The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-10-01
LOVE ENDED In MURDER.

Pretty Actress Slain by n British Army
snrgeon-Suicide of the Assassin.
LoNDoS, Sept. PA sensation has
been caused here by the supposed muir
der of Marianne Sharpe, former act
ress, and the subsequent suicide of DR..
IGodburn Heron, an army surgeon,
who was suspected of the murder.
Miss Sharpe, whose stage name was
Ruby RUSSELL was a 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 living with DR.. Heron.
Dr. Heron was recently ordered to
Gambia, and when lie went he took the
girl with him. They returned to Lon
don on September 3. 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
go 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
Hiss Sharpe had had a tiff Tuesday
afternoon, and that she had threatened
10 kill herself. He thought she might
have taken poison. DR.. Heron also
stated that he was widower, adding
that his wi e 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
In a hotel on Craven Street, Strand.
Yesterday he did not appear, and as the
door of the room was locked, a police
man vas summoned to break it open.
Inside the room DR.. Heron was found
lying IN pool of blood, with terrible
cash in his throat. Blood marks in
the room show that he first cut his
throat while standing in front of mir
rol Finding that the cash was not
deep enough to cause death, he
stretched himself on the floor. He pre-
viously arranged a vessel to catch the
blood, and placed / pillow SO as to ele.
vate his head enough to let the blood
flow into the vessel. When these ar
rangements were completed and he
had laid down, he again cut his
throat, this time seyerlng the wind
pipe aGl u.ular vein. He had
scflbbled with pencil across a news
paper evidently while dying, protesting
Ills love for Miss Sharpe and express
ing the hope that lie would soon meet
ter again. 1t was reported that he let
ItAptI III WHICH lie COuIesseu lDal he
murdered Miss Sharpe. 1t has trans
pred that after DR.. Heron arose ycster-
day morning he dispatched several
messages, after which he returned TO
his room. lie was not seen again alive.
Miss sharpe, who was 20 wears old.
WAS thei daughter of n publican. Her
parents had not seen her in year.
She and Or. Heron took rooms in Lila
Road, West kensington on September 9.
Ihe lani.ady Of whom they engaged
their apartments says that they were a
mos. devoted couple. Before the coro-
ner Or. Koran, who was young, tall
and handsome, said he had met
Mss Sharpe in February, 1891. He
Used with her until August and then
went to Africa, whore Miss Sharpe
joiEed him in December Both return
ed to England on December s. 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. nr. Heron said that while
he bad no suspicion at that time,
he afterwsrd thought it possible that
ehe had taken poison. He added that
they had both often threatened 10 com
init suicide on account OF jealousy.