New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-16
BARBOUR SHOT her FIRST
MISS SOUTHGATE RALLIED AND WENT
OUT AFTER HIS DEATH

SHE IS NOW AT A HOSPITAL AND WILL
RECOvER-THE FUNERAL HELD
AT THE REcroRY.
Helen Parker Forbes SouthEate. the adopted
daughter of the late Bishop Southgate of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, who was the com
panlon of Henry Grosvenor Barbour. son of DR..
Henry NJ Barbour. rector of the Church Of the
Beloved Disciple. when he shot himself in the
St Charles. a Ranes law hotel. in Brooklyn.
Thursday night, is lying in the Seney Hospital,
Brooklyn, with a bullet imbedded in her breast.
1t was companion bullet to the which
caused young Barbours death. and was fired
by him in the first act of the suicidal tragedy
which the couple had carefully planned Her
story of the affair which she told to her aunt,
Miss S. Y. schell. Of No 1a2 Second Place,
Brooklyn. late yesterday afternoon, sounds like
a page of a highly coIored piece of fiction. The
story OF their strange love is most remarkable
4 loved him madly. passionately," said Miss
Southgate. Il was ready 10 die for him, with
him. but could not bring myself to marry him
on account of his peculiar ideas of life
Miss Southgate is private patient in the
Seney Hospital She Is receiving the best of
care from DR.. George Ryerson Fowler. the
visiting surgeon. He said last night that she
had every chance for recovery. The bUlle:
struck her sternum near the apex, and glanced
off into the right side. She is weak and stunned
by the strange occurrences Of the last few
days. and does not seem to care for life. now
that the object of her affections IS dead.
MISS sOUTHGATE's STORY
Miss southgate relates the steps in the trag-
edy as follows:
II had known Harry since I was fifteen years
Of age. We met in Good Ground. We learned
to love each other, He always talked nationally
to me unit! I met him again two weeks ago.
after an absence Of two years. Then he began
to talk about the injustice Of God. the futility
OF life II one could not live with the he
loved. At last he began to talk Of death and
then. so strongly did he dominate my will, it
was agreed that We should die together.
Last Monday Harry returned to town His
friends. noticing that he had become fighty.
and thinking that he was gradually giving up
his prospects in life. forced him 10 leave Good
Ground. In order TO keep the compact to die.
which we had solemnly made. I followed him on
Wednesday,"
Miss Southgate went to the home Of her
grandmother and aunt. Mrs Hester schell and
Miss s. V. Scheu. who live in a browustone
house at No. 1872 Second Place. She informed
young Barbour Of her arrival and on Wednes-
day he went to see her.
TOOK A WALK IN PROSPECT PARK.
I'VE took a trolley ride" Miss southgate said.
"and went to Prospect Park. 1t was a beautiful
day, and every cloud and bird and ray Of sun
shine seemed to call US TO life rather than
death. I tried to persuade him TO give UP his
determination. 1t was in vain. At last we
reached the st. Charles. There we went into
the parlor and talked 1t over. I begged him to
Of mi nd N
out my part of the agreement that night.
Il went home and met Harry the next day.
We went back to the st. Charles and he over
ruled my WILL and 1 promised TO die with him.
The revolver was one which he carried with
him. We used to practise with it in Good
Ground. Then got the carbolic acid. We
thought that might be the best way to die.
when we reached the room We decided that
to take the acid would be too painful and chose
the revolver. Harry took off part of his cloth
ing and 1 removed my corsets Barring my
breast lay down together. He placed the
revolver against my flesh and fired I felt a
sinking sensation but before I lost conscious
ness 1 heard another shot and the sound of his
teeth they clicked together is still ringing in
my ears.
After being unconscious for few minutes I
revived and was surprised TO find that 1 was not
much injured jumped up resolved to tell the
hotel people After ringing the bei repented
and when the colored porter came I opened the
door and asked what time 1t was. The colored
man said It was 9:15 1 then closed the door
and slowly proceeded to put on my clothing.
The wound was not bleeding much and did not
hurt me. 1 left the room. closing the door At
ter leaving the hotel took Smith-st. car and
went home"
WENT BACK TO HER GRANDMoTHER's.
Miss Southgate reached her grandmothers
home shortly after 10 o'clock.
Il do not wish TO grandma tonight she
said to her aunt as she passed upstairs to her
room. Alone and in pain. for the effects of her
injury were now becoming apparent. she bore
her trouble for several hours. Finally the pain
became unbearable. She summoned her aunt
and told her that she had accidentally shot her
self. The family physician was called and
treated her during the night. On Friday he
called in consultation DR.. George Ryerson
Fowler. The latter decided that the girl had
better be taken to the hospital. So at o'clock
that night she was removed to the Seney Hos
pital
The detectives who were working on the Bar
bour learned early yesterday morning
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