Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-09-28
LOVE ENDED IN MURDER.
Pretty Actress Slain by British Army
Surgeon-Sujcide- of the Assassin.

Pretty Actress Slain by British Army
Surgeon-Sujcide- of the Assassin.
LONDON, Sept. GA sensation has
been caused here by the supposed muir
der of Marianne Sharpe, former act
ress, and the subsequent suicide of Dr..
Yoodburn Heron, an army surgeon,
who WIS suspected of the murder.
Miss Sharpe, whose stage name was
Ruby RUSSELL was beautiful girl who
had appeared at the Lyric and Drury
Lane theaters. For some time past she
has not been seen on the stage, and 1t
was an open secret that she
was living with DR.. Heron.
DR.. Heron was recently ordered to
Gambia, and when he went he took the
girl with him. They returned to Lon
don on September 8. On Tuesday last
Miss Sharpe was suddenly taken sick
when she was alone with DR.. Heron. A
physician was summoned, but he could
do nothing for her. A short time after
she became unconscious, and remained
SO until she died. There was absolutely
nothing to show the cause of death.
An inquest was held on Saturday, at
which DR.. Heron testified that he and
idiss Sharpe had had a tiff Tuesday
afternoon, and that she had threatened
to kill herself He thought she might
have taken poison. DR.. Heron also
stated that he was widOWer, adding
that his vile had died in Jamaica in
1891. He admitted that an inquest had
been held upon the body of his wife.
On Saturday DR.. Heron took a room
III hotel on Craven Street, Strand
Yesterday he did not appear, and as the
door of the room was locked, a police
man was summoned to break it Open.
Inside the room DR.. Heron was found
lying in 8 pool Of blood, with terrible
cash IN his throat. Blood marks IN
the room show tbat he first cut his
throat while standing in front of mir
ror. Finding that the cash was not
deep enough to cause death, he
stretched himself on the floor. He pre-
viously arranged vessel to catch the
blood, and placed I pillow SO as to ele.
flow into the vessel. When these ar
rangements were completed and he
had laid down, he again cut mis-
throat, this time severIng the wind
pipe and iugular vein. He had
scrubbed with q pencil across a news
paper evidently while dying, protesting
his love for Miss Sharpe and express
ing the hope that he would soon Get
her again. It was reported that he lett
paper n which he confessed that he
murdered Miss Sharpe. 1t has trans
pired that after DR.. Heron arose yester-
day morning he dispatched several
messages, after which he returned to
his room. Ee was not seen again alive.
Miss Sharpe, who was 20 years old.
was thei daughter of publican. Her
parents had not seen her in a year.
She and DR.. Heron took rooms in Lila
Road, West kensington on September 8.
The landIady Of whom they engaged
their apartments says that they were a
most devoted couple. Before the coro-
ner DR.. Koran, who was young, tall
and handsome, said he had met
Miss Sharpe in February, 1891. He
lived with her until August and then
went to Africa, where Miss Sharpe
joined him in December. Both return
ed to England on December 8. On the
day OF Miss Sharpe's death she
had drank nothing so far as he
knew except some stout which she took
at dinner. Soon after she retired he
entered her room and found her un-
conscious on the bed. He summoned
help. Dr. Heron said that while
he had no suspicion at that time,
he afterward thought it possible that
she haG taken poison. He added that
they mad both often threatened to COM
NIT suicide on account Of jealousy.