The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1874-11-07

A dispatch received from Canistoga
yesterday announced that Harry Lark
yns, better known as Major Harry Lark
yns, was shot and almost instantly kill
ed by Edward J. Muybridge, a photo
grapher of this city, on Saturday night.
about II o'clock. The cause of the
murder is said to be domestic trouble,
and of this there seems to be no doubt.
Larkyns was an Englishman, about 30
years Of age. He came to this city a
year and half ago, with another Eng
lishman. He got emf loyment OH the
Post as reporter, his engagement last
ing some time. He was then employ
ed by John Wilson, the circus man. His
last employ was to make maps of
some mines in Napa and Sonoma coun-
ties, and it was on this business that he
went to Canistoga. Muybridge is a
photographer in the employ of Bradley
& Rulofson. His principal business is
to take photographs of country scenes,
and he was, therefore, most of his time
absent from the city. Mrs. Muybridge
was at one time clerk ii Ackermans 81
store. They have one child. Mrs. Muy-
bridge is now in Portland, Oregon.
1t is said that Muybridge formed &C
quaintance of Larkyns, and that he
liked him very much. He invited him
to his house as friend, and introduced
him to his wife. Larkyns often visited
Mr.. Muybridge's house, and for long
time was always kindly received. But
the hus band left the city in pursuance
of his employment, and was gone for
some time. When he returned he learn
ed that Larkyn's conduct to his family
during his absence was not that of
friend. He cautioned Larkyns never
to visit his house again or speak to his
wife. But 1t was of no avail. The in
timacy between Mrs. Muybridge and
Larkyns continued, and was so open
that the outraged husband sought his
false friend and finding him in the Office
of the Evening Post, quarrelle1 with
him, and struck him. This had not the
desired effect. Larkyns and Mrs. Muy-
bridge still met clandestInely, even
openly, in spite of the protests of her
husband.
Whatever may have been the rela-
tions of Larkyns and Mrs. Muybridge,
the difficulty seemed to have been blown
over with the departure of the former
for the Canistogs, AMI the latter for
Portland. 1t remaied for mutual
friend" to stir up the passions of TIE
outraged husband and drive him to the
commission OF murder. This mutual
friend was lady, who was employed
rs nurse by Mrs. Muybridge, and all
the correspondence between Larkyns
and Mrs. Muybridge was turned over
to her for safe keeping.
The mutual friend wanted money,
which she said Muybridge owned her,
and for this purpose she paid him a
visit on the forenoon of Saturday last.
She demanded the money, but Muy-
bridge. either refused Ito pay or gave
the old lady o gutf answer. Thereupon
she pulled bundle of letters from her
pocket, aud handing them to him said !:
"Will you pay me now?" The husband
took the letters and read them over
carefully. His breast heaved with in
dignation, his wrath was fired, and he
determined on revenge. Having learn
ed that Larkyns was in Canistoga, he
left In the afternoon for that place. On
his arrive he went to the hotel where
Laikyns was, and having found him,
shot and killed him almost instantly.
Auybridge was at once arrested,
From The San FrdneiIcO Chronicle.
Major Larkyns was troubled with
great anxiety on Mrs. Muybridge's ac-
count. Mrs. Smith relates that in the
latter part of July he wrote from the
Geysers saying. 81 can neither eat
sleep, nor work, till know something
more about that poor girl. Pm afraid
l shall have to give up my business and
come down and see where she is and
what has become of her." And again,
shortly afterward, 'It the poor girl is
In distressed write and let me know, and
l shall go and fetch her down or send
her money p come"
Some months ago Major Larkyns
wrote a play for Charlotte Thompson,
which was successfully produced in
New York, and at the time of his death
he had one prepared for Mrs. Chanfrau,
which that lady had not yet taken of
his hands. A lady who knew him pro.
fessionally abroad adds the following
particulars: Major Iarkyns was con-