Babe Barnett, Believed Killer of J.H. Rose, Arrested in Spokane, Washington, Nov. 29, 1920

Asheville, Nov. 29—Word has been received here by local prohibition agents from Supervisor Brame of Richmond that a man believed to be J.E. (Babe) Barnett, wanted by federal officers on charges of killing Prohibition agent J.H. Rose in Swain county last month, has been arrested in Spokane, Washington. A new description of Burnett will be forwarded the Washington officials for a clearer identification, it is stated. Rose was killed when he attempted to raid an illicit still on Burnett’s place in Swain county several weeks ago. The officers state that they believe the still belonged to Burnett but that they had not been able to prove it. Rose was shot down by Burnett, just as the former walked around the corner of a barn, and Burnett made good his escape. (From the Hickory Daily Record, Nov. 29, 1920)