ising ▁ex termin ator ▁of ▁the ▁ten ants , ▁whom ▁he ▁ruled ▁with ▁a ▁rod ▁of ▁iron . ▁On ▁a ▁certain ▁November ▁night ▁after ▁collect ing ▁the ▁r ents ▁of ▁his ▁est ates , ▁he ▁was ▁engaged ▁up st airs ▁with ▁his ▁cl erk ▁in ▁counting ▁his ▁money ▁and ▁making ▁out ▁his ▁accounts . ▁While ▁thus ▁engaged , ▁a ▁th und ering ▁summ ons ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁door , ▁and ▁immediately ▁div ining ▁the ▁cause , ▁Bar nes ▁and ▁his ▁cl erk ▁p iled ▁up ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁furn iture ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁st air way , ▁first ▁lock ing ▁the ▁room ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁money ▁was ▁left . ▁The ▁summ ons ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁door ▁not ▁being ▁answered , ▁the ▁men , ▁who ▁were ▁White bo ys ▁that ▁had ▁previously ▁committed ▁several ▁acts ▁of ▁violence ▁in ▁the ▁neighbourhood , ▁burst ▁it ▁in ▁with ▁a ▁tree ▁log , ▁which ▁they ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁ram , ▁and ▁were ▁about ▁to ▁r ush ▁up st airs ▁when ▁Bar nes ▁fired ▁down ▁on ▁them . ▁The ▁shot ▁did ▁not ▁kill ▁anyone , ▁and ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁party , ▁seeing ▁Bar nes ▁about ▁to ▁fire ▁again , ▁immediately ▁took ▁aim ▁and ▁shot ▁him ▁dead ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁st airs . ▁The ▁rest ▁then ▁ran ▁up ▁and ▁knock ed ▁the ▁cl erk ▁on ▁the ▁head , ▁leaving ▁him ▁sens eless , ▁whilst ▁they ▁entered ▁Bar nes ' ▁office ▁and ▁abstract ed ▁every ▁pen ny ▁he ▁had ▁received ▁that ▁day . ▁The ▁military ▁authorities ▁hearing