The morning call., 1893-03-28
FAILURE AND LOVE
Young John Fowler Ended
His Life.
WENT BY THE BULLET ROUTE.
Financial Troubles and Friendship
for a Married Woman Sup
posed to Explain 1t.
WENT BY THE BULLET ROUTE.

Financial troubles and perhaps hopeless
infatuatiOn for married woman caused
John Fowler TO send bullet through his
. troubled brain in room at the Van Ness
House, 1872 Market street, yesterday after
noon.
The suicide was a native Of New York
and aged 80 years. With his mother and
younger brother he cana here from Gotham
some time ago and engaged in the crockery
business. The store was a losing concern
and in a few months creditors forced the
young merchant into insolvency These
proceedings are still pending Ia the Supe-
rIor Court
Up to Il month ago Fowler. his mother
and brother lived in apartments a the Van
Ness Bouse. While there John Fowler be-
came acquainted with one Mrs. Dodge,
whose husband is the captain of a coasting
schooner and who spends most OF his time
on the brnY deep between San Francisco
and northern ports. Fowler and the skip
per's spouse became very friendly, and TO
her lie conhded his business troubles.
After the Fowler family had moved to 325
franklin street young Fowler continued to
visit Mrs. Dodge. He went TO her room at
O'clock yesterday aiternoon on. In a few
minutes a messenger-boy arrived with q
note from his mother. II merely stated
that she desired him to return home at once
But the young man did not return home.
He remained in conversation with Mrs
Dodge. Presently Mrs. Ellsworth, the land
lady, heard some one groaning and crying
as though IN great distress. Mrs. Ellsworth
went TO the room and knocked upon the
door. There was no response, and she
raped still louder, saying sharply, open
the door at once" She thnught Mrs Dodge
had been taken suddenly Ill aud desired to
render her Immediate assistance.
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door was unlocked and opened slowly
Pale as ghost, Mrs. Dodge staggered out
and fell falntlng IN the arms of the sympa-
p thetic landady.
Mrs. Dodge was carried into an adjoining
g room ana placed upon a sofa. Mrs. Els
worth decided to return to Mrs. DCdge's
room and ascertain the cause of the trouble.
Scarcely had She reached the threshold
. before the report OF pistol rang through
D.. the house and caused great CONSERVATION
among the dodgers.
a rush was made for Mrs Dodge's room
and Fowler was found lying upon the car
pet ana still holding a bl0od-stained re-
. Folver In his right hand. He had placed
bullet into his brain.
An examination showed that a spark of
lie still remained aud DR.. Walter Preston
was hastily summoned from his office on
Geary street For two hours the wounded
man breathed family, hut at last LIES
chord snapped and he became a subject for
the Coroner.
Some enc teephoned to the Morgue and
deputy Carew went after the body
A the Van Ness House everybody was
Teticent, and the only information the
official could derive was that Fowler had
committed suicide in Mrs. Dodge's room
The body was removed TO the Morgue,
where IN inquest will be held to-day.
When Intercepted last night by CALL
reporter Mrs Ellsworth impaired the cir
Cunrstances already set forth
Mrs. Dodge was in such hysiericaI state
that no one was permitted TO see her