Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-05-06
THE VALLEY MURDER.
Latest Details Of the .kiII'nc %.
Ben Barber.

Latest Details Of the .ki!I'nc %. |
Ben Barber.
In the Appeals report Of the killing |
up the Valley on Thursday few er-
rors were made owing to the details |
that were furnished
The men who was killed was o. @. |
Voor, a horse trainer who had been
working or Palmer, while the cause
Of the killing was a series OF abuses
heaped upon Barber BY the dead man.
It seems that Voor had been EN-
ployed at the farm in the capacity OF
horse breaker for q matter OF two o:
three years and during that time he
and Barber have had many difficulties.
1t is generally conceded that the
murderer is of a rather depraved mind
and is very sensitive to any kind OF
tasing or abuse. Voore knew OF this
and at every opportunity he took oc.
casion to anger Barber by every con-
.eeivable method Contrary to his
usual custom Barber seemed to pay
VERY little attention TO his tantalizing
and on nearly occasion entirely ignor-
ed him. On Thursday morning. how
ever, as Barber was combing his hair,
preparatory to eating breakfast, Voor
walked by and deliberately stepped Gu
l, Qor mi
went into breakfast During the re-
past, Voor mentioned that he was go
ing to cult his job, but did not seem
disposed to leave the house until Bar
Der left also. Finally the latter
started for the barn and Voor, TO fur
Their tanttalize him, persisted in walk
ing directly in front OF him and so
slow that it was extremely unpleasaN
walking for Barber. After reachins
the barn, Voor saddled his horse AMI
led him out into the yard.
The door through which he passed,
instead of being an ordinary door was
a pair of bars, which VOOr failed TO
replace. although Barber asked him
to- The result was that number OF
young horses ran out OF the barn.
This seemed 10 be the straw llaJ
literally frenzied, rushed into his
room in a corner OF the barn had OBJ
RI IN cd oh SlIn M Il
!; and when within close range OF his
tormentor hetook aim and fred a.
his head. The charge struck NCOr Oh
; the top OF the head and glancing of
did very little damage. The latter I'M
mediately placed his horse between
, himself and his insane adversary anG
. fer some time succeeded in preventing
second shot. In the meanwhile
] Ben Palmer, an uncle of BARRIERS
hearing the shot hurried aroun
t from another portion of the barn and
: when he preceived what was takins
place attempted to get between tn.
, two men. Before he could accom-
I plish his purpose, however. the hors.
. broke away from Voor leaving hin
d. unprotected and he received a secon,
v shot directly over the heart. He We!
I instantly killed. dying without a struc
gle, according to the testimony give:
by Ben PalmeG, the only eye witnes
to the affair.
q The murdered man was about q
years Old and native of Lafayette
Indiana. where a mother. two siste:
II and a brother now reside His re
6 latives have been notified Ben Pa
a iner has stated that he would stand al
the expenses OF a decent burial for tn
: unfortunate Young man
Benjamin Barber is now in the cou
: y Jail at Genoa and it is thought tina
i. he will be adjudged insane and confi1
q ed in the State ASYLUM
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