Evening star., 1897-06-07
ENDS IN TRAGEDY
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! members of his family were at home and
| the wounded woman was given the bess
treatment possible, and was kent in the
oflce away from dhe excited crowd until
she was ready to go to the hospital.
rs she Gead?" sxas,the question asked
| by SO many sympathizers.
! 50 great did the -throng become that the
| police had considerable difficulty III clearing.
! the street and sidewalk. When 1t was
known that the police wanted to take the
wounded woman from the office to the hos
| pitai the crowd parted to make a way, and
| every one expected to get glance at her.
i but In this they were mistaken, for she lay
| on stretcher and was covered from head
! to foot with d robe.
Mrs. SQuires, mother of the unfortunate
youES woman, and her brother George call
| ed at the doctors office when the news
! reached them The mother was completely
| physician and given treatment before she
| was able to so to the hospital.
Trouble Made Public.
! The trouble between Charles E. Barber
| and Miss Squires was first made public
| when the woman's brother and Barber
| came together several weeks ago in front
| OF the Post building. On that occasion
| Barber had made an effort to hand Miss
| Sqalres a package and fierce his attentions
| on ncr, but her brother handled him rather
| roughly and then had him arrested. This
| case was not prosecuted however, for the
| members of the Squires family did not
i want tie affair ventilated in court.
i Soon afterward Barber appeared de-
tendant in a dog case. and afterward
| created a street scene while figuring in the
same affair Despite Miss Squires re-
pea'ed attempts to get rid of her former
| TO hide about the streets in an effort TO
see her, and flooded her house with notes
and letters.
Finally, about three weeks ago, Miss
Siulres consulted Attorney Campbell Car
rlngton, and began legal proceedings
against Barber by filing a novel suit. the
object OF the suit being an injunction to
restrain Mr. Barber from in any way an
Eoying, threatening, harassing or VeXiIg
Miss Squires, either at her home, 327 c
street or at her place OF business in the
POST building, or at any other place what
soever
The Allegations.
III her bill Miss Squires stated that she
has resided here for the past seven years
and that Mr.. Barber had lived here eight
years longer. Formerly, she explained, she
was employed by him, but left his employ
some three years ago. About year ago,
SO she stated. she determined, for reasons
well known to Mr.. Barber and herself that
1t would be best that all relations between
them of any kind whatsoever should cease
She so informed not only Mr.. Barber but
also her mother and other members of her
family, requesting him to thereafter re-
frain from speaking or writing TO her or
coming where she was.
Since then, so Miss Squires charged, Mr.
Barber by threats to injure her character
compelled her at certain times to see him
ana TO act in ways contrary to her wish
and will, he threatening, she further
charged. to disgrace her and her family if
she she did not comply with his wishes. Her
NE was made miserable and utterly un-
happy Dy Mir. Barbers conduct, said the
young woman. and she finally determined
at all hazards to oppose his wishes, noti-
lying him time and again, verbally and in
writing, through her mother and brother
and through the police, aut thorities, that he
must not persist in annoying. threatening
and harassing her. telling him that if he
continued to do SO she would endeavor, no
matter what the "puhiicty might be, to
compel him to cease, as she had deter
mined never again to speak to him or see
him. ~
But Notwithstanding all that Mr.. Barber
has since then persistently followed and in
suited her, renewing his former alleged
threats to ruin her reputation and that of
her family if she did not submit to his
wishes. Finally, she declared, she was
compelled to have her brother, George B.
Squires, accompany her to and from her
place of work. Even then. says the young
woman. who explained that she is but
twenty three years OF age, Mr.. Barber Per
y,
she stated, he and her brother became en-
gagged in an affray in her presence on ac-
count of the defendants actions toward
her. The patent attorney was thereupon
arrested. and charged with assaulting her
brother. the case being continued in the
Police Court at the defendants request
That day, said Miss Squires, Mr.. Barber
promised, both verbally and in writing
that under circumstances would he
again see, speak to, molest, threaten or an
noy her.
Barber's Insistence.
The bill then went on to state that the
defendant (Barber) had utterly failed 10
keep said promises, perssting in writing to
her and in attempting to meet her on the
streets. Next she asserted he came to her
place of business in the Post building and
grossly insulted and threatened her in the
presence of others. but, she explained, in
such language and in such tone Of voice
that she could not have him arrested for
the same Miss Squres charged that Mr..
Barber was not financially responsible and
SO concludes that 1t would. therefore, pe
but waste of time and money to sue him
for damages.
The young woman declared that Mr.. Bar
Der was persistent and determined al
though she her mother and others had
made every appeal TO him to have hill
cease his alleged persecution. threats and
harassment of her. She stated that she
has also appealed to the police authorities
for protection. and while they had done the
best they could. yet they had also failed to
persuade the defendant to cease. There
fore, she contended she was utterly with
out redress in any other but a court Of
equity. In conclusion, she declared that
she would not take the law in her own
hands If there was any law to protect her
intimat!ng, however, that she would take
the law III her own hands If the Equity
Court does not protect her. She asked
that the court grant the desired Injunction
pending final hearing of the case, aging
That 1t be made perpetual upon the final
hearing.
His Room.
In due time Barber filed his answer to
the application for restraining order. and
later he agreed to drop the matter, and
| never again molest the young woman. Bar
Der had a considerable amount of money
at one time, so 1t is stated. but he was a
hard drinker, and an Inveterate gambler.
| and most Of his money had gone in this
way. Recently he has had an office on the
| second floor of the building corner of 7th
| and G streets, and in a small room adiojn-
ing the office he had a rudely constructed
bed. His big dog MOSCOW" as well as his
other CANNES. spent the greater p,r+ 20