Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-11-18
Frank Garvin's Trial.

The trial of Frank Garvin for shooting
his wife last September at their home ID
Allegheny, began in the criminal court oil
Allegheny county, last Monday morning.
The story Of the shooting and of the pa
thetie scenes that followed were told by
the prosecution, and then Thos. NJ. Mar
shall Jr., opened for the defence, and
made a remarkable statement. In part he
said
Frank Garvin, the prisoner, who was
only 10 years old, lived across the street
from Cora Redpath, and met her, not by
introduction, the way they should nave
met. and he was her lover for three years
The intimacy grew into an infatuation on
his part. Their relations were improper,
and this infatuation became
ono Of wild love. Miss
Redpath moved to Chicago, and the prls-
oner believed that he was the one man
who had her love, and in his eyes she was
the one being he loved above heaven and
Garth From Chicago she wrote him OF
her truth and constancy to him.
Mr.. Marshall did not want to speak Ill OF
the dead. bat she was a bad woman and
brought the defendant under her Will until
ne became her slave, even more so than
any negro was ever slave In the soulh.
She kept writing to him and p!edgiDg her
constanoy and saying that he was the one
man she loved
All his solicitation she agreed to return
and he sent her the money, having always
supplied her with money. She came TO
this city and en- her solemn oath she reiter-
ated her faithfulness. On Tuesday they
were married, and then commenced ser
les of events that led up to the tragedy.
The defendant took her to his home, and
it was agreed that they should both lead
| proper lives. She was taken to his home
and was received with opeu arms BY his
mother aud sister. On the very day of the
marriage the prisoner discovered that she
had received letter from Edward J..
Raum. of Sewickley. with whom she had
been carrying on ii correspondence, asking
her to meet him, and on the following day
| there was another letter from him.
| She wore bracelet put on by r. );
| Raum. and admitted SO to her husband
and taunted him with it,
| On Wednesday following the marriage
! she told her husband he was too poor, that
| she was fond of good clothes and she must
have them, aud To get them she would
| visit her male friends in Pittsburgh she
| told him that she had an engagement IN
| town on Friday and she wanted to %
alone. In a box of writing paper the de-
! fendant found letter supposed to be from
Rsum. telling her that he would come up
| the Ft. Wayne road every day and she
| could let him know where to meet her
The defendant pleaded with her not to
| 90 to town on Friday. She bedeeked her
self in her best for the trip. The defend
ant even went SO far as to take her shoes
off but she insisted on going and then he
lost his reason and in transitory frenzy
| fired and killed her The pistol was bought
| by him tor the purpose OF committing sun
| eide, ard lie left go0d-by note to TINS
] effect.
Miss Anna Garvin was the first witness
for the defense. She testified that from
the tine of Mrs Garvin's return from Chi
caro her brothers health began to run
down. He would eat but very little and
ard acted queerly. One time he thought
his hair was falling out. At another time
he brought home camera and hxed hin-
self up as Napoleon. and had ms Dfother
take his picture. He also seemed TO pave
a mania for pictures of himself and had at
least four dozen taken at different photo
graphers.
He at one time called her attention TO
the bracelet worn by his wife and she said;
"Surely. you didn't let anyone else put
that on her; that's the one yon sho1ld
! have put on yourself AT home the de-
fendant was very mild; she never saw him
angry and he never gave his mother cross
word.
Mrs. T. j. Raum was called and identi-
fed her husbands writing on number OF
letters MT to Mrs GarYin.
J X Mackrell testified to seeing Mrs
Garvin call az the office where the defend
ant worked and saw him giving her money
John S Ritenour, Paul Martin, G. A.
Balph, John r. Hoover, p. F. KERN,
August Block. W Z. Ross, Jesse Connors,
d. K Hoilauder and others testified to the
defendants good character.
The case then closed for the day.
On Tuesday Frank Garvin broke down
on the witness stand while telling his
story, which eorroborated the statements
made by his attorney in opening the case
Several witnesses on character and tempo
rarv insanity were examined.
On Wednesday the arguments were
made and the jury charged. Judge Nc
Clung told the jury that the "transitory
frenzy theory, if sustained, would be a
menace to society. The jury went out that
evening. and were out at night. A verdict
Of mansla tighter was generally expected.