The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-29
HUSBAND KILLS
W1ft'SPA RAMOUR
FRANK TRACY FATALLY SHOT BY
RUSSELL sARBEE AT LAT
TER'S HOME.
JURY HOLDS SHOOTIS1
Trajectory Testimony-sarbee
Says Caught Wife and
Tracy Together.

Frank Tracy died yesterday morn
ing at II O'Clock from the effects q
la bullet wound inflicted by Russell
Barbee who shot him YESTERDAY
morning at 4:30 or 4:45 when Tracy
was endeavoring to get away from
Barbee's home, where he had beer
found by the latter. According to the
different versions of the affair, which
was discussed by many yesterday
IBarbee was preparing to go goose
Hunting when he heard a noise in the
Ifront room of his home, and when the
man dove through the window, carry
ing the glass and part of the frame as
well as the screen, he fired One
Istory was that Tracy went to Barbee' S
home and asked to rent a room, civ,
ing his name as Frank Murphy and
his occupation as that of auditor on
the NJ. Il O. He pulled Mrs. Tracy
into the room with him and closed the
door after him. Shortly before the
shooting occurred Tracy had been in
ScullIH q ttlckettS place.
Tracy was taken to st. Mary's IN
Urinary where he was attended by
DR.. McManus and upon the doctors
examination it was found that the
ball from the rifle had shattered the
thigh bone and the rib bones ON the
left side of the body and came out in
the left chest The gun used by Bar
bee was one discarded by the Swiss
government when the Hague confer
ence condemned it on account. of the
ealibre and the ball used in it. The
calihre OF the gun is Al Barbee was
taken to the city Jail after the shoot
ing and yesterday retained Attorney
Leek as his representative.
The Batbees have been in Cairo fer
the past four years. coming here from
Mount Sterling, Ky, and have been
married nine years. They have three
children, who were with their grand
mother, Mr. Barbee's mother, who is
residing up town. During this time,
Barbee was employed for two years
at P, 7 Langans planning mill and
the remainder of the time has been
employed as d switchman by the Nj. &,
0 railroad, working nights in the
Cairo yards.
Tracy has been in Cairo for several
years and was employed as barten-
der. He was in partnership with
Frank Sebille when that saloon was
first opened but which is now con
Quoted by Mr.. Sebille alone. He is
survived by two brothers and sister.
One OF his brothers is FIR. Thomas
Tracy, S. j., who is in charge of st. !
Boromeo's church at st. Charles, Mo. |
His other brother is an actor but his
address is not known The address
OF his sister is not known.
Barbee's Statement.
AT 4:30 or 4:45 this morning J |
heard noise in the front room. I |
grabbed my gun and struck a match. !
| saw my Wife and Frank Tracy in |
compromising conduct on the floor |
When | leyeled my gun Tracy made |
a movement for his pocket and as
Tracy was going through the window |
| fired. | met Tracy at Riddles and |
never suspected him / had all the |
in the world in my wife. |
When asked by one of the Jurors |
whether he had rooms to rent, he said |
MS home was private for his wif9, |
children and himself. He did, how
ever rent rooms to four men who Wit. |
tied during Taft day When he was
by Officer Hagey he was
asked who shot Tracy and he an. |
sWered, Il shot the -" On The |
stand he would neither deny or affirm |
that he made such a statement to
Officer Hagey He stated that he |
was going goose hunting. but did not
say II in the presence Of Tracy His
statement and that OF his wife were |
very contradictory.
Mrs. LIVE Barhee's Statement.
4 was sleeping in the second room
when heard knock at the door. and
upon opening il man asked to rent
q room and gave his name and occu. |
patton as Frank Murphy, an auditor
on the M. & O. She replied that she
lid not have any rooms to rent when
her husband was at home. He stepped
INTO the front room, pulling me in and |
closing the door after him. Barbee
came In and shot him as he was
jumping through the window" When
asked about rooms she said on Taft
Gay she had rented a room TO some |
friends of hers and when she heard |
the knock on the door presumed il
was one OF the men returning She !
said she did not know Tracy never /