, 1890-06-12
BOTH HAD REl0LVERS
A Sensational Shooting At
fair at Montreal.
THE COWLES ABDUCTION CASE
1t Results in the Serious Wound
ing OF the Father of the
Child.

MoNTREht, June 8 "A sensational
shooting affair occurred at o'clock this
afternoon in st. GATHERINGS street, as the
result OF which Eugene Cowles, a we'll
known editor of Cleveland, Ohio, lies in
the general hospital with a bullet wound
in his neck, Snich may result in his
death.
Cowles and his wife, who is n
daughter OF Mr.. Hale, u wealthy Cleve-
land banker. have not been living to
gethor for some time. Cowles has been
in business in l.ockport, y. V, and, his
health failing, lie recently determined to
go on trip. Ho made visit to Cleve-
land to see his mother and
friends and on leaving there last
Monday he took with him
his 1O-yoar-old daughter, Florence, un
known to her mother. The child's alb
sence was soon discovered, and search
begun. When Mrs. Cowles learned that
her husband had taken the child, she at
once began suit Tor a divorce, and All
order was issued by the court giving her
possession Of the child. Cowlcs had
gone to Toronto, ana thither went Mrs.
Cowles, accompanied by her brother,
sister and attorney. Judge lugersoll, Of
Cleveland. When they reached Toronto
they found that Cowles had gone to
Montreal, taking tho child with him.
lie had previously said that he was will
ing to have an inte rvicw with his wife,
but would talk with no one else.
II is alleged that his object was to OBJ
tain an additional allowance. -Four
months ago, ON the death of his father,
he was cut of with an allowance of
81, 500 Previous to this, it is asserted,
he had been living at rapid rate in
company with a woman oi questionable
character. named Clara l.Ienensohlows.
She Is at present ut ST. GATHERINGS, hay-
ing followed Cowles there from Buffalo.
Cowles has been twice to Europe with
the woman, and on one occasion had to
cable to his wife to come to b S aid.
She did not, but when he recovered
from his Illness he lett her and returned
with another woman to America. On
another occasion he lived with her in
San Francisco, they occupying adioin.
ing rooms, and he alleging that she was
his widowed sister.
The pursuing party arrived at Mon
treal this morning, and an interview
was arranged. CoWles, in the morning
took the child To convent, and in
structed the mother superior not to give
tltT WITHOUT u MEllltI from
him. lie then returned to the hotel
ready for the intery lew, which he wished
to be private. with his wife. Her brother
would not consent 10 this, and accom-.
panied them in a cab tor n drive. The
interview was in progress, when Cowlos
suddenly made movement to draw q
revolver. Hale Instantly drew his and
shot him, with the result as above. The
doctors Tonight think that Cowles Is not
In danger.
The sympathy here Is all with Hale
and Mrs. Cowlcs, and 1t IL believed that
Cowles intended to kill her. Hale Is in
prison. Judge Dugan will issue man
danus to- morrow to get the child from
the convent, when guardian will be
appointed.
HALE APPEARS IN COURT.
MONTREAL, June &C. &. Hale, OF
Cleveland, Ohio, appeared in the super
Tor court this morning on the charge OF
shooting with intent to kill his brother
in-law, Eugene ii. Cowles, a son of the
late Edwin Cowles, of the Cleveland
Leader. Mrs, Cowles and her daughter
Florence also appeared. The nuns
brought Florence into the court on "a
preliminary order. At tho request of
Mrs. Cowles' attorney writ of habeas
corpus for the produ otion of the child in
court in legal form was Issued, returnable
this afternoon.
THE WOUNDED MASS INJURIES.
Cowles is resting easily. The bullet
passed through the right side of the neck
between the internal and external caro-
tids, passed under the chin below the
ltngual arteries, fractured the Jaw and
emerged on the left side.
cowLEs INTERVIEWED.
Cowlcs was interviewed by repre-
sentative oi:the Associated Press, and he
affirmed that what he had done was
done under the advice Of the best legal
talent in the United States and Canada,
and that he and his wife were in the way
of an amicable settlement, and he depre.
Gated hale's interference. He expressed
the warmest interest in his family and
only resented outside interference.
cowLEs sURREsDERs THE CHILD.
Later in tho afternoon Cowles an
nounced his willingness to surrender the
child to his wife, and signed an order on
the convent TO that effect. This prob
ably settles the abduction case.
Cowles' condition tonight is serious
he having been feeble from lung trouble
before the shooting
Hale Is stopping Mt hotel with his
friends, under the surveillance OF officers.