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.rALMOST A MURDERA Teacher in Bassett School Shot hy Her Husband. -TBARKER’S AWFUL DEEDAfter Firing ¥m Bullets the Would-he Assassin Drives Away.A LONG CHASE OVER HILLSDarker Finally Captured in the City Lodged in a Police Cell.andThe teach ora and pupils of the Bassett street school were thrown into a panic about 10:30 o'clock yesterday morning by a murderous assault upon one of the teachers, Mrs. Nellie Barker, by her husband, Wilbur F. Barker. Barker went to tbo school in a cuttor arul Misa Charlotte A. Bach, the acting principal of tile school, saw him as he drove into the yard. ‘Workmen hail been employed about the building,'* suitl Miss Bach as she described the affair to a Standard reporter last evening, “and when I saw Barber J thought lie had ourae • after tlie tuola. I was 011 the first floor of the school* house. lie got out of ike cutter and cameinto the building.* Ho carried a bundlewrapped up in a shawl in liis arms, and this bundle proved to be his infant child. As he imssoiL my door to go upstairs to Ike second floor, where Mrs. Barker's room is, I recognized lum as her husband. Ho had been hanging around the building waiting for a chance to sneak to her lately and I knew him by tiight. She had complained to the police about Ills annoyance of liec, and wbon be went upstairs I lot low ml, fearing trouble. I heard his voice near one of the doors of her room and .1 wont in through that door. Mrs. Barker was at tho blackboard and Barker stood very near her. It was tbe morning rtsccs* hour, but Mrs. Barker had about 15 sohdara ra the room to whum she was explaining a lesson on the board. When 1 came in Barker was talking very loud and was asking his wife If clmt was the way she Intended to care for the child. He had Ike baby in liis arms at tha time. Mrs. Barker told him she did not want to have anything to do with him. t tohl himto 3»av« the room, and was going to tell Mrs. Barker that I would excuse her while eke weut out to the street car barn and telephoned to the police office when she left the black board and went out of the room. Barker followed her and when he had passed through the door tlie children all rose aa though intending lo follow him, I told them to sii down, that Barker was a bad man and iLuy had better not go near him. T had just. stopped speaking to the children when 1 beard two pistol shots in the hall.I ran out and started down stairs to sum* won the police. As I run toward tlie stairway I saw Mrs. Barker lying acrosstruce of Darker. Th* mrfrtersr ii 40 year* old, and weigli about 1W p nod U five foot, eight inches, His 1 Iron gray aod his mustache i# thecolor. Ho haa blue tyes, «lt;»t back head. He wore a seal akin «aij* wU front piece and his overdone and i were of dark cloth. The horao wb drove haa, a white face uni whit Hh did not own tlie rnslnial sun I If is able that be obtained is at a livery « Mrs, Barker ia Barker's third wife is 25 years old. She was married t two year* ago last October. It wa cret marriage. Mrs. Barker whs r Nellie Bloan and her mother is Mrs. SJcai), ot No. 425 MuroeHos sireet, father was the late James Sloan. Sloan was a teacher in tbo Seymour school wb«m she met Barker, H children by Hi© second wiie, Kilt Clarence, * who reside with father’s sister, Mrs. Masou I*, yon, of No. 105 Bhouuard street, att the Seymour street school and Iiirku to visit the school ‘ ostensibly to se children but his real object was to Mias Sloan. Miss SI owi's family ob, to Barker ami forbade her to keep' pauy with him. One Friday evening Sloan and Barker went to the residot llov. William A, Bice, tbo then past the Fourth Presbyterian church ami married. The »funo evening they wiPompey Hill and sent; word from tinthe thresh old • of Miss Hattie Hodden'roon.. Barker was bending over her, and while I did net see him shoot, I beard-govern! pistol t*boia as I went down the stairs* I called to a man who was passing iti the street and he went to the street car barn# and telephoned to the police office, Mins Hadden said that as Mrs, Barker fell in the doorway of her room she called for help. Darker told some of tho children in Miss Hodden’* room to get out ot the way for he did