The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-09-15
The End of the Tragedy.

particulars Is published of the killing OF
MYron Hamilton and the suicide of James
Barnard. From the article we CLEAN the
following:
Barnard left his home on Butte creek.
two miles below Fossil, Monday morning
and rode to Condor, having two large A
calibre revolvers. He talked with half
dozen or more persons on the way. At
Mayville he saw Capt. Withers, who told
HIM that if he would wait few minutes he
would 20 with him to Condor. Jim told
him he could not wait, that he had a little
business to attend to at Condor and was
coming back right away, or words to that
effect. He rode to Rlnehart's livery stable
and let his horse stand without tying, took
Oh his spurs and walked direct to Sheriff's
Wilcox's residence, Before reaching the
house he saw his victim, Hamilton, coming
out OF the cellar and go into the kitchen by
the back way. Barnard walked in without
knocking and went into the kitchen, speak.
ing to Mrs. Wilcox. Miss Marker and Ham.
lton in friendly manner. After minute
or so he told Hamilton to step outside with
him, as he wanted to talk to him, and they
went out 10 the yard in front of the house
where they talked perhaps couple of min
utes and then walked out into the street
about 20 yards from the house and stopped.
According b Barnard's own statement this
conversation waa about rs follows:
Barnard said: 'Myron, 1 want you to
go with me before Sheriff Wilsox and you
may select any man you want, and make
stat ement telling me who is putting you up
TO this and urging you to prosecute me as
you have started in to do Barnard said
the answer was; I'D like to know how the
hi you are going to make me do it. With
an oath Barnard drew his revolver from his
oversoat pocket and shot at him as he
started to run back towards the gate, the
ball striking his arm and gong through his
BODY. The second shot missed him aud
struck G. ". Rinehart's house about fifty
yards away. With the 6endishness Of u
demon Barnard rushed mp and showing the
revolver c'ose to the back of his head shot
the defenseless boy and he fell against the
gate on the sidewalk In rapid succession
he emrtied the remaining three bullets into
his forehead and Myron Hamilton's earthly
career was at an end.
Barnard ran to the stable, about fifty
yards distant, jumped on his horse (rorget-
ting his spursl and brandishing his revolver
ordered the several citizens who had already
appeared on the scsne to stand back. He
galloped slowly out over the hill on the
Fossil road. loading his pistol as he went.
The confusion aud excitement was so great
that for few minutes the citizens forgot
the Importance of following the murderer.
Sheriff Wilcox had been sick tor several
days and was hardly able to ride, but he
ordered as many as could to start at once in
pursuit"
After riding around hunting for Harrison
HuntleY aud Ebel Clarno. followed by the
sherlfTs posse, Barnard started for his home
on Butte creek.
"He rea she'd Frank Sankey's vacant
cabin near the old nome and remained there
until morning, when he turned mis- horse into
the pasture and crawled into the hay NOW
at home. remaining there until about 5
o'clock in the evening. His brothers. Ell
mer and Coe and Chas. Brown and Clarence
Rachary returned from Fossil about that
time, and when he heard them at the barn
he came down. Elmer said, Jim, for Gods
sake what are you doing here; forty armed
men are hunting for your He SIMPLY said;
4 don't care; have one bullet left yet Tor
myself They all went into the house.
talked over the matter and he told his
brothers and sisters that as he had done all
he could, he intended to kill himself. They
pleaded for him not to do 40. but he was
determined, and said that rather than lave
his bendsmen this mother. brother in law
Brown and r Grahaml in the lurch he
preferred to end it all by suiciding. He
expressed regrets that he could not first kill
several more OF what he called his enemies.
butNit was now too late He said 1t was
not his intention to kill Hamilton Monday;
that he only wanted him to tell him VINO
was backing him IN his work. etc, Whea
Hamilton refused to do 80 he killed him.
bidding all of his folks & tender fare
well, with smile upon his face. he told his
two sisters to remain IN the house and the
boys to go to the barn. as he desired to be
alone when he fred the suicidal shot. This
l....-. lo.o he da',harakel% va III al into the
tent in the yard. laid down on bed and
shot himself in the right temple. 1t dd
not produce instant death and although un-
cons ,ious he lived about two hours. DR..
Howard was sent for. ana the fri1htful hole
in his head was sewed ur. but IN tew
minutes the notorious career of James Bar.
nard was at an end.