Violinist Held For Murder Of Patterson Girl
Banker's Son is Found Wandering in Dazed Condition; Cops Hint Suicide Pact
PATERSON, N.J., July 7 (AP) -
Suffering from a bullet wound in the head, Roderick Meakle, 28, concert violinist and son of a Paterson, N.J. banker, was under arrest in a hospital here today, charged with the murder of Miss Jennie Brauer, 22, who won prizes as a swimmer before coming from Germany two years ago.
Police accused Meakle of killing the girl then shooting himself in a suicide pact into which the couple entered because another woman stood in the way of their marriage.
Miss Brauer's body was found Saturday in an automobile parked in a lane between Butler, N.J., and Pompton Lakes. Meakle was discovered yesterday wandering in a dazed condition through the woods nearby.
Two notes found in the car indicated that the couple had agreed to die together.
Police said they had learned that Meakle had been married secretly to Miss Jessie Murphy, 26, a school teacher in Paterson, at Bridgeport, Conn., Sept. 3, 1926, and that she had refused to agree to a divorce so he could marry Miss Brauer.
Bernard Stafford, counsel for Meakle's family, confirmed the report of Meakle's marriage. Miss Murphy was at her home today, and members of her family said she was prostrated.
One of the notes, written on stationery of the Hotel Niagara of Niagara Falls said:
"Fate denied us the priviledge of happiness in life so we go happily to death. We hope our friends can realize the existence of true love."
It was signed "Roderick and Jennie.
St. Joseph's hospital officials said today that Meakle's condition was "extremely serious" and that he was unconscious most of the time.
The Havre Daily News; Havre, Montana.
July 8, 1930; Page One & Eight.
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Banker's Son is Found Wandering in Dazed Condition; Cops Hint Suicide Pact
PATERSON, N.J., July 7 (AP) -
Suffering from a bullet wound in the head, Roderick Meakle, 28, concert violinist and son of a Paterson, N.J. banker, was under arrest in a hospital here today, charged with the murder of Miss Jennie Brauer, 22, who won prizes as a swimmer before coming from Germany two years ago.
Police accused Meakle of killing the girl then shooting himself in a suicide pact into which the couple entered because another woman stood in the way of their marriage.
Miss Brauer's body was found Saturday in an automobile parked in a lane between Butler, N.J., and Pompton Lakes. Meakle was discovered yesterday wandering in a dazed condition through the woods nearby.
Two notes found in the car indicated that the couple had agreed to die together.
Police said they had learned that Meakle had been married secretly to Miss Jessie Murphy, 26, a school teacher in Paterson, at Bridgeport, Conn., Sept. 3, 1926, and that she had refused to agree to a divorce so he could marry Miss Brauer.
Bernard Stafford, counsel for Meakle's family, confirmed the report of Meakle's marriage. Miss Murphy was at her home today, and members of her family said she was prostrated.
One of the notes, written on stationery of the Hotel Niagara of Niagara Falls said:
"Fate denied us the priviledge of happiness in life so we go happily to death. We hope our friends can realize the existence of true love."
It was signed "Roderick and Jennie.
St. Joseph's hospital officials said today that Meakle's condition was "extremely serious" and that he was unconscious most of the time.
The Havre Daily News; Havre, Montana.
July 8, 1930; Page One & Eight.
dm wms (#47395868)
Violinist Held For Murder Of Patterson Girl
Banker's Son is Found Wandering in Dazed Condition; Cops Hint Suicide Pact
PATERSON, N.J., July 7 (AP) -
Suffering from a bullet wound in the head, Roderick Meakle, 28, concert violinist and son of a Paterson, N.J. banker, was under arrest in a hospital here today, charged with the murder of Miss Jennie Brauer, 22, who won prizes as a swimmer before coming from Germany two years ago.
Police accused Meakle of killing the girl then shooting himself in a suicide pact into which the couple entered because another woman stood in the way of their marriage.
Miss Brauer's body was found Saturday in an automobile parked in a lane between Butler, N.J., and Pompton Lakes. Meakle was discovered yesterday wandering in a dazed condition through the woods nearby.
Two notes found in the car indicated that the couple had agreed to die together.
Police said they had learned that Meakle had been married secretly to Miss Jessie Murphy, 26, a school teacher in Paterson, at Bridgeport, Conn., Sept. 3, 1926, and that she had refused to agree to a divorce so he could marry Miss Brauer.
Bernard Stafford, counsel for Meakle's family, confirmed the report of Meakle's marriage. Miss Murphy was at her home today, and members of her family said she was prostrated.
One of the notes, written on stationery of the Hotel Niagara of Niagara Falls said:
"Fate denied us the priviledge of happiness in life so we go happily to death. We hope our friends can realize the existence of true love."
It was signed "Roderick and Jennie.
St. Joseph's hospital officials said today that Meakle's condition was "extremely serious" and that he was unconscious most of the time.
The Havre Daily News; Havre, Montana.
July 8, 1930; Page One & Eight.
dm wms (#47395868)
Banker's Son is Found Wandering in Dazed Condition; Cops Hint Suicide Pact
PATERSON, N.J., July 7 (AP) -
Suffering from a bullet wound in the head, Roderick Meakle, 28, concert violinist and son of a Paterson, N.J. banker, was under arrest in a hospital here today, charged with the murder of Miss Jennie Brauer, 22, who won prizes as a swimmer before coming from Germany two years ago.
Police accused Meakle of killing the girl then shooting himself in a suicide pact into which the couple entered because another woman stood in the way of their marriage.
Miss Brauer's body was found Saturday in an automobile parked in a lane between Butler, N.J., and Pompton Lakes. Meakle was discovered yesterday wandering in a dazed condition through the woods nearby.
Two notes found in the car indicated that the couple had agreed to die together.
Police said they had learned that Meakle had been married secretly to Miss Jessie Murphy, 26, a school teacher in Paterson, at Bridgeport, Conn., Sept. 3, 1926, and that she had refused to agree to a divorce so he could marry Miss Brauer.
Bernard Stafford, counsel for Meakle's family, confirmed the report of Meakle's marriage. Miss Murphy was at her home today, and members of her family said she was prostrated.
One of the notes, written on stationery of the Hotel Niagara of Niagara Falls said:
"Fate denied us the priviledge of happiness in life so we go happily to death. We hope our friends can realize the existence of true love."
It was signed "Roderick and Jennie.
St. Joseph's hospital officials said today that Meakle's condition was "extremely serious" and that he was unconscious most of the time.
The Havre Daily News; Havre, Montana.
July 8, 1930; Page One & Eight.
dm wms (#47395868)
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