Bessie Crowe

1896 - 1913  (~ 17 years)

• Name	Bessie Crowe
  Birth	Apr 1896
  Gender	Female
  Death	9 Jun 1913	West Virginia
  Notes	The home of Mr. Cilas (sic) Crowe, on Savage Mountain, about five miles, from Lonaconing, was the scene of a very mysterious shooting, which has baffled the efforts of a coroner's Jury, with Justice Brown of Garrett county at the head, in efforts to determine in what manner and by whom, Bessie, the 16-year-old daughter of Mr. Crowe was killed on Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock while in the home of her father. Early Monday morning Mr. Crowe left his home on business, and when he returned at 3:15 at the summons of some neighbors, he found the lifeless body of his daughter lying on the floor and grasping a shot gun in her arms. There were no known eye witnesses to the affair and therefore Justice Brown has no clue upon which to conduct his investigations. The jury impaneled by Justice Brown examined an older brother and a younger sister of the dead girl, who state that they were both playing in the yard, when they heard the shot and rushed in the house to find the body of their sister lying on the floor with the gun in her arms. This story was immediately discredited by the members of the Jury, because there were no powder marks or burns on her body, that would have been inflicted had the shot been fired from close range or by the girl herself. The girl's left ear and the side of her head were blown off by the shot. At a late hour, no solution of the shooting had been made. The brother and sister are held as witnesses by Justice Brown. The Evening Times, Cumberland, June 11, 1913 The inquiry into the death of Miss Bessie Crowe, 16 years of age, who was shot in some mysterious manner about a week ago at the home ol her father, Mr. Silas Crowe, five miles from Lonaconing, on Savage Mountain, has been dropped by the Garrett county authorities. The brother and sister of the dead girl who were held as witnesses to the shooting, have been released. The Evening Times, Cumberland, June 20, 1913 Around Avilton there was much ado over the arrest of Lawrence Crowe charged with the murder of his sister, Bessie, aged 16, early in the summer. A coroner's jury had decided that the shooting was accidental and the brother was not then charged, but it is said he talked afterward and is now in Oakland Jail in consequence. The Evening Times, Cumberland, October 17, 1913
  Person ID	I51756	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Silas Crowe,   b. 2 Jan 1851, Avilton, Garrett County, Maryland d. 13 Dec 1943, Barton, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 92 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary L. Jackson,   b. 1862, Maryland d. 11 Dec 1927, Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F19195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart