap
pened. The well where she drowned her
self is outside the premises and high
board fence separates il from the house.
There is hole in the fence through which
the family carried their water. The well is
fifteen or twenty feet deep and was nearly
full of water.
Mrs. Reilly; the lady who lives in part
Of the house, says that Mrs. Barlow was IN
her room during the afternoon and was tel
ling her of her troubles, saying her life was
short and about ended. Her grievance
seemed TO be that her husband was drink
ing and never had so much as q kind word
Tor her. She gave her some things, saying
'he would never need them any more.
Barlow went home to supper, drunk, and
abused his wife. He only remained in the
mouse about half an hour and went back
up town, not returning again until near ii |
o'clock.
After he was gone Mrs. Barlow called |
Mrs. Reilly out of the house and asked her |
o sit on the steps and talk to her, saying |
Barlow was drunk again and she was |
afraid of him. They remained on the |
teps talking until about ten o'clock when |
10Th went into the house. Mrs. Barlow was |
lot seen again until yesterday morn
ng, when she was found in the we'll dead.
Barlow was the first to discover her.
His statement is that he was up town un-
il 1870, at which time he went home, but
lobody was there. The lamp was burning
ut turned down. He laid down on
OUNCE for while and then went to bed.
lie arose about $50 and finding that his
rife had not yet returned went to look for
er. He inquired of Mrs. Reilly il she
sd seen his wife and she replied that she
ad not seen her since 1870 the night be-
Ore but that she had seen her shawl and
rutch lying near the well
] the other yard. This
Harmed Barlow ard he jumped
yer the fence. Approaching the
ell he found his wife in il, with her hands
ut OF the water, which was about FIVE feet
rom the top.
The unfortunate woman had removed a
art of the platform from around the curb.
q, and made an ori6ce, through which
he plunged into eternity. Mr. Barlow
lmmoned some of the neighbors, and pro-
lriDg a rope, they soon had the body on
~ land. The grass around the outside
as trampled down, and in one place there
as the imprint OF The body, as If some one
ad lain down there.
1t is one OF the saddest cases il has ever
zen the BAzoo's painful duty to chroni-
e, and once more brings wildly before
e human eye the terrible effects of whis-
7 when ii takes hold of the brain of
an, who, when sober, was all that was
,od and noble.
The funeral will take place this morning G
9 O'Clock.
The coroner was notified and held an c
quest at which the following evidence
as given:
JOHN BARLOW. a
81 was up town last night until 1880,
en- went home and found nobody there. v
he lamp was turned down. | laid down q
the lounge. In about one hour I went 7
bed. / stayed In bed until $50 this h
orning. / then got up and went to look n
NV wife. ! inquired of the lady i'm 4
z other part of the house if she had o
N my wife, and she said that she had +
n her about 1890 last night. The lady q
d that she saw her crutch and shawl y
ng over in the other yard; / then
H."
MRS. FANNY REILLY: P
Il live in the same house with Mr.. and IL
s. Barlow. Yesterday about o'clock c
%. she commeced to tell me her troubles. ~
E said that her life was about ended and 81
ked about dying. She said she had y y
hing but hell on earth. She said that a. !
. Barlow was drinking and never gave ~
kind word. She gave me some flower a.
s and window curtains, saying that she "
1ld not need them any more, as her days os
re numbered. After supper she called VI
to her and asked me to sit on the door =.
, with her. She said that Barlow had NJ
e back up town and she was afraid of -
]. He seemed to be under the inAu- gu
e of liquor when he came home to sup
He remained home about half hour
then went up town again. talked
Mrs. Barlow till 10 p. N. then sb
it into the house. She also went IN
the house and Lii the m
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