not want to shoot tliera. Some of tko boys told him they would not leave/As socm as Barker had emptied tlicckam* hers of his revolver he mailed from the sc bool house, got into bis cutter anu drove off southward. Ila left the baby on the ii«or near whom his wife felL Dr. Chari** Y. Sfever arrived at the aehool a few minutes after tho shooting and made au examination of Mrs. Barker's Id juries. There wore five bullet wounds on her body. Oneball had passe cl through the pal in.of herleft hand, another bad lodged in her thigh, one Lad entered the neck about :iri imsli to the right of tlio spinal cord, and had cumo out below the right ear. another passed through the neck at the left oi‘ the spinal cord, and another entered the left check, passed through the face and out through the Imt cheek. Mrs. Barker was conscious while Dr. Stover was examining tbo woumis.and when the physician askoil for alcohol she told hini there was some iu a bottle in her itosk. Bh« was removed to the Ilonne of the Good Shepherd in Mullin'* city ambulance, wJmre Bhe waa attended ty Dr. Stover, Dr. Horace D, Babcock and Dr. Jiobcrt Aberdeio. Tfaeoniv bullet that remains in the wound is the one in the thigh and that \* sodeeply »a beaded tlmt no attempt baa been made to extract it. Three of the balla were inurul on the floor of the hallway where the shooting occurred, and are In tho possession of Clnef-ti I-police Wright. Tiiev are of the size known as 38-eallbro, large enough to make aa ugly wcunil. It is •* remarkablo fact that Mrs, Barker was not instantly killed, for the nbotK were fired atpoint-blank range.Barker headed for the country to the southward and he had about 20 minutes the Btart of the police. The first party out on tb« trail wan Oflicuiaau Morgan, Doteo-t va Harvey and Driver Andrew Baker in the patrol sjeijjh. They went to the school* iiouae where they secured a description ofBarker and an idea of the .iirectlon inwluuh he had i*oiie. They drove Uko the wunl and when Jatoesvilie was reached they wired Chief Wricht that barkpr was about 20 minutes ahead oi Uiom and .their horses worn exhausted. fresh homes and followif you have to • go to Florida,-' was the answer winch Chief Wright kai over the wiru, hut the officers had secured another pair ot horses and had them hitched to the sltflfiii before tiuvy received the clilei'sA!tw Pasal,J« «hwu«h .J a in os-\ilia Barker started toward lh.iunoy and the officers with their fresh horses 8oou lii)undine alone on the trail lolL*ctivlt;5 Becker and Officer Brown woro sent south towards f«,Zy and niesaaeos Wore sent to every demit v aiienil 111 Che northern purr, of ' «».ef'avyii As HUlt;n ;ltl Sheriff bnsliCl 1,1 bins was noli (led tle «ti»rtwl forApulia. Constable iioialing 0l-Mrs. Barker's family that they wero rlftil. A new teacher wafl a*icurwl to the bride's place hi Soy trip nr street t and the rumaocu ot Mias Stoat* wan forgotten. Mr. and Mrn. Barker dit livelmpDily and in January, 1890 eeparated. 3Ira. Barke.v took lior i child and went to live with hersijrcor, David M. Milne of No, TOO East If* streef. She ban resided there euer ; In September Inst ahe rwcefivnd 'the tion of tenober iu tho Basaott ntreet a and would Isare been happy wit! child and her work ifvher liaabacd kept away frotn dor. He wft4 count sending her notes, and fretju waited for her on the streets U« urge J como and live with him. Mrs. B told her friends that lier husband ws such a jealous dlaposition tbt.t Im life miserable for her.Before going to the school bouse t his wife Barker drove to the reside* Mrs, Milne and aecure-d the child, reached the house about V) o'clock an servant girl, Miss Auuio B'illDrati swerud his ring. Aa soon as the girl oj tho door Barker sprang into the hall. Milne was out and Barker passed ini wife's room where tho baby was slot in the bed, Tho child bad nothing 01 its night dress and Barker wcapped in a shawl which he found in the r If© Look it out climbed into rho ootte: drove away. Alias Killoran that Barker had taken' tho in that way on three previous occasion! tho door of tho homo was let it lo against him. The door was Jcx;Ielt;*1 yc day but Barker stood close to it so th: could not be seen from the iuslde wliun AHmr Kllluran opened it ho pu Ins way in.Barker’s first wlfo was AISss Piersoi Spring Green, Wisconsin. fcjic dU yeat after their marriage. Sh^ bad child and that is dead alflo. i.Iis bc wife was Alias Ursula Nichols of \V town, She died a fevr yi^irs ago leatwo children, lftiby ugt-il 12 yaars Clarence aged 14 years. Ha been living lor some time with bin drcn with bis sister, Airs. Kenyon. Kenyon said yesterday that imr brc had beun acting strangely of lute. Hi tho house before breakfast yeste morning* He came back about Oo’ci hut did not say anything about break He went up stairs toms room and c back in a few minutes with a oacfeaghis hand. He aid not sr.y anything left the lion bo immediately. Airs. K«i said her brother was traveling for a c publishing house when ho married. Sloan. They traveled together for a 3 and then went to keeping house Holland street. Tho separation took p U'je»r agti. Mrs. Barker claimed, Kenyon said, that Lor husband deeo her as to the .amount of property he sussed, and she also objected to caring her stepchildren, “Latil, SSatu.oday,Airs. Kenyon, ‘*my brother had the I here for the day. He tnefc his wife onstreet Friday and asked bur if he e.come and get the baby on Saturday m lug. 8h© eaid ho could if lie would b it back to Airs. Milne's at 5 o'clock Sa day afternoon. Ho agreed to tlua and kept the agreement M. P. Kenyon, Barker’s brothm-ind Bald yesterday that Barker hail threats to kill himself, but Air. .Kenyon never hoard him make any Hu-c uti aga Airs. Barker. He believed . that Ba;should have been nut under restraint i ILKO.School Commisaioner Sohn A. Tho was near the school he use when the sb log took place, and he saw Barker t out of the building and drive away. 0 nilseiouer Thcletts said lie secured I Barker’s appointment a# teacher, husband, he said, had done everything could 10 secure her removal, He had slanderous stories about her.Barker was born Ip the town of Or d'iga and in hia uarly manhood be lauabout]QQd|air i* mme in his iont a othea eb he • feet, prob-Lahle.She »him a ee* Miss MaryHer Miss dreot fl two f and their Ken-nded used t LlH courtBctud com* Miss PC of r of were at to re to mar-tak e !hool soonnot IImjv ifantAirs, yette mce. poei-illOOlher bad ntJy ntly er to .rker a of uadc killce of He I the nil-jned Mrs. hisl»kbutt up»cua. and B.iid hild and ;kelt;i ;ter-t 1)6 andhedof X a 0110ondtcr^'ingandhadtl.it-lt;irs,fiierleftdayojk,ast.imeinandyobmrfclt»»yj,Tfonac6Ire.vedos-foraidihytheuld»ru-ing*ur-I10fedladnstkermg*ot-ishrs.lerheaidscliool in Liverpool, l'ompey andatvillages. He was a teacher Iu ihc Brigt school south of the city for si whife, was discharged on account of his di hated habits. He has also been iu tho ; iluce business with his brotijor and S'dd books and charts for Band AlcN; or Chicago.Beside Mrs. Milne, Airs. Barker has flisterB, Airs. Charles Gilb.nl of Nine etrcet, ami Mrs, Dominick ltaflbrty, wh 1) u a band is the bookknpj^r for Alowrx Barnes. Airs. Itafferty hn* taken clu of her Biater's baby, Tho child is 10 mon old.on-:htiorxn»utisi-ro-IHHHyroak Barker bad Matt klrtng honm at 4r- Potter's atoM* f^r thraa ywts and bad ialirayadrlvaii traveler* than theoho he hud y#»tflrd»f, lt;As soon aa the new* of tho recovery of tbs home hud been received Sheriff Johnson and VetevtiYO Sheppard hired a team at Potfer'silvery and started out to search along the road where the an Irani ws» foitD'L ft is thought that Barker may have abandoned-tho horsa near the city, thinking lie con Id got to a railroad depot more readily on foot.Barker was run to cover in the bouse of his brother-in -lavr, M. P, Kenyon, on Slionult;4rd street between 11:30 and 12 o'clock last night. Mr. Kenyon called at tii© police oflica about 11 o’clock and asked Chief \Vright tor the very latest news of the movements of Barker. He appeared to be very anxious about his whereabouts. While he was In tho office the Chief ro* ©Alved a message iroiti Cardiff stating that' Barker had tin ned toward the city,*fcliava the officers given up the chose for the night? asked Air, Kenyon as Chief Wright left tbo telephone.kLYe*, replied the Chief. We know jnstiyhere to look for him now.Where, asked Mr. Kenyon.In a feather bed in your house. “Well/' Sfttd Mr. Kenyon/’ if ho Is there I shall giyo him tip. He is too dangerous a man to be 411 large.’’ Oh/' said the Chief, you can tako care of hutt until morn tug when wo will send ior him.Air. Kunyon went out nntl Chief Wright eeut Qiipt. Quigley up to search his home. Tho Captain jumped into » citizens coat and cap and by walking rapidly reached Air. Kenyon'8 house before the latter. Tlio Captain was at ths back of the house when Mr. Kouyon wont in atnl when he hoard him way to his wife We must got him out of hero,he knew that Barker had arrived while bis brother do law was out Tho Captain then walked iuand demanded Barker. The murderer wub round in bed. The Captain telephoned tho news of the capture to headquarters ami an officer went up with a cm tut* iind brought the prisoner and his captor down t» headquarters. Barker was too worn out to talk, but he kept pressing Mm head with his hand a and moaned con-tiutjaiiy. Upon his person whs found-a particularly ugly looking revolver of the British Bulldog” mode). It wia a nix* shoe ter and carried a ball of 38 calibre. It was a double action weapon. Four of the chambers were eruptv, bat tile other two lt;ftattained loaded cartridges.The police will never forget tho fox cliase which Barker led them ov«r hills and through the valleys ol the ho 11 thorn part of the county. Chief Wright estimates that rlie murderer must have driven at least 75 miles. Ho twisted and doubledaround over the hilLi and throughthe val let’s like a fox pursuedby a pack of hounds. The pursuers weroj greatly aided in finding the trail by tho cutter which tho murderer had. It was what is known as a straight shaft cutrer, designed for use in the city, where there are no ridgfl in the track. Tho cotters used in the country have the shafts net to one side, ao that when the bono walks in one of the beaten patliH the cuttor will track all right. Barker’s nutter would not do this unless he kept the horse upon the ridge between tho LrackH and hb the Know was ao deep there that the animal would soon tire but be could not do this. The result was that one runner of' tho cutter ran on one side of the track while the other kopt on the ridge, ami it waa a comparatively easy matter to follow tho truck.Officer Brown and Detective Becker arrived in the city about half an hour offer Barker was captured. They ware close upon him all dav and at times they felt sure they would have their hands upon him m half an hour. The horse he drove wan, however, a stayer and managed to keep ahead in the race. These two officers went from ibis city to Jameevillo, thence to Oeville and back again to Jamesvitlc. Then they started toward Pompey but a farmer of whom they made inquiries assured them that Barker bad not passed his place. They turned back and struck the nutter trail at the Manlius road, Tbo trail wound around to Lafayette thence to Apnliaz where they beard that be bad been Been bevond Tllliv.At Tully a fresh team was secured arid they bowled along over Dutch hill and on to Otiwco Center, Just before Barker had reached Otisco Center he turned toward Syracuse and came ondown through the reservation. Defective Becker and Brown went on toward Otiaco Confer, but learned of the change Barber bad made before he had puna more than a mile beyondthe point where ho tacked towardSyracuse. Driver Booker of the patrolsleigh got in at 1 o'clock this morning. Officenian Morgan and Detective Harvey separated from him in tlio afternoon and went on to CotrLaml.Wbilo Captain Quigley and Driver Clmrlcs Storier were out after Barker’s horse last night tho patrol sleigh struck an obstruction in South avenue and lipped over. Both wore thrown out and hurt, the Captain slightly and Driver Stoner severely but not seriously. Tbo liors«ftran nwuy but wot© eapimed later, Mia. Barker was resting fairly well lant evening and white tho physicians aro unable tO'Say what the result of her injuries will b« they have strong hopes of her recovery. Dr. Charles M, Stover says/ho chancee are decidedly iu favor of her recovery .Jvcn/heoTutlusiAtlGoAbjlt;itaciriDittilt;:lt;■itPJT.Ittlli;hlt;aiAc««aIio\bih:inPIac01outhp«clanWicecilaforadthprpeliepchyofucwtpecita 1deTh®isklt;foxpe:A1nohi:sclt;thAfwiwa tl n On cmbyAi«cotwbwoaseasnoroafre:claal r«thedej»•thaucwoiraX*hsCoroner Smith visited the House of Good Shepherd in the af re moon and tlt; Hi© iniurcil woman’s am© mortem st; raenfc, which follows:A lot Fancy Bibbona reduced from 35 to 75c, two days only we will «eo them at 15c a yard. New York AllJliaory Store^ 102 Kaflt Genesee street.heokte-A ^ HyraCUKi'i, January !» lHfAnte mortem statciucnr. «f Mrs. Kclilo HiMaker, taken at the House il tlio Good SIiji *1(1*•anjp-InromparaU\t* WiniPr Sftlft Begins To-day*Tu^duy, ni liHiit nbloom't, j Ladies' $0 French Kid Button Bootslt;P*nrr'H; AAA and » 23-42.........R5.19LrMliea’ Ilubberfl............ 18cLadies' Wool Overshoes, to 4J^( reg-.45cf. Nelle Sloan Baker, live at No, TOG J-Lulayuite street and am 23 ypar# of n,;© JioTin glam mortally wounded and that I about to die, make the folio wing MtacujLiezir* * ,an?S teacher in Bassett school, J was ataild ht ab,Mlt bftH-pan! iw,i t\} { * enteren my^lino: ruti.i,had the ba|y with liim. and bo said to roe, ‘h wilt you answer how aho in” I went u le Hi© loom or»d h4 irriiowed iau anrl fired utist■io-tm©aylnpf. every time ho fired, “Now will vonB1iVerf fx ' 3*c,cJ mo ana or live tinPlacing the revolver close to .» hr 18 l ” also shot hi thn thiirlt and tn mi' a ,worefidgh and in inv hr.iui Aihe ceased lUdug he teti thq roon, and I ' thhm'^hT?.,0 VJUnt’ W,U,»r l'\ llHfhfl isWIIIMUtn l * yiYAt ?K,) f t.i im .. ii ! remember bring r.uiiovedtlraileuse of the Goud ftln-pl.erd Tmm .chooj room. NELUtiftLoXx BAKKi:id“fwtrMc,n tlt;i httm°mj uiiH 1 u'Uc10lo)Wven©HJ-!:H.oserorXIVvotohoovc11tilarSl. tn-raorrnw*.Chihlron'-i Luhlfecfl, He«l, fl fe !1.........8cLadies’ Fine $3 Shoes................$1.^4Funis' S2.50 Fine Slices...............51.39Jkown’t* lOo Po!inh........................Moil's Brogjius, tap sole. ..............!a0Aliseefl' POc Wool Overshoes. ......320Lniltea’ Goat Grain $2 Button Shoes..$1.28 Cliuiigca in all departmcntH.6. KuB2£Xlli DOM SONS,Baa table Block.The Indiana Lave came iu and washed oil their war-paint. Thin in a good sign in iirtolf for the reds kin is kcMocu ae bad a» he in jmiutvd.—Philadelphia Times.Signed I11 the nreminco oi d«n Dr. H. D. Babcock Dr. o! M. Stcvor.lira hornu w hich Barker had w hen Jett tbo Citv was foundcoming toward tlowed the tiLiicc amiViil, CUM Wrijl ,u TfiOci chw^ m tbo iiitcrnoon tb:it Barker ful-Itmijier road for a short 11*-tl» OnrtHffl n‘ uu,at''1 wes!^nr«l toward tin Cardiff valley. It was thought that hewas .rytnK to got to a railroad utatioij «utbo w«»r. aida oi tfjo city ami.officer* weretfo* °Sber7fftCI ^ U'tion. Bbcriff Johosou and Deloctivetht *» T8 Soutl* .Hollowtft® aftornooo, bat they found noiCity in South avenue, ahows li o'clock 1 njgiir. IIJODIM who found It tot.Is itViiiU FCOP)© 8 LillB Htrcftt h'krn -a...Iinrt.,P,Vpk Vjtll0.Mtrt,el ca? b:irn ll,,d ncttdd the poiitft. Capt. Qnigtey wentami drove the h«r*o down lo L Fotte. very stable at the corner of .lell ernon a Cliotou streets. The Jjor*e bcititieed Mr. Potter. The animal was tired. ] other wine Showed no signt; of hard dr irifj. I he whip and robe were In tiie «;!fi.i nr?e#f v‘° was niisBiif • .Ju!’,' Is e as ployed at I he atabsaid that Barker came for the horse ahlt;in raern,a«- H« ** i* lectly cofd. lie naked for a horse tlwould stand without biuhin« nud 3Wileo* * applied him with * trustyfeWBtfal-»P»RlMidLa111V-l-C-0.vlLr-irv.♦l*3tiC stylus Fancy Wings at 5 and 10c for two dayH only* regular prices 25 and 5Uc, New York Millinery Store, 102 Eaet Gou-esflo alreet.The skating at Dinehart’s Central Cityrink is in fiuo condition auj a great many are ©njnyijuf It, Ladies are admitted to me rink without charge.Gmml opening of the North SyracimeHofei will be glx-flo Tlmrenlay. the 22d I us L, from noon an til midnight. Everybody in cordially invited, H. H. King proprietor. “*Felt JIata 10 and 25 eta, abont 30 dozen felt to flclcct iroxn. New York Millinery Store, 102 East Genesee street,•lO-Wnihlugion asmI fietiirn-ilO,V ia New York Central and Pennsyb vafiia railways, January 20p 1801. Tickets tfofxl 10 days. 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Syracuse Daily Standard
Syracuse, New York, US
Tue, Jan 20, 1891
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