The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-08-31
ROYAL FOWLER a MURDERER.
Hs Shoots Miss Mamie Aaserty. Ais
Sweetheart. Ard Kills Her.

Rsral Fasler. 81 Dayton. Ohio. formerly
OF this county, and son 81 Joseph For!er, Of
tbs city. shot ard Aimos; INSTANTLY killed Miss
Mamie Harcrty Of Dayton, OHIO, August Is.
The tragedy occurred 81 thr gsTi's home IN the
eight OF her aged mother, q Whum she WAS
toe sole sapport. T~o sell AIMED bailcts en-
tered the girls body. either OF ~hIch you'd
have proved fatal. After the murder Foster
coolly walked Auay and made his escape 10
Plgua, Ohio. a city not Jar from Day,ou,
where Be wAlked iuto police headquarters on
August ~. and gave hlmsrlt az.
FD~lcr and the HAgrrty CH bad been Ac-
quNsnlcd for ihc past threr YcArs. lie HsS
desperately in love ziih her. bat hs Aiicannns
we're not encouraged. and Feccully bad been
told By Miss HaGrrty that she would sec him
DO nsrc. Soisiths,snsiing ,hss b. repeatedly
aasssd EoF hvr AMI annoyed her. Fowler
lived uiihia lev door % Mss Hsecrgy ani
coa3d easily st4nd q, hls o~u hosns and COZ
verse sith BIS sweetheart. lie ~unld stand -
his oSn home aud sAtch Der movements nlEht
=l.nr night
Ms Hasorty returned ho5u. early irun
work GA that day and DID not s-e FowleE-
She had occasion to visit q grocery sserc, and
a. shr started oai the irual door nf her home
she encountered higl, Who wAs waiting for her
9Th = revolver 10 hps hand. he made some
terrible threat aad The Gd Iuraed sith =
srrsAm aud ran into the house. Fo~lrT closely
following On reaching the kitchen he ircd
oue shot Ahhoaxh The bullet sent straight
10 the marx. she ran on and her Assassin tot
lowpd, fr,Rs bis gan. One saarr ballet inok
effect Mss uagrFiy rsA oai 81 the yard and
across tbs street. Wherc she fell dead.
Daring the iiusc Miss Haecz.y and Fu~lcr
had bceu acquainted they have often hal lroa-
be. lie had al4ays been jealous Of the gid
and ihrir suArrcls wsFe frequent -Four isrnes
be bad been arrested afsi s.nt 10 ;h- Wurk
houss for zssauiti0E her. Ic vas released
from The works \ mualh ago, SheTv b. served
4 sentence for attempting 20 kiil her hy cox
ting her throat At that time Mss liAgrrty
bad infused 10 have anything more 80 do ~iih
htui, aad one evening ~hiis she aud her
mother wrre seated Al The .apprr table he
entered the humr Nni. grahbiag a liable knife,
slashri Der throat The fact that the kuiie
vas doll only then avrrssd the tragedy Three
times before that be ~as arrested Tor SIMILAR
actions
The dead giri ~as The sole support Of the
aged mother, Mrs Hagrrly g. q soldier :
wiao~ and dFa-s measrr pension OF 81 a
month. She Is deaf and feeble and unable TO
make a living for herself and has no near
relatives that she could depend upon for as
siaAnce. Afler Fosters arrest be talked
freely aud admitted that be shot the girl bot
did not kuow be had killed her until be read a
paper ia Piqaa, ailer which be gave him self
up al the police headquarters. He als1 ad-
United be intended TO Kill Miss Hagrrty lie
met this young lady through hts mother. An
inquest was held but We have not heard Of
the verde, OF the jury up TO this Ume. He
was hAndeulFed and brough; bacs to Dayton
the same day Of the arrest. Royal Fowler
Wa raised near Westminster and AZ times
worked in this city. He i = married man,
although he and his wife have been separsted
Tor about 1--WE years. Has wife aud child are
supposed 10 be living in ChambeIsburg, Pa.
lie moved from Baltimore to Dayton.