Show PROFESSOR IS A MURDERER in School Sch ol of f Mines Kills a Girl Giri Who Rejected His Ad 4 vances Ends Life When Wh n Caught by Mob M b Rolla Ho rIo Sept 24 Last night at t tU 11 U J S Croswell C an Instructor at the School of Mines and Metallurgy shot Miss Mollie Powell fowell t ot of f title thle citY through the heart and killed her ber al at almost most Instantly The motive for the crime was Jealousy Croswell lied tied a amob amob amob mob of or citizens pursued him When overtaken he committed suicide Croswell came from om Boston BO ston Mass rIas s I where he graduated of Technology AH All of fIa last year he I paid devoted attention to Miss and ind was a constant caller at the home borne I of the oung lady Miss Mias Powell was a daughter of othe the 1 I late W V J S Powell editor of the New I Era Ern of Rolla Bolia She lived with her 1 mother and because b cause of her beauty and nd I personality P e a was a great groat favorite when wherever ever ver known Both Mrs Powell and her daughter did all aU they could to dis dissuade dissuade suade Croswell from roar paying his un unwelcome unwelcome welcome attentions at ten but without avail Last evening he attended a birthday party given at the khe home of Miss Pow Powell ell eli ll and while W h ne left alone with the girl girla a moment shot and killed her and fled As soon as the students of the school learned of the tragedy they armed themselves and started In search of Croswell Croswell was wass b v a josso near here at 1116 tonight Before l he could be taken shot shoD himself dying almost instantly He was found in a barn near the scene of the crime where be he had been In hiding since the murder last night |