Daily Republican., 1885-06-01
THIRD EDITION.
WoodIawn Murder.
a HORRIBLE RECITAL OF NIUE
Den AND BLOOD CAUsED By
AN INFURIATED AND
DRU NKEN F A 7 Il E R

A full account Of the Wood lawn
tragedy by which an Infatuated mad
man shot and killed his brother-in-law,
and his son, IS years Of age, near
Woodlawn, Maryland, except the
actual incidents attending the shooting,
was given in the REPUBLICAN, on Sat
urday. The Baltimore Sum, this morn.
ing, contains the following account Of
the horrid murder
The shooting began about o'clock In
the county road, Immediately In front
of Chas. P. Barnes house, and the
horrid affair, including the shooting of
the children, was completed in about
eight m inutes. Chas. P. Barnes and
John Kelly, the latter hired on the
place, were in the front yard when |
buggy bound for Port Deposit came mp /
the road. 1t contained Thomas e. |
Brown and Mr.. James Toulson, father /
in.law to both Barnes and Brown. KEEL. |
" WAS engaged in rep airing the fence, |
and Barnes had his breech. loading gun
loaded with mixed shot, and appeared
to be expecting the arrival Of his ne
phew and father-in law. Mr.. Toulson
was on his way homo to Wilmington,
and wanted to see his son-in.law
Barnes, who had promised TO send
money to the wife, from whom he was
separated.
When Brown stopped the horse and
got ont Barnes picked up the gun and
addressed himself to Brown, saying II
want fair play; I want Justice" He
cooked the gun, aimed 1t at Brown, and
then took 1t from his shoulder. Brown
said to him, " Oh! Charley, you would
not shoot anybody" and advanced .
step or two. Barnes addressed him in
foul language, making dreadful charges,
and, at the distance Of . few feet, fred
o charge into Browns breast, which
made hole the size of q mans wrist
Brown was dead before he struck the
ground, and Barnes turned away
with the remark, "She may be widow
"a we'll rs the other" MI. Toulson held
the horse while passing friend got the
= mains into the buggy and drove them
OF to Browns late residence, where lie
had left four children and . sick wife.
Mr.. Barnes two sons ran out when
Brown was killed, and started to go
across the fields to a neighbours house
with their grandfather, but Barnes
called them back, and Mr.. Toulson
continued his journey alone, not think
ing of harm coming to the boys. He
had scarcely gone 100 yards when he
heard two reports, and the youngest of
the boys came flying after him crying
am shot aud Arthur is killed." Mr..
Toulson and his little grandson hasten
ed away.
No one saw the shooting of the two
boys. They were alone in the house
with their father. When the boys
entered the kitchen the father was
already there. He raised his gun and
sent load of mixed shot through the
n A ~ n n dtafu 7n.an nj 81
inches. The charge took effect between
tho eyes at the top of the nose and pass
ed out on the right side of the head,
lifting the top OF the skull and scatter
ing the brains over the walls and cell
ing and upon the furniture, what brains
were left in the skull rolling out in a
mass as the corpse struck the floor. The
face was blackened with powder, and
moro CHASTITY object cannot be
imagined. The charge of shot after
passing through the child's head, stil il
solid form, passed through a window
and embedded itself in sned min, te 81
yards distant, covering about twt
square feet of surface.
The younger boy, on seeing his fathol
raise the gun at 4 rthur, made for ih-
door. just as he opened 1t his fathe
fired at him. The edge of the charge
struck his hat and the door, FIVE SIC
struck his forehead and one cut to t.,
bone, but no serious damage was dole
The mass of the charge went sliding
along the wall, and tore out bulk
of plaster as large as mans fist. After
doing the shooting Barnes left the houst
and went across lots, gun in hand, al
If looking for somebody. He went in
and out four times, passing the dead
body of his boy each time. 1t wa,
several hours after the shooting before
the people got the body of youul
Barnes
The public sentiment is that Barnes
is not lunatic, but Ia a man given W
totally to strong drink and his violen
passions. His father in-law says Gal
the trouble WAS produced By Barnes
Authorizations whisky is at the bot
tom of 1T all his wife Is an an angel
There Is great unaniinity as to the goot
character of the laly. The Barne
family all agree as to her purity. Tn,
unhappy woman was telegraped TIN
news OF the calamity, and arrived u
the house Saturday night with her tw,
youngest children. II was an affecting
scene. A large crowd was still at thu
house. She could discern even b,
moonlight how much her horne hae
been changed by the bombardment
Hsr eldest born was in coffin In tn
parlor. Kind hands had done tn
most towards making the remaiLs pre-
sentable, but the face, black sned wit
powder, and it's shape could not b
restored. Toe brains had been co
lected and placed in tho foot of til
coffin.
Barnes was arrested before noon i
bed apparently asleep. his breech loadt
havingbeen left standingtn the passage
He readily surrendered, but espresso
no regret for his actions. He declare
that Brown ought to have died, All
that he was ready TO hang for it. H
was, or pretended to be, entirely obi,
ious of the death of his son, and es
pressed regret at leaving HIS two litt
boys. Sheriff Smith arrived shortl
after the surrender aud took the prison,
to Elkton jail.
The prisoner attempted suicide in j 4
in the evening about six O'clock b
rope atediy striking his forehead again
tho wall of his cell. Tho centre of b
forehead was gasa.d open from the ey
to the hair, ard the m-.n branch OF ii
temporal artery severed. The frenzit
and his face was covered with bloc
Pools of blood were all around the &C
floor, and il IL thonaht he lost nearly
Quart in ali. After his wound ~
dressed the prisoner was moved to q
other cell and tied to bed.
Dismissed ON Pay zaeut OF Cosse
A To- do :,