Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-07
A FREE LOVE TRAGEDY.
an Ia IUred Husband tn California
snOOtfns the se1uc~r Of iIgs Wife
A nufuIsi Friend HasfeHio ~ the "a.

Shooting the seduc~r Of IFS WIFE
nnfuHi Friend HasfeHio q. the Ca
Frcui ne San Francisco AItr, OetoJer1qI
cispstch recei sea from CalistOSs yests riay
snnJUDcSf that Harry L4Tkyns, better known
as Major q Try LaTkyIs vas shCt and almost
instantly lied by EdWsrd j. Muybridge. a
PtotcgTsi heF OF this city, on Saturday 1isht
ABOUT III O'clOct- The cause Of the murder ia
said to - domestic trouble, and OF this fhers
seems 70 re no doubt. LaJkyns was sn Engljsh-
man, about - years OF age. lie came to this
city year and @lf ago With another Young
InglishmaG. He got employment on the Posi-
q reporter, his engagement lasting some time.
lie Was then employed bT John Wilson the
circus MAJ. Hiz last emp.Oyme Mt " As 20 make
maps OF sJese mines in NaD4 2Cd SOnOma eonn-
ties, and II WAS on this b1si9rss vi a. he went to
Cslistoga. Muybridgs ia a photographer in the
employ Of BTa'tey & Suist-Ju- HIS principal
tusness : 10 lake photographs Of country
scenes, and be = A. therefore most OF his time
absent from tn city Ms. Mus bridge was at
one time clerk in ACkermaE'= One-dOlIar store.
They have one chi.i. Mrs. MAJ bridge is now
An Portland, oregon.
1t isl sid that u bridge formed the acquaint-
ance Of L2Tkyns, lUd tbss lac liked him VeTv
much. He invited him 70 IiS hon % as 4 frfsuI.
and Introduced him 20 bis wife. L1Tkyns often
visited III. la o. ge's house, and for a long
tilne weS AiSaNs kindly received. But tho has
bsnd lsit the city ia Crsusn.e Of his employ
mentt aJC vas gone some time. When he re-
turned c learned ~ e Las kvuz' conduct 10 his
family during his sbssuce was not that of a
friend. he eau .isued LaTSYUs never TO visit
hls house again CT speak TO his wife. Butit WAS
81 no AVA Ire intimacy b-TWeen Mrs. MuV-
bridge an LaTkyus Continued. and was so open
that the Cuts4g husbaud -OIKht his false
friend, sId finding him tu the Office Of the
Evening Fest. gEaruc slgt with Tin and st-uck
him. Tbs had mos the q sire eject. Larkyns
and Ms MUy HridEe SfiH met clsndestIueIy,
even openly, IN spite OF tie protests OF her huS-
band.
whatever ma hare been the relations of
LsTkyBs ard Mrs. lluybTiIze, the difficulty
seemed 10 have blown Oyes with the departure
OF thS foEIa-r for Ca.ist"ss and the latter for
PCTflaI1 II aimed for = tAmuIIai fFiHnd'f
10 stir ~ the passions of the outraged husband
and drive him 20 the commission Of murder.
This mutual friend Wa a ads, who WEs en-
plOyed as nurse by Mrs. MUybrldge, and all the
correspondence between LarEyns and Mrs.
MuybIidEe Wa turned over q her for safe keep
ing. The mutual friend wanted money which she
said NUybTidgs owed her. and for this purpose
she paid b III TIsit on the forenoon Of Satur-
day last. She demanded the money. but Muy-
bridge either refused 70 pay CT gave thu Old lady
q gruff answer. IEereUpOn che pulled bundle
OF letters from her pocket, and handing them
10 him said. "WIi You pay me now" The hus-
hand toe k The letters and read than over care
fully. His breast heaved with ind SnstiOn, his
wrath was fred. aui he deter. ned on revenge
Having Ies TEed that LarkyU> as in CaliStOga,
he left In the a'tCrCOOn for that place. On his
arrival lie went TO the hotel where LArkyns vas,
and haviHs fOnnd HIM, sSot end killed him al
most instantly. Nuy bridge as at once
rested.
IFroa, tie San Francis C8rorjsye
Major LsIkyns was troubled With gresl am
ietY on = =. Muybri ge's account. Mrs. SmItn
relates thar in the latter part o. July he wrote
from the Gsyssrs saying, al can neither cat
sleep, nor work tn ! knox something more
sbo1t that poor girl I'm afraid I shan have u
give up M business and come down and see
where sNe i and what has become OF her"
And again, sLO-tly a teTwa7ti, II the poor girl
Is in distress write and let me know and shall
90 and tstch her down or send her money to
come" Some mouths ago Major Lsrkyns wrote
\ play for On aTlOtts Thompson, which was sue
Cessfulv Produced in New York, and at the
time Of his death had one prepared foI Chan
frau, which that lady had not yet taken OIL his
hands. ! lady who knew him professionally
abroad ads ths fOllOgiug particulars: Major
IATEyUS was connected rs England With fam
lily of wealth AID resPeCt4Sliliy, snd bore an
1TTeproaCh2tle character. he HTst entered bust
ness By putting quite a large sum Of money in
the y ceuD heater, a pa { which stood higa
IN theatrical circles. His connection with tie
drama - incurred the Dis pleasure OF hl- family
that, with the exception OF LIS sister, they ceased
10 receive Or recognize him. Ills theatrical VEN
fure was failure, financially. After s5verinR
his come CtiOn with the LyceIU he obtained =
COmIniS5iO "a in the English army, snj served in
India. He then volunteered IL the service OF
Gsrsbaldi, and Was With & iuI IN his CAMPAIGNS.
At the bTt skiing out OF the Franco PFls-ian war
he joined the French army. He was promoted
10 the rank OF major. a title which he retained
until hls death. At Metz he Was g0un lei in the
thigh, ard after recovering in ta5 Latter part OF
1872, he came 10 America.