ON THIS DAY - August 14, 1895 MARYBOROUGH MURDER AND SUICIDE. A young miner named Robert Henry Bowring, of Maryborough, murdered his sweet heart, Ellen Randall, and then committed suicide on August 14. Bowring was employed at the Grand Duke mine. He was 26, and Miss Randall, who was the daughter of a fellow employee, was 22. Bowring had at tended the Grand National Steeplechase meeting at Caulfield, where he lost heavily. When he returned he arranged to take Miss Randall for a drive, and while she was out of the buggy picking wattle blossom at a spot called the rocks he shot her dead with a gun. He then drove the buggy over the body from head to foot; which, as he was deeply infatuated with the girl, seems inexplicable conduct. He covered the body with his overcoat before he left it. Then he drove off and after going about a mile and a half he shot himself, leaving a paper pinned to the buggy seat giving directions where his sweet hearts body would be found. Amongst letters which Bowring felt behind him was this one: Dear Loving Father and Mother and Brothers, It is with aching heart I do this awful deed, but it is nothing else but buying shares that has driven me to it. I leave half of my chain to Alf, half to Will, the locket to Neal, the pony to Albert, and the rest of my things to Isaac and Jim; father and mother to have the money. [here reference is made to people owing money to Bowring] Goodbye till you meet your foolish Robert above. Now I very cut up over this lot. My poor darling Ellen is the queen of my hand. She is the best little girl in the whole world. There is no man living on earth good enough for dear Ellen. She is the best little girl ever I had. Ellen, my dear, forgive me, wont you love? You are my dearest angel, Ellen. You have been good to me; also your people. I have to thank them for their kindness. I was always treated like a gentleman. So no more from Your dearest, Robert Henry Bowring. Thousands of Kisses to my poor dearest. Keep this out of the Hawk. August 13.
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0000
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