The San Francisco call., 1913-10-27
DENY.
INSANITY
THEORY
Officials Say Mrs. Drown Pre-
meditated Shooting of
Husband

Despite the assertions that Mrs.
Elizabeth Amelia Drown shot and
killed her husband last Friday in a
fit of temporary insanity, the Oak
land police are of the opinion that
the crime was a premeditated one and
assert that the facts in the case bear
out the belief.
Detectives McSorley and Emigh,
who are working on the case, claim
TO have ascertained that at the time
Archer Drown, the murdered man,
married his wife he met with strong
opposition from his father, the late
Judge A. y. Drown of this city. They
claim that Judge Drown bought his
@son a ticket to New York in an eff
fort to prevent the marriage, but that
the son refused to go and married the
woman of his choice although he was
practically penniless.
HAD TALKED OF SHOOTING
In the train of suspicious circum-
stances surrounding the shooting of
Drown that bear out the belief that
the killing was premeditated is the
admission made to Detective Emigh
Saturday night by Mrs. Drown that
she had talked with her husband
about shooting before. She said that
he scofred at her and stated that "she
couldn't hit the side of barn"
OF one thing the police are satisfied
The bed in which Drown was found
murdered had not been slept in by
any one but himself on the night OF
the shooting.
1t has beer learned, Detective
Emigh declares. that Mrs. Drown had
conversation with Willard Drown,
heruhsband's brother. the day before
the crime was committed. What was
the nature of this conversation has
not been ascertained.
MRS. DROWN SAYS NOTHING
When questioned by the detectives,
however. Mrs. Drown merely replies
that she has been instructed by
Willardto say nothing"
Why Willard Drown should seek to
protect the slayer of his brother is
something the authorities can not
reconcile They claim that it was he
who engaged Judge Frick TO conduct
The defense but Willard Drown en-
phatically denies this.
Il am not planning a defense for
the slayer of my brother" he said
this morning. Il think the woman is
insane. and for that reason asked Mr.
Leicester to recommend Judge Frfck
TO her. that she might have proper
. and able representation at her trial
Further than that / have nothing TO
do with the defense
FORMAL CHARGE OF MURDER
formal charge of murder prob
ably will be placed against Mrs.
Drown this afternoon by Detective
McSorley. The inquest will be held
tonight.
Dr. Henry Fine. one of the closest
friends of the dead man. told the po-
ice today that shortly before Drown
was killed his wife came to his office
and asked him what he thought OF
the relations between Mrs. Marie Mil
lar and her husband. Doctor Fine
said that he assured her there was no
cause for worry and that Mrs. Drown
went away apparently satisfied.
On last Wednesday night the
browns and Mrs Millar came over to
the Portola celebration and spent the
and on Thursday morning Mrs. Drown
called up Mrs. Millar on the tele-
phone and apologized for having acted
coIdly. She asked Mrs. Millar to come
over to her house as soon as possible.
Mrs. Millar did not go. and to this
fact the police attribute the attempt
bv Mrs. Drown to shoot the woman
she believed had stolen her husband s
affections.
Is DROWN ESTATE INVOLVED.
Despite the assertions of willard
Drown that his brothers death does
not in any way affect the estate of
his father. Doctor Fine states that
the peculiar circumstances of the case
seem TO point to the fact that the es-
tate is involved in some way.
Preparations for the funeral of
Archer Drown are being made, and
burial will take place in this city