The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-02
Jury Believes Her Story Regarding
the Death of Henry Grosve-
nor Barbour.
RESTED BESIDE THE CORPSE.
Girl Saws the Suicide Compelled
Her to Go 10 the Hotel With
With Him and Then Shot
Her and Himself.
KEPCHLlC SPECIAL.

KisPuBLIC sPEcLAL.
New York. OCT Helen Parker South
gate gained her freedom to-day. The story
told 10y her tO Coroner Burger and bro2h-
l,-n iurr af tho circumstances which led
To I'll. death Of Henry Barbour II the 81
Charles Hotel. was convincing. and the
Jury, after deubera;ins few moments
rendered a verdict that Barbour killed him
self.
TIE verdict. II not the evidence. relieved
Miss EoutEzate Of the suspicion entertained
b,. the police that she had fired the shot
which killed Barbour and had seriously
wounded herself while trying 20 carry OUT
an agreement that she ana Barbour should
die together
Miss Syutngate was very pale ara thin
,.h.-, She rpp.ar-d IN court to-day. She
wore a blue silk shirt wais, and black SKIRT
The only jeweITy worn was a SmaA Suck
rrr a, her throat. the g!ft Of Bishop lioratio
coUtlrEa;e. her father by adoption given
her years ago.
The .,ir! trenhicj violently when she TOOK
.l,. stand before the Coroner. IN answer
T., Questions. she said that she had been on
intimate terms with Henry 9. Barbour only
4 short time prior 10 his death.
..Nr Barbour came 20 my aunts house at
about / o'clock ir the afternoon u ihnrS-
.lnE- -4TteUN.T T. SSl2 NIAH- A'NesN.i-i-
.'TIe asked me to 20 out with him W men
We got to the St. Charles Hotel I TOOK n
milk punch. / think he took WHISKY re
talked to no about suicide. / told him tnat
he was d coward to give UP his life when
he had SO much to live for
Il did not consent To de with HIN.
told him I would not stay in the room
witt, him and moved to the door Of the re-
certion room. He drew revolver ana siiu
~ I did not promise 10 die with him ne
would shoot me was afraid and told
him would 70 with him, but did not con-
sent TO die
Waen asked whv she did not give an
alarm, Miss Southgate replied:
Il did rot dare 20. He held the pistol
I'm his HAND We talked about half an
hour. then partly disrobed. TOOK on
-. collar and gave il to him. He burned
ne collar and his own in the wash bowl
lie said he was burning things TO prevent
it1iis. III said Il was time for him TO die and
| must 90 with him ] started toward 'hi
door ar,! called him a coward. tie jurni.el
to my side. rut tn" revolver cl'.e 70 az ~!
chest and hred. l dropped upon the H.SF.
He then lay uron the bed; hearI We
revolver click unon his teeth. then came a
shot and srosn and al was quiet
Il rang The bell intending 10 tell the
waiter what had happened. but changed IN,
MIND T9Ss aS %r0hh tha me Coroner, with
we. | was not afraid OF HIN then ana
so remained ahpIt half an hour dld not
know what 10 do. but concluded ii was bet
trr for ne to go Away from the place, |
"a .bof myself accidentally. 1 had a
cIgss of wine. lay down again, but could not
T.st Doctor Turner was Calie. in ana the
next evening was taken Ia a hospital
Miss SoUthCat. was then excused.
Miss SnuthEItc was Cnuir3dicr.d n[ De
foctiy, - 'BrieH. who said the girl told MIN
She went to the hotel willingly and intend
ing 20 die with Barbour.
After deiiberatiuE few minutes the jury
at Iibcrry. The girl cried Historically and
said.
'''Thsnk God. I; IS all over"
she wifi make her FIXTURE home with her
foster brother. the Reverend Father South
zate at Rryantown, Md.