The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-08
TRAGEDY IN WASHINGTON.
v,ss soUIREs, a TYPEWRITER, SHOT
ny A PATENT LAWYER.

n. r,sr Placed the Pistol 20 His Teuapie ana
r,red n BuIiet into His Brain, pyinE Aimest
1,,t.rtIy-The Girl. who HAD Rejected His
Attentions. Is Not mortaiiy wounded.
v,suscroN. juno 7.-Cbarlcs e. Barber, q
rs,cnt attorney, made an attempt this morning
m the life Of Miss Dorothy Squiros. q typewriter.
90 wears of age, with whom he was in love, and,
,ttor shooting her twice. placed his pistol
AGAINST his temple and sent q bullet into his
hrsin, lie died lmost instantly. Miss Squiros
YEA. taken to the Emergency Hospital, and the
rhvsicians said her wounds would not result
fatally unless blood poisoning sets In.
The shooting occurred a few minutes before o
o'clock. on Four and One.Half street, Just above
pennsylvania avenue. Miss Squires was going
"a her office when accosted by Barber, who had
h.en concealed in an reaway. He addressed
hsr hut Miss Sauires hurried on. Barber fol-
,ovsd a pace or two behind, talking to his In
landed victim. They had Como q fow rods whom
barber drew q revolver and fred pointblank
At the girl. The bullet struck the back OF her
head, but its force was somewhat broken BY q
oduuloid comb. Pieces of the comb were driven
into Miss S~quires's skull. Miss Squires dropped
IN her knees when the bullet struck her. and
while she was in that position Barber fred
again, wounding the girl in the hand. Then
Barber killed himself.
At the Emergency Hospital 10 was found that
the first bullet struck Miss souires In the back
OF her head. ploughed q furrow two inches In
length and came out. The second shot frao-
,ured her left thumb. These wounds wero
quickly dressed and Miss sauires was removed
lost Consciousness.
George s9uires, brother Of tho young lady.
made the following statement:
"sThis fellow Barber has been prosecuting my
sister for several years. He has attempted to
speak to her Mt various, times and has writ
He has telegraphed her, sent notes by mes
sengers, came to the house in person, waited
,I % Sss to be in her company. But he has
been repulsed each time. and this morn
ing, for the first time in several weeks. he
was walking down street with my sistor when
this fellow attempted to speak to her. and I
% Snls pssve e1% N fr oae llsM u piss ny SIim INST In s Ssi
shape by some friends present"
Barber came here from st. Lawrence county.
y. Y. in President Arthur's Administration
He was a protege of Secretary Folger. He went
into the patent law business and secured good
G ISs ioesi , KeSest hsv ee hn naq AMUSING aSaSa qS aeeoSnt sH of
his trouble with other people about a dog. which
finally got into the courts. His attentions to Miss
had threatened her a number Of times, and Miss
Sauires applied for q restraining order to pre-
vent him from interfering with herself or her
Barber also came into alittle prominence some
weeks ago by presenting President Mckinley
with q Newfoundland dog. The President &C
cepted the animal. and 1t 10 now housed in q big
kennel in the rear Of the Executive Mansion.
Miss Squires Is the youngest daughter Of Capt.
George 3. Squires. formerly Of the Thirteenth
Regiment Of Brooklyn. The Captain left Brook.
In iSe G aIHs & ys nTsvs sso ,e for %ase ~ sSs 9bs to H SOispi
States Pension Commissioner Corporal Tanner.
He was removed In a few months by order Of the
President on q charge Of mineral conduct. A
divorce was granted Mrs. Squires, and the Cap
tain drifted to Idaho. where he now resides.
Mrs. Squires, with her two daughters and son,
George T. Jr., remained in Washington.
Dorothy, the youngest, was looked upon
as the beauty Of the family, and she did
much to assist her mother in caring for
the family. The young lady became an
expert stenographer and soon obtained en-
ployment in the office Of Charles Barber, who
became infatuated with his young employee
and paid her considerable attention. She 70
sented his advances and soon left his employ
but this did not deter the infatuated man from
following her.