Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-14
MURDERED BY A CRANK.

A Young Woman Followed and Killed
by a Discarded Lover.
A RECORD UNIONS special from Eureka,
CAL, published on Sunday last, gave the
particulars of a tragedy that took place in
that town. Charles Il. Bowden called at
the residence of ]. A. Price, rang the door
bell, and when Mrs. Price opened the door
shot her through the heart and then made
an Intellectual attempt at suicide. Mrs. Price
for many years lived in Ell Dorado county,
and had many friends in Sacramento The
Placerville Republican of yesterday gives
the following history Of the unfortunate
affair:
About ten years ago the father and
mother of Mrs. Price came to Garden Val
ley with their family, Lille the eldest
daughter being then about fifteen years
of age. They were English people and
Mr.. Wilcox usually worked under ground
in the quartz mines in that part of the
county. Lille possessed more than
ordinary musical talent, and as she became
older devoted a part OF her time to teach
ing music. After her fathers death, about
two years ago, she taught classes at George
town and Grizzly Flat, often visiting
Placerville, where she was pursuing musi-
cal studies. During this time she became
acquainted with Bowden, who was super
intending mine near Garden Valley.
They finally became engaged. Bowden
was very jealous and overbearing, and as
Miss Wilcox discovered his true nature
she decided that she could not live happily
with him and broke off the engagement
He was frantic for awhile and tried to COM
pei her to marry him by making threats to
shoot her. AT one time the doors of resi-
dence in Georgetown where Lille was WIS.,
iting were locked against him on account
CT these threats, and at another time he
exhibited pistol at the Wilcox residence
in Garden Valley, but Lilies mother in
duced him to give it up and not make
trouble. Bowden, in addition to these
acts, also endeavored to intimidate the girl
by threatening to deiame her character by
publishing articles in the county news
papers.
About that time the editor of the Repub-
Hcdn received a note from Lille or Mrs.
Wilcox requesting that nothing of the
kind should be published. Bowden never
sent anything for publication and probably
did not intend 10, as he evidently expected
to impose on womanly credulity and in
duce Miss Wilcox TO marry him.
Both Miss Wilcox and Bowden finally
lett the country ana Sne was married 10
Mr.. Price, of Eureka, Humboldt county,
whom she had known for years. Bowden
had in the meantime been at Bonner,
Placer county, and at Smartsville, Yuba
county, engaged in mining. With the per-
sistency of an infatuated crank, he pursued
her to Eureka and finally killed her.
Miss Wilcox was rather handsome and
intelligent girl, and more than ordinarily
attractive. Bowden is described as small
man with naughty, supercilious manner.
bat with good education and address.
Mrs. Wilcox, since this eldest daughters
death, is left a widow at Garden valley
with three little girls. She is almost crazed
with grief, as Lille was favorite child.
The murder has not been entirely unex-
pected by parties acquainted with Bowden
here, as he had repeatedly threatened to
kill both Miss Wilcox aud himself before
they left Ell Dorado county.