The Little River news., 1916-09-16
SHOOTS WIFE THEN HIMSELF
 MAN IS DEAD
Aged AshdOwn Man. Shoots Girl Wife, and Then Kills Self; WOman's Condition
 Is Said to be Critical,
SHOOTING CAUSED FROM
 SEPARATION OF COUPLE.

w. C. Bowling, aged 61. who lived with his son, Dorsey Bowling, in the southern part of this city, at about 9 o'clock Friday morning, shot and pro- bably fatally wounded his 19-year-old wife. from whom he had been separat- ed, and then placing the muzzle of a pistol to his right temple, blew his own brains out His wife received q bullet in her left leg breaking it, a wound in the arm and one in the back between the shoulder places. Dowl- ing used a winchester rifle in shooc- ing his wife. The tragedy occurred in the family sitting room With mem bers of the family present. Medical aid was summoned at once and a large number of people rushed to the scene. pr. Phillips, who rendered first aid stated that the woman's condition was critical. but as detailed examination haG not been made he could not say whether or not the wounds would LrCve fatal.
 StOry of Tragedy.
 In talking with members of the family the story of the double tragedy and the events leading up to it are about as follows: Bowling and his wife, who was a second wife, had been separated about 15 months. He was living at the time With, his son, Dor st.y. whose home was in one of the SanGerscn houses just east of the Og- den read. and below the section house. DoWijng's wife and his sons wife were sisters. Another sister lived with them. The older Dowling's wife had been in Oklahoma, but came here Wednesday to visit her sisters, In whose home as stated before, lived her husband The sister stated tha. on Friday morning before the trouble came te it's tragic climax, Bowling and his wife had been sitting on the woodpile at the rear of the house talking. He was trying to persuade her to again live wilh him, which she refused 10 do The two then rose and came into the house through the kit chen, the woman in front. DoWllna stopped in the kitchen and picked up the winchester. He passed through the front room where the family WaS sitting. stating that he was going to trade the gun to negro. AL the fcor he turned suddenly and pointed the gun at his wife, who tried to dodge behind the chair in which sat her sis ter. the younger, Mrs Bowling. lie fired when her back was tc him; he fired twice. maybe three times, no onh was sure There were three wounds.
 Woman Interycnes.
 Mrs. Bowling fell, and the younger Mrs. Bowling, the sister, little Woh;- an that wouldn't weigh 100 pounds gYappled with Bowling tor the gun, and after struggle obtained It. AL this point Bowling reached into his pocket and drew small 32 cailbre Iistol. He placed it to his right tenn ple drew the trigger and fell dead with his brain ooz;ng from his fore head. It was first discovered that the woman still lived when she spoke ans! asked that doctor be sent for. SCoh after his arrival she fell into uncon- seriousness.
 It was a sad and horrible picture that presented itself to those who ap- naared on the scene; the woman lyinS amid bloo.-stains, probably dying, the husband lying on the floor dead, his married son standing weeping with the sisters of the victim, one Of them the sons wife. weeping by h.s side.
 Dorsey Bowling, the son, was unui recently, section foreman here fer the M. D. X G. The old man was lah- orer at odd jobs. A son lives at Nash vile. one at Memdag, and son-ln-laW at Pearcy They were summoned.
 Later in the morning an eXamlnat- ion of the wounGs of Mrs. DoWlihs was made by Drs, Phillips, York ana ,2inggoldL They foInd her hip shat tered and in such condition that am uutation will likely prove necessary. The wound in the arm was slight. me bullet in her back entered by the leit shoulder blade and ranged to the right. It was not determined whether it lcEged in the cavity or the spine This wound also indicated that it had been inflicted with the pistol and not the Winchester, the weapon used first' The physicians have little hopes Of her