Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-09-27
NEW JERSEY TRAGEDY.

afternoon, Prof. James Garland, a music |
teacher and piano dealer in New Bruins
wick, n. J., shot his wife twice at his
residence in East New Brunswick. He
then attempted suicide by shooting him
self, cutting his throat and crushing in
his skull with hammer For several
years past, Prof. Garland has treated
his wife and. children brutally. A month
ago Mrs. Garland had him arrested
and placed under bonds to keep the
peace.
His conduct did not mend, and about
two weeks ago she obtained bill of
separation. Her uncle hired a house
for her, and last Monday she began NOV
ing her furniture. At II o'clock, Prof.
Garland went home to dinner. At the
table he appeared to be melancholy and
his children spoke about the change from
his former overbearing manner After
dinner, Mrs. Garland continued the la
Dor of experimenting the moving of the
furniture, and Prof. Garland wandered
about the house. Mrs. Garland inciden-
tally left her husband in the front room.
When she returned Prof. Garland
raised a revolver and shot her in the
neck, the ball passing through her jaw
and passing out at her mouth. She sank
upon her knees, and, grasping her hus
bands leg said. For Gods sake, dom
murder mer He shot at his wife again
the ball striking the back of her heaC
and inAicting only a slight wound.
Before he could again pull the trig
ger, his daughter Jennie seized his arm
and threw it upward, the revolver goint
off and the ball lodging in the wall. II
threw his daughter from him and at
tempted to shoot again. The revolve
missed fire, and. releasing himself froI
the clasp of his wife, he ran up stair
and locked himself in room.
Mrs. Garland ran into the yard cal
ing for help. Children playing in ii
: next yard heard her, and notified a ma
) across the street, who raised Mrs. GA
e land up and with the help of her daugl
a tiers carried her into the house.
He next looked for Prof. Garlan'
The door of the room in which he hs
secreted himself was locked, but vii
n the help of others it was broken in. II
e Professor sat on the edge of bed vi
n his head hanging on his breast. A lar
It pool of blood was on the floor, and bio
? was also spattered on the wall and ce
J. ing. A hammer and pocket knife /
IS on the floor. His head was battered
s. on the top, pistol.shot wound was
E. the forehead near the right ear. and |
lie throat was gashed. They placed him
ID the bed and summoned a physician.
On the arrival of DIR. milford, NJ
D. Garland was removed to the resider
re of her uncle, ex-MayOr Conover. Pr
n Garland was brought to cOnsciOusn
ng about 4 o'clock. He conversed fire.
al about the deed, and Monday event
al Coroner Kibbe took his ante-mort
u statement. He said that he shot him'
OF three times, and finding that but
Id ball had taken effect, he cut at
1t, throat until two blades of his kI
og were broken.
est He looked for some instrument
IU' complete the suicide, and found hi
by mer, and on his return to his room
at struck himself on the head, as he S
re- poses, about six hard blows Then
AT became unconscious.
oss In regard to the cause of the act
said that when he went home he
'as1 disconsolate. His children would
eX- speak to him, and his wife sneered
OF him as though ne had no business
raiV the house. He spoke of his dom,
Inc troubles; and said they were causes
the false stories told to his wife. He "
ed it understood that business and
lily troubles were the cause Of his az
He had endeavored to obtain
49, money the day before with which to
~, creditor. but had been unsucces
- This weighed upon his mind; and
=, ing heard that his wife would refus
allow him to enter the house agai
-. became respondent Before going
:. he wrote letter to explain his con
r.. Late in the evening he was consC
-, but the physicians had little hope (
recovery. Mrs. Garland was OF
- danger.