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FROM HIS AFFTANCED BRIDE.
Shot Down Without Warning
by hrs. F. o. Shattuck.
THE DAUGHTER THE CAUSE
Sunday Morning Tragedy in a Ste
veson- Street FIat-One Mothers
Crime Another Ones Grief.

Mother is diving; II you want to see her alive
come quick. Yours. Truly
Such was the message received yesterday
morning by Harry G. Poole, Company B.
First Regiment Infantry. n. G. c., at his
home on Valencia streetfrOm his aff1anced,
Miss Etruiia Shattuck nee Bucharde), a
chorus singer at the Tivoli.
1t proved to be a lure to his death. for
after he had received it his body rested on
a slab in the Morgue. dead from bullet
wound in the head. Inflicted with a re-
volver by Mrs. F. 0. Shattuck. the mother
of the young woman who was TO have
become his wife.
In the stting-room Of her home in an
upper fat at 413 Stevenson street, Mrs. F.
o. Shattuck yesterday morning shot and
killed Harry G. Poole. member of the
National Guard and popular young man
IN the city. The tragedy occurred at 10 40
o'clock. Mrs. Shsttuck, her daughter
Etrulia, and young Poole had been con-
veTsing in the sitting-room, when Etrulia
withdrew for q moment to the kitchen.
She had scarcely disappeared when she
heard shot in the room she had just left ;
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married the next day. Tbs two women
slept in the same room, the one In which
the murder was committed, occupying
different beds. Yesterday morning when
Mrs. Shattuck awakened she called to her
daughter. who was still asleep, to get up
and write note to Harry TO come down
at once. She explained that she was 60
ing to tell him that he must marry Truly
that day. At first the girl demurred, but
was told by her mother that if she did not
get I'D and write the note at once she
would do it herself.
The girl finally got up and dressed, and
then her mother told her that she must
say that she (her mother was very sick,
even dying. and for him to come without
delay. Not suspecting any other motive
than that of making him promise to marry
her Truly sat down, wrote the note, and
going L own stairs gave it 10 messenger
boy. This was about $50 o'clock. She
then returned to her room to await Poole's
arrival. An hour passed and he did not
come. The mother, who was still in bed,
became very nervous and seemed afraid
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and, turning back and entering the room.
saw Poole reel and fall with a bullet
wound in his temple from a pistol which
Mrs. Shattuck held in her hand. Poole fe II
dead, never realizing what happened to
him.
On entering the room and seeing what
had happened, Miss Shattuck ran down.
stairs to a Mrs. Hildebrandt, who occu-
pies a lower fiat. She burst into Mrs.
Hildebrandts room and cried;
There is trouble upstairs!'
Mrs. Hildebrandt ran upstairs, and saw
young Poole lying on the floor dead. Mrs.
Shattuck was sitting on a bed in one
corner Of the room, and Mrs. Sherman
her mother, on another bed in the opposite
corner.
On entering Mrs. Hildebrandt said ::
'What is the matter here?" to which Mrs.
Shattuck replied: He was taking away
my baby daughter. and shot him." After
uttering these words she became hyster-
ical, and in this condition she was taken
away.
Miss Shattuck followed Mrs. Hide
brandt upstairs. wringing her hands and
calling out. "Oh. Harryw
When her mother became hysterical she
began crying and said, son, did not
know mother had a pistol l wrote ths
note because she told me that if I did Mt
Go il she would" She then threw herself
on the floor, and bent over the body of her
dead lover. In this position she was found
by officers when they came to make the
arrests.
Officers f. n. Dasmann and j. F. Den
nan were attracted by the noise of the
shot. They rushed upstairs and found
things just about the same as Mrs. Hide
brandt had. Mrs. Shattuck was still sit
ting Oh the edge Of the bed 10 her night
clothes. Across the foot OF the bed lay
the overcOat of the dead man just where
he had thrown it a few minutes before.
The officers took look at the man on the
floor, but saw that he was dead.
Officer Dennan turned to Mrs. Shattuck
and asked who did il. She replied, 81 did
it, because he was going to take my Truly
away" At the same time she put her
hand under her pillow and brought out the
weapon she had killed Poole with. She
handed it to the officer, who took it, and
on examination found one shot had been
fired from 1t. Mrs. ShatIuck said no more,
but throwing herself back on the bed went
into hysteria. Her clothes were put on
her, and in this condition she was placed
IN closed hack and driven rapidly to the
Receiving Hospital.
The body Of young Poole was removed to
the Morgue, where letters were found on
his person which seem to throw some light
on the causes of bis taking off.
at the hospital DR.. Somers administered
q soothing potion TO Mrs. Shatsuck, and
she was then taken to the City Prison,
where charge Of murder was registered
against her. The pistol, Smith & Wesson,
was handed In as evidence. Mrs. Shattuck
was placed in Matron Gilmore's care and
strapped down to cot.
The story of Miss Shattuck is told as
follows: Hhe mother was determined
she should marry young Poole. The
night before the tragedy took place the
matter was talked over between herself
and her mother, which ended in declara-
ton by the mother that the two should be
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Her reason seemed to have temporarily
fed. Her daughter, accompanied By
three friends, called at the prison to see
her about z o'clock last evening. She did
not recognize her and the young woman
stood beside her cot for two or three
minutes wringing her hands and then
asked TO be taken away. She positively
refused to answer any questions put to her
as TO the sad affair.
Mrs. Shattuck's husband is in Reno,
New. About 10 O'clock last night a dis
patdh was received from him at police
headquarters az follows:
Hear Mrs.. Shattuck is in trouble. What
is IL?
He was Informed of what had occurred.
Howard Morrison, property-man at the
Ilvoll, was one who shortly after the kill
ing gained admission to the house on
Stevenson street after the shooting of
Poole took place. To a CALL reporter
last night Mr.. Morrison said:
II have known Truly ever since she was
little girl. and she sent for me the first
thing when the trouble occurred. rushed
down and met her just coming out of the
house, leaning on somebody's arm ana
crying. / asked her what was the matter,
and she replied only. ION. my poor Harry
He's dead" The girl was delirious, and |
led her back into the house. Mrs. Shat
tuck had already been taken away. When
could quiet her down Truly told me the
story of the shooting.
"Poole-or as he is known here about the
Tivoll, Harry Newlands'-had been keep
ing company with Truly for some months.
From all that can learn the relations ex-
listing between them are merely those of
pure affection. They seemed devoted to
each other, and Truly had often spoken of
their hopes of being married soon. But
for quite awhile Pool has not been making
much money and marriage had to be post
poned. Mrs. Shattuck, however. had been
impatient. it seems. because of the delay,
and only the other night Truly came to me
with tears in her eyes saying. 'Oh. am in
such trouble. Things are so unhappy at
home
Then she told me her mother did not
seem to be in her right mind. She fretted
and worried about everything. and par
ticularly about her CTruIy'S) relations to
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HE WAS NOT DROWNED.
The Coroner Will Ascertain How A.
Harris Died.

