The Cecil Whig., 1885-06-06

officers entered the house, and saw the
body of the dead boy lying on the floor
They went to the stairway leading to the
upper floor and called for Barnes. Re.
ceiving no answer they went Out into tie
front yard and began firing shots into
| the windows of the second story, but
without eliciting any response. Again
| they entered the house, and going up
stairs found the door of Barnes'S room
| ajar. At first no one could be found
with nerve sufficient to enter the room,
but finally Albert jackson, followed by
E. w. Brown, George Tyson and Cecil
Scott, went in and found Barnes huddled
up on the bed, apparently to avoid the
balls being fired through the windows.
He was very much under the influence
| of liquor-a demijohn, almost emptied of
its contents, being found beside the bed
but he made no resistance, and they
called Constable Waring, who handcuffed
him, and Sheriff Smith arriving about
that time, the murderer was placed in a
carriage and driven to Elkton Jail.
The homicide is attributed to three
causes. Barnes charged his wife with
intimacy with men of the neighborhood,
a suspicion that is universally repudiated;
and another is business envy of Brown,
who some time since engaged in the nay
business in opposition to Barnes. The
other supposed cause is his hard drink
ing, which, it is thought, has unsettled
his mind.
A few weeks ago he threatened TO kill
his wife, and after abusing her he was
arrested and given a hearing before
Squire Stephen Lynch, of Principle, who
bound him over 10 court. 1t was after
this that his wife left him, and, taking
their two little sons, wen to her fathers,
Wilmington. After this he did very well
for time, until by some means or other
the bond of peace given by him before
Squire Lynch was lost or destroyed, when
he soon again fell into his old habits.
The murderer was an excellent buSi
ness man. His occupation was that Of q
machine agent and dealer in hay. Thos
Brown, his older victim, was a respacta.
BILE farmer, with wife and three young
children:
An inquest was held on the bodies Of
the victims later the same morning by
Coroner Isaac R. Taylor, Of Rising Sun
with Drs. Brown, Turner and Crothers
as physicians. The verdict was: ''That
the deceased met their deaths from a gur
in the hands of Charles P. Barnes
The murderer is now in Jail here undel
treatment of DR.. John II. lamar, the jai
physician. When first incarcerated he
was in wild and restless condition, bu
not at all hard to manage, and no further
restraint was put upon him than to loci
him in cell, after the physician haC
done all he could for him. lie did 10
appear to know anything Of what hat
happened.
| ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUICIDE.
During Saturday night and Sunda,
an ov ersight Of him was kept by one Of
the inmates of the Jail, and towards even
ing on the latter day he became a littl,
ration nal and expressed desire for glas
of milk. His attendant started down Oh,
is on the second floor corridor) to pro
cure the milk, and had hardly reached
the foot of the iron stairway when h,
prisoner calling to, him For God SAX
come back; this man is trying to xii
himself" He hurried back and fount
Barnes covered with blood, which wa
pouring from wound upon his forehead
He was placed under surveillance ant
DR.. lamar summoned. When he arrived
he found that Barnes had made dclib
crate but ineffective attempt to take hi
own life by throwing himself head fore
most upon the sharp corner of the ston
wall Of the doorway of his cell. Mark
of blood could be seen on the stone wher
his head struck. He made an ugly wount
in the center of his forehead, high up o,
the skull, severing branch of the tenn
poral artery, but not fracturing the bone
The doctor had great difficulty in dress
ing the wound, as the prisoner eudeav
ored to tear it open with his hands. Ii
lost fully quart Of blood. After tn
wound was dressed he was removed t,
another cell, ard tied down hand ant
foot upon a cot with a stout cotton rope
and left for the night; but befne morn
ing he managed to get loose, and whel
the ja:ior came in next day he was u
and had torn the bandages from his head
Since that time his condition has varied
but the doctor thinks he is gradual,
| improving,