The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-02-08

She arose and let him in, and az she did
so she saw that he was very much under
the Influence OF liquor.
The Last Quarrel.
Fahrbach began qusrrsling with her,
accusing her Of unfai;hiulnoss, and said
that she had been keeping company"
With other men. This she denied, when
he, without momsHt's warning. stepped
over 10 n dTessing-cnse which STOOD in the
south west corner oil the room, and, pick
inZ up a revolver. the property of
the injured woman, began firing 81 her.
Three shots were fred In rapid success
sion. enc OF which took effect. The bullet
struck her just below the right temple de-
strsying the sight OF her right eye and
making fearful leoxiag wound.
Suicide Made Certain.
Fahrbach then turAed the revolver to-
ward HE own head.
The wounded woman. though the sight
had gone from one eve forever, saw his
purpose AID exclaimed "Oh. for Gods
sake, Pal. dear, don't do that" and started
toward him.
But it was too late. The fatal shot was
fred bsfore she had taken two steps and
Fahrbach fell dying to the floor.
What "A Sister Saw.
The shots and the screams Of the
injured woman in the meantime
aroused the other inmates OF the house
who ran in great haste toward her room.
| Bessie sister Jennie was one of the first
IL errive at the door. and when Il was
| opened she saw a sight shS will ronlem-
| Der "a long as she lives.
The room presented horrible appear
/ ance. Everything was covered with blood,
and in tho midst OF il all. lying on the
floor covered with blood and 10 q dying
condition, lay FahrbEch. Her sister
Bessie. who presented . sight even more
fearful, was bending over the diving man
wringne her hands and screaming.
by this time the other inmates Of the
house had gone into the room and Basaie.
who was nearly crszed with grief and
pain, had run al over the house leaving a
trail OF blood behind her. She threw hor
arms about her sister and exclaimed:
lis hs dead3 For Gods sake don't say
| he Ia dead"
She never seemed 10 think about her
own condition ont inquired constantly
after her lover who was dying in an.
other room.
A Visitors Expcrlenoe.
A man who wns occupying a room with
one Of the inmates OF the house, was
eeplng when the shooting occurred.
lle was awakened by the shots aud
in verv short time Bessie
ran into his room and fell In dead faint
across the bed in which lac was living, COW
ering him aud the bed with blood. He
hastily jumped out OF the bed and at the
suggestion OF some one ran down the
| alley To Cones overall factory
and telephonsd for Drs Eisenbi-e
aud Police Surgeon carp, who arrived
shortly after the shooting accompanied by
| by "a number Of officers. One OF the in
mates OF the house had, in the meantime.
run across the street baTeiooted 10 the
resiCen % of Bossie's mother. Matte Bell,
| who Ives on the opposite side few
doors farther west the surgeons had the
wounds of the injured woman dressed and
| the dead body of the man removed when
| tho mother arrived. She hurried into the
room and threw herself on the bed and
kissed the one spot on her daughters face
not covered with baudagss.
sinful Mothers Grief.
She Immediately burs. out crying. aud
exclaimed:
"0h. my poor grill"
Don't cry, mother. don't cry; God
knows could not help IT," responded the
wounded woman.
She then seemed to realize what had
happened. and cried:
MY God is he desdf oh, don't say
! he Is dead. mother"
| The girls in the house were not very
anxious to talk about the affair when
! questioned by SENTINEL reporter last
night. They seemed 90 know little or
nothing about IL. aud were positive that
| only two shots were fred. They we're
probably honest in their belief in regard TO
the shots, for all claim that they
were asleep and had been asleep
some hours when the fearful tragedy
tosk place and 1t Ia likely that they did
not distinctly hear the first two shots
fred.
| A Trail of Blood.
From the door OF Bessie's room opening
into the alley trail OF blood started. IL
! could DO followed across the street