Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-09
EUGENE COWLES SHOT.
His Wife's Brother Nearly Kills Him In
Montreal.

Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock. in broad
daylight, on st. CatharIne street, Montreal.
pedestrians suddenly saw a flash and a puff of
smoke and heard a pistol shot and a woman's
scream. A cab was brought to a standstill and
a 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 carriage.
The wounded man was Eugene H. Cowles.
His assailant was E. c. Hale. his wlfe's brother.
drive to the general hospital. Mrs. Cowles,
who had al'ghted, re-entered the carriage,
which started for the hospital. a distance of
half a mile. A bystander had telephoned for
an ambulance. and it met the party. but its
services were not required. On arriving at
the hospital, DIR. Kirkpatrick. medical super
intendent, had the wounded man examined
At last accounts there was some hope of his
recovery,
Cowles is a son of the late Edwin Cowles. the
editor of the Cleveland Ledder. He was en-
gagged in business in Cleveland, and about ten
years ago was married to Miss Alice NJ. Hale.
daughter of a wealthy Cleveland banker. The
marriage was a most happy one and the union
was blessed with a little girl. For some wears
Cowies led an exemplary married life and
everything went well until he fell in with a
woman named Clara Lienenschlen. who. it is
said, gained complete control over him. Cowles'
business used to take him a great deal to Lock
port. \. ", and his visits became more and
more protracted. Then he took several trims
to Europe and it was subsequently discovered
that he was accompanied by the woman Clara
and that they lived as man and wife at a num-
Der of the leading hotels in Europe.
While on one of these trips Cowles was taken
dangerously Ill, and, believing himself about to
lie, sent for his wife, admitted his fault and
vas forgiven. But no sooner had he recovered
1T is claimed, than he resumed his old course
OF living and went to the United States with
the woman. This continued until last Noyem-
Der, when. through the efforts of friends,
another reconciliation was effected between
husband and wife, who took up their residence
in Buffalo.
Not long ago Mrs. Cowles discovered that
her husband was still unfaithful. He made
frequent visits to New York. and it was discov-
cred by detectives that he was again friendly
with the woman Clara in that city. Mr..
Cowles then decided to write to Cowles' father
The latter was thunderstruck at his sons con-
duct and at once wrote to Mrs. Cowles advising
her to leave him and inviting her to stay with
him. So great was the blow that Mr.. Cowies'
death soon followed. But few imagined the
real cause of the celebrated editors demise.
After his death 1t was found that he had exc
cuted a Will by which he provided that one
fifth of his valuable estates should be divided
into two parts, one of which he left to his wife
ana ner little girl, Florence, ana the other part
to his son, Eugene. for use during his lifetime.
but it was expressly provided that it would 90
to the wife and the child on the husbands
death.
Young Cowles was enraged at the terms of
the will and did everything in his power to
break it. Mrs. Cowles in the meantime went
with her child to live with her mother. Last
Monday Cowles wrote to his wife stating that
he was going to leave the country and asked
for a farewell interview with his daughter.
which was granted. The young girl saw her
father at old Mrs. Cowlcs' house and agreed to
return in the afternoon, which she did,
in company with her mothers sister.
Cowles invited them to go to the depot
with him and the upshot was that he boarded
the train with his daughter. He took the train
to Connaught and proceeded by way of Buffalo
to st. Catharine's, and Mrs. Cowles in the
meantime engaged detectives, who gave chase
and came up with Cowles at st. Catharine's.
Cowles told the detectives that he intended
to keep his child and that he would never give
it up to the mother. Word was sent to Cleve-
land, and Mrs. Cowles, accompanied by her
sister, Mrs. Bolton, her brother, L. c.. Hale, and
Judge j. Z. ingalls,, at once started for Canada.
At Buffalo they learned that Cowles had left
for Toronto. where he put up at the Queens
Hotel with his daughter. The pursuing party
at once proceeded to Toronto and put up at the
Rossin House. They at once prepared to SUBJ
NIT the case to the courts. Cowles placed his
case in the hands OF Dalton g:cCarthy, &C.
but before the case could be brought before
the Toronto courts he left hurriedly for Mon
traal