The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-27

Medical Examiner Garlick said he would report the case to Coroner as one of suicide. The medical examin- CT was called to the Bridgeport hos pital last night but when he arrived there CowI was dead. He gave per- mission for the removal of the body to the summer home of the family at Great. Neck, L. I. and the body was taken from this city to-day on the l1O:l1 train. Undertaken Frank $. Curtiss of Stratford was in charge. Clarkson Cowl father of the young man, and who is one of the heads of the Hearn 14th Street store at New York city, came to this city last night as soon as he learned what had hap pened- He was accompanied by a brother of the young man and his mother. who is a daughter of George A. Hearn of the firm of James A. Hearn & Son of New York city. The brother returned to New York on an early train this morning. but the father and mother remained here to accompany the body of the son to i New York.
 From New York the body will be taken to the family home at Great Neck. The permit for the transfer 4 of the body stated that the young man was s22 years of age, that he was born in Chicago and was by occupation a IcIerk. The cause of death was given I as traumatism, superinduced by a I gun-shot wound. There was no men 1 ton of suicide.
 IE When asked why there was so much haste in removing the body from Bridgeport and why there to be no inquest Medical Examiner Gar1ick said today:
 Why this case is clearly one Of sui- l eide. There is no question in my mind about that. Under the circumstances there is no occasion for performing an autopsy. The parents of the young man came here and they wanted to
 take his body home with them for
 burial As we are to have no autopsy | there was no reason; for holding the
 body longer. The parents did not de- 1 sire an autopsy and see no reason l for performing one. ,"
 Have you heard the story about the ribbon, Dr. Gar1iek?" asked the reporter. 7 Have you heard that Miss Wheeler pulled the trigger of the re- volver which killed CowI 2''
 tsYes, have heard that" answered t the doctor.
 .Do you believe the story?9 queried the reporter.
 s.eYes.. [ think it is quite probable, 3 replied Dr. GarIiclx.
 sWho told you the story of the rib-
 bon and the revolver. doctor ?'' was next asked Did Miss Wheeler her self tell you ?''
 8 ..No,'' replied the medical examfn- en- F0ldIlVeS IO1Qs me. ' II What re1atives7 Her parents 2'' I insisted the reporter.
 Well. re1ativess'' replied pr. Gar lick. .I just don't care to say how l
 heard the story. I think that is about Il how the thing happened"
 'sWen under the circumstances then.
 doctor, don't you think there should
 be rigid investigation by the authori- ties, possibly an autopsy or an inquest by the coroner?s asked the reporter. II No, I don't think anything of the kind.'' replied the doctor. ssI have fully investigated this case and in my
 opinion it is one of suicide premedita-
 ted and carried out by the dead naans'
 Clarkson Cowl, father of the young man. is a we'll built man apparently about 50 years Of age. He has 8 full black beard. He was dressed in black I when seen at the railroad station to- i EE day but he refused to say anything
 concerning the rash deed of his son sI have grief and trouble enough
 to engage me without talking abou
 it, he said, Mrs. CowI, who accom-.
 panied him. is a sweet faced. mother ly woman with a wealth of dark hair Il Just turning gray at the temples Hel ! eyes were red with weeping as she ga, in the railroad station today Botk she and her husband displayed re, n1arkable conposure.-
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