Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1911-03-03

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feet was reached when this young
man, with everything to live for. shot
himself in full view Of the audience.
As Miss Levey began her song. stand
Ing In the center of the stage, the cal
cium spot light played upon her. and
tho rest Of the house was darkened.
No one In the great audience, which
included many Of the society women
of the city, noticed 1 pale faced young
man loading q revolver. He placed q
cartridge in every chamber and then
calmly awaited the end Of the song: ~
Just III Miss Levey's last note died
away and the lights flashed up again
the audience saw the tall figure Of
Grow in the box. In his hand he held
the revolver. On his face was an ex-
preston that filled the spectators with
horror.
Miss Levey. who was recently d.
vorced from George M. Cohan. caught
q glimpse of the crazed man at the
very moment that the lights were turn
ed on, and for few seconds she stood
rooted to the spot with horror. Then
she uttered a scream Of fear that could
be heard even in the street. and, plac.
Ing her hands over her eyes. she dec
from the stage.
Even as this scream rang out Crow
deliberately placed the pistol against
his breast and fred. The report was
followed by the hystericai screams of
the. women in the audience as the
body of Grow toppled forward over
the railing half out of the box. There
was a wild rush for the doors.
A brief examination showed that he
was MORALLY wounded, and. he was
quickly carried through the stage en-
trance to Homeopathic hospital am.
bulance that had been summoned. He
lived four days. never regaining con-
seriousness.
It was q queer freak Of fate that just
as the bearers Of Crows form were
placing him in an ambulance they were
met by the young mans uncle, Attor-
ney W. g. McEldowney, who had re-
ceived letter from his nephew only q
short time before announcing his in
tention of seeking death. Mr.. McEl.
downey was on his way to send out 4
general police alarm for Crows arrest
The letter had been written in the
stage box and dispatched by messen-
ger.
Young Mr.. Crow lived in magn1fi-
cent home at 1926 Braddock avenue, IN
the east end of the city. He married 4
beautiful girl only a year ago. He did
not have care in the world. but for
weeks he had been worrying over hin
failure to make a vast fortune. He
was sent to sanitariumstwo months
ago, but he showed such marked I'm.
provement thaths was soon allowed, to
return to his h6Mei ~. 50. ~ ). : :. =.
"Pittsburg pafanota'' was the cause
Of young Crows act given: ~ HI! G.
McEldowney. another uncle who ID
president of the Union Trust company.
the IA. C. Frick bank d.? 49, a.: IS:
HE has been studying the causes Of
different forms Of insanity until be be-
came insane. himself" continued ME-.
AtcEdoWney "Robert, also fof some
time had Imagined himself to be fail
urss because he had failed in a couple
81 years &C iiresmiIlions. He was
only twenty and he left school
two years ago ~ s.s -. -. e.
He appeared to think that because
In that two. Years he had not obtained
the wealth of a Carnegie or Frick he
was a failure: This delusion really
started him, and when he began sit
ting up all night to read books on In
sanity it finished the Job. His mipd 10
came comp se4yslansettlell B,