St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-27
BIERCE WAS BILKED.
Having Lost His Sweetheart a
Young Californian Tries
to Get Even.
He Shoots the Woman and Her
Husband and Commits
Suicide.
William DWyer, a Cronin Sus-
peet, Is Singing Beer in
Canada.
The Treasurer of a College
Trust Fund EmbeZZles the
Whole Doodle.

CHICO, Cal. July 26.-An elopement,
which occurred here a few days ago,
eliminated in tragedy this afternoon.
The wedding was to have taken place
last Monday between a young man
named Raymond Bierce, son OF San
Francisco journalist, and Miss Eva Ad-
kips. a beautiful young lady, seventeen
wears of age. Bierce'S most Intimate
friend was handsome young
man named Neil Hubbs, and
he was to have acted as best
man at the wedding ceremony.
The day before the marriage was to
occur Miss Adkins left her home and
went to neighboring town with
Hubs, where the couple were married:
They returned here the next day. and
this morning prepared to make a call
upon the brides mother, Mrs. Barney;
Bierce heard of the intended vlSit ana
went to Mrs. Barney'S house before
them. When HubbS and his wire ar
rived he entered the parlor and fired at
Hubbs with a revolver. Hubbs fell to
the floor, but also drew revolver ana
fred. Four shots apiece were hred,
when Hubbs ran out of the room.
Bierce then placed the revolver to
Mrs. HubDs' head and fired, intlicting a
severe. but not dangerous wound.
Hubbs re-entered the room and beat
Bierce to the floor with his revolver.
Bierce then dragged himself into an
adjoining room, placed the pistol TO his
head and blew his brains out. He lived
about an hour and half. Bierce also
received two bullets in the body. Hubbs
was shot in the abdomen, the bullet
penetrating the spleen. His recovery
is doubtful.
Later investigation shows that when
young Bierce heard of the couples in
tended visit to Mrs. Barney, he went
quickly to the house of the latter, stated
he was i'll and asked to
LIE DOWN ON THE BED,
Just off from the paTlOr. lie had evil
dentle been running, and as he appeared
quite exhausted he was at once shown
to the bed room. In this he renamed
until Hubbs and his wife had taken
seats i'll the parlor. Mrs. Barney mad
set her heart Oh the marriage of her
daughter to Bierce, and when
the elopement and marriage to Hubbs
took place she expressed the wish never
to see her daughter i'll her house again.
In day or two she relented, and in
vited the couple home. 1t was in re-
Spouse to her invitation that the couple
called to-day, this being their first visit.
After a few words had been spoken,
Bierce stepped into the parlor, spoke
a formal word or two, then said:
You are a happylooking welded
couple" and retired again into the bed
room. Hubbs suspected trouble, and
drew his pistol. holding it at his side.
Bierce then opened the door again. and
the shooting occurred as stated
above. The room where the fighting
took place presents horrible
spectacle. The walls were spattered
with blood, the furniture turned over
and broken. and large pools of blood
covered the floor. Miss Adkins is Mrs.
Barney's daughter by her first husband,
She graduated from the high school
here few months since. Bierce has
been employed on newspaper at Red
Bluff until lately.
Mrs. Barney was placed under arrest
tonight on suspicion of being impli-
Gated in. or having previous knowledge
of, the plot of Bierce against Hubbs.