Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-09
CRAzED MAN KILLS
SPOUSE, THEN SELF.
Double Tragedy Witnessed by
Hundreds of Slain Woman'S
Fellow Workers
JEALOUSY GIVEN AS CAUSE
Inability to Effect Reconciliation
and Thoughts of Another
Man Lead to Crime
JEALOUSY GIVEN AS CAUSE

Following an Intellectual attempt at
reconciliation. e. H. Cowell a former
mining man, shot and killed his young
wife and then fired shot through his
brain which resulted in death in the
receiving hospital shortly before Z
O'Clock last night.
The double tragedy happened at
Twelfth and Wall streets last evening
and the murder and suicide were wit
messed by hundreds of persons going to
tfltiI homes rom tilo factcry = which
Mrs. CoWeI had been employed since
separating from her husband.
Mrs. Cowell, who was better known in
Los Angeles as Rose Miller, was walk
ing south on Wall street in company
of two girl friends, Georgia Echabarne,
1876 East Fifty-fourth street, and Viola
Dietrich. 430 East Twelfth street, when
CowelI approached from behind, and
taking deliberate aim fired a single
shot. 1t struck his wife in the back
and penetrated the heart. She walked
several steps, then collapsed, and when
a number of her fellow workers rushed
to her assistance she was dead.
In the confusion no one paid any at
tention to the man who fired the shot
until another shot rang out and
Cowell dropped In the street, twenty
feet from the body of his wife.
A hurry call was made for the police.
At the receiving hospital every effort
was made to restore Cowel to con-
sciousness that he might make q state
ment, but he died shortly before z
o'clock, without giving any intimation
as to the reason he killed his wife and
shot himself.
Shortly after the police ambulance
took Cowell to the receiving hospital
the body of his young wife was taken
to Pierce Bros undertaking parlors.
An hour later the body of her husband
was placed on slab in the lorgue by
her side.
Behind the tragedy is a romance
known only to the friends of Mrs.
Cowell. That she married in haste is
admitted by the hundreds of girls who
worked with her in the Boss overall
factory.
Yesterday afternoon Cowell appeared
at the factory, Twelfth and San Julian
streets, and attempted to persuade his
wife to return to him. According to
a number of witnesses, she replied:
"I am done with you forever"
Cowell is said to have remained
about the factory and followed his
wife as she left the place and shot
her in the back without any warning.
At the rooming apartments of Mrs.
COWell, b3l san Julldn street, were
found a number of letters which
showed that Cowell had tried to regain
her confidence.
In his pocket at the time Of the
shooting was found a note which
showed that he had planned the muir
der and suicide. The note read:
ITO those who may read this:
"This woman is my wife and we
were married two years ago in San
Bernardino. She loves some one else
and [ can't live without her. l can't
die knowing she loves some one else,
so I am going to kill her and then
myself Don't think I am crazy, for
I am not. If women were women they
would save lots of good mems lives.
e. H Cowell."
Friends of the dead woman are at
a loss to account for any person who
has alienated the affections of her
husband From her acquaintances it
was learned she has a father and sis
ter living in San Diego letter
signed your loving sister, Pansy Jes-
sup" was found in her room, dated
from San Diego.
1t is probable the coroner will sign
a verdict of murder and suicide with
out the formality of an inquest