Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-04-18
HE WAS KNOWN HERE.
SimOnian's Relatives
Live in This City.
THE "GRAPEVINE" TRAGEDY
The Armenian Survives His Victim
Only About Six Hours.

The double tragedy at the notorious
dive, the "Grapevine," in Providence
Saturday, created great deal of talk in
this city yesterday, as one OF the victims
had relatives here
Simonian left a statement i'm writing in a
book that was found upon the bureau in
the Garrahan girls room.
This statement was in the Armenian
script, and was translated this afternoon.
Simonin clearly demonstrates in this his
premeditation in killing the woman, and
from its wording the murder and suicide
theory seems to have slight basis.
The literal translation OF one sentence
in the letter is
~ am come, and am to die, and the girl
is to die through me-"
Simonian and fellow countryman
named Eli Boyajian made a disturbance
in house in this city, last fall, and
both were arrested by the police. They
were subsequently discharged without a
fine. Simonian at that time had a wicked
looking dirk knife in his possession which
1t Is thought was the same weapon with
which he attacked the Garrahan woman.
Two cousins OF Simonian named NAL
ranian, who live in this city, have gone
to Providence to claim the body.
The story of the double tragedy is as
follows:
Simoniar X an Armenian, 30 years of
age, single. aud u resident of the Armen-
ian colony ht }ss Washington street. The
probability is hat he was The Garrahan
womau's ''lover" A few nights ago he
called at the housc,and attcrward claimed
tn have been robbed Of n $40 bill lie went
TO the house saturday night, and, calling
for the Garralan woman. went TO her
room. An alteration ensued. threats
were heard on both sides, but it was
thought IL was nothing but lovers quar-
rel a few minutes later two shots were
heard Then came piercing scream and
all was still save n low moan as of two
people in mortal agony.
An alarm was then sent out, and when
the police aiIiyed and made their way to
the Garrahan woman's room. most
horrible sight met their gaze. Simonian
lay upon the iloor OF the little bedroom
shot In the abdomen. lie was conscious,
but failing fast. His wound was ut once
pronounced fatal one, and he was taken
10 the hospital
She had been horribly butchered Before
icing removed from the house Simonian
told his story. lie said that he had missed
his $40 aud accused the woman of taking
"a, and when she denied this they had hot
words lie stood over her ia threaten
ing manner, when suddenly she slipped
her hand into his pocket whipped out the
weapon which She knew he carried and,
pressing its muzzle tohis abdomen, pulled
the trigger twice Then he pulled his
knife and stabbed her. but how many
times or where ne could not say, as he be-
came unconscious.
IL needed but glance to tell them that
the woman was beyond all possible as
sistance. She was simply butchered, and
a more horrible spectacle can scarcely be
imagined Simoniun had used u large clasp
knife of the hunting type, and with one
edge as Keen rs rnZor
She managed 10 say that Simonian shot
her first, but she had not been shot ~ all,
and she alone handled the revolver She
was one Of the yilest creatures OF her kind.
She died shortly after o'clock Sunday
morning Simonian died about six hours
later
May Davenport, in whose house the
tragedy occurred, has been before the |
courts manv times