Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-20

pass last Tuesday afternoon. A few seconds
afterwards Dir. Ball galloped after them
IN hurry: AS he came up TO Bennett Bar
ham he said Halt you DID scoundrel."
lie had the rcins in his left hand and bis
pistol IN the other at his aide He saw Mr..
Ball fire when he reached Barham's side.
After that the firing was 90 fast he couldn't
discriminate. He paid no attention to
them because he thought they were in
fun"
DR.. Slater came up at this time and call
ca 70 hun TO come and help to carry Mr..
Ball. which he did.
HAD HIS PISTOL OUT.
Julia Allen, DR.. slater's colored cook,
also s.aw the shooting. She said that Mr..
BAH had his pistol out when $50 yards be-
hind the Barhams.
THE PLACE.
The spot where the shooting occurred is
about 200 yards beyond Slatersville. which
~ three miles from the Courthouse and
twelve from the railroad. The Williams
| burg and Brick-Uouso roads intersect at
this place. The latter goes to Plum Point.
Just opposite West Point. and Is also called
the Back road. 1t was on this road about
200yards from Slatersyille that the tragedy
occurred. The point is IMMEDIATELY pp-
poste Mr.. Odell's family burving-ground.
1t is an extremely lonesome spot. and 1t
somany witnesses. com paratively speaking,
for at one time to-day Saturday four
miles or more of road were gone over with
out seeing house or human being.
TIE DEsrRTgD WYE.
Three miles beyond Slatorsvllle lives
Nlr. Balps family, and it was here that
Mrs. Bennett BarhGm. nce Miss Lula Ball,
was seen by your correspondent. She is
bright and highly-educated young lady.
Her face is naturally attractive, but now
has deep lines Of grief and trouble. she
has chestnut hair. and is apparently about
twentv-one years of age. Her grief ls
something awful, and several times while
telling her version Of the affair she gave
way TO tears.
She sl,d:
On Monday evening, April 7th, my father
came home greatly excited. and said that
Mr.. Thomas Barham had been gone for
several days to Knoxville, Tenn, where las
son had gotten in some trouble, and his
father had to go after him. My father did
not see Bennett Barham until the follow
| ing Thursday. court-day. and then
nv father was in the 1reasurer's
! office, and Dir. Barham was out
in crowd talking to Tommy Rich
ardson. Nv father noticed that he was
very pale. He did not see him again until
| the da of the shooting. Inever hoard my
asked him not to trouble Mr.. Barham
I Father said no spared Mr.. Barham. not on
| his Barhams) account, but he didn't
/ know how he might feel after killing
| a man. / do not think my father
would have tried to kill Mr.. Barham
/ if he had been himself. lie had brooded
/ over his trouble until he seemed to have
only one idea. He took no interest IN any
| thing and complained Of pressure on the
| BRAIN as if a tight iron band were around
his head. He had always baen subject to
| hvpochondriac spells, which were much
worse the last few weeks OF his life.
The first | knew Of the shooting was
whena little coored boy brought my mo-
| Their note from DR.. Slater saying my
father was dead.
I have never seen Barham since my mar
/ rage. except at the trial at King William
! Courthouse.
THAT WAS so covAEDLY.
Nv father had told me the story of two
| brothers who shot their sisters betrayer
! from ambush. and told him. 20, papa,
/ that was so cowardly" Last court-day my
/ father consulted o lawyer TO see If he
conldn't institute suit against Bennett
/ Barham for SANDER, in consequence of the
! letter he wrote to me bc'ore marriage;
! It was one of the st letters |
/ ever SAW. Miss Jennie Parr. a friend
/ of mine WHO'S stopping Mt DR. Slater's, told
me she saw the shooting. She saw father
riding after the two Bnrhams and she
| screamed to Thorn to get out OF the way.
| But evidently they did not hear her. Ny
| father never had any other difficulty with
| any one in his life.
sADDKsr OF ALL.
Nre. Ball. widow of the dead man, was
very demonstrative ia her grief, at times
moaning pitifully, and then again de
nouncins all who took part IN the events
! leading to her husbands death.
"Oh." she cried, Il tried to stand 1t all
| but when | saw poor Walters deformed
| hand had been wounded it was too much"
Her pleasure at seeing your CORE
! spondent was very great.
"Thank God" SAID she, some one has
come at last to hear and tell our side OF
| the story"
THE FUNERAL.
Mr.. Balls funeral took place from his
| late residence .ast Thursday evening. The
| crowd present was one of the largest ever
seen in this county. The Rev. John A.
! Richardson, Of Corinth Baptist church,
| conducted the services. The interment
was at another farm of Mr.. Balls. about
| two miles from MS home.
FATAL TIRIYo.
The accuracy Of the firing OF the two
men vas truly remarkable. They shot i've
| times each and both we're hit by four bull
| let's. MIR. Bali used large navy revolver,
( which he held in his left hand. cooking 1t
sach time with the thumb. His right was
! reformed. aud with il he held the reins of
Barham used q self-cocking Smith &
Wesson pistol. The horses OF both the
men were moving oil the time. bat this did
not seem to impair their aim IN the least.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT.
There is no coroner in New Kent. and as
| there was no mystery about the affair, none
of the officials felt called upon to inyestl-
| gate the matter. "A
| been arrested. u is the general impression
/ among the citizens of tho county that
while Rarham's conduct towards Mss BAH
previous TO their marriage was not propa-
| bly what it should have been, that III last
| weeks difficulty he acted purely III sell
/ defence.
-sTnE END YET?
Mr.. Thomas Bail, who was with his
/ father at the time of Barham's forced mar
riage 10 his sister. says that so far as he IS
/ concerned he is done. 1t is openly stated
| here. however, that the man "a former
! Richmonder) who was the cause OF the
| estrangcmeat between Barham and bliss
Ball. and who is a relative OF the latter;
has expressed his intention OF laying
/ for Barham as soon as he Is wen.
DUsH-EDwARDs CASE.
In her interview Miss Ball referred to a
! story told her by her father. This was the
! killing. in the adjacent county OF Charies
CITY. Of man by the name of Edwards by
| two young men named Bush; The Bush
BOYS charged that Edwards had ruined
/ their sister. and hiding behind trees near
the road filled his body with buckshot as
he drove up in his buggy.
MISS BALL.
Everybody here speaks of the lady IN the
| case rs Miss Ball, and IN no instance; not
even by her family, was she called Mrs.
Barham."
THE WORLDS FAIR.
| The Capital Stock of the Company to he
Made Ten Millions at Once.