The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-10-04
TOGETHER STILL,
ARE MAN AND WIFE, THOUGH THE
HUSBAND is DEAD.
A Sensational Story from Cordele Whlcn IN
wolves One of the Leading and Best Known
Families-A Glass Coffin in n ParlOr.

| was one of AtlantaS best known cltlzenS.
| On the streets he was a Well-knoWn chaf-
acter and when once seen was never 1or-
gotten. For years he and his wife had
| lived on Whitehall street near Smith
street, and there was hardly an afternoon
when the weather was pleasant that they
could not be seen prOmenading the SIDE
walk, sitting upon their spacious veranda
or lounging around in the beautiful flower
garden in front Of the pleasant, happy
home.
Down town the doctor was well known
and by those with whom he came in con-
tact he was liked. He was gentleman OF
scrupulous neatness and apparently gave
much time to his toilet. His clothing
was always of the latest style and more
than ordinary taste was displayed i'll his
selections. He was not above the aver
age SIZE but the immense side whiskers
and heavy, dropping mustache he wore
| gave him something of a distinguished
look. He seemed to pride himself on his
personal appearance and would shun q
speck of flying dust as quickly as he
| would dodge q mud-bedaubed buggy
wheel casting off its load.
DR.. Marvin was not only partial to
| neat clothing, but he was especially fond
! of handsome jewelry. He Wore a mag
! nificent cluster Of diamonds on his shirt
front while an extra inlet was made in
| the linen to accommodate the fourth large
| diamond stud. His fingers were bedcck-
! ed with the same shining stones and it
was the boast of the doctor that he
wore q limited fortune around with him
| o fortune any pawnbrOker would gladly
| gather.
| DR.. Marvin was abundantly able to
! enjoy the luxury of the diamond display.
! His tax returns were not at all small and
his check, annually given the city, was
quite u sum. On Whitehall street he
| owned several residences, while Smith
street owes many Of it's pretty cottage
homes to the doctors spirit of improve
ment On Marietta street he owns two
or three stores, while other business
| houses in other parts of the city We're
| charged to him on the assessors books.
A few years ago, Cordele, in DOoly
county, Sprang up and DR.. Marvin's
| Judgment caused him to go there and
! invest He quickly became a prominent
citizen and besides being elected presi-
| dent of the Cordele Bank was made
mayor of the thriving city. There he car
ried with him u large gold-headed cane
| which all his Atlanta friends knew.
A few months ago AtlantianS were
astonished to hear that DR.. Marvin was
dead. but in q short time he was for
gotten. A day or two ago n well-lnown
| Cordelean came to Atlanta and in talking
with one of DR.. Marvin's old friends re-
| marked:
Its funny that he was never buried. y"
"Never buriedr said the Albanian in
surprise, "what do you mean?'
Tbn CorInloan thpl1pbt tho Albanian
| knew it all, but when he found that he
| did not, said:
"Well, DR.. Marvin's body Is in glass
| coffin in his wife's parlor. Through that
| coffin you can see him just as you used to
| see him here on the streets. He Is dress
ed in that same faultless style, and has
on all those brilliant diamonds. In his
hand is that same gold-headed cane.
The Constitutions correspondent at Cor
dele was asked about the story, so unus-
ual was it, last night, and here is his
reply:
The Story from Cordele.
| Cordele, Ca, October 1.-(Special.)-
| Corde4e furnishes an instance Oh "1tely
| devotion unprecedented ln the history OF
Georgia ana unsurpassed by the tabled
| goddess.
This is a broad assertion but the story of
| Mrs. George w. Marvin, wife of the late
mayor oil COruele, Will bear me out fully
| Ill making IL.
On the 10th day of July of this year DR..
Marvin saw the last this World sur
rounded by his wife and friend who had at
| tended him through Il long illness aud his
| crushed and AearJ-DrOken vile Those who
Witnessed the seen say they have never
seen nyfhing more thrilling and touching.
Mrs. Marvin lost complete control OF her
nerves and rayed furously. She refused To
be comforted by her friends, and she mad
no belief i'll u hereafter she could gain no
relief from the grace of him who g!vcth
ali things and taketh all things away.
Sne made the startling announcement
| then and there, that she had made Il sol
emn compact with her husband before his
| death, agreeing that they would both enter
| oblivion at as near the same time as could
be easily arranged by means of suicide. Those
WHO were WIN Mrs. Marvin ut the time
thought of course that when the excitement
caused by DR.. Maryin's death were off,
she would forget her threats of self-inillc-
ted death and take up the weary cares of
life again with peaceful resi- gnatlon.
1t seems now, however, that the assertion
that she intended to kill herself was the
announcement of Il fixed determination
and she still contemplates taking her own
life as soon she mas made some
arrangements for the permanent inter
ment on her husbands remains, for the
reader must understand that at this mo-
ment all that is mortal of Dr. George w.
Marvin occupies place III The late resi-
dence of that gentleman and the present
residence of his widow.
An embalmer from Macon was tele-
graphed for Immediately, upon the death
of DR.. Marvin and his body was prepared
for burial.
The funeral and procession was nearly
II mile long, and all the business houses
in Cordele were closed, showing universal
respect for the man who had added SO
much to the city's prosperity.
But the sensational features OF the situa-
ton were only begun.
For four days the body lay in the ground
and the people were beginning to forget the
excitement attending his death and burial.
In the darkness of quiet night there
another funeral procession, but no carriages
followed the hearse and no one on foot &C
companied the dead except those who help
ed to dig the earth from above the coffin
and bear the corpse back to the place from
which the first procession had started
In the dead of the night a few trusted
fricuds, whom Mrs. Marvin had requested
to act, went to the cemetery and brought
back the body.
Next morning Mr.. w. d. Alverson, a
young embalmer, arrived from New Or
leans, and at once began the process of
embalmng the body so that it could be pre-
served indefinitely AT the same time an
Italian sculptor, who now resides i'll Au-
y.N1 nd hoo al for