The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-11-01
THE BARTLETT TRAGEDY
Both the Victims Well Known
in Dunkirk, N. Y.
The MURDeRGR's EARLY LIFE'

No Apparent Cause for the Triple Crime
Letters from san FranoisoU to the
Bartletts' Friends speak OF the Coupl,
as Living Happily Together.
DUNKIRK, N. Y, Nov flames H,
Bartlett, who shot and killed Lolita Car.
penter his wife's niece, wounded hi,
wife, and then killed himself at his home
in San Francisco on Sunday morning,
was born in lS47 in Laona, four miles
south of Dunkirk, where his widowed
half brother, s. E. Bartlett, are now liv.
ing. james spent very little of his life
at home, his most important journey be.
ing as first assistant engineer with the
Jeanette Polar expedition.
His wife was Miss Estella N. Lord
daughter of the late Daniel Lord, a hard
ware merchant of Dunkirk.
She was married to Bartlett on April
II, 1887, he having previously secured q
divorce from his first wife, whom he de.
serted before making his voyage to the
Arctic.
Immediately after the marriage they
departed Tor tine Pacific coast, where
BARTLETT had a Government appointment
as inspector of coal at Mare Island and
San Francisco. His wite's letters to her
friends in Dunkirk have been filed with
praise Of her husband, whom she has al
ways described as exceedingly kind and
careful Of her happiness.
A friend who visited her last spring
and the husband as devoted to the com
fort OF his wife.
Lotta Carpenter, the young victim of
the bullet, was the youngest daughter of
the late Charles Carpenter, whose wife
was a sister of Mrs. Bartlett. She was
bright and pretty girl of IS years.
Three weeks ago Dunkirk friend re-
ceived a letter from Mrs. Bartlett, in
which she wrote her usual praises of her
husband, and said,
"Lotta is with us. She has come to
stay and we have adopted her. She is a
great comfort to us. She is so good and
thoughtful of our wishes and Jim thinks
SO much of ner. She is AS our own
daughter
Lotta's father died in Omaha last sum
mer and her mother is now living in Rock
Springs, Wyoming, with her only son,
Lord Carpenter, and her eldest daughter,
Mrs. Clyde Carpenter, who is school
teacher.
Mrs. Bartletts father, Daniel Lord
was one OF Dunkirk's oldest citizens. lie
did large hardware business and owned
real estate, and the family had one of the
pleasantest, most hospiuable homes of the
time. But the burning of his store il
1868 was followed by series of misfor
| tunes and he engaged temporarily il
other business. He lost his life in Decem
Der, 1868, in the collision Of the steamer.
| United States and America in the Oni,
River, as he was ON his way to visit hi
daughter in Evansville, Ind. His wife
who was a daughter Of the late Erastu
| Tucker of Geneva, N. y, died feV
| years afterwards.
Later Mr., Carpenters family came t,
| Dunkirk and remained for time witt
Mrs. Carpenters sisters, but soon afte
| Estella's marriage TO BARTLETT they al
moved West, having disposed of thei
Dunkirk property, excepting the home
stead. This was burned in March, 1891
Last summer Mr.. Carpenter died, ant
now the grievously afflicted family hav
this terrible blow to endure. To tn,
mother OF Mr.. BARTLETT the news is ter
rible shock, as she idolized her wayward
| SON