The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08
WOUNDED BY
her OWN UNCLE
Miss Traullb Had Refused TO
Marry James Campbell.
WATCHED FOR HER WITH PISTOL
Shot Her, Iatllctlug a Dangerous Wound
and Then Turned Ws,lon on Himself
Died After Reaching Hospital

New York, March s.-James Campbell
shot Dorothy Treullb in the head and
killed himself i'm Mount Vernon last even
ing because she would not treat seriously
his protestations OF love.
Miss Dorothy is the eldest daughter OF
Albert Treulib, well-to-do merchant and
horseman. She was nineteen years old,
a blonde. and one OF the prettiest girls
In Mount Vernon.
Her fathers brother, Henry Il. Treulib.
married Annie Campbell years ago, and
James Campbell has lived for a long time
with his married sister. James was TWEEN
ty-seven years old, and he was employed
as an electrician by the Wes leicester
Lighting company.
lie appeared 10 be sane, although he
was very reserved IN hts demeanor. lie
had known Miss Dorothy since she was
a child and the Intimacy between the two
families he was often In her company.
No one suspected that James was madly
in love with her.
The young man bought violi4. a few
months ago and Miss Dorothy who Is an
accomplished musician, began 10 give him
lessons in playing st. Soon he began TO
urge her TO marry him. She laughed. told
him not 10 be silly. and said she would
always be his friend. She thought that
closed the incident
CAMPBELL STILL PERSISTED.
But Campbell grew melancholy. COM
planned 10 his sister that Dorothy hao
flouted him and grew more uespondent
every day. lie often renewed his plead
iDgs, but Miss Dorothy always put him
on, and begged him not 10 talk To her
about marriage.
Miss Dorothy received letter from an
aunt IN Boston few days ago asking
her to send on her photograph and prom
Using that a young man who had often
heard of her would send his portrait I'm
return as soon as he received the photo
graph.
Campbell heard his sister and the girl
he adored joking about this letter. lie
With a heavy 44-calibre revolver In his
overcoat pocket Campbell left MS sister >
home. lie went directly 10 the corner
of Union avenue and sixth street. lhere
he waited Tor half and hour until he saw
Miss Dorothy coming up the street IL
advanced and met her nfty teet from hef
lie walked beside her long enough 70
raise the revolver from his pocket ana
placed the mGzzic of II beside her hean-
lie pulled the trigger. and with the re
bort the girl screamed and fell TO the
sidewalk. thinking her dead he placed
the pistol 10 his temple and sent a bullet
through his brain.
FATHER HEARD THE SHOTS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Treulib were eating sup
per- Dorothy's father heard the shots
and ran out He saw his girl lying on
the sidewalk I. She was crying Tor ner
mother Treulib ran To her. picked her
up and carried her home.
'fOh. papa che said, he has shot me
and then killed himself.
Detective George AtweN sent for an
ambulance and IN &c Miss Dorothy Was
removed 90 tho Mount Vernon hospital;
Drs Weiss. Myers and Fleming found
hat the bullet entered behind the left
car and lodged under the ieft eye. The
doctors think there IA chance OF saving
the girls life.
Can1uhell was taken 10 the same nos
pitaI In a patrol wagon. He was uu-
Conscious and lived for some time after
being admitted In a pocket OF camp
belts coat Atwell found this letter;
MY last wish iS--forget one who ma ;
been most unhappy most OF his hfe ana
H. now entirely heart-hroken
'''rhe letter from Boston old " al
JAMES CAMPBELL"