Coroner Hughes does not believe that
A. Harris, whose body was found in the
bay Saturday morning, was drowned. The
body was picked up by officers of the tug
Hercules near Mission rock and the
widow and brother of the deceased we're
at the wharf when the remains were
landed.
Harris lived at 100 Fifteenth street. and
was In business with his brother. He left
the store at o'clock Friday afternoon,
and was never seen alive again. The
Coroner was notified of his death by Harris
widow and brother.
An autopsy was made of the body yes
terday and showed that death was not
caused by submersion. Harris stomach
was sent to chemist, who will analyze
the contents.
When Harris left his home on Fri day
morning he told his wife that he had an
engagement with a man who was going to
pay him some money at 8 o'clock. He did
none OF the work in the shop. but spent
his turn In gathering work, delivering it
and collecting bills. His trade was prin-
cipally among seafaring men. At the
time OF his disappearance he had not
turned over his collections for the dsy.
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BORN

BORN.
GRUET-In this city, January z, 1894, to the
wife Of Eugene Gruet. q daughter.
JACOBS-In this city. January 8, 1894. TO the
vile OF Gabriel Jacobs. son.
BRoWN-In this city. January s, 1894, TO tho
wife OF Give A. brown. son.
EISNER-In Winters, January 4. 1894. TO the
wife of David Eisner, daughter.
LEVY-January g. 1894, to the wife OF j. M. Levy.
daughter.
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BIRTHS MARRIAGES-DEATHS.

birth, marriage and death notices sent by mail
will not be inserted. They must be handed In at
either OF the publication offices ana be lndor9ed
with the name and residence OF persons authoriz-
ing to have the same published
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LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Arrived.

SUNDAY. Jan Z.
Br stmr wellington Salmond "a hours from De-
parture Bay; 2375 tons coal. to Dunsmuir &
Sons
Schr Bessie K. Jensen, IS hours from Albion !;
120 NJ ft lumber. to Albion Lumber Co.
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appear a consultation Of physicians wes
held, and then the noted writer and his
household realized that he had reached the
danger point. He did not lose conscious
ness and seemed cheerful. All the members
of the family, including his son, Judge Oliver
Wendell Holmes, were at the bedside, and
to all the aged poet made his earthly fare
well. His eighty-afth birthday celebration
last August was q memorable affair,
and observant men felt at that time that he
would never reach another. Heart failure
was the immediate cause Of DR.. Holiness
death, though he has been slowly falling Tor
the last four or five years. An asthmat1c
difficulty also assisted in the final breaking
down Of the aged "Autocrat." Besides
Judge Holmes there were at the bedside at
the end Judge Holiness wife and Edward J.
Holmes, nephew ofthe poet.
Oliver Wendell Holmes vas born IN Cam
bridge, Mass, on August 20, 1909 !H:s
father was the Rev. Abiel Holmes, a clergy
man OF Cambridge and an historian, who Is
said to have made the first attempt at, writ
ing history Of this country in his ''Ameri-
can Annals" His great-grandfather was
John Holmes, one of the old Puritan stock.
who settled In Woodstock, Conn.,, about
1886. Oliver Wendell Holmes inherited
his fathers literary instinct and
very early peRau 70 "rite FeiSS. a. WI.
lege he became the editor ofthe college maga-
zine, and at age Of twenty-one, the year al
ter his graduation, the agitation over the an
nouncement OF the intended destruction Of
the old war frigate Constitution began and
he wrote the wel-known poem, sold Iron
sides,", which was published in the Boston
Advertiser. He became famous at once. He
had struck. popular note, and the
tide OF public opinion set strongly
against the destruction OF the vessel.
As a boy at Phillips's Academy Holmes
translated the "Eneid." After graduation
from college he turned his attention at first
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to law, but never practised, and lister eooK
up the study of medicine. He spent three
years In hospital study, and practised In
Edinburgh and Paris, and In 1886 he received
his medical decree. In that year he pub
llshed his first volume OF poems. he
always continued to make medicine MS
profession, but early made literature MS
diversion, and as a poet and author became
known to the people. He accepted the pro-
fessorship of anatomy and physiology at
Dartmouth College in 1889, and later Prac-
tised medicine in Boston, where he mar
ried Amelia Lee Jackson, daughter OF Juage
Charles Jackson of the Massachusetts Su-
preme Court, by whom he had two sons ana a
daughter. In 1847 DIR. Homes was mace!
professor of anatomy at Harvard, g cnalr
In which he continued until 1882, When nel
resigned, and was made professor emeritus! |!
DR.. Holmes wrote forty-two WORKS on meui-,
cal subjects and lived to see many OF MS
early ideas of medicine, which at first met
with condemnation, accepted by the leading
physicians of the world. Speaking OF this
recently DR.. Holmes recalled the storm OIL
INDIGNATION which was raised by his famous
epieram that If all the medicine In the world
were thrown into the sea It would be all the.
better for mankind-and all the worse for:
the fishes, And then he laughed quietly as
he remarked that now most OF the profession
practically agreed with him. In 1857. when;
the Atlantic Monthly was started. Lowell
asked DR.. Holmes to contribute TO 1t.
So began the "Autocrat at the Breakfast
Table" essays, which obtained immediate
popularity, and the success of the magazine
was assured. ''The Professor at the Break
fast Table" (1S6O), and "The Poet at the
Breakfast Table" (1873), followed, and then
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OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
THE "AUTOCRAT OF THE
BREAKFAST TABLE" DEAD.

The Famous Poet Passes Away at
His Home In Boston-The Story
of the Life and Writings Of the
Kindly Philosopher-The Last OF
New England's Literary Titans.
Oliver Wendell Holmes died a few after
Moons ago at his city residence, 296 Beacon
street, Boston, Mass. The news was shock
to the friends of the venerable poet, though
1t did not become generally known at the
clubs and hotels until late hour. He spent
the summer at his out-of-town house, Bever-
ly Farms, but towards the latter part Of his
stay began to grow feeble, and this was ac-
centuated by an internal trouble which has
afflicted him for five years. So
serious was this trouble that at
several times In recent years the deathwatch
was placed on him. Ten days before his
death Dr.. Holmes came back from Beverly,
but was not afterwards able to go out Of
doors, though nothing serious was feared,
and his eighty-fve years seemed
to sit lightly upon him. In
fact, to all he seemed cheerful.
But few days ago change was noticed
that boded Ill. So serious did his condition
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after long years came q number OF papers
in the same vein in the new Scribner 8
Magazine. "Over the Teacups," which
appeared few years ago, was made the oc-
casion Of the announcement by DR.. Holmes
that 1t would probably be the last Of the
series. DR.. Holmes was sociologist, though
he was not often recognized rs such. In the
only two novels which he wrote, "Elsie
Venner" (1s6l) and 'sThe Guardian Angel"
(1S6S), his skill in dealing with social prob
lens was shown. ''Elsie Venner" was a
curious study In heredity. When lee
lures were popular. forty years ago,
DR.. Holmes was In demand on the Flat
form and was ever full OF philosophy and
fun. Whittier paid tribute to DR.. Holmes in
more sober verse, and but little while ago
DR.. Holmes referred publicly to ''my friends
Whittier and Bryant" whom he had out
lived. OF other we'll known men who
were Holiness classmates there were
Seba F. Smith, author of 'tAmeri-
ca" James Freeman Clarke, William
Ellery Charming. Benjamin Pierce, Benia-
min B. Curtis, and Chandler Robins. DR..
Holmes at one time established summer
home in Pittsfeld, Mass, while Hawthorne
was living at Lenox, few miles away.
OF late his summer home has been in a
cottage at Beverly Farms, picturesque
place on Boston Bay, not far beyond
Salem. DR.. Holiness son, Oliver Wen
dell also, was born in 1S41, ind was ap-
pointed Justice OF the Massachusetts Su-
preme Court in 1882. Among DR.. Holiness
works are memoirs OF John Lathrop Motley
and Ralph Waldo Emerson. "a Mortal
Antipathy," "One Hundred Days in
Europe" and in poetry: "Urania,". Gas
trssa the Balance of Illusions" ''Soncs in
Many Keys" and "The Iron Gate" AL
though 'eThe Chambered Nautilus" was the
Doctors favorite poem, ''The Voiceless"
and 'sSun and Shadow" are ranked with it
by the public. "The Wonderful One-Hoss
Shay" Is known to every one.
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PROMINENT PEOPLE,

KrNa ALFONSO, Of Spain, Is learning the
bicycle.
zoIA leads modern French writer's In
popularity.
GENERAL WILLIAM BOOTH, Of the Saliva
tion Army, is about sixty-six years OF age.
WILLIAM WALDORF AsToR Is credited with
being bothered to count an SO, 800, 900 yearly
Income.
LAUNT THOMPSON. the sculptor, died re.
Gently at the New York State Hospital In
Middletown.
GEORGE MEREDITH, the English novelist,
was paid for his last novel ut the rate Of $50
per 1000 words.
PROFESSOR SWING. the well-known theo-
logian. died In Chicago, a few days ago,
aged sixty-eight.
Mas. NELLIE GRANT SAroR1s has returned
ither future home.
LEO Kill is great friend OF birds. He
Keeps number of them In the alcoves OF
bis reception room.
GLADsToSE's eyesight has been completely
restored, and he now reads and writes as
usual, and Is working very hard.
PROFESSOR GARNER says that he will re-
turn to Africa next year to pursue another
course OF study IN the monkey language.
The pastor of the Wilherforce Memorial
Church, Birmingham, England, Rev. Peter
Stanford, Is colored mar, who was born In
slavery.
GENERAL j. A. PEDES died at Jacksonville,
Fla, lately, aged seventy-three yecrs. He
served with distinction In the Seminole and
Mexican wars.
F. W. RE1Tz. President Of the Orange Free
State, Is OF German descent, OF Dutch par
entage and of English education. He Is q
Boer to the backbone.
GEORGE HousToN REID, the new Premier
OF New South Wales, Is OF Scotch extrac-
lion. He Is forty-nine years old, and an en-
thusiastic free trader.
PRESIDENT JOIN DOLE, Of Hawaii, who
was born In 1914, is the child Of American
missionaries. He was educated In this coun-
try at Williams College.
RICHARD NJ. HuST. the New York archi-
tect, has received Queen Victoria's medal
and highest award at the Columbian Expo
sition for the Administration Building.
WESTERN bishop Of the Episcopal Church
says that thesuc3ess ofthe church's mission
ary operations In the Far West is largely due
to the munifcence Of Cornelius Vanderbilt.
FRANK JAMES, the once noted bandit, Is q
ticket taker at st. Louis theatre. He Is
very reserved and dignifed In manner, and
quite unlike what bad man Is supposed to
be.
GOVERNOR CLAUDE MATTHEWS, ofIndiana,
Is an enthusiastic advocate OF good roads.
He, however, favors having the State instead
OF the general Government undertake the
movement to improve them.
EREAR-ADN1RAL RICHARD MEADE, who com-
mands all the United States ships from Lab.
rador to the mouth of the Amazon, has q
comfortable cabin on the big cruiser New
York. All orders for the other ships are
transmitted through him.
JOHN W. STEBBNs, the new Grand Sire of
the world in Odd Fellowship, Is seventy-flve
years old, and native of Rochester, N. Y.
He was one Of the committee of fifteen which
drafted the agreement that led to the unit
ing Of the old Wing party with the Republi-
can
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THE LABOR WORLD.
Iowa runs a free labor bureau.

IOWA runs free labor bureau.
'PrTTsBURa iron Is In use In Africa.
THE engines Of the world can do the work
OF I, ,o0G, ,000, 900 men.
LABOR unions will fight the proposal to In
crease the size Of the army.
ALL the tin-plate mills in the country, act
Ing In concert, shut down. ..
TEE mixers and teasers' trouble Is spread
Ing throughout the P1ttsburg district.
STRIKING coal miners and operators will
settle the Massillon (Ohio) trouble by arbi-
sration.
FEMALE spoilers have caused several old
conductors on the Rock Island Road to be
dismissed.
OF the f,34S, 1913 fax spindles IN the United
Kingdom, 846,612 are in the North OF Ire
land, and are fully occupied.
ABOUT 5000 striking hatters paraded at
Newark, N. j., and went to Caledonia Park,
where mass meeting was held.
AT Dixon, ILL.,. the Jury gave a verdict OF
$4,000 against the Illinois Central Railroad
for the death of Fireman Swisher.
MILL owners and operatives at Fall River,
Mass, held conference, but failed to settle
the strike involving 10000 persons.
TEE Temple anthracite blast furnace IN
Reading, Penn, with capacity Of 700 tons
weekly, has resumed after a long idleness.
THE Santa Fe Railway Hospital Associa-
hon is building an $4,000 hospital at To-
peka, Kan, out OF funds paid by the en-
ployes of that system.
The British Miners Federation has voted
donation OF S47 ,S75 to the striking Scotch
miners to enable the latter to carry on their
fight against the masters.
GAL1EGHER and Buchanan, the A. r. q.
strike leaders OF southern California, have
been sentenced to eighteen months 'imprison-
ment and $4,000 fine each.
The weavers, Wrappers and loom-axers
employed by Thomas Dolan d Co., Phlla-
delphia, have decided to reject seven per
cent. reduction In their wages.
WoopsMEN will organize a large union
to take in employees Of the Wisconsin, Michi-
gan and Minnesota pineries A preliminary
organization has been made at Ashland, WIS.
CARDINAL GIBBONS preached In New York
CITY on labor. and said strikes caused loss
of S7S, ,OOO, 900 In eight years to employees,
while employers lost only one-haf tnls
amount.
A NEW employment Is opened up to the
girl workers from Luton. 1t Is the giving
of lessons in straw plating to the Englsh
ladies OF fashion. This is said to be one OF
Queen Victoria's means OF amusement.
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THE COLUMBUS RELICS.

They Begin Their Homeward Jour
ney to Cadiz and Rome.
The Columbian relics loaned to this Gov
ernment for display at the Chicago Fair BY
the Pope, the King OF Spain and the Duke Of
Tallyerand commenced their homsward
journey few mornings ago, when they
were taken from the basement OF the
State Department., at Washington, and
placed on board the Norfolk steamer under
the supervision Of Horace Z. Washington,
who represents the Government. Lteuten-
ant Pendleton and four marines guard the
relics. They were delivered on board the
Detroit ut the Norfolk Navy Yard next dag.
There were nine large boxes, one Of them q
mosaic which weighed e00o pounds, ana
three others Weighing over a thousand
pounds each, belonging to the Vatican.
These Will be delivered to Ambassador Mao.
Veagh at Narles for return to the Pope, With
an autograph letter otthauks from President
Cleveland. The original portrait Of Columbus,
belonging to the Duke OF Tallyerand, will ba
landed at Cadfz with the Spanish loans, and
returned through the American Embassy at
Paris. One OF the packages Mr.. Washing.
ton took under his arm IN cab, and It will
share his statesrcom on the steamer. Il
weighed less than five pounds. but 1t con.
tanned the famous codicil to Queen Isabella'B
Will, and Is regarded as absolutely nriaaiaas.