East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-11-03

What was probably the worst ira
gedy in the history of Pendleton oc-
CURED on Main street Saturday even
ing few minutes before O'Clock
when Charles Cook shot and killed
Dave Rowan and then turned his re-
volver on himself and sent a bullet
crashing through his Drafn. Jealousy
is supposed to have been the cause.
Cooks divorced wife and his daugh-
ter being in the company of Rowan at
the time of the shooting
The murder and suicide was wit
messed by many people. the street be-
ing crowded at the hour. That some
one else was not killed was due to
good fortune and the unerring aim OF
the murderer. everyone of the bullets
striking the mark at which they were
aimed. one of them. however. pass
ed entirely through the body of Row
an and Struck Louis Duprat the
young son of Frank Duprat in the
calf of the leg and has not yet been
extracted
Laid in Wait for Victim.
The shooting of Rowan was DELHI
crate and is said to have been the full
fillment of many threats made by
Cook since the other had been pay
ing attention to Mrs. Cook. With
Mrs Cook and her youngest daughter.
Clara, seven years old, Rowan had
gone to the Grand theater early in
the evening. shortly before o'clock
they came out of the playhouse.
crossed the street and walked north.
Cook had evidently been awaiting
them at the corner OF the Folsom un-
dertaking parlors and began follow
ing them as soon as they crossed the
street They had gone scarcely half
a block before he drew his revolver
and. from distance of 90 feet, began
/ firing. Three of the shots were in
rapid succession and struck Rowan in
the back. AS he fell his right side
was exposed and a fourth shot struck
him beneath the armpit
Rowan never uttered a sound put
sank to the walk in front of the Call
fornia restaurant. As he saw his vic
tim fall. Cook backed off the side
walk TO the middle OF the street.
where he turned his weapon upon
himself. AS soon as he had started
firing, his divorced wife had thrown
| herself in front OF Rowan to shield
him. and in making his fourth shot.
Cook was forced to point his gun to-
ward her. As he backed into the
street, he kept the revolver pointed
toward the woman. who followed him
! with hands raised and crying Don't
I shoot again. Charley"
Woman Had Lucky Escape.
| II is the opinion OF many that Cook
I had intended killing his former wife,
also, but after firing four times at
/ Rowan, feared that he would not have
enough cartridges left to complete his
| t2sk by killing himself That she es-
! capped is considered one OF the most
/ remarkable incidents in connection
I wi,h the tragedy
When Cook first started shooting.
many of the people on the street
sought cover but as he sank to the
street after his final shot a big crowd
! gathered In few moments
| showing Enthusiastically where her
! affections lay Mrs Cook nad return
! ed 70 the body OF Rowan and was
holding his head In her lap when ne
was placed in a conveyance and hur.
ried 10 the hospital -:c expired ten
minutes after he reacned there and
Mrs, Cook was with him to the end.
Upon examination By physicians. they
found that every one OF the four buf.
lets had passed entirely through tho
body and thar three OF tho wounaa
We're OF fatal nature ,.nrcc or the
! bullets were found inside OF tho dead
mans shirt and II wss the ,eurth thar
! struck Young Duprat
The boy had been walking Just in
front of Rowan ard Mrs. Coos and