Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-09-13 | Page 14 | Slayer of Four Ends Own Life in California Jail

7 SlA fR f fOUR FOURC fN S WN C LIFE CALIFORNIA IA JAil SACRAMENTO Ca CaL Sept 13 11 AP-An AP ordered ordered or- or autopsy toda today was dered to determine the cause cau e of death of 01 Percy G. G B Barnes nes confessed former wife's wi os o's killer ot of tour four of his former relatives Barnes was dead in his cell ceU at the county jail last last night two da days s 's be before ore be arraigned on a murder charge He I was believed to have committed suIcide by taking poison A note to his former wire found by y his side read Della remember what I told roar Ph Physicians who the body expressed the tho belief last night death was wad caused by a a. dose ot of poison polson County officials were ere of the opinion that the poison ed In Barnes Barnes' clothing when he entered en- en the jail Barnes was accused of having gone on a wild ramp rampage ge on the night of August 27 because o of jealousy over his ex wire Ile was charged with killing him two broth broth- in law Charles Curtis and Charles Kleine his wife's ex cousin Len Ien Gearhart and her admirer PC P- P P. P wounded wound wound- C Muncy and with having ed M. M II H. Larkin