Evening journal., 1892-09-10
.ATRAGICAL HONEYMOON.
Artist Garvin Murders His Pref
ty Bride Of a Week.
ORA2ED BIZ THE pEMON JEALOUSY.


His own Life, but was Arrested and
Lodged in JAIN.
PTTsBURG, Sept 10.-Frank Garvin. a
well known newspaper artist - ployed on
The Commercial Gazette shot and killed his
wife Of four days, Cora l. Garviu, nee Red
path, in their room at his mothers home,
20 Avery street, Allegheny City. Jealousy
is said to have been the cause. The muir
dered bride was the daughter Of Homer
Redpath, prominent sporting man, for
merly Of Allegheny City, but now OF Chi
cago.
The Redpath family are well known for
their beauty, and Miss Cora was considered
one Of the most beautiful women in ALE
ghany City. She had mass Of silky black
hair, blue eyes, q superb complexion, fine
carriage and an admirable figure. She left
Chicago on Sunday night, arriving here on
Monday morning on the New York and
Chicago limited. Her lover met her at the
station. On the following evening they
were quietly married at the residence Of the
Rev. j. II. Miller, on Buena Vista street
They went to live at the groom's mothers
home.
Yesterday afternoon three shots rang ont
from an up stairs room. Garvins mother
and two sisters were down stairs. Startled
by the shots, the eldest girl rushed up to
the room. She found the young wife lying
dead on tho bed and her brother standing
near his wife's body with a smoking revol-
yer in his hand. All he said was:
Crazy with Jealousy.
"Annie, have shot Cora. am crazy
with Jealousy. loved her to deathw
Then Garvin made a move as though to
turn the revolver upon himself, but the sis
ter seized his arm and was soon aided in
holding him by Police Captain Agnew, who
lives across the street and had rushed over,
having heard the shots. As he placed Gar
vim under arrest the latter offered no re-
sistance, but said, Gan l ask is to be al
lowed TO kiss my wife once more.r
Permission was granted and taking tho
dead body of his wife in his arms Garvin
pressed her to his bosom so fervcntly that
his own clothing was stained with blood.
he tenderly released the body. smoothed
the pillow for the head, turned and ac-
companied the policeman.
He was taken in a patrol wagon to the
Allegheny central police station and later
was sent to the county Jail in Pittsburg
Upon being searched bundle of letters was
found and the cover Of sketching pad.
upon which the following note was written,
showing that Garvin had contemplated sui
eide 1t read:
Il send mother a kiss for the last time
Tell her love her with all my heart, and
all the rest Of the folks too. To Mr.. Yost.
of The Commercial Gazette Office, give my
back salary in return for money lent to me.
l bid all my folks and Gus goodby. Tell
Gus, although did not return the money,
] surely would have done so had / been
able. Hope he win forgive me. Tell sister
Anne / love her and hope she viii remem-
Der me-"
Tried to XIII Himself.
In Jail Garvin said: II was insanely zeal.
/ Gus. I loved her so. / couldn't help it. ]
tried TO xiii myself, but something hap
peued to the gun and it wouldn't fire. My
hands trembled so. killed her because i
/ loved her." Then he buried his face in his
hands and moaned.
Garvin is twenty-three years old and his
! his wife was twenty. It was said at The
/ Gazette Office that he had been employed
| there for three years, the speaker adding:
''He was one Of the best men we ever had
! He was a good workman and never drank a
I drop, and l knew he would never have com.
mitted that deed unless the provocation
was too great for human being to bear"
0arvin's people were bitter toward him
on account Of the marriage. They did not
know of it until he brought his bride home
] She came Of a theatrical family, and had
been trapoze performer in variety shows
/ For several seasons she was with Barnums
circus. She also travelled in company witt
the noted trapez performer. Emma Jutau
Of Orrin Bros. circus. Her youngest sis
ter, Olive, is a soubrette in regular theatri
cal ranks.
II is intimated that Garvin's wife hat
| given him cause for iealousy.~ His mother
said he had been very melancholy since hi
marriage His wife had told him that b,
couldn't dress her as she desired and sh,
proposed TO earn money for herself.