The herald., 1897-06-19
BARNATO'S BROTHERS
ALL COUNTED WOULD MAKE A
REGIMENT
No Two Agree, But Each Has an In
teresting Reminiscence of the
Diamond King

OfAhA<aAND, JUNE 1S.-E
who lives in Berkeley, denies the story
told by the sister of Barney Barnato that
her brother never played in circus
Holturn says he and Barnato performed
together in the same ring in London
many years ago.
Il first met Isaacs, or Barnato, as he
afterwards called himself, while work
ing in John Holturns Royal London
Circus, many years ago. Isaacs and his,
brother Jake Joined the circus at Leeds
My brother John, the cannon ball king.
did an act where he was shot at by Il
cannon, which fired. Barnato held the
ropes that bound my brother. john
would give the order to fire al his head
At the word fire Barnato was supposed
to lei loose the ropes 90 that my brothsr
could catch the cannon ball.
ION one occasion young Isaacs or Bar
nato, became ratified and at the sig
nal fire he did not loosen his hold or
the rope, but tightened it instead. The
big ball plowed along the top of John $
head and left him with an ugly scalp
wound.
From that moment to this have never
ldiu cyCS QpOi anu Ills lWD
brothers The two Isaacs, as we then
called them, did not even wait to draw
the salary due them, and we never heari
of Barney again until his African sue
cesses, which made him world famous" :"
ANOTHER BROTHER
BUFFALO. June 1S.-Samuel Barnett,
serving a sentence in the Erie county
penitentiary for assault. declares he is
brother of Barney Barnato. He says
Roland Barnett OF Montreal, who also
claimed that he was brother of the
Diamond King" is his brother and
Chicago woman calling herself Alice
Esther he believes to be his sister, Alice
Esther Barnett, who went to Africa sew
eral years ago to keep house for Barney
Since then he had lost all track of both
AND A WIFE
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 1S-Mrs
Blackman of this city, who claims to be
the wife of Barnato and who left for
London about eight weeks ago, has mys-
teriously disappeared. A letter which
was mailed in London about six weeks
ago was received by her daughter, who
resides in this city. In her letter Mrs
Blackman said that she would in few
days get sail for johannesburg, Africa
to attempt to stablish her identity as
Barnato's wife Since that time nothins
has been heard from her, and the theory
advanced by Detective Seligsohn is
that she has met with foul play.
BARNATO'S BODY
SOUTHAMPTON. June 1S.-On the
arrival of the British steamship Scot
fI6ay with q hcd1- Of ba Lot De-
Barnato, the coroner's officers went
aboard to ascertain as to the necessity
of holding an inquest. The inquest was
held and the jury returned a verdict of
death from drowning while temporarily
insane.
The arrival of the steamship confirms
the details already cabled by the Asso-
ciated Press of the circumstances under
which Barney Barnato met his death.
He was feeling very poorly when the
vessel left Cape Town and often talked
quite irrationally
The passengers subscribed e10o as a
reward for Mr.. Clifford, the officer who
tried to rescue him.
Sol Joel Barnato's nephew, says: my
uncle showed no sign of suicidal ten
dency until that fatal day I decided
at I o'clock in the morning not to leave
him for moment"
The Daily Mail asserts that Sir Gordon
Sprigg, premier of Cape Colony, who
was passenger by the steamship Scot.
says that when Mr.. Barnato first came
into the saloon for his meals he waa
quiet and social but his moods varied to
such an extent that ultimately his
nephew. Mr.. Joel, who was virtually his
keeper, found it impossible to quiet him
at the table and had to have all his
ms ais taken to his cabin.