Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-13
TRAGEDY IN A HOTEL
MR. ATHER GARvEY MEETS DEATH
IN HIS ROOM AT MURPHY's.
HIS THROAT TERRIBLY LACERATED,
while Suffering With Epilepsy, He
Crashes Into q Window and Dies
from the Effects of the Injuries Re-
ceived.

Mr.. Ather Garvey. q prominent bust"
ness-man OF Rocky Mount, N. c.. met
shocking death In his room at Murphy's
Hotel yesterday morning. Just how the
accident occurred is not known but that
it was an accident is well assured. The
deceased was not found until some time
after o'clock, and then he was lying
on the floor of his room between the win
dow and the bed in a pool OF blood, which
had flowed from a frightful cash on the
left side of his neck. Life was then quite
extinct.
Mr.. Garvey came to Richmond Friday
and, registering at Murphy's, was as
signed to Room 70 on the fourth floor
overlooking Eighth street. He was sub
ject to attacks of epilepsy. but went 10
bed at night feeling in the best OF health.
Yesterday morning he arose about z
o'clock, and was heard to fall heavily
to the floor by the gentleman occupying
the room below his. II was subsequently
ascertained that the large pane of glass
in the window of his room had been
smashed, and then the gentleman who
heard the fall, recalled the incident, and
reported the matter at the office.
WAS A CHASTITY SIGHT.
Colonel Murphy was advised Of the
matter, and, with couple of bell-boys,
went up to the room to ascertain what
was wrong. No response being made
TO the knocks on the door, the hotels
carpenter was sent for, and he forced
an entrance to the room, where the
CHASTITY scene, as described above, was
presented. An alarm was quickly given,
and the ambulance was summoned, but
Mr.. Garvey was already dead, and the
physician, who promptly responded, sim
ply viewed the body, and suggested that
the Coroner be notified
Coroner Taylor was soon on the scene,
ana made an examination of the body,
which disclosed the fact that the deceased
had died while suffering from an at
tack of epilepsy. This, together with the
position Of the body, the broken glass in
the window and the terrible cash on the
mans neck, gave rise to the belief that
in the throes of the attack, he had fallen
headlonS against the window, and there
by received the cut, from which he bled
to death.
JUGULAR VEIN SEVERED.
The accepted theory is, that when he
arose from his bed he was overcome bv
lit and fell and that I'm struggling away
from the broken pane he tore his neck
open, and being unconscious. was unable
to call for assistance. He could not have
survived the cut even had assistance
reached him though, for his iugular vein
was severed by the glass. The Coroner
thought an inquest unnecessary, and he
turned the body over to the hotel people
who at once notified the authorities at
Rocky Mount.
The body was placed upon the bed, and
the dead mans effects gathered together
and placed in the safe. He had a small
satchel. which was not opened, and in
ms pockets were two pocket knives. a
sold watch ard chain, $500 i'm cash seye-
raj cigars. and number OF accounts
with people in various parts of North
Carolina, besides a check book on the
Bank OF Rocky Mount.
TELEGRAM FROM ROCKY MOUNT.
subsequently there came from the
North Carolina town the following tele-
gram:
Have remains of Ather Garvey pro-
perly prepared, ship TO Mrs. A. Garvey
by first train to Rocky Mount. n. c.
w. 4. Muse win reach Richmond this eve
ming to arrange his affairs.
D. II. OAlsilOONs 00lci OF HOlce.'
The body was thereupon turned over
TO Undertaken Laube. who removed it to
his rooms, corner of First and Broad
streets. and sent it South last evening.
MET BY A BROTHER.
The body was shipped on the train
leaving here at 7:30 o'clock. The de-
ceaseds brother Captain j. II. Garvey.
a conductor on the AtlanticCoast Line,
came up from Rocky Mount on the train
arriving here at 7:15 o'clock, and meeting
the remains at the depot, whittier they
had been escorted by Colonel John Muir
ply, accompanied them TO North Caro-
lima. Mr.. w. Il. Muse, of Rocky Mount
came to the city with Captain Garvey,
and remained over to ascertain all the
particulars of the accident and settle up
the deceased's affairs.
Mr.. Garvey was a native Of Rocky
Mount, and was for some time proprie-
tor of saloon in that city. He recently
closed out that business, and was pre-
pairing to go into the grocery business.
1t was on this account that he was in
Richmond to buy goods for the new con-
Germ. He was we'll known to the whole
sale merchants OF Richmond having
bought from them for some years. He
was q married man, and is survived by
a wife and one child, who reside in Rocky
Mount.
