Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-05-30
TIL EDITION
Terrible Murder
a HAN AT WOODLAND
LAND, KILLS HIS RRorHrn
1N-LAW AND hON

"a 'etriD.e domestic tragedy =.
place about 8 o'clock this me,n;, W
WOODLAND, Cecil County he
which resulted in Charles pSlan
shooting and killing Thomas q p natn
his brother.in- law, and his son hiow
Barnes, aged about Ia wears arm
ana Brown had married sisters nta
names were Toulson, whose f Ss
resides with w. N. McCormi;ot, a'o
Washington street, this city
Mr.. Mccormick is also sor,.
OF Mr.. Toulson. 1t appears that Ra..
was a man who was bu. seIdo,, Da
and had a very violent temna, 'O
quarreled with his wife and ahr.s,
upon every trifiing pretext. mas;n.
burden for her. For some time :,
to three weeks ago, his conduct was
violent to her, that men went n
house at night TO prevent him =,
doing her bodily injury. There h.
no indications OF a reformation ona
watching of Barnes becoming ons,
to the neighbors, Mrs. Barnes tons s
| two youngest children, and cana
wilmington, stopping with her MI
and orother-in'law Mr.. Mccormick,
where her father also resided. u
The other children, four in ppmh
went to Edward Barnes, a bro,bsr
Charles 2. Barnes, where they fonnl
temporary residence. Barnes three A
afterwards followed his wife IN u
miDgton, bringing with him bis \
oldest sons, and proceeded to Mr. J
Cormick' residence. His wife ba
afraid of him refused to see him
kept within her room up stairs. Bad
being intoxicated entreated and
plored Mr.. and Mrs. Mccormick to |
his wife, but az they believed bic iuj
ltion was TO kill her they woul,, mol
nit him to go to her room. Opcs|
-, got past them and reached her HI
(which was locked, but they finally
him away and Mr.. Mccormick an
, ened to have him arrested If he anal
cease making disturbance and BIRD
ling the peace of his family.
One OF the sons told Mr.. McCorml
that his father stopped in Elkton as
came 10 Wilmington, and purchased
revolver and number Of cartridI
After Barnes went hack home, be wi
ID to his wife in this city, entreating
to return and live with him. He u
ted to let the past be the past, butt
- made no promise what he might dol
1.-The future. Mrs. Barnes believed
lonly wanted her to return, that he mi
have an opportunity 10 kill her,
she refused to answer his letters
Tuesday last, Mr.. Toulson, Mrs. Bari
father, went down to Woodland
make some kind of arrangements lo|
some things from Barnes, which
Barnes needed, and if possible to q
Il, la reconciliation between the PARTED
This il the last that was heard OF
matter until telegram arrived
morning, addressed TO Mr.. McCormI
statipg that Thomas G. Brown
Arthur Toulson were shot by Chd
'e p. Barnes. Mr.. Mccormick not k1|
ing from ihe telegram whether any
was killed, telegrsphed b1
nm when another telegram brought
n. announcement that Thomas c. By
A. and Arthur Toulson were shot and
tn ed by Barnes.
Mrs. Barnes was Frustrated at
news. and determined mmediatelI|
go to her dear dead boy, bat Nh
w. Cormick deeming it not safe for be
or. go, If her husband was at large
GO! graphed again and received the
La swcr in reply that Barnes,
Istiil at large. Under
ssh circumstances Mrs Barnes SUI
'w' mains in the city fearing hat hsl
iiy fur lated husband might oe ,.yin
me wait for ner 10 kill her and :"
md then probably kill himself,
Get Barnes the double murderer, ow w,
= small property in the vicinity Oh W!
sen lawn. Addicted TO intemptlaacs
ME worked hard to have local opaoh ~
ed IN Cecil County.
in. Thomas G. Brown, his brother ~,
nee was u young well TO do farmer su'
eek years of age, residing about
/ land a half distant.
,th Arthur Barnes, the son, was aa
ged ligent and promising young i4u
IA years of age. AZ.
re- At o'clock this afternoon M,
"a r. Cormick had heard nothing hiOi'
nia. the scene OF the tragedy.