The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-24
MRS. LOWE DEAD.
MatrOn Of Reform School Vic
tim Of Shooting.
SuccumDs to Bullet Wounds In
flicted by Husband.
AN AUTOPSY is MADE.
Found That Death Was Due to
PeritOnitis.
Lowe Nearly Faints When Told
of Death.
AN AUTOPSY is MADE.

After IS hours of terrible agony, Mrs.
John q. Lowe died last night at Stor-
mont hospital at 11.45 o'clock, as the
result of two wounds inflicted by her
husband. John C. Lowe, at $3.50 sunday
morning.
siciaus were put forth. but no hopes
We're entertained for her recovery after
the trua nature of the bullet wounds
had been discovered, as her death was
only matter of time.
The body was removed from the nos
pital to StOker's undertaking establish
ment this morning. where an autopsy
was held at il o'clock.
Lowe who is held a the county Jail
was not told that his wife was dead
until $50 when his father, c. Lowe, or
Prescott, Lynn county, called Ihe
prisoner had been locked in one OF the
upper cages during the night Sheriff
Cook and Tailor Carl Lawson brought
him down to the front cell. near the
office, and his father stepped inside with
him
John" said his father. "she is dead"
The prisoner reeled and would have
fallen had he not been supported by his
father.
~Oh. my God" he said why didn't
YOU let me see her before she died 90 he
continued turning toward Sheriff Cook
Lowe then sat down on the bed and
talked with his father in low tone Tor
several minutes after which he asked
to be allowed to wash his face and
comb his hair. After the first exclama-
ton of grief Lowe was very quiet He
asked about some money to purchase
certain articles which he wanted.
F. F. Campbell ana Miss A Stansbury
of Mound CITY the cousin Ind aunt of
Mrs Lowe. were here this morning.
The coroner's inquest has been post
poned until tomorrow morning, and the
body viii be taken to Mound City this
afternoon by the relatives.
The autopsy was closed at 2:10 this
afternoon. DIS MCGUIRE and Mcconnell.
who conducted the examination, work
ing for three hours in an attempt 10
locate the bullet which caused death
One bullet was located back of the kid
neys aft. and had struck the kidney in
its passage This however, was not the
fatal shot. The physicians finally gay
UP the search. DIS. Mum. HOgebo0nl.
Buckmaster and Lingager were present
while the post norton examination was
being held. Owing to the fact that the
relatives Of the deceased wished to take
the body home this evening. the cOrO-
ner's jury was called to view the re-
mains. and the inquest will be held to-
morrow morning. The post morten
showed that everything possible had
been done by the hospital physicians to
save Mrs. Loves life. 1t was found that
the damage done by the bullets had been
carefully repaired. and that peritonitis
was the actual cause Of death, and not
leakage of the wounds.
IL is now clear that Loves case viii be
very similar to that of james Kaye and
that insanity viii be the defense The
county attorney of Linn county was in
town this morning and visited Lowe in
Jail but it is not known who will be re
tanned to represent him
Before Mrs Lowe died she signed a writ
ten statement to the effect that the whole
anar was due to an accident and held her
husband blameless. When asked by a
physician how It was possible for him to
accidentally shoot her in such a manner,
she said: u was STOPPING over him when
the pistol went off" That is all she would
say. and when the physician showed his
disbelief of the statement she refused to
say anything further. She died without
admitting that it was anything but an &C
Cident and her written statement is in
the hands Of Miss Smith, matron Of Stor-
mont hospital