AN INHUMAN MONSTER.
(By Mail Steamer at Auckland.)
New York, November 3
The suicide of Milton Frank Andrews, which occurred in San Francisco on November 6th, put an end to the life of a most inhuman monster. Before ending his own life, this fiend assailant of William C. Ellis, of Australia, and the murderer of Bessie Bouton and others, killed a beautiful young woman who had become his companion in crime. This girl was known as Nulda Olivia, but while her body lay in the Morgie at San Francisco it was identified as that of Eva Howard, formerly a resident of San
Francisco, and a daughter of a criminal whose deeds were known to the police of this city, of Australia, and of Honolulu. What connection Andrews had with Howard is not known, but it is possible he was a rn«fe ber of the " Howard Uang," known to eJ^P
but never traced. The police of San Francisco were on the point of arresting Andrews, when his suicide occurred. The guilty couple had for three weeks occupied a room in a lodging house at 7-IS, Mc-Allister-street. Without the other inmates of the house suspecting the presence of the man, the woman went out regularly, and it was owing to her large purchases of peculiar foods that the couple' were first suspected. Detectives then went into the room in the guise of plumbers, and it was learned afterwards that Andrews must have concealed himself in a closet and watched the men all the lime they were in the room.
Being satisfied with their investigation, the
officers left the house, returning at eight in •the evening to arrest the couple. Following the Knock of the officers on the door of the room, two pistol shots rang out in close succession. When the door was opened the man and woman were both dead. Andrews was known as an expert shot, and his nerve had not failed him at the critical moment.
He placed the muzzle of the revolver at the woman's temple, and she died without a struggle.. He then placed the muzzle of the gun'at his own temple and fired again, this time holding a small mirror in one hand.
It was found that the couple had been living in poor circumstances, though the man had 180 dollars in gold, some diamonds and trinkets. Andrews left a long ramjjfc, letter to the editor of a local which he admitted his identity and spoke of the murder of Bessie Bouton, denying that he committed it. William Ellis identified /
Andrews as his assailant, expressing his hatred of the man in his unfamiliar Cockney accent. Ellis spoke in a friendly fashion of the woman, but denied positively that he had been infatuated with her. He still bears scars of his terrible encounter with Andrews, but is in good health. He has become interested in the racing season, and declares he will remain in California till it is over. Andrews' brothers arranged to have the remains of Andrews sent to Connecticut. Andrews' wife, from whom.hehas been separated some years, and their daughter, eight years old, live at Hclyoke, Massachusetts.
AN INHUMAN MONSTER.
Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 8327, 19 December 1905, Page 2
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