Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-16
South Dakota Man Stays His
Sons Wife and Then
Himself
E. Il. BARROW THE MURDERER
Letter From the Woman's Husband In
Her Clothing Tells Her He is Dying
of a Broken Heart-The Murder
Committed In a Hack While On Way
to Depot.

of Lead, S. d., at 4:35 o'clock Sunday
afternoon, in hack, shot and killed
Mrs. Lillian Darrow, OF Belle Foucne,
s. D., his daughter-in-law, and rilen
shot himself and died.
The man and the woman registered
at the Arcade hotel ON Oct. 10 as man
and wife and occupied the same room
They left the following day for Sioux
Falls, but returned Saturday and regis
tered again as Mr.. and Mrs Z. II. Da1 =
row.
When they were ready to depart
Sunday afternoon they called hack
although the Northwestern passenger
station is only three blocks from the
hotel. Landlord johnson accompanied
them to the carriage, passed few
pleasant remarks with them and invit-
ed them to come to his place upon
their next visit to Sioux City,. They
assured him they would do SO. There
was no sign of any difference between
them.
Double Tragedy in Cab.
When he reached Third and Jones
street one block distance from the
hotel, Michael McGann, the hack driv-
err, heard the sound of the first shot,
but it was so muffled he thought per-
haps it had come from a bursted tire.
He drove on another block, and when
the hack reached Third and Nebraska
Streets he heard the second shot.
Jumping from his box, the hackman
discovered both occupants Of the car
riage had been shot. The bodies sat
upright in the seats. The woman had
bullet hole in her temple and the man
was shot in the same place. The right
hand of the. man clutched revolver.
The hacknan jumped back on his
seat and huriedly drove to the police
station, four blocks away. Darrow's
minutes after the hack reached the
station. In the woman's dress was
found letter in which the police found
the only available explanation for the
tragedy.
Find Pathetic Letter.
It is addressed to Sweetheart Nell
lie" and is as follows: 4
II received your letter today from
Sioux City and also one Tuesday from
Chadron, Neb. You asked me in your
Chadron letter to write you at Sioux
City and I did not answer it. knew
not howeto answer It, nor neither do I
know how to answer this one. work.
ed as long as could after you left,
until could stand it no longer. What
have to work for? have asked my
self this question many times since
you left me all alone.
Now, kid, promised myself beforl
I started to write that 1 would not
scold you nor find fault with you in any
way. For that seems to do no good,
anyway. Oh, how often have prayed
for you, for. you are the only one on
earth love, and no doubt mamma has
done the same, but all in vain. Oh,
kid, do love you, and always will. Go
ahead, Nellie. Do as you feel best, and
remember, above all things, the kid
you left in Lead City is broken-he
ed, but loves you just the same.
Protests Undying Love.
II am alone doing the planning here.
After that, kid, this will be Tor you to
do from now on. Nellie, I have 4
chance to go to Oregon for nothing,
but wanted to see you first. oh, Mel
lie, wanted to ask you something,
but can't do it. Yes, Nellie, I love
you still in the same old way and al
ways will as long as I live. But I
don't think this will be long. have
been in bed since dinner yesterday.
why can't 1 end it all. l Won't
have any troubles after awhile. You
ask me If I'm true. Don't ask me that,
Nellie. It is something different from
that that Is drying me crazy since you
left me here all alone. Don't ask me,
kid, about my promises. 1 guess you
know have not broken any of mine.
I'll just ask you one question and
that's all.
IS kid, why didn't you tell Charlie you
and E. H. were going away on trip
Friday?
"You were up at the Campbell house.
knew something was up, but did not
know what. will have to close, Nellie
/ can't stand it much. longer. But I
won't find any fault with you, hun.
Be happy and have a good time. I
have always tried to make you happy.
ID know used to get cross at times.
I used to be, oh, so happy when with
you, ana love you just DIS nttrd tonight
as ever. It is love that can't grow
cold. do try to do as you want me
to do and as you asked me to do. Why
can't you do the same? But you left.
Not even picture Of yours have I.
don't wish you any harm. Nellie. I
only wish everything to be for the best
Says He is Broken Hearted.
4 BE a good kid, for this was your
dying mothers prayer as we'll as my
prayer. Don't forget the blue-eyed
boy you left broken -hearted, for he
loves you, of, SO hard! Sweetheart,
can't stand everything. I can't last