The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-07-22
JEALOUSLY COSTS
LIVES OF LOVE
AFFAIR RIVALS
sVURNED SUlTOR KILLS NAN WHO SUP
PLANTED HlR, THEN MAKES HIS OWN
SUICIDE CERTAIN.

Graged by iealously. samuel Bow.
I man, 3S years old, lay in wait al the
I home OF Mr.. and Mrs Ira Elchclberg.
/ er, at KrentleT's School House. two
miles south OF Hanover. and when
their daughter Mrs Minnie Reah, q
years old, a widow, and her suitor,
Samuel NJ Rohrbaugh % years old.
returned al 100 O'Clock Saturday
night, be opened iire with double.
barrelod shotgun. wounding Rohr-
baugh so badly that he died seven
hours later. and seriously lnjurlng
Mrs Resh Bowman then fed TO the
home OF his parents. Mr. aud Mrs.
I Samuel Bowman. sr., half mile
distant. and both shot and hung him.
self.
I Young Robrbaugh and Mrs. Resh
spent the evening at the Duhl 3
Church picnic. They drove 10 the hi
Ichelberger home In an automobile and
were about % allght when Bowman
stepped out from behind q tree aud
fred without warming from a dis.
tancc OF 10 feet The frst shot struck
Mrs. Reeh IN the neck and shoulder.
and the second hIt RohrhanRh in the
face and blew on his jaws. Or ". 81
Aileman. of Hanover. was summoned
and he ordered both injured persons
removed to the York Hospital. where
RabFhauRh died Sunday marnlng. 10
then informed Chief of Police crnbbs
OF the tragedy.
ChiUf Crabba notified police head,
quarters IN York Gettysburg. iittles.
town and Wcsimipsier 10 be on the
lookout, and then organized search.
Ing parties Hundreds OF pcrsnns soon
gathered and a network Of searchnrs
covered the surrounding woods and
FIELDS They were highly Increased IS
the crime aud probably would have
inflicted bodily injury had they caught
the ASSASSIN Fear of this Is believed
~ be the reason for iloWmRn'a sat
eide.
When Mrs Raah was questioned ng
to the Identity ~ the murderer she
was reluctant 70 say. bnt finally men
TONED nowman's name Special ON
cer Frank acheiYprt. accompanied by
I've men. drove ~ the bowman house
and saw nan peep out from behind
window shade bot helns armed
only wilh reypiycrs. they bcgitated
before entering tho house Chief
Crabs WAS summoned aad B0wmans
father told him there Naa no use
searching for bis son. as be believed
the h0y had committed suicide
shortly thereafter Corporal Snyder
.uf the State police. found a note tack
od on porch post reading as fol
lows Father and mother You will
end my body under the pear tree back
Of the barn Please bnry my hudy ~
Dubh'a Church Samuel
Going % the piBcr directed Corp1-
raj Snyder found The body. clad Only
IN = shirt aud oycralls. suspended
frem tree. Standing on u strp.lad.
der Bowman bad tied rope around
his neck and then shot himself thrice
IN the chest with revolver Bow-
mans barking dog nrst attracted the
poilcemana attention and attacked
him when he approached the body
The tragedy. which has aroused
this entire secti0n nf York county.
was the result of lovers quarrel
Bowman called on Mrs Hcsh Tor q
year Then about four months ago
Rohfbaugh began paying attention 10
her and che rejected Bowman. lie be
came very angry and personally
threatened her, remarklng there
would he couple of funerals u she
dId not take him hack Rohrbaugh
was an overseas war veteran and
Bowman was an employee Of the Hos
tetter stone auarries aud noted
marhsman Both Mrs Resh and ROhr-
baugh we're shoe workers.