The sun., 1891-01-20
SHOT BEFORE HER PUPILS.
4 SCHOOL TEACHER RIDDLED WITH
BULLETS BY HER HUSBAND.

Exciting Chase OF the wouid.he Murderer
He Drives Forty Miles with tho Police
In Pursuit-Finaily Caught Near Home.
SYRACUSE, Jan. l9.-It was tho hour In tho
morning whom tho pupils are dismissed for
recess to-day at the Bassett street public
school when WILDER F. Barker husband Of q
teacher employed there, alighted from O cutter
and entered the building. He carried in his
arms their baby. aged 16 months which hs
had seized at the homo Of his sster-in-law.
The childlwas still undressed. but was wrapped
In n shawl When Barker entered the class
room In which his wife was at her duties the :
pupils were filing out Barker confronted his
wife. and. holding aloft the child, cried,
ls this the way YOU take care OF your
baby7"
Mrs. Barker demonstrated in vain with tho
man who was growing wilder every moment,
In the midst of the alteration the principal OF
the school. Miss Charlotte Bach. ordered
Barker out. and. as he refused, his wife sought
to relieve her associates from embarrassment
By quitting the room with her husband at hef
heels. The remaining teachers were congratu>-,
latlng themselves on tho ending OF misera<'
bic scene, whom two pistol shots In quick sucS !,
| cession rang through the hallway into which
Mr.. and Mrs. Barker had gone.
After tho first shot Mrs. Barker run about
thirty feet end wag entering the class room adS ,
| joining hers when she fell to the floor Barker'
| laid the child that he had been carrying on tho
ns to S his boy Wife Tho svss
poin.ing the revolver at her fired at close
Il in ee asd s
most most Of IT. them m taking effect Barker then hnr.
MSS Ps 5dsr Sa to sssssI ss scs sna
| prevailed among the pupils. Somo cried and
some fled home in terror. The police patrol.
the scene. The police started on Barkers trail
tbs patrol Wagon Ms tarker vas taken
let's entered the neck about one inch to the the
below the Fight ear ssconi ball S looG ab9ss ss
put h csds Left SIDE third
came out on the right side OF the check. direct:
Ter et hand is pierced Trough by By pIbIl bullet.
while NTH bal entered a,t her left thigh; The
sod SsSys sh VII syTs ss
M ~. apponted Mrs BRr6er il rs September last to
the seha
has done everything in his lower to have his
Me ne seh 10 nnn arpea
l ordered him from my, efce.. Barker won't
10 as DO WIFI With S@ bs bs
Is ava always logging her apout and causing her
Barker is we'll known in this city. where he
has resided for several years. At ono time he
taught school in different towns Of Onondaga
| county. but his dlssipatcd habits were such
engaeed IN the prodn business with his twin
brother. and afterward entered the employ OF
| Rand McNay. the railroad guide publishers
OF Chicago, as commercial trnyellor. and re-
m1nnsd With that hail iIrm NM. until short time ago
vile. lied about four years ago. leaving
Of his first Wife barkcr is' paid I'D vHIts visits
to Seymour school on nreence Of seeing his
who was teacher there. III visits were dis
couraged. but he pressed his suit until the
members of Miss Sloan's family intsrfered and
October Miss Sloan and Barker went to the
residence Of the Rev. William A. Rice and were
At The time Of the marriage barker was At
they lived unhapply. Finally Mrs. Harker Left
| her husband and made her home with her sis
| ter. Barker has resorted to every deSpcablo
means to annoy his wife since their separation.
The pursuit Of Barker has been most eXct-
village six miles south OF here. Being afraid
to stop there. he changed horses and continued
| at Dreaknerl; speed to tho southwark, The
police gained in this road race. and as far as
possible made telephonic arrangements for re-
laws Of horses. Soon after the first detail Of
Police started Two other details were do
spatched along different routes, but In the
same direction IT to o, head the fugitive or # hs
! highways in the southern end Of OuondaRa
| county are patrolled by deputy sheriffs on the
| lookout for the fugitive. who has up to this
Lnter.-Burkcr was arrested on the street In
| tho city at IL o'clock tonight, having made q
| circuitous trip OF about forty miles. partly on
| foot His horse. which he deserted on the way.
came back to the livery stable Of its own
| accOrd