The San Francisco call., 1913-10-25
WHILE HUSBAND LAY
DEADW|FE MAKES MERRY
IN PORTOLA REVELRY
HiIarity in Cafe Ends When Woman Informs
Merrymakers of hooting-Dramatic Phase
of Confession Told in Story of Origin OF the
TroubIe-Gun WeIder Is Placed Under Arrest

night dress. The shots awakened
her husband They began to argue
and finally Drown slapped his wife ON
the face.
Burning with anger, the infuriated
wife picked UP the revolver, which
had fallen To the bed She fred two
shots through her husbands head
killing him instantly
Calmly she laid the revolver away
and carefully dressed herself. She
then made a telephone appointment
with Mrs Millar to meet her late In
the afternoon
With no further thought Of the
dead body, Mrs Drown went out and
bought another revolver, an auto
matte gun After lunching, down
town she went to Doctor Pines home
and there met Mrs. Millar.
ATTEMPTS LIFE OFF MRS. MILLAR
After gossiping a short time Mrs.
Millar went into the kitchen. While
she was bending over the stove Mrs.
Drown. who had followed her. quickly
drew the revolver from her stocking
and pressing it against Mrs. Miliar's
back pulled the trigger
There was no shot. The mechanism
went wrong.
Struck with fear, Mrs. Drown
rushed out of the house.
Mrs. Millar Immediately notified the
police. who instituted search for
Mrs. Drown.
While the police were searching
for her, Mrs Drown met Mrs. William
Il Gray of 500 Lerido avenue, Oak
land, at the Key Route station,
Twenty and Webster streets.
Mrs. Gray was bound for San Fran
cisco TO meet her husband and par
ticipate in the Portola festival. She
invited Mrs. Drown. who. apparently
forgetting the tragedies of the day,
went with her.
TELLS STORY of HER CRIME
For several hours Mrs. Drown and
the Grays made merry in downtown
cafe. The gayety was at its height
when Mrs. Drown replied:
Il shot my husband this morning"
Blanched faces were answers to
her dramatic confession. Haltingly
Mrs. Drown revealed the details OF
the days tragedies. The most dra-
matte phase Of her confession was
the little detail which caused the
trouble.
Mrs. Mllar had been with her and
her husband on the opening Portola
night and a remark passed by Mrs.
Millar to Drown aroused her Jeal-
ousy.
From the remark made, Mrs. Drown
thinks her husband was in love with
the Millar woman. She talked to him
about it and he taunted her back,
which aroused her jealousy.
Grays, and the party abruptly
broke up.
Willard Drown, attorney and broth
er Of her husband, was summoned and
with his partner. j. c. Leicester, ac-
companfed the Grays and Mrs. Drown
to the murder home in Oakland.
MRS. DROWN UNDER ARREST
When they arrived there and found
the body DR.. E. ]. Boyes was sum-
.moned. who. on learning of the muir
der, summoned the police.
Mrs. Drown was placed under arrest
by Captain of Detectives Book and
Corporal A. B. Smith. She broke
down and was unable to discuss the
case.
The browns were married IA years
ago and have no children.
The couple purchased the fashion
able residence at 725 Rand avenue.
Oakland, six months ago, having lived
in san Francisco prior to that.
Mrs. Millar was seen this morning
nj Doctor Fines residence, 557 Thirty
fifth street, Oakland, but when asked
about the Drown case merely laughed
Il never loved Drown she said L
have nothing else to say"
Doctor Fine. who was called to the
house by Doctor Boyes last night
when the police were notified, said
this morning that Mrs. Drown freely
admitted the shooting of her husband
until the police arrived.
All efforts of the police, however,
have been fruitless to break Mrs.
browns silence.
SHOT WHILE ASLEEP, SAY POLICE
Inspector McSorley. who has made
a careful investigation of the case, Is
inclined not to believe Mrs. browns
story to her friends that she had shot
her husband after a quarrel. Accord
ing to McSorley the body of Drown
was lying on the bed In a natural po-
sition of relaxation, indicating he had
been shot whit asleep.
McSorley believes that Mrs. Drown
arsf shot her husband while he was
sIeeping and then turned the gun upon
herself with suicide intent, but when
two shots went wild her nerve failed
her