The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-09
DITORCOWLES SON SHOT
THE BULLET FIRED By HIS wIFE's
BROTHER IN HER DEFENSE.

Attempt to XIII Her-A Wild Career
sFight for Possession of Child and
a Divorce Suit at the Bottom of the
Tragedy.
MONTREAL. QUE, June s.-This after
noon at o'clock, on one of the principal
streets of Montreal, a tragedy that has
thrown the city into a paroxysm of excite
ment was enacted In carriage. st. Catha-
rine's street was crowded with pedestrians,
as is usual at that hour. Suddenly
they saw a fash, heard pistol
shot, and heard woman's scream. When
the carriage was brought to a standstin
woman alighted. In it were still two
men, one with a smoking revolver in his
hand, the other unconscious and his blood
soaking into the rugs of the vehicle.
THE WOUNDED MANS IDENTITY.
Tho wounded man was Eugene F. CowIes
OF Cleveland, o., son of Edwin Cowles, late
editor Of the Leader. His assailantiwas Z.
C. Hale of the same place, and the woman
was his wife. After few hurried words
Hale ordered the cabman to drive to
a hospital The lady re-entered the car
riage which started for a hospital, half
mile distant. A bystander had telephoned
for an ambulance, but its services were not
required. On the arrival of the party at
the nOsplUal Ors. HtTAphbTlcA, uue moulcdl
superintendent, had the wounded man con.
veyed to the private ward, where DR.. Fen
wick, one of the attending ph ysicians, was
called.
NO DANGER OF IMMEDIATE DEATH.
There was close examination, hurried
consultation, and the result was announced
to the eager crowd. There was no imme-
diate danger. The ball had entered the
right side Of the neck, and after passing
the right 1awbone emerged through the
cheek of the opposite side. When it became
known that there was no immediate
danger, an inquiry into the facts of the case
was begun.
TAKEN TO THE POLICE STATION.
The party, with Sergt. Foye, who had
accompanied them from st. Catherine
street, proceeded to the central police
station. Sergt. Watson was on duty and
received them. Hale briefly stated the
story OF the shooting and gave himself up
on charge Of shooting with intent to kill.
then shown to the cen he was to occupy.
There were now on the scene Mrs.
Cowles, Mrs Bolton, her sist er-in-law,
Judge j. E. Ingersoll of Clevel, and as Mrs.
Cowles' legal adviser, and d. McGibbon of
Montreal
STOLE HIS CHILD.
Mr.. Cowles was visiting his mother in
Cleveland, as bad been his custom. HIS
little daughter, who was stopping
ted wih to her visit m0insf hsr tsssr Tss a psrn hs
mothers house. He took her in charge and
went to the station, accompanied BY his
sister, but he escaped from her and at once
took train. This train ran only to Con-
neaut. There he got horses and drove
twenty-eight miles to Girard, Pa, to be
out Of the state From there he took q
in To Rt.fT o1n oy.1 tod at
the Willard hotel at st. Catherine.
STOPPED BY THE SHERIFF.
There he was met by Sheriff Sawyer, who
had long interview with him, lasting
nearly q day. Thursday Cowles took
boat for Toronto, about four hours sail
be had previously sold that he was willing
to have an interview with his wife, but
would talk with no one else. His object
was to obtain an additional allowance.
COwLEs A HUMMER.
-Four months ago, on the death of his
father, he was cut off with an allowance of
$4,000. Previous to this be had been living
to Europe in company with q
woman of questionable character
named Clara Lieneschloss She Is known
under the aliases of King end Wilson, and
is at present stopping at Willard's hotel, at
st. Catherine, having come there from
Buffalo.
AN APPLICATION FOR DIVORCE.
On Monday last application was made for
divorce by Mrs. Cowles on the ground
OF adultery. Cowles admitted his
guilt to the sheriff, naming persons and
places, but he affirmed that his
wife had oondoned the offense Mrs. Cowles
has in her possession letter in which he
promised to mend bis ways and be faithful
IN the future. On Thursday at 1850 O'clock
Cowles left for Montreal. A pursuing
party, composed of Mrs. Cowles, Mrs.
Bolton, Judge Ingersoll. E. @. Hale and
officers. reached Toronto the same morning.
AN INTERVIEW ARRANGED.
A consultation by Cowles with his Toronto
attorneys, Mccarthy, Osler & Creelman,
led to an interview being arranged here.
The last party reached here this morning
and stopped at the Windsor hotel. Cowles
had left the Windsor and had gone TO st.
Lawrence hall, where he registered as ''Mr.
Wilson and child" and had breakfast.
PUT THE CHILD IN CONVENT.
After breakfast he took the child to La
Academic de la Sacre Cour, a convent
under charge Of Les Soeurs de la Provence,
and gave instructions that she was not to
De given up without a written order from
MIN. He then returned to the MOTEL without
tne child ready, for the interview with his
wife. The child, Florence, is years old,
and of remarkable beauty.
CowLEs' MARRIAGE.
Ten years ago Cowles wss married to Miss
Alice Hale, daughter of E. B. Hale, banker
Oh Cleveland For five years all went we'll,
when Cowles began to absent himself from
nome. alleging that business called him to
Lockport, n. Y. Instead of this he used to
20 to the Iroquois house, where the woman
wilson, or Clara Lienesehloss, as she was
known, was stopping.
A TRIP TO EUROPE.
On one occasion, when in Europe, Cowles
caoled his wife to come 10 his aid, saying
that he was sick. She did go. accompanied
Dy her child, but he no sooner recovered
IMAM he left her and returned with a strange
woman to America and registered in q hotel
IN The Catskill mountains as man and wife.
S'n another occasion he lived with her in
oan Francisco, alleging that she was his
widowed sister, and occupying adjoining
rooms
EDITOR CowLEs' EYES OPENED
Inc father OF Cowles during this absence
OF his son, became suspicious of him, and,
calling on his daughter-in-law, questioned
her whether she had had any trouble with
her husband. Receiving a reply in the