The record-union., 1896-10-22
LIKE A ROMANCE.
How Brilliant Addie Schilling Came to
Her Downfall.

ago, ana when a bout years Old her
parents came to California, where the
father entered a large tract of land in
Lompoc Valley, Santa Barbara County.
Money bred money in California in
those days, until it is said that now
one might ride a day in one direction
and not leave the Schilling ranch.
Besides the daughter there were two
elder brothers, William and Kenneth but
the father held his daughter as the
apple of his eye Nothing he had was
too good for her. She was his favorite,
and even at the time of her death it
is said the father was willing to take
her back.
The gentleman who gives this infor-
nation, and who has long been ac-
Quainted with the family, states that
about six years ago the girl was be-
trayed by a druggist and afterward
married private in the ranks of the
Federal army.
The marriage could only end one way.
Addie, who was finely educated, was
unable to bear her ill-assorted mate
and at the end of five months secured
a divorce on the ground of incompat
ibility
stage of her life, and to him sne ap-
pears to have given the affection of her
" hole life. He was in moderate cir
cumstances, and though the two We're
not married they evidently lived hap
rily together for four years, when a
spat happened and Addie left her friend
and went to San Jose, where she met
James F. Lowe.
Young Lowe was married July 18th
(2n unlucky number), 1887. and was
said to have lived happily until Addie
Schilling visited the town, nearly two
years ago. He became infatuated
with her and divided his time between
her and his family. He fitted out a
building, owned by himself, as lodg-
house, and made her the proprie-
tress. She continued in this role, act
iLg as his mistress at the same time,
until the reputation Of the house suf-
fered and complaints were made, when
he closed it up and secured private
lodgings for himself and the woman,
which they occupied until they left San
Jose.
After her recent squabble with Lowe
the woman told the officers that he had
come home one night and told her that
the fire bells would ring in half an
hour. The bells did ring, and Lowe
said: There goes the old lodging
house. 1 and - set it on fire, and
I'll give you some of the insurance
money"
AS matter Of fact Lowe did give the
woman 5000, after which she grew
tired Of him and left him, going from
tn mr.
from there to this city, where Lowe
followed Here she met another young
man who entirely supplanted Lowe in
her affections, at which he apparently
felt badly cut up.
He went often to her room to see her,
but always found her mot at home" ;"
His cash had run out, and he was in
clined to look upon the money he had
given her in the light of loan, and re-
peatedly made demands by letter upon
her for the return of the same. He
became offensive to her, and when a
pug dog which he had given her dis
appeared she reported the matter to the
police and asked that Lowe be arrested.
A chance of this kind tie officers did
not care to take, being at work on the
arson case and one night they went to
the room occupied by Lowe with the
expectation of finding it empty and
searching for clew. Instead Of doing
SO, they found Lowe. Mackey Ga man
who attended Lowe in his illness),
and another man named Kelly, and to
save themselves arrested the trio as
vagrants, with the hope that by the
time the case came on the arson case
would have been ripe.
After his arrest Lowe became NOR
bid and wrote a number of threatening
letters to the girl, and she becoming
frightened sent word to the man she
had lived with for four years, telling
him her life was in danger. He i'm
mediately responded, and for the
past five days has been her constant
bodyguard. but yesterday morning he
was unavoidably detained up town,
and was not present when the tragedy
took place.
Word was received last night from
the father of the unfortunate woman
to give her proper burial and to for
ward her effects to her old home.
THE LAST STRAW
When the woman passed Lowe be-
her hand two letters written by him to
her asking for pecuniary assistance,
and when she glanced at him and
sneered she shook the letters as if to
say: II don't care for them or you
either
AS has been already stated, note
was handed to Lowe just before the
shooting, and while he was standing
before the police station. The man who
handed him the note was Frank S.
Sprague, his attorney, and read as fol-
lows:
Hon. F. S. Sprague-Dear Sir: Yours
Of 10Th inst to Mr.. Lowe received at his
office this a m. / beg to state that he
is i'll at home with the asthma. Re-
spectfully, CHAS. f. ALLEN
Hon. James F. Lowe, father of the
murderer and suicide, arrived in the
city at $40 o'clock last evening and
viewed the remains of his errant son in
the morgue. Referring to the letter
written to Sprague by General Allen.
the Judge said he had never seen it,
and did not know what it contained
Nevertheless that note was undoubted-
ly a prominent factor In the tragedy,
and had it not been written Addie
Schilling might yet be alive. In it Lowe
saw ruin staring him in the face. His
father, he supposed, had deserted him
in his greatest trial, and life was not
worth the living fIe Immediately
walked upstairs, and what followed has
already been stated.
! Senator Lowe, in speaking about the