New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-15
RECTOR'S SON FOUND DEAD.
HENRY G. BARBOUR VICTIM OF A
RATNEs LAW HOTEL TRAGEDY.
HIS FATHER CLAIMS THE BODY AND WILL
HAVE THE FUNERAL AT HoME-A
WOMAN IN THE CASE.

HAVE THE FUNERAL AT HoME-A
WOMAN IN THE CASE.
Henry Grosvenor Barbour was found dead
early yesterday in the St Charles Raines law
hotel at Jay-st and Niyrtle-ave.. Brooklyn with
a bullet in the base Of his brain He was
graduate Of Trinity College and the son Of the
Rev DR.. Henry NJ Barbour, rector Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church OF the Holy Dis
ciples Eighty ninth-st. and Madison-ave. He
lived with his father at No 63 East Eighty
ninth-st. a young woman with whom Barbour
had been infatuated and had spent the greater
part Of the night is said TO belong TO a well
known family in Good Ground, Long Island
She disappeared before the body was discovered
but the police know where she can be found
and say they will have her at the Coroner's in
quest. It is believed to be case of suicide
although early in the investigation it was
thought from the position of the revolver in
relation to the body that it might have been
murder. large bottle of carbolic acid was
found in the room. This was taken to indicate
that the young also intended TO COM
NIT suicide but that her courage failed her at
the last minute.
DIR. BARBoURS ANGUISH
Dr. Barbour who identified the body of his
son In the undertaking rooms Of Frank Hender-
son, No. 207 Lawrence-st.. exclaimed bitterly
when IT suggested that it might be muir
ser:
Il don't wish 10 lay the blame on any one.
II would have been a relief to me II II had been
murder"
The next instant as If half apologizing for
his statement he said:
Well you can't realize, gentlemen, how ter
ribly disturbed am over this matter"
DR.. Barbour believes he knows who the
strange woman is.
Il would like to tell he said. Il have my
own ideas, bur DO not wish TO put any woman
In q bad position unless I am positively sure"
In the course Of a long consultation which he
had with Captain Dunn, of the Adams-st po-
lice station, the minister told all he knew Of the
case and revealed the name Of the woman whom
he suspects Captain Dunn will see her at once.
and she viii probably be compelled 10 be present
at the coroner's inquest Young Barbour had
spent two weeks this summer in Good Ground
with his brother-in-law. Mr.. Southgate, who Is
said TO be son of Bishop Southgate Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church. 1t is believed that
he became acquainted with the young woman in
the case while he was in Good Ground.
TRIED TO HIDE HIS IDENTITY.
Every effort had been made by young Bar
bour TO destroy all means OF identification but
a laundry list and some pawn tickets. slowed
away in the bottom Of the hip pocket in the
trousers, furnished the clew which led the de-
tectives to visit Dr. Barbour. AS soon as he
heard the description Of the dead man he sank
back with cry and exclaimed:
Ny boy! My boy.'
THE FATHERS STATEMENT.
After identifying the body later in the even
ing he made the following
se NY s0n Henry en- t GFOsyenoE Barbour was twenty
Hrsno nit, The
hope Of taking up the law as a profession. He had
He recently got out Of his business positIon bur
vas going into another in Philadelphia. He was
yesterday. while my wife ana were absent He
let note saving that he had gone to Philadelphia.
are evidences Of the fact that he didn't want to
to annoy me. would have been glad to have as
# he made away with himself as seems to be
Sbr ~ proved the fact that he desr9yed every
ided simply shows his consideration for his mother
snd myself He had been afflicted for three four
with somebody; am going to bring his body TO
there. I will take him with all his faults
HAD DRINKS IN THE PARLoR.
On Wednesday afternoon young Barbour and
the woman entered the St Charles Hotel by a
side door They sat for a while in the parlor
during which time several drinks were ordered
When they left, as was discovered by the police
yesterday. they went 10 BTistols restaurant, in
they returned and mad more drinks. They left
he hotel at reasonable hour. and did not re-
turn that night. 1t has not been discovered
where they spent Wednesday night
On Thursday night the couple again went TO
The st. Charles and asked for room. They
were assigned to one on the top floor, and the
man made the following entry in the register:
&c. n. Bartlett and wife. New-York."
About O'Clock they went upstairs. Requests
for paper and stamps and for two high balls
came in quick succession. David Coleman. the
porter who attended TO these orders said that
Barbour paid for the drinks with So bill, which
was taken from a roll No money was found
on the body. with the exception of a stray five
cent piece. The pawn tickets showed S13 % had
been realized. When the detective went to the
pawnbroker. 7. Gluck. at No. 1929 Third-ave
Manhattan, he found that the pawned articles
consisted of a dress suit case and a quantity OF
clothing. The suit case, which bore the initials
II. N. B., identified by DR.. Barbour be
longing 10 him. These things had been pawneG
IN the name Of Henry C. Rasb, Of No. 263 Wcs
Thirueth-st-, a conductor on the Madison ave
line, and this resulted in putting the detectives
off the track for a while, IT being supposed a
first that Raabe was the victim.
The laundry ticket served TO make the iden
t'fcation. II from the Trilby Laundry, No
LIB LexiEgton-ave. No name had been giveT
there, but the laundry mark, it was found, haC
been used by the Yorkville Laundry, in Park
ave, between Eignty-seventh and Eighty-eightl
SITS. There it was said that the mark had beer
put on linen belonging to a Mr.. Southgate, VIII,
lived with his fdther-in-law at No. SO Eas
Eighty Jninth-st The detectives went there ant
found Mr.. Barbour
At 9:15 o'clock on Thursday night, Coleman
the hotel porter. says, ne Barbour and tn
young woman sitting the edge of their bed
chatting and seemingly in good spirits. At i
o'clock he happened to look out the side door o
the hotel and saw the woman walking out o
the door. She went up Jay-st
PORTER FINDS THE BODY.
Al Q o'clock yesterday morning in going h