Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-09-29
LOVE ENDED In MURDrp
Pretty Actress Slain by a Brit;s,

Pretty Actress Slain by a Brit;sh
SurgeOn-Su of the Assass;
LONDON, Sept. pa sensation
been caused here by the supposed ~
der of Marianne Sharpe, forme, "
ress, and the subsequent suicide Of
Yoodburn Heron, an army sprpa
who was suspected of the murder
Miss Sharpe, whose stage name u
Ruby Russell, was a beautiful ejr NJ
had appeared at the Lyric and Drl
Lane theaters. For some time rast 4
has not been seen on the stage, AM
was an open secret that n
was living with DR.. h.
DR.. Heron was recently ordered 6
Gambia, and when he went he toot N
girl with him. They returned to III
don on September ). On TUESDAY 1
Miss Sharpe was suddenly taken Nj
when she was alone with DR.. Heron
physician was summoned, but he AL
do nothing for her. A short timeaf
she became unconscious, and renal
80 until she died. There was absoIVpN
nothing to show the cause of death Il
An inquest was held on SATURDAY &
which Dir. Heron testified that he NJ
,Iiss Sharpe had had a tiff Tuesl5
afternoon, and that she had threaterN
to kill herself. He thought she mil
have taken poison. DR.. Heron A.
stated that he was a widower, addN
that his wife had died in Jamas
1891. He admitted that an inquest n
been held upon the body of his WIFE,
On Saturday DR.. Heron took 10
in hotel on Craven Street, Stnl
Yesterday he did not appear, and as
door Of the room was locked, pol n
man was summoned to break it OaI
Inside the room DR.. Heron was iou
lying in pool of blood, with a terri
cash in his throat. Blood marks
the room show that he first cut 81
throat while standing in front of am 4
ror. Finding that the cash was
deep enough to cause death, 81
stretched himself on the floor. He
viously arranged vessel to catch
blood, and placed pillow so as tod
vate his head enough to let the BID
flow into the vessel. When these
rangements were completed and
had laid down, he again cut
throat, this time seyerlng the vii
pipe and jugular vein. He
scrubbed with a pencil across neV
paper evidently while dying, profess
his love for Miss Sharpe and exps
ing the hope that he would soon me
her again. 1t was reported that he
paper in which he confessed that
murdered Miss Sharpe. 1t has tn
PRED that after DR.. Heron arose vest
day morning he dispatched seye
messages, after which he returned
his room. He was not seen again ali
Miss Sharpe, who was 20 wears
was thea daughter of publican.
parents had not seen her in a VI
She and DR.. Heron took rooms in
Road, West Kensington on Septemba
The landlady of whom they enas
their apartments says that they wen
most devoted couple. Before the
ner DR.. Koran, who was young
and handsome, said he had
Miss Sharpe in February, 1891,
lived with her until August and
went to Africa, where Miss ShG
joined him in December. Both retu
ed to England on December ,. On
day of Miss Sharpe's death
had drank nothing so far as
knew except some stout which she
at dinner. Soon after she retired
entered her room and found her
conscious on the bed. He summe
help. DR.. Heron said that NJ
he had no suspicion at that
he afterward thought it possible
she had taken poison. He added
they had both often threatened TOT
NIT suicide on account of jealousy