Evening star., 1897-06-07
Barber and His Dog "Moscow.~

to er hand. She was taken to the hospital
by the police in the same wagon in which
the dead mans body was conveyed to the
morgue. His body was removed first, the
young woman being in a doctors Office
under treatment for some little time after
the assault was committed.
This double crime Was enacted on AZ
street, almost opposite the metropolitan
Church, which is at the corner of c street.
1t was exactly ten minutes before 3 O'Clock
when the affair happened. and SO great
vas the excitement that several hundred
persons soon gathered the sidewalk,
while wagons blocked tie streets. A man,
apparently frightened almost to death,
rushed into police headquarters and told of
the shooting n few minutes after it took
place.
"A man has killed himself" he shouted.
He did it on the street, and he shot a
woman, too If she's dead, 1 don't know
IL, for I'm frightened. 1 was right near
them when it happened"
The Detectives Respond.
Several detectives, among them Horne,
Weldon, Rhodes and .Gallaher, hurried
frcm the office and were soon on AZ street.
where the shooting had occurred.
The body Of the patent attorney was
lying on the sidewalk. and a small pool of
blood the bricks showed there had been
considerable hemorrhage. In the right side
of his head, just above the ear was a big
hole where the bullet had entered. The
pistol he used had been picked up by a
citizen and handed to a policeman.
When those in the crowd became aware
that the body was that of Charlie Bar
Der. he was familiarly known, they nat
urally supposed that Miss Squires was the
you1g woman involved. because of her
connection with the case pending before
the court.
The story Of this mornings tragedy is
short one, while the causes which led to IL
would make volumes. Miss Squires had
been BARRIERS typewriter, but was no
longer acting in that capacity. The two
were on friendly terms until a short time
ago. when she left his employ and since
she decided to have nothing more to do
with him, it is alleged, he had annoyed
her beyond endurance, but this nsrning,
when she left her home at No. 321 c
street, she was in a happy frame of mind.
for she thought that Barber had left the
city. This belief she had expressed in d
letter to her attorney, Mr.. Campbell Car
rington, which she wrote yesterday
Il have learned he has left the city," she
wrote. Ito engage in business elsewhere"
mind was greatly relieved, and so the ap-
pearance of Barber this morning was TO
ter very much of a surprise. She left
her home about fifteen minutes before D
o'clock. to go to the Post building, where
she is employed.
BARBER Confronts Her,
About the time she turned into Az street.
Barber suddenly appeared almost as if he
came from beneath the pavement. He
wanted to talk to her. and did So AL
thor gh she did not want 10 have anything
TO say to him. she made the best of her
unpleasant situation. and conversed with
him as she FASTENED her footsteps in the
direction of Pennsylvania avenue
persons who saw them realized that
there was not smooth sailing, for the
young woman was doing her best to evade
Barber, and was straining every nerve TO
get to the street cars quickly as possi-
BILE. When they reached the alley, Il is
stated Barber took hold of her, and there
was heated but brief conversation.
Let me alone. I'm going" she was
heard to exclaim. and then she made an
other move in the direction Of the avenue.
She crossed the wide alley almost in a
run, but the patent attorney was close
upon her heels. and when she got In front
of Rothschilds' wholesale wine rooms he
pulled from his hip pocket the weapon and
shot her. The first bullet. 1t is thought,
made the neck wound and the second one
struck her hand as she turned around.
The Fatal Shot Fired.
The miserable man looked at her as shs
fell upon the sidewalk and feeling assured
that his weapon had done the work In.
tended he pot the weapon to his head and
ended his life while his helpless victim
was screaming murder at the top at
her voice. No sooner had he fallen than
Miss Squires managed to raise herself
from the sidewalk She ran up the street
to get away from him. She reached the
ONCE OF Dr. Bailey. and there zen from
(continusd on Eighth Pase)