Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-22
THE TRAGEDY.

toga, intending TO pass the night
there.
THE TRAGEDY.
Thither Muybridge traced him, and
reaching the spot at about liz clock
at night, he sent word to the Major
that he wanted to see him. Larkyns
was confronted by Muybridge, who, in
words of terrible import, said, "This
is the reply to the letter you sent to
my WIFE" and Immediately dis
charged O revolver. The aim was well
taken and deadly. Larkyns had no
opportunity to defend himself or to
utter word. He ran few steps and
fell corpse, with q bullet through
his heart. Putting his pistol up,
Muybridge surrendered himself to the
Superintendent of the mine, and was
forthwith conveyed to Calistoga, where
he was given in charge to the authori-
ties.
THE WOMAN
Connected with this affair was the
divorced wife of one Lucius d. Stone,
and whom Mr.. Muybridge married
about four years ago, while she was
engaged as saleswoman in q fancy
store on Kearney street. About a year
since an intimacy sprung up between
Mrs. Muybridge and Larkyns, which
was generally noted with scandalous
comments by those acquainted with
the parties. Muyhridge was absent
from his home great deal of the time,
taking views of the coast and interior
hn In Wi nj ~
suspicious broke upon him, and an
encounter ensued with Larkyns, at
tended with an exchange of blows, as
reported. At all events, Larkyns was
seriously warned against continuing
his attentions to Mrs. Muybridge, and
several acquaintance of Larkyns also
cautioned him of his mortal peril in
his unhallowed intimacy. Muybridge
sent his wife on visit to q relative in
Portland, Oregon, last Spring, in the
hope of finally interrupting the scan
ialous intrigue, not supposing, it is
presumed, that it had extended to the
magnitude of criminality.
Subsequently, it appears, a clandes-
tine correspondence was continued be-
tween the guilty pair, through the
medium of woman who attended
NILS. -hu OIiuSc dS " Hufst, SuOTl
time previous to her departure for Ore
gon. This contidant, of course, was
capable of treachery likewise, and
when 1T became necessary for her to
employ some extra persuasive infiu-
ence to collect demand for 500 which
she made on Muybridge, intercepted
letters presented the requisite facility.
On Saturday morning the claim of the
al f,sa
Muybridge, and letters were exhibited
to him to compel his speedy attention
TO the matter, containing evidence of
most exasperating character. The
claim was not Immediately forthcom-
ing, as anticipated, but the parties
concerned in this peculiar process for
collecting adebt have the satisfaction
of knowing that it was entirely effect
i've in launching a wretched mortal
into eternity within twelve hours after
its institution. Muybridge was at the
photograph gallery of Bradley & Ru-
lofson, his place of employment, just
previous to his departure for Calistoga,
and manifested such frenzy of des-
pair and rage that his friends were
fearful that he contemplated suicide.
His subsequent movements, which
were utllOtTdut duu II,
are already indicated.
THE MURDERED MAN.
Major Harry Larkyns, the victim,
was we'll known in the city for Pc
riod of nearly two years, rather in the
character of an adventurer. From the
little that is known of his history, he
came from a respectable and wealthy
family in England, but became es-
tranged from his relatives in conse-
quence of his reckless and spendthrift
propensities, and after wasting his
patrimony in riotous living, he was
thrown upon his wits for a livelihood.
His life-history would, no doubt, af-
ford romantic narrative. He held a
commission in the British army DUR
ing portion of his life, and served
six years in India. Subsequently, he
travelled extensively in Europe, and
was Familiarity acquainted with the
attractions and points of interest in
the principal cities of the continent.
On the breaking out of the Franco
German war he entered the French
service, and held q position on the
staff of General Bourbaki with the
rank of Major. This fact was corrob-
Grated by French gentleman who
happened to be in San Francisco at a
time that Larkyns was in custody of
the authorities for certain financial ir-
regularlties. The gentleman COM
mended Larkyns as a gallant officer,
and in admiration Of his counduct in
the service of France, he desired to
assist him in his emergency, but the
avor was not required.
Major Larkyns made his first ap-
pearance here in the month of Janu-
ary, 1873. He had previously been
sojourning for season at Salt Lake
City, with San Francisco as his objec-
tive point. While there he fell in
with a young Englishman named Ar
thur Neil, whom he had previously
known in Europe, and procured large