The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-10-09
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY
Jealousy and Drink Caused an Awfu
Homicid aud suoide.
a MAN KILLS H1MsELF J. AND N WIFE VI Z
Were Separated but Were Recon-
oiled and Seemed Happy In
Each Other'e Company
just Before Shooting.

Each Other's COMPANY
just Before Shooting.
Barnard Barnes, young white man
about 25 years of age, In Augusta,
Ga, shou his wife to death Thursday
morning at the home Of X. L. Horne,
on Gwinnett street, near the exposi-
tton grounds, and then turned the
revolver to bis temple and sent a bull
let crashing through his own BRAIN.
Turing a married life or about fve
years the couple have not lived hap.
PLY together, and especially during
the past twelve months have they
quarreled frequently because OF the
husbands inebriety and a jealousy he
entertained toward his wife.
JEALOUSY AND SEPARATION.
About a week ago Mr.. and Mrs.
Barnes parted, the wife going to bvard
with Mrs. Horne. It seems that the
cause leading up to the heseparation was
the fact. that Mrs. Barnes was. Of
lively disposition and enjoyed pleasant
association, which angered her hus-
band and created jealousy in the ex-
treme. He would not remain for a
very long time in one position and
quite frequently came to his home In
a state of intoxication. When Barnes
was married he was a lineman, but
shortly afterward was given position
with the electic lighting company as
trimmer. After remaining in that
position for time he went to work
in the cotton mills, but more recently
took position with the car repairing
furce OF the Central railroad. Satur-
day he secured position again as a
lineman and, 1T seems, had affected a
reconciliation with his wife, and they
we're tolive together again.
DIFFERENCES PATCHED UP.
Wednesday he had an Interview with
his wife 1T her boarding house and
their differences seemed to have been
patched up. Wednesday night he went
back, per engagement, and the two
seemed in quite pleasant mood.
They retired to their room about ~
O'clock and were heard talking and
laughing together for some time.
There was not the faintest suspicion
that what was then dead past was
to be unearthed, rather the horizon Of
the future for the young folks ap-
peared to be resplendent with a radi-
ent hue. In the new position which
Barnes was to have accepted Thurs
day morning he would make good
wage. He vas forgiven for all that
had gone before; for the time, any
way, the demon Of jealousy had been
crushed and the love which they had
for. each other when; they.
made the VOWS to oleave unto each.
other until death was fully renewed.
The members of the household be-
lieved the couple were wrapped in
peaceful slumber and the rising Of the
morning sun would open to them a
new life. g.
AWAKENED TO DIE. -
Before seven o'clock Thursday
morning they arose and were heard
stirring about in their room. They
were heard talking earnestly for some
little time, when suddenly, about 1880
o'clock, u pistol shot rang through
the house and the woman screamed.
There were two other shots in quick
succession and the members OF fthe
household rushed to the hallway just
in time to see Mrs. barnes. run out OF.
the bedroom in which she and her
husband had spent the night, slam
the door and start to turn out of the
front door, when she groaned, put her
hand to her side and sank to the floor
almost over the front door-sill. The
bedroom door was thrown open by
Barnes, and, as he saw his wife'S body
prone upon the floor, there were two
more shots In rapid succession, and he
had launched his own spirit into
eternity as he had that OF his wife.
WAS NERVOUS. ,
Barnes and his wife had been talk
ing some time and were both fully
dressed when the shooting began,
Mrs. Barnes having carefully arranged
her hair, while the husband was, to
all appearances. preparing to go out
to his work, having his hat on as
they sat talking.
He, at least, was extremely nervous
from the fact that the first shot fired
went into the ceiling, but his nerve
came back to him and the next shot
took effect in his wife's left side in the
vicinity Of the heart. AS Barnes
turned the deadly weapon upon him
self his shooting was again bad. The
first shot passed through his hat into
the ceiling, but the second fulfilled
the mission intended for 1t. Passing
through the right temple, just above
and back OF the eye, 1t crashed
through his brain and he sank to the
floor, less than Is feet from his wifes
BODY, and died. Augusta Herald.
Found I'm Lake.
The body OF the woman found in
East lake Sunday with three bullet
holes in her head, was positively iden-
titled today as Miss Nellie Shafiield,
aged 35, who resided In Burning.
! ham, Ala. Miss Shafflcld left home
Thursday and, it was supposed by
relatives, that she had gone to visit a
sister at Enslcy. Miss Shaflield was q
member OF an excellent family and as
she was an Invalid and seldom went
out, the mystery of her murder Is in.
tensiiied.
A Man Shot.
Walter Byne shot and killed Tom
Canneley Friday afternoon on Mr.
Jim Daniels place, about twelve miles
from Waynesboro. Both parties are
colOicd and had gone from Waynes
boro to pick cotton for Mr.. Dainel
Conneley was teasing Dyne's sister, q
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