The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1910-09-22
MAN SHOT. down
IN COLD BLOOD
Charles Barrett Killed Near Home
Of Divorced Wife,
NO CLEW YET TO THE ASSASSIN
Mystery Surrounds the case--Three
shots Were Fired-onIy One Hit
the Victim, Entering Under
Right Shoulder Blade.

| Shdiies barrett, aged 0o years, was
murdered in cold blood Monday even
ing about ISIS O'clock, at the resi-
dence of his divorced wife, Mrs. Eliza
beth Barrett. No. sos Eighth avenue
west, being shot down from behind
The man ran around the side of the
house and into the street, where he
fell dead. The bullet from a gun OF
thirty-eight calibre entered the body
under the right shoulder blade and
came out of the mouth Three shots
were fired but only one of them found
the mark. One of the bullets went
Wild and the third struck the siding
at the rear of the house and bounded
back from the house a distance of
about six or eight feet, where it was
found and picked up this morning by
Officer Jones. The man ran about
one hundred and twenty-five feet af.
ter being shot before he fell.
The motive of the crime IS a mys.
terry that completely battles the police
at this time, although they have some
clews upon which to work A careful
Investigation is in progress on the
part of the county attorney, and the
police officers.
Mrs. Barrett was divorced from her
husband about three years ago and
has been living with her sons, Charles
W. and Sam Barrett She recently
purchased the property formerly occu.
pied by Clayton B. Lewis, No. sos
Eighth avenue west, in Green's Add.
ton, and moved to the new home only
a short time ago. With her reside
her two sons and a daughter, Miss
Maude, aged about fourteen years,and
Mrs. Chas. w. Barrett The husband
since the divorce has, 1t is said, been
following after the woman and would
endeavOr to find accommodations for
himself in the neighborhood where
she was residing or working. He
would frequently meet her or see her
on the street. She did not refuse to
see him and would permit him to come
to the house to talk to her. She says
that he would come about the house
at nighttime but, that she was not
afraid of him. The man had not, to
her knowledge, been at or about the
new home, although he had seen her
on the street and had asked to be
permitted to come and inspect the
property. He had been permitted,
but not yet been at the place. She
says she had no idea that anyone was
at or near the house when she heard
the shots fired three of them in quick
succession and she thought that she
saw the fash OF the gun that was
fired. She ran to the front door and
out onto the porch as a man dashed
past the side of the house and turned
west into the roadway, where he fell
PROSTATE. She said she knew it was
her husband from the way he ran and
the motion of his hands. The son
Sammy was also on the porch almost
as soon as was the mother. He also
says that he thought the man was his
father by the way he was dressed.
He said to his mother. There he goes
now he is making his get away"
With that Sammy attempted to still
his mothers frantic screams and sue
ceeding in measure ran to the pros.
trate form together with another per-
son who came up by this time from
the opposite side of the street and
saw for certain that it was his father.
The wife and mother was frantic.
screaming and crying SO that her
cries were heard distance of several
blocks.
Police Investigate
Some one telephoned the mayors