Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-13
MURDER AND SUICIDE
Harvey's Saloon the Scene of an
 Awful Crime.

ed by the Murderer's suicide-Domes- tic Troubles the Cause.-The Deed was Premeditated. A murder and suicide followed each other in rapid succession today, and two bodies lie in two different morgues as the awful result. William Bowne shot and killed William Harvey. his wife's brother. and then turned the revolver upon him. self and literally blew out, his brains. It was the most ehastly.". tragedy in the his- tory of Waterbury and the excitement around the scane of the crime was so great that the police could hardly keep back the big crowds.
 SCENE OF THE CRIME.
 About II o'clock this morning William Bowne. aged 35, employed by Smith S Griggs Manufacturing Go at 'Hopeville. and living on Piedmont street, shot and killed William NJ. Harvey, aged 26, and then shot himself, dying instantly. The circumstances are as follows: Bowne was married to Harvey's sister. He is reported to be the son of a wealthy lunfberman Of Pine Bush. N. |. About eighteen months ago his wife and three children left him. because of his incorporate habits and abuse of her. Her brothers were indignant at Bowne for his treatment of their sister, and many times had forbidden him to enter their place of business on West Main street. William, the murdered man probably was more opposed to Bowne than the other | Harvey brothers. Mrs Bowne and her three children are living with Mrs Harvey, her mother, over the Harvey Brothers place of business, where Mrs Harvey conducts hotel.
 At II o'clock this morning William | Harvey was sitting behind the cigar coun- ter in the front part of the store in plain view of the street. Bowne walked in and passed through into the saloon. He stood h front of ths bar. looked around the room for a few seconds and tL en into the mirror. He discovered in the mirror the image of William Harvey sitting on high stool behind the cigar case. He started through the screen doors, | quickly drawing revolver from his pocket. In front of the cigar case he stopped and shouting. "Your time has come, You" he fired two shots in rapid succession, point blank at Harvey's head, One bullet struck | Harvey under the right ear and he fell to | the floor. Bowne then turned and plac- ing the revolver to his own right temple. sent ball crashing through bis brain. He fell right in front of the door
 Officer Tehan heard the first shots and ran towards the saloon. arriving in time to see Bowne fall headlopg, The officer | picked up the smoking revolver, which fell from the mans hand. Bowne never breathed after falling Harvey was still alive and physicians were immediately summoned | vfAIl hut S0fS Gya within few minutes
 Fred and Edward Harvey. brothers of the murdered man, were on the walk in front of the place and rushed in too late to prevent the awful tragedy Frank Brusso and Michael Dumphy were playing game of pool when the shooting occurred John Roberts, the colored janitor of the hotel was cleaning lamps at table. while Oliver I Brusso. the bartender. was busy around the room. The killing of Harvey and the sui eide of the murderer followed so rapidly that they did not have time to get to the front before the horrible deed as over.
 Chief of Police Egan and many of the officers were in the district court attendioe the trial of John Birney when they were notified of the tragedy. They rushed to the scene. which had already attracted considerable vf a crowd, It required all of the police to clear away the crowd from in front of the place Bowne lay iu front of the door on his left side with tho bloC d oczing from gaping wound in the temple. His left arm was doubled under him Medical Examiner Axtelle examined both victims and the body of Bowne va, taken to MoriaIty's morgue. while Harvey was taken to Bergin & Sons Here a cur sorry examination WAS held.
 THE FATAL WOUNDS
 The bullet which killed Harvey entered just under the right ear and lodged in th' back of the head. Bowne must have fired th moment he came through the screen door of the saloon. Harvey was sitting faclnl l the east and was evidently eating from 5 dish ot peas which rested on the ciga counter In front of him He never ut l tered A word, but fell over on his face Fred Harvey, his brother. turned him owe and tried to talk to him. but the bulle had done its work we'll. The ball whicl killed Bowne entered the right temple 3 passed through the lower part of the brain 5 out through the left temple and droppe' to the floor. It was picked UT by ore o the officers.
 The pistol used was six shot sel l cocker, 3S calibre, the standard make 0 , J Nj. Harlin. New Haven. It had evident ! ly been used before as the ivory handl l was somewhat soiled. In almost ever, pocket of Bowne were found thirty-eigh calibre cartridges, and in his trouser pocket was box filled with Smith & Yves son center fire 3s calibre cartridges.
 EDWARD HARvEY's ESCAPE.
 William Harvey was an enthusiast or pool playing, and had the arrangement and management of the coming match be tween his brother Fred and GAorg ? Smith of Hartford. It was reported tha Bowne was looking for Edward Harvey, a he is said to have believed that the latte a was the cause of his wife leaving him. Tn act that he passed the murdered man il
 the first place and looked around the bar room seems to warrant the belief that h = was looking for someone else.
 THE DEED PREMEDITATED.
 t About 1O:45 o'clock Bowne called at tn saloon of Joseph Guest, 95 South Mai - street, and on entering reached his han | across the bar to Thomas E. Guest .shakin the latter's hand warmly and bidding hin goodbye. The man was under the ir
 fiuence of liquor and being a persons
 friend of MT Guest no notict was taken c
 the matter until he reached the door wher
 he turned around and showed a shinin
 revolver Abe Hollmann was in the plaC
 and remarked to Mir Guest: What's th 3 matter with that fellow, IS he going to shoe 5 himself?" Bowne did not ask for anythin
 to drink and no notice was taken of th 5 incident until few minutes latter whe 5 someone called at the place and told of th
 shooting. Mir Guest told reporter of tn 7 DEMOCRAT this afternoon that he ha known Bowne well and that he was fe
 low possessed of many excellent traits. Il ? would swear of occasionally for six month l or year, then he would break out agai
 and drink in a most reckless manner.
 Bowne spent year or more in the wes 1 l nk G.laEnrnin and nfhar Tnlanaa after hi