The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-09
CAVE STRYCHN|NE
To HER CHILDREN | |. D. / i
Mrs. Bowc Makes Dreadful
Mistake and Commits
Suicide.
FIRST TOOK CARBOLlC ACID
ll,en Going lnto Tie tile, 2osd,
Shot Herself With a

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4IlIATIa An, VA April s,--Mls. Mamie
4. Rowe. dead from 1, bullet through her
heart by her own hands; her cight-ye;'r-
old ,aughner. Winnie. cold in death i'll the
game room, from an overdose OF strNch-
nine. administered through mistake n oy
her mother and her tcn-year-od son,
r,abell. IN l,c,i iii an adjoining room, ron
strychninc ia cived in the same way, is
,hc result of .ihe awful tragedy enacted
~ no Bowe jsnnc, in Pittsylyania coun-
ty five miles from Chatham, alEh late
l,oI,r Friday niybt. Mrs Rowc lived alone
viii, her two children. Friday night they
/ wore complaining OF had colds, and
e ,Irfnrh mistake were each given ~ largo
u dose OF strychniriNi efor&unininc.} Discov-
Grin. her fatal nIkstHke, Mrs. Bowc be-
/ came frantic with Erief and tried 10 sum
mon aid with scrc;t MS, and ringing the
farm bell.
j Il. Hall, neah ncighbor ana wiz
ness before the coroner, s Inquest, was inst
10 reach the Bowc horne
Gave Them Strycfnire.
He was met at tho door by Mrs. Bowc,
(. who told him OF having through msta K
given her children strycllninn for qumne,
mistaken deadly drug; that her. children
would die, and that she wanted TO die
b and had also ia ken catbolic acid 10 slastcn
the end 5sI il n ~ E5 aIi5 { 6t
MIR Hall entered tho room, finding the
little girl dead and the boy suffering VIC
lCptly Ie. L. Bailey another rcighbor
und witness, arrived about this time and
entered the ~ witt, Hall Mrs. lsoWe s
e ciicf was ,incontroIablc,, anu she Vas
continually moving from room TO room.
Tho little boy was seized with a violent
convulsion. and while witnesses, Hall and
y Bailey, were doing NIL in their power FOR
y tho little sufferer his mother suddenly
Slcft the room. Y y negro Joy was sent for
s ncighbor, Harris, but returned in8ntHeTy
II few minutes and told Mr.. Hall that some 4
i body was lying i'll the road near the sta
Il tie.
Selling a. lamp the witness hurried to.
the spot and found Mrs. Bogre lying full
length upon the ground, n small hole in
her breast and q thirty-two tullibre revolt
rcr lying Il few feet from her, with
one empty chamber, told the awful story.
Life was extinct her clothing was In per-
feet state, and not the least sign OF a
struggle. Her body was later carried to
the house. ss
Boy Escaped.
# Dir. c. III Carter OF Chatham, had
reached the home and was administering
heroic treatment to keep tho little son
alive, WHO after &, short while gave
signs of recovery and was said to be, out
OF danger at noon Saturday.
Shortly after Mrs. Bowc's death the
following letter was found sealed in a
stamped envelope and addressed to 1lrs.
4 Al. j. Carter, Dry Fork Va:
Dear Sistcr--Dear Winnie is dead. Cab
and will die for ! gave them poison I
want you to have my rings and every
thing in the house, but Tommys picture.
Send that to Mrs. Bowe. want Cousin
4 George to have my gray horse. Hope
you will get here before I die ~.
(Signed) NJ T.. BOWIE. (
Justice w. B. Hurt, acting coroner, with
Jurors ]. c. Shclhorse, ]. l.. Carter, o.
Y. Hogan, S. G. Bennett, G. NJ. Trcdway
and G.. L, Thompson. with DR.. c. IL.
Garter, viewed the remains Satur-
day morning After hearing the evidence
Of j. II. Hall, nearest ncighbor, and first
TO reach the Bowe home, and r. l..
Bailey, who was second to reach the
house, the jury adjourned to meet In