Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-03-15
WAS TIA MANS Soul.

A Mysterious Incident by the Deathbed of a
Chattanooga Man.
The killing OF Lewis Ovens by James
NJ. Barnes ON Jan. 10 last will be recalled,
But there is one peculiar feature of the
case, or rather Ia feature that grew out of
20 case that has Just come to the surface,
and that is as yet known 80 but few Chat
tanoogRus
few months ago young Barnes came
here from Georgia snd formed partner
ship with NJ. j. Nix 10 engage in the
boot and shoe trade. After fsw weeks
! Barnes told out TO Lewis Owens, ono OF
/ the eHlthiest and best-known men in
| Tennessee. 10 appoars that Barnes and
Owens quarrcled over the settlement, and,
after being struck in the face, Barnes
/ drew his revolver and shot Owens three
/ times, the third shot being fatal, though
not instantly. Tho wounded man WAS
carried TO his hodse where everything
/ possible was done, but nothing could save
/ him However he fought desperately Go
/ beat back the rider OF the pale horse, and
SO CALAMITY did he struggle that he lived
several days. Saturday, January II,
came, and Barnes was for the second
! time taken before the magistrate, and
after y stabboruly fought trial he was re-
/ leased on bail the magistrate holding
/ shat inasmuch as the victim of his shoot.
/ ing was still alive, murder was not
/ yet committed, The next day Owens
4 grew worse, aud towards evening sank
into n stupor. Those who had been
Watching by his bedside know that tho
end was not far Off.
Among those who remained through tho
night WAS ex Mayor Sharp. A little after
4 O'clock Monday morning Mr.. Sharp left
the room in which the wounded man was
lying for a moment, and the circumstance
that soon occurred IL tho feature referred
to In the beginning OF the story. Mr..
Sharp does not like to talk OF the matter,
but he consents 20 tell 1t to your CORES
pondcnt aud his own words are used:
II was standing no said, with my
elbow resting upon tho mantolpioce,
looking down into the fire. Tho Goals
nearly consumed, and the apparent Of
forts Of tho embers TO burst again into
flames again reminded me of the heroic
efforts of my friend to get fresh and
stronger hold upon the soul that was sure
ly though sloSly slipping away from him.
And | was running over ia my mind the
vicissitudes OF life-how fleet Of foot mis-
fortunes are; how sorrow comes across
our path at the meridian hour OF 81"
brightest day, leaving "A shadow by us
when the lines OF Horace came to me:
Pale death with equal tread Knocks AT
the cottage OF the poor and the palace OF
the rich Tho thought was still linger-
ing in my mind when / was aroused by
I tap on my shoulder. Surprising soma
one bad entered while was absorbed H.
thought, turned TO answer, but no one
was there, and tho door was still closed.
I was startled, and Immediately turned
to tho wounded mans eide, whore found
the watchers as pale as the watched, and
trembling like aspen leaves. They asked
me il had been making any noise, and
on assuring them to this contrary they
looked at each other in Amusement.
They said Just before entered the room
a sound as OF tho moaning of the WIND
. seemed 90 peryade the room, and pecu-
larly appalling sounds not loud, but
ominous we're distinctly heard, and that
/, for an instant the lamp, which had been
tarned low, almost went out and tho
little light left seemed to SHINE az though
: through foa What il was | know not,
. but 10 could not have been fancy on the
part Of all. There we're two other watch
. ers besides myself. Besides, was IN
= separate room, with the door closed,
2 and had said nothing to them OF the
y tapping on my shoulder, II | we're I,
: spiritualist would believe that The SOU
;, OF Lewis Ovens, just siarting on 1t 1ounr-
I noy home, stepped to say good by to me
for W -.s our chaI ~" S
..ya we went &c looSN'
z 5as still, IN DEATH
: So, Sharp = Che Of the bsst.kpc,n oit
= liens OF Chattanooga, member or the
I bar, * Mayor OF The city, intelligent and
= fserless. lie is so well known and his
: woId 80 Trustworthy that those who have
heard tho story can not but believe that
something supernatural attended tho
( fight Of Lewis Ovens spirit from it's