{"id":658,"date":"2017-04-30T22:00:33","date_gmt":"2017-04-30T22:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/garretdom\/?p=658"},"modified":"2017-04-30T22:00:33","modified_gmt":"2017-04-30T22:00:33","slug":"a-fitting-end-for-both","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/decidedlygrim.net\/garretdom\/?p=658","title":{"rendered":"A Fitting End For Both"},"content":{"rendered":"
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December 6, 1886<\/span>
\nA FITTING END FOR BOTH.<\/span>
\nA Gambler Shoots the Woman Who Cast Him Off and Then Himself.<\/span>
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\nWASHINGTON,\u00a0Dec. 6.\u2014A double tragedy occurred to-night in the “Division,” a disreputable part of the city, which, by reason of the prominence in their respective lines of the parties concerned, created quite a little excitement among certain of Washington’s inhabitants. About eighteen months ago John Rowe, a gambler of New York City, came to Washington with a full pocket book. He was accompanied by Minnie Raymond, his mistress, whom he soon established as proprietress of a bagnio south of the avenue. About six months ago he encountered a streak of bad luck and lost all his money. He was discarded by his paramour in favor of another man, said to be the son of a prominent dry goods merchant.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rowe went on to the house and asked her for money. On being refused, he upbraided her for her ingratitude, and was ejected from the house by the police. He threatened the woman’s life at the time. Luck still ran against him, and to-night, mad with jealousy and his reduced circumstances, he went to the dive and shot the woman through the head immediately on seeing her. He then shot himself through the head causing almost instant death. The woman is still alive, but will probably die.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

From the Collection of The Comtesse DeSpair
\nThe 1886 Morbid Scrapbook<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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