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!•»! h IVitnlty liitffl.San Antonio, Tex . June 14—John Jenkins, charged with eotnpllrUjr in the murder of Mrs. Jane Barber. Wiley Barber and Levi Barber in Atascosa on Sept 13. 1H0S was convicted here and the death penalty assessed The case was tried In San Antonio ona change of venue ij Mrs. Jane Barber, aged So years, and | her two sons. John and l.evi, the lat I ter a weakmlnded matt, were murdered I at their hotne. the object being to get possession of the property, valued at$10,000. *B. Qualls, a boy. was first arrested,and he made a full confession, tellingwhere a sum of money taken from thehouse had been concealed. This wasv c/rred and ft • a rest of Fred and j John Jenkins followed. The con vie -Hon of John Jenkins Is the sequal tothe tragedy.The murder was one of the most horrible ever coraltted in south west Texas, the victims being slaughtered with an ax.
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Waxahachie Daily Light
Waxahachie, Texas, US
Sat, Jun 14, 1902
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