The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-28
Had Mental Trouble.

Had Mental Trouble.
Arthur Hearn Cowl. grandson OF the
late Georg" \. Hearn. the New York
merchant. had been suffering from mem
tai depression. the result OF overwork.
since the first of the year. He became
engaged 10 Miss Wheeler. daughter Of
Arthur DE Forest Wheeler Of the New
York coffee firm of Wheeler 4 Wheeler.
last fan. and the wedding was sc, for
January. At holiday time Miss Wheeler
was engaged one evening In decorating
Christ Church for exercises when Cowl
came there and asked her to step out
side with him for "A moment. She re-
turned ten or fifteen minutes later alone
and told cousin that Cowl had broken
the engagement because OF his poor
health. She gave him back the engage
ment ring a. that time.
Miss Wheeler left soon after for Ber-
muda to visi, her sister. Mrs. Dorothy
birmingham OF Hamilton. ana the
young man with his mother went TO Hot
Springs. Va. He became lonesome for
Miss Wheeler there and soon he and his
mother followed To- Bermuda. Mrs. Covl,
her son and Miss Wheeler returned on
The same boat on April II. A, that time
he seemed to be greatly improved IN
health and friends of the pair unders God
that the engagement had been renewed.
although Miss Wheeler did rot again
wear the ring which she had returned.
Govt visited Miss Wheeler at her home
in Stratford several times after their
return and both appeared to be very
happy, ON Monday he arrived in STRAIT l.
ford from New York between 80 and >
o'clock I'm the afternoon. Miss Wheeler
seemingly was watching for him. for
she met him 49, he left the trolley car
which carried him from Bridgepor; to
Academy nm in Stratford and walked
with him M to the Wheeler home a tine
Colonial residence. commanding the hill.
Cowl had dinner with the Wheeler
family and after dinner Mr.. and Mrs
Wheeler went to business meeting Of
som" Kind AZ the Christ Church After
they left the young couple went into
the reception room and Cowl. who had
been laughing and chatting gayly. be-
came more serious He told Miss
Wheeler that while he was away he had
written her letter. which he had never
mailed and in which he had said that
he did not care for her any more. He
said that he regretted writing the letter.
that it's contents were the result only of
his depression and that he wanted the
girl TO read the letter with him and
then together they woulI burn 1t.
lie th-reupon went to the room which
gaEement to Mss Wheeler and returned
with the letter. They read II together
I'm the reception room and then went
out 10 the grHveled driveway where
tuwl set match TO tho letter and
burned II. After that he told Miss
Wheeler of a surprise he had for her
liza. n Trick" to show.
"I'll show you a trick" he said. "a
t.. ~ eat, ola nj
pointing to one of the lower steps of
the series leading up to the vcranda--
and III SIT back OF YOU. Take this
ring ami pull IL as hard as you can.
You mustn't look and you must keen
your hand over your eyes"
Miss Wheeler at first refused. Cowl
pleaded, laughingly. that 1t was a very
funny trick and that 1t wouldn't hurt
her, Then she, putting one hand over
her eyes, took the ring attached to a
ribbon, some three feet and "A half in
length, and gave il a jerk. Nothlng
happened and her companion. remark
ing, "Pshaw : the thing didn't work
right asked her to pull again ana
harder. Miss Wheeler started to turn
her head, but Cowl told her that If she
looked 1t would spoil the trick. Finally
She pulled the ribbon again. harder than
before. there was shot and Cowl
rolled down the steps at her feet.
Miss Wheeler ran into the house and
called her parents, who had returned.
and neighbors and physicians were sum
mon"d. When the latter arrived they
found the gin, hysterical. lying across
the body OF ncr hance, kissing him and
begging him to speak to her The shoe.
ing occurred at about 80 O'Clock.
Govt died at l2:lo in the Bridgeport
Hospital.
DIR. farl,ck said to-day that Coy.l had
been under treatment by n New York
specialist since his breakdown. II Is
said by friends that In ono OF his periods
Of extreme depression he threaten sui
eide
brought Revolver with Him.
Mr., Wheeler told Dr. Garlick that
Cowl must have brought the revolver
with hlm--that he had never seen II
hnfOrn. The Iihhnn WIS IA stont suiln