The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-13
THE MAD RAGE
OF JEALOUSY
Caused the Death Of John
L. Walters.
DIDN'T FIND THE MAN
He Expected TO See in His WIte's
Company.
HER BROTHER HER COMPANION.
Inccnsed by What He Heard Over a Tcle'
phone Wire, He Accused Her of Wrong
doing and Slapped Her-His Wife's
Brother Interfered and
Pistols We're Drawn
and Emptied.
HER BROTHER HER COMPANION
r.ror, staff Corrcspondcnce.)

Never before, perhaps, has the city OF
cha arlottesvjllc been SO stirred by any
tragedy as the killing of Mr.. John l..
Walters, the treasurer oil the CITY, oS MS
brothcr-in-la~,. Mr.. Stuart K. Bailey.
Mr.. Walters had been told, it seems, by
several persons that his wife was very
Intimate with Mr.. William Farrar, the
proprietor of saloon. Stuart Bailey
clerks for Farrar. Walters would not
believe these reports, he could not see
how man whom he had helped as he
had done Farlar. would enter his home
and destroy its happiness.
A MAN HE, HAD BACKED.
He had backed Farrar in business in
Newport News and in this city. Finally,
however, Mr.. Walters, it seems, had
reason to believe there might be some
foundation to these stories concerning
his wifc's conduct, and he decided to as
certain whether or not these reports were
true. He told his family he was going TO
Lynchburg, and employed a man to watch
his house, Mr.. Walters stayed in the
neishborhcod of his residence and when
house he presumably thinking it was
Tarrar, went in armed with a shotgun.
Instead OF Farrar, Walters found
Bailey, who boarded with the family.
Just exactly what occurred will probably
nevei hc known. AS to all the details
Mrs. Walters and Bailey say Walters
walked up to his wife and slapped her
Walters had set his shotgun up i'll one
corner of the room. In the scuffle he
tried to reach it, but Bailey held him
back.
THE SHOOTING.
Both men finally drew pistols. Just who
fired the FIRST shot is not known, but Mr..
Updihe, who had been employed to watch
the house and who went in the house
about the time that the firing commenced
is OF opinion that Walters shot first. How
ever that may be, Mr.. Walters was soon
a dead man. Four bullets were fired into
his body and he fell with his head i'll the
hall-room and part of his body in the sit
tiIs-rccm, where the trouble first began.
Bailey was slightly wounded. lie is in
the custody of a policeman and is closely
guarded at his sisters residence. Mrs.
Walters and Mr.. Farrar both deny that
any improper relations existed between
them.
JAL1> OF THE TOWN.
When l reached here this afternoon 1
found everybody discussing the tragedy.
On nearly every street corner, in cafes, in
hotel lobbies in street cars and every
where else the all absorbing topic was the
killing of Walters by Bailey. The City
Hall, where Walters had his office, was
being decorated with en,blems OF mourn
ing.
John Walters was a self-madc man. He
made the most of his opportunities in
life by industry. He became the posses
sor of much property. He was a most
charitable man. Many people here were
helped by him. He had backed Farrar
financially until recently, when he joined
the Methodist Church and thought it was
not the proper thing for him to give sup
port to d saloon.
Walters was for many years the chief
of police of the city Later he served in
the City Council.
CITY TREASURER.
Judge Duke. Just before retiring from
the bench. made him city treasurer. His
wife was before her marriage d Miss
Bailey. of Charlottesville. She was re.
garded as a beautiful woman when she
became bride, and much of her beauty
of person she still retains.
teen and a boy of eight years.
A few years ago the relations between
husband and wife became somewhat
strained. and she went to Washington to
stay with relations. Recently, and after
MI Walters joined the church, she canc
back To live with him. Bailey is about
twenty-one years OF age. He seems to
stand pretty we'll in the community. The
young man has little to say about the
case. He has stated. however that he
thought he was justified in rescnting the
slap given !li:: sister.
THE SALOON NAN
Farrar is about thirty-fivc years of age.
His saloon is up near the University of
Virginia He is single. The room where
the shooting occurred showed evidence Of
a severe struggle The piano stool was
upset. the hat Of the dead man was on the
floor in q corner and a bullet hole was in
the plastering TO the right of the naItei,
two feet above the floor Newspapers
were thrown over the floor and the couch
and chairs We're disarranged. In the
northeast corner of the room was the
s!:ot-gu!l which Mr. Walters had placed
there upon entering the room In the
.portiere over the door. which leads from
the sitting-room TO the hail, was bullet
hole. and on the opposite side af the l:all
to the right OF the parlor, where Mr.
Walters body was found, was Il hole
made by the same bullet.
THE INQUEST.
The inquest was attended by a crowd of
immense proportions. The iirst witness
was Robert L. Gpdike. He testified that
before he was out OF bed on tae day of the.
shooting, Walters left a message at his
house for him to call at his Office. The
witness did so and Walters told him about
a conversation he had heard over the
phone between Mrs. Walters and w. P.
Farrar, OF the Imperial Cafe
Witness was asked to see If Farrar went
to Walters house or left it. or whether
Mrs Walters and Earrar went driving
1T 10 O'clock.
FARRAR,s PORTER.
FaxxaTs porter took r basket to the