The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-30
SHOOTING Gas
ON CHURCH HILL
Two Bullets Fired BY an Infatuated
Husband.
BOTH OF THEM Effective / e
Injured Man was Carried to the yir-
Sinia Hospital, Where He Now .
Lies in I'rct:nrfous
Condition.

William ]. Rhodes resident OF Church
Hill. shot and seriously wounded tranN
Barnett, on the corner OF Twenty-second
street and Church Hill Avenue yes.erda9
morning few minutes before AZ CLOCK.
Two shots were fired and both took e1-
feet in Barnett's face one in check near
the nose and the other in tho cheek and
side OF the neck. Both wounds are ser
icus. Barnett lost a large 1uanlty OF
blood. before assistance reached him.
THE MEN MEET.
! Il sccns that Rhodes and la rnett met
on the corner OF Twcnty-sccond street an
Church 7Iill Avenue, and Rhodes at
once drew Ills pistol before any
words had passed and fired twice.
,fof1, taking effect in Barnett's face. The
wounded man started to run md stag
rered into the middle Of Twcnty-Second
street, bleeding profusely. He then stag
rcred 70 the other side OF the street ana
leaning on the fence, made his way 10 the
back gate OF the residence OF Dc1cctve
John Hall. but could not open the gate
ON the spot where he was shot was left
street was also distinctly marked in the
same way The fence was also very
bloody and a large pool was at the gate.
WAS A WITNESS.
Mrs. Hall saw the shooting anu ran
toH1,rd The gate and endeaTored 10 open
It, but in her excitement she, had Great
difficulty In doing. so.
The wounded man WAS taken INTO the
house and everything done to stop The
I ,oo,r ior laond until the ambulance -arriv-
ed, when he was taken charge Oh by LIE.
parker and removed TO the Virginia
Rhodes. after the shooting. wnlked
down Church Hill avenue. met oficer
thinner and surrendered himself, giving
IN. his pistol. He was carried 10 the
FIRST Police Station, where he was lock-
cd up. He said that he had shot at Ear az :,
mott hut did not know whether he had
nit him or not He said that he had
,n,d ca,,se for the shooting. but would
not tell anything more.
s. Rhodes is nm cnnploye of the IIasker-
Z egarc,lse Company, and mad returned
from the army about Z year ago, having
been to Cuba. Shortly after has return ne
married a young lady Who worked AZ 1he
Observation-Disclosures Company, at which time
Barnett was the foreman Of tne iooiu Ail
4 wfIfch the girl worked.
FORMER THREAT.
All went we'll until about anon1n
II, ~ when Rhodes accused Barnett OF
being intimate with his wife. and said
sthat he had good grounds for the accu-
sation. Tie told Barnett that ne was
Going to shoot him the next TINE he
/. saw. him. e -,
{. Barnett is a consumptive, and shortly
after this interview. with Rhodes, he lei
TOWN. presumably for the country on &C
count Of his health. ~.
Several persons had heard of the threat
Barne:t returned to the city Sunday
and rs 1t was no secret, Rhodes may
have beard of it and at once armed him
self. They met yesterday morning and
the lamentable affair took place.
Rhodes is a young man about % years
old and very slightly built
Since his return from Cuba he has
been before the police court for beating
~ wife. and while tesufying he init
mated that the cause of the trouble be-
tween them was tho same as caused
the shooting yesterday.
Barnett is a man of about 35 years old.
His reputation is good among his neigh
bors.