New-York tribune., 1900-09-17
THINKS SHE WILL RECOVER
SURGEON MAY TAKE BULLET FROM
MISS SOUTHGATE TOMORROW.
THE POLICE HAVE ACCEPTED THE YOUNG
woMAN's STORY OF THE TRAGEDY
THE CoRoNER's INQUEST.

At the Seney Hospital, Brooklyn last night
Helen Parker Forbes Southgate, Who survived
the attempt at double suicide made with
young Henry G. Barbour in the Hotel St.
Charles. Brooklyn on Thursday night was rest
ing easy. DR.. George R. Fowler is confident
of her ultimate recovery. No attempt has been
made to probe for the bullet, the young
woman is still too weak. For the same reason
no visitors are allowed to see her Tomorrow
DR.. Fowler will probably make an attempt to
extract the bullet which, it has been discovered,
IS lying imbedded in the muscular tissue on the
right side of the back.
Miss Southgate still seems to be daZed from
the relaxation Of the nervous tension under
which she had been for almost a week prior TO
the shooting. The deed had been under dis
cusson for that length of time. The thing which
has puzzled the doctors, we'll as many who do
not take such merely professional interest
in the ease, is that, after she had been shot
and knew that Barbour lying dead by her
side, hers nerves did not go back on her But
her strong will seems to have stood her in good
stead. and. in spite Of the wound, she controlled
herself enough to calmly turn the porter away
who in the only moment Of weakness had been
summoned to dress herself, ride home on the
car and, after coolly chatting with her aunt
for few moments, go to her room alone.
KEPT HER SECRET FOR THREE HOURS.
1t was not until more than three hours had
elapsed after she had been wounded that the
constant pain so weakened her nerves that she
told her aunt Of the wound and asked for the
doctor Even then she calmly insisted that it
nothing more than a mere accident and
the following day in the hospital denied her
identity to Deputy Coroner Kelly.
Now, however the girl does not seem fully to
realize what has happened. After making
full confession to her aunt the strain under
which she had been laboring was relaxed. She
has put herself in the hands Of the nurses, and
seems content to let the happenings Of the last
few days fade away. This state of affairs is due
to her weak condition. The nurses say that she
is model patient and gives them no trouble
at all.
DR.. G. P. Fowler professionally corroborates
Miss Southgate's story that her relations with
young Barbour were proper.
MAY SEE VISITORS AFTER TOMORROW.
1t is hoped that after tomorrow Miss South
gate will be strong enough to see visitors. Many
inquiries have come to the hospital for her. The
question Of the length Of time which will elapse
before she leaves the hospital depends alto
gether on her constitution. Yesterday she held
her own and If by to-day she begins to rally
she may be out in two weeks.
Coroner Burger will probably postpone the
inquest the death Of young Barbour. OF
the Rev. DR.. Henry NJ. Barbour, until Miss
Southgate is able to appear and testify. The
inquest will be interesting one, as there are
several points TO be cleared up The police
accept the story of the young woman and have
practically closed their investigation of the case
CONFLICTING STORIES ABOUT MONEY.
David Coleman. the colored porter of the ST
Charles Hotel, declares that there was only five
cents in the room when he found the body Of
Barbour. Miss Southgate says that several bills
and some small change lying on the
dresser when she left.
large congregation was in attendance yes
terday morning in the Church OF the Beloved
Disciple, in East Eighty-ninth-s st The Rev. DR.
Henry NJ Barbour, rector of the church and
father of Henry G. Barbour, did not conduct
the service. The service was conducted by the
assistant minister, the Rev. John Acworth. In
his sermon he made no reference to the tragedy
Many members of the congregation expressed
sympathy for the rector