St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Mrs. ID. B. Barrett and Harry w. Kel,
lOgg Found Dead in the Formers
Room.
A Revolver Found Near Them with
Two Chambers Empty-But Who
Fired IT.
The Theory of Murder and Suicide is Re-
garded as the Most Worthy
of Belief.
But Slight Suspicion Rests Upon the Young
Man Who First Gave the
Alarm.

A man and woman were found dead in a
room on Seventh street last evening with a
bullet mark in the temple of each, and re-
volver lying on the floor between them tell
ing part Of the story of their death. Muir
der and suicide was the theory
which at first seemed satisfactory,
and which has not been overthrown ;
but certain mysterious circumstances
connected with the event have come to light
which give grounds for the suspicion that a
more heinous crime was perpetrated, and
that both decedents were
THE VICTIMS OF ASSASSINATION.
Shortly after 10 O'Clock last evening Frank
Burkstrom rushed into Steely's drug store,
corner of Seventh street and Broadway, with
the information that Mrs. D. B. Barrett and
Harvey W. Kellogg were lying dead in the
woman's room, over Anderson's billiard
room, at No. S14 East Seventh street
Deputy Coroner Horst was summoned
and proceeding to the place, found
the facts as stated. The bodies
were lying on opposite sides of the room,
their feet towards each other, with the
REVOLVER LYING ON THE FLOOR
between them-a ''thirty-two," with two
chambers empty.
The place where the crime was enacted
was above Anderson's pool and billiard hall.
The entrance to the room is at the top of a
narrow stairway, and the room itself is about
12x1S feet in size, facing the street.
The furniture consisted of center table,
coal stove in which was fire, couple OF
chairs and sofa upholstered with red plush.
At both ends Of the room are entrances to the
bed chamber, which are of small dimensions.
The general appearance indicated that the
parties living therein led a life of easy
comfort.
The general appearance indicated that the
man had placed the weapon
CLOSE TO THE wOMAN's HEAD
and then fired, as the right temple, where
the bullet entered, was burned. 1t is evil
dent that her death was instantaneous,
as in falling she struck against the wall, on
which blood was traced, and then on the
floor where was only one pool of blood, which
clearly showed that no death struggle had
ensued. After the man had committed the
murderous deed it appeared that he calmly
went to the other side of the room,
and with steady hand placed the pistol to his
right temple and put an end to his own life.
The second aim was as deadly as the first.
and strange to say he struck the wall in fall
ing and laid where he fell. Both were lying
on their right sides.
THE woMAN's APPEARANCE
was that she was about 40 years Of age. She
was dressed with black waist and red striped
skirt; she had slippers on her feet, and
looked as though she had been engaged in
the routine household work. Her features
were regular, and a rather pleasant smile
still fingered on her lips. She was rather a
feshy person and marks of smallpox are
on her face.
Kellogg was clad in a ready-made cheap
suit of clothes surmounted by well-worn
overcoat, and was a man of over fifty years.
He has been married for 80 years, and kept
the Buckeye restaurant on Seventh street,
between Robert and Jackson streets, where
he lived with his wife.
CONCERNING THE DECEDENTs.
Reports conflict about the exact nature of
the relations existing between Mrs. Barrett
and Kellogg. DR.. Westlake, who knew both
parties, and was Mrs. Barrett's Physician,
regards her as good woman.
Her husband it is said is a gambler and
has not lived with her for three years, dur
ing which time she has supported herself by
copying and taking lodgers in her room.
Kellogg has shown strange sort of infatua-
ton her, for lingering about the Railways of
the building to. see her and striving
to attract her attention; and
stones differ as to whether she reciprocated
his favor or not, 1t being stated by at least
two persons that she received money from
him. 1t was also stated by neighbors that
she had been heard to express fears that he
would kill her as he threatened to do.
Kellogg's wife has long been of the
opinion that he was insane, having him
once privately examined on that point by
DR.. Westlake. The doctor, however, could
discover no signs of alteration in him.
CONCERNING FRANK BuRKsTRoM,
who was the first to give the alarm, he was a
lodger in Mrs. Barrett's apartments, and had
viewed Kellogg's advances to the lady
with discomposure, whether or not from
jealousy is not known. When he went to
the room last night be kicked open the door
to gain entrance. Subsequently being ques-
toned BY the officers he gave confused an
swers to questions as 10 how his suspicious
were first aroused. 1t was known that he
had a revolver in his possession and when
asked to produce it said be had lost 1t. These
and other evasiye answers, coupled with the
fact of his known enmity to Kellogg, the fact
that he had threatened to shoot him and
other circum stances regarded as suspicious
determiu edthe officers to look him up.
The officers spent the night in hunting for
the husband of Mrs. Barrett, who is believed
to be in the city but had not secured him up
to late hour.
INTERVIEW WITH BUEKsTRoN.
Frank Burkstrom, arrested by Roundsmau
Murphy on suspicion of being implicated in
the tragedy, was brought to police headquar-
ters and placed in cell No. > TO await the
result of the inquest He is well-built,
fashion ably-dressed man about thirty-five
years of age, with full, round face, heavy
blonde mustache and ssucer-grey eyes.
He seemed badly ratified over his arrest
and on being interviewed By a GLOBE re-
porter he stated substantially as follows:
81 started to go to bed about 10 O'Clock
and tried the door of the psrlor, which
found locked, my room being off the parlor.
As / saw the key was on the inside / sus-
pected something wrong, aud after repeated
efforts 70 get in broke open the door. When
l saw what had happened could scarcely
stand on my feet, but as soon as / could /
yelled for help. The people down stairs
must have heard me. / have boarded with
Mrs. Barrett for two years and while l have
heard people say that sne was fast /
always regarded her as perfect lady,
and never saw anything out Of the way"
'Was Kellogg in the habit OF calling on
herr"
81 don't think she knew the man By sight
-hesitstingly. Why, only last Sun
day was looking out the
window and he happened 10 pass on The other
side Of the street when / said, there he goes
Mrs. Barrett said she didn't know the man"
How co you account for his being in the
room II she didn't know himlr