Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-06-13
CRUEL COWLES.
SHOT BY HIS OUTRAGED WlFE'S
BROTHER IN MONTREAL.
The Stolen Child Placed in a Con-
vent.
The Object OF Cowies to Secure
More Money.

MONTREAL, June 9.-Yesterday, in broad
daylight, or on OF the principal streets OF
Montreal, a tragedy was enacted that has
thrown the city into a paroxysm of excite.
ment. St. Catherine street was crowded
with pedestrians, as is usual at that hour
Suddenly they saw flash and puff OF
smoke, and heard pistol shot and woman's
scream. A cab was brought to standstill
and a woman alighted. In it were still two
men, one with smoking revo!ver In his
hand, the other unconscious, his blood
soaking into the rugs OF the carriage. The
wounded man was Eugene CCwles of
Cleveland, o., son of the late Edwin
Cowles, late editor OF the Leader. His
assassin was h. 4. Hale of the same city,
and the woman was Cowles' wife. After
Il few hurried words, II ale ORD sres She cab.
man TO drive to the General hospital. The
lady re-entered the carriage, which started
for the hospital, distance of half a mile
On arriving at the hospital, DR.. Kirkpat-
rick, medical superintendent, had the
wounded man conveyed TO private ward
where DIR. Fenwick, one OF The attending
physicians, was called. There was a close
examination and hurried consultation,
and the result was announced to the eager
crowd. There was no immediate danger
The ball had entered the right side OF the
neck and, after piercing the right jaw bone,
emerged through the cheek of the opposite
side.
When 1t became known that there was no
Immediate danger an INJURY into the facts
of the case was begun. The party pro.
ceeded TO the central police station. Ser.
geant Watson was on duty and received
them. Hale briefly related the story of
the shooting, and gave himself up on
charge of shooting with intent to kill. He
took "a brief leave of his friends and was
then shown to the cell he was TO occupy.
There were on the scene Mrs. Cowles, Mrs.
Bolton, her sister-in-law; Judge Ingersoll
of Cleveland, as Mrs. Cowles' legal advis-
er, and Mr.. ID. McGibbon, O. G., of Mon
treal.
Cowles, who had separated from his
wife. was visiting his mother in Cleveland,
as had been his custom. His little daugh-
ter, who was stopping with her mC:her,
was permitted TO visit her father at his
mother house. He took her in charge
and fled to this city with her and placed
her in convent
Cowles has shamefully used his wife and
his career with another woman has be-
come notorious Last October she dis
discovered what she believed to be his
treachery, and called on his father, when
the son was cut of with $50 year, the
bulk of the money going to his wife. The
stealing of the child was probably TO bring
Mrs. Cowles to terms in securing her hus-
band more money. Recently an applica-
ton was made for divorce by Mrs. Cowles
on the ground of adultery. Cowles admit
ted his guilt 10 the sheriff, naming persons
and places, but he affirmed that his wife
had condoned the offense. Mira. Cowles has
in her possession letter in which he prom
ised to mend his ways and be faithful in
future.
The daughter Florence has been placed in
the custody of her mother and the abduction
case against Cowlcs dropped AS he was
unable 10 appear in court, the case against
Hale who did the shooting was continued.