The New York herald., 1875-09-21
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
WIFE MURDER AND SUICIDE NEAR NEW BRUINS
WICK N. J.


The city Of New Brunswick was shocked yesterday
by the report that Professor James Garland widely
known musician, had, during the day, shot his
wife, most estimable lady, and committed
suicide. For many years the Professor
has been organist and pianist and his wife
complished vocalist The Of the terrible double
tragedy, therefore, spread like wildnre. About six
O'Clock last evening HERALD representative was at
THE SCENE TRAGEDY,
located on the corner of Benner and First avenue
East New Brunswick and obtained the following state
of the shocking affair The of the horror is
a spacious frame house in the midst of fine grounds
The Professor verging fifty, his wife being only
few years his Junior. Their married life extended
over twenty years For two years things have gone
badly between Garland and his wife arising from an
and utterly groundess feeling of jealousy of his
wife the part the Professor He became jealous OF
her cousin boy still In his teens who taking mu-
sica lessons from the Professor himself Within the
last month his attitude toward his wife became positively
brutal He would home drunk and abuse and beat
her Finally things came to such pass that she had
him
ARRESTED
He was taken before the Justice and cooly inquired
If he had not perfect right his wife if she de-
served This from the public character of the parties
made great stir Garland went with his abuse and
his beatngs and the upshot that Mrs Garland de-
cded upon
SEPARATING FROM HER HUSBAND.
The necessary legal steps taken and the bill OF
separation granted Yesterday the breaking up Of the
family was to take place. 1t arranged that Mrs.
Garland should withdraw from her husbands house
Che had taken apartments for herself and children in
New Brunswick and with her son Alfred, was to
have opened to-day music store in the city.
II is stated that Mrs Garland has for time past
been afraid that her husband would do her violence.
Several nights he broke into hcr room looked at her
sLe lay in bed awake but always withdrew without
speaking or Offering her the slightest indIgnty.
THE LAST SUNDAY
On Sunday last the family as usual at the table
The Professor attended the Second Reformed church.
corner Of George and Albany streets where he played
the orgn. Mrs. Garland took her place usual in
the choir OF ST. James hethododst Episcopal church.
SHOOTING.
Yesterday morning the entire family sat down TO
breakfast Between seven and eight O'Clock he left the
house and proceeded 10 his in Albany street New
Brunswick Breakfast Mrs Garland finished pack
ing up the furniture she proposed removing with her
About ten O'Clock her husband returned 10 the
house, but went away AFTER without
saying or doing anything noticeable. He re-
turned after a few minutes after twelve O'Clock
and after walking around the house absractedly
eral times entered the dwelling by the kitchen door.
Mrs Garland there with her daughters packing up.
The Professor very strange look and had some
thing in his hand which subsequently proved TO be q
Colts seven barreled revolver Suddenly be levelled
his weapon al Mrs Garlands head aud fired the ball
entering her mouth crashing away her teeth and pass
ing out through the back Of her neck The horrined
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before her murderer
"oh James James for Gods sake don't XII me ="
impercd Mrs Garland but her husband shot her while
on her knees the ball entering her head Then Miss
Anna daughter Of fourteen courageousy sprang for
ward and thrust aside her fathers right hand in which
he still grasped the revolver Before he could fire
his wife third time she with desperate effort sBrang
from the house INTO the yard and there dropped
apparently dead The Professor darted from
the Kitchen sprang upstairs 70 his threw himself
the bed leveled the revolver his own head and
ln ha lodi INST ppoVf he rybf Rtudfr
himself st alive, he took pen knife from his pocket
and safhed his throat inhctng frightul wound
breaking the blade Of the pen knife in his frenzy This
did not E him, he rushed into the hall procured
twice the size OF silver dollar Soon after this
his son Alfred, who Was away from home
arrived, and with the assistance Of Mr. Short broke
ia the door Of the professors bedroom and thcrc
witnessed a sight such made the blood run cold
Sitting the edge 0 the bis head and face and
GARLAND utterly UNCONSCIOUS The noor AZ the bedside
covered With gore and the walls and even ceiling
were bespattered With blood il was expected that
every moment he would breathe his last His power
ful physique, however, held him up. Al about 1ar
O'Clock he became cOnseiOug
els wife dead Yn he asked
''No, bat she's--'
fsMy God Pm Glad Of that 90 and ks sank back In
the meantime Drs Baldwin, milford English, Voorhies
and William son arrived and did all they could for the
dying wife and husband The latter was still breathing
when the HERALD representative left the house. but
with DO shadow Of a hope that he could survive For
Brs Garland tere little hope. Garland is an
EnglisbmaD. He came " New York twenty-five years
ago and lrst worked farm labOrer 10 Monmouth
county. His wife was a widow when he married her,
Mrs Kinney formerly Amanda ConOyer, OF English
town She is q neice Of OK Mayor Conover, Of New