The morning call., 1891-01-10
SHE LOVED MITCHELL
Why Lizzie du Rose Was
Killed by Her Husband.
The Actor Vino Caused the Tragedy Tells an
Interesting Story at the Coroners In
quest The Victims Funeral.


morning in Laurel Hill Cemetery. From
the undertaking parlors the casket contain
ing the remains was taken to the cemetery,
where the funeral services of the Episcopal
Church were read by T. NJ. Mcfarland.
Friends and relatives of the decea sed. and
also of her slayer, were present. There
were several touching floral offerings.
The inquest In the case was resumed at
the Morgue at o'clock in the afternoon.
Du Rose looked very pale and nervous as he
sat behind j. N. Long, his attorney, and
among those who crowded the COroner's
Office was Mitchell, the song-and-dance
man. Coroner GarwOod asked that Du Rose
testify, but Long said he would rather not
have him do so at present.
THE LANDLADY's TESTIMONY.
Mrs. Emma Nelson, who keeps the
lodging house at 11SR Ellis street. where the
tragedy occurred, was called as witness.
She related the circumstances of Mrs. Du
Roses visits to MitchelPs room in her
house, and said that, although very near
sighted, she could recognize the prisoner.
rs this Mr.. Du Rose?" asked Attorney
Long, as he pointed to the prisoner.
Turning around TO him Mrs. Nelson
grasped his hand and exclaimed, ''Why.
how do you do, don't you you know me?"
Du Rose did not reply whether he did or not.
The remainder of Mrs. Nelson's statement
was similar to that already published, and
she told how she first found Du Rose on the
stairway leaning over his wounded wife :;
how she had The woman conveyed to
MltchelPs room. where the latter kissed the
dying woman; how she drove him away and
led Du Rose to the bedside, where he wept
bitterly and called her endearing names.
SATURDAY BEFORE THE HOMICIDE.
The witness also deposed that on the
Saturday previous to the shooting, Du Rose
came TO her house and telling her of his
troubles, said that the thought Of another
man having won his wife away from him
WIS maddening. When Mrs. Nelson saw
Mrs. Du Rose going into Mitchell's room on
Monday, she begged her to return to her
husband for her little boys sake. Mrs. Du
Rose said her husband was kind 10 her, but
she loved Mitchell. The revolver taken
from Mitchell looked like the one the wit
ness had seen in MitchelPs room for several
weeks before the shooting.
A juror asked Mrs Nelson if she had seen
or heard any shots fired before Mrs. Du
Rose was found on the stairway. She an
swered that MitchelPs room was over h er's,
and on the night of the shooting she heard a
scuf1e, two shots and moment later an
other shot. She could not tell how many
persons were In the room at the time of the
shooting; but" she added, Mrs. Du
Roses hat was on the bed, and when |
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she and Mitchell were both barehelded."
In all her previous statements Mrs. Mel
son has said that only two shots were fired.
Her statement of a third shot was, there
fore, a great surprise to the detectives work.
ing on the case.
An adjournment was taken until o'clock,
when Drs. Williams, Wheeler and Noble
testified IN reference to the wounds received
by the deceased. Death was caused by a
gun-Sh0t wound of the abdomen. Mrs.
DIN Rose hranfbaH har 10 min of
DR.. Noble was summoned but made no
dying statement.
MITCHELLS STORY.
Alfred Ernest Mitchell, pale faced, slim,
dudishly attired youth, q years of age, with
an English accent, was sworn, and said the
last work he did was at the Bijou Theater
as an actor. His true occupation was
drug clerk. In answer to questions, Mitchell
said lie first met Mrs. du Rose last month at
the BijOu Thrater. On the night of the
shooting the deceased was at his room.
He vas with her al day, except when he
went out in the afternoon.
After l returned at 5 o'clock l was in
the room short time," said he, when l
went out to take bath, aud coming back l
saw Du Rose at the head of the stairs He
was talking to his wife, who was standing
lew steps lower. went into my room and
found an actor named Williams there. After
Williams left about Z o'clock Mrs. Du Rose
came into the room. While du Rose and
his wife were !alking in the hallway | I'M
locked my drawer and took out my gun,
hiding 1t under my hat, but put it back di-
rectly Mrs. du Rose returned alone, fear
ing she would joke me about being afraid.
put the pistol in the top bureau drawer
and locked it asked Mrs. du Rose what
her husband said. She answered that he
had come to tel her be had moved, also that
he had been TO work that day.
WAS VERY PLEASANT.
" She told me that lie was very pleasant
and did not ask her to go back home TO live
with him. When shortly aftcrward light
tap came on the door 1 said, who is there?'
Mrs. du Rose raised her hand and opened
the door, going out into the passage to the
head OF the stairs, leaving the door partly
opened. Du Rose and his wife talked for
about half an hour and then came into the
room together. Mrs du Rose sat on the
edge of the bed and Du Rose on chair by
the door They did not speak for some sec
ondS Du Rose then gotup and commanded
her to go home. She made no reply and he
turned to me and SAID, L want her nat and
cloak, but saw them himself hanging on the
closet door. He put her hat on her head and
she threw it off. He said: DO you refuse
to come home? and she answered, I've al
already told YOU He said: will you do
rightp and she answered: I am doing
right He said, Then come home with
me-. Then she said: But l don't love you
and never did, and there is no law that can
force me TO live with YOU He said, Then
you wont come home? She looked him in
the eyes and did not answer. He was stand
ing up in front of her with his hands in his
pockets. He said: If you wont do right
you shan't do wrong, and pulling his hand
out of his right-hand pocket leveled a gun a
little lower than her breast.
STRUGGLE.
''She screamed, and jumped for him lust
as the gun went off. l struggled with him,
but could not get hold of the gun. | caught
his arm and shouted for her to run. She
ran through the door screaming, Help, |
am shot Her husband tried to follow her,
but held on to him. After she succeeded
in opening the door, and as she was going
out of the room. he fired again. l
forced his arm down as he fred.
He said: L will do for you, too l
felt his arm turning round and tried to
throw him on the floor, but only succeeded
in pushing him out of the room. He ran
down the passage and | ran to my drawer to
get my gun. Hearing her scream, | ran out
without it to assist her. He raised hand
covered with blood and put the weapon to
his right temple saying, l had better finish
it. Some one took The pistol away from
him."
THE PISTOL MISSING.
After Mrs. Du Rose was carried back to
his room he summoned the doctor and
kissed her to soothe her. AT the Bijou
Theater the deceased worked as chorus
girl. Asked by juror if he had his pistol
yet, he SAID he had not seen it since the
shooting affair, as some of the detectives
got it.
1t was midnight when Mitchell's testi-
mony was completed, and continuance of
the inquiry was then taken until Monday
morning at 9 o'clock
Michael Woods, So years old, of Palmer,
Mass, eloped the other day with fifteen