, 1898-07-11

Yesterday morning at Abs o'clock
Fannie Rowley, a young woman en-
ployed as nurse by Mr.. and Mrs. S. F.
Richards at the Thornburgh hotel, end
ed her earthly career by shooting her
self through the heart With a 38-caliber
revolver, death ensuing almost imme-
diately after the commission OF the
act.
The young m had been receiv-
ing the attentions Of Norman A..
Shamp. a married man whose wife is at
present in Nebraska, for about a year
and a half, and it is thought that this
fact is in some way connected with the
sad event.
Some time previous to her death she
told a friend that Shamp had promised
to marry her and also said that Shamp
claimed he had secured a divorce from
his wife. She was urged to investigate
the latter statement and did so. On
finding that the alleged divorce had
not been obtained, her eyes were open
ed to some extent, but it is evident
that matters were satisfactorily ex-
planned, as she afterwards told the same
party that Shamp had informed her
that proceedings for divorce had been
commenced, but hal such matters re-
quired a long time for adjustment.
Whatever may be the true state OF
the case, this fact remafns-Miss Row.
ley has spent a great deal OF her spare
time in the company OF Shamp, and it
was after having been with him from
$50 in the evenig until about 3 o'clock
the next mornig that the shot was fired
which ended her troubles forever.
The testimony brought out at the
coroner's inquest gives the story OF the
shooting, but the cause which led up
to the rash act does moi appear with
distinctness.
After the inquest the body was re-
moved to the undertaking establish
ment Of J.. W. Stryker. where it was
prepared for burial.
Friends Of the young woman wired
the news to her relatives at Scipio,
Utah. early yesterday morning. This
morning a reply was received from
Miss Ellen Rowley. sister OF the de-
ceased. who t~elegraphed that she would
start at once and would arrive in Lar
annie at noo tomorrow.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
at 3 O'Clock at st. Matthews cathedral.
The relatives Of the unfortunate girl
are poor. and what little money they
have been able to scrape together has
been expended for the benefit OF a sis
ter who is confined in the hospital at
Rock Springs, and who has recently
undergone a surgical operation.
Miss Rowley came to Laramie in
January. 1896, and attended the uni
versity until the summer vacation Of
that year, when she went to work at
the ~Thornburgh hotel as chambermaid.
With the exception OF a short period,
when She was engaged az dressmaker
by Mrs. w. w. Russell, she has been
employed at he hotel ever since and
for the past six months has beer acting
as nurse for the children OF s. F. Rich
ards. son OF the manager of the Thorn
burgh. The few Laramie people with
whom she became we'll acquainted,
speak in high terms Of her general de
meanor n she had earned the repu-
tation OF being a faithful servant.
Coroner Andrew Miller, being noti-
fed of the sad occurrence. Immediately
impaneled a jury and held an inquest
at the Thornburgh hotel. The jurymen
were P. H. May, Worthington Clark
and George H. Hunt.
The first witness called was Frances
Waitman, roommate Of the unfortu-
nate girl, who testifed that she became
acquainted with Miss Rowley about
nine months ago. when the latter was
employed as a dressmaker by Mrs. w.
w. Russell; heard a sort conversation
between deceased and Norman Shamp
Saturday night about $50: Shamp ask
ed her II she would do an GRAND for
him, and she answered Yes; according
to what the errand Isl" and he told
her to come to him and he would tell
her what it was. and they went way
together; the mex time l saw her was
about half past 3 Sunday morning in
our room at the hotel; she said she had
been with Shamp; sat on the bed
awhile and took something out Of her
trunk: then she kissed the pictures Of
her two sisters and her brother, and
sat down in a chair by a window for
several minutes; then she came to the
bed and kissed me, after which she took
of her shoes and went down stairs and
stood by the coal house about fifteen
minutes; before she went down stairs
she said she couldn't be fooled any
longer" I saw her raise her pistol and
fire n shot, and then she fell; after
she fell. she raised up once and fell
back again; our room Is in the south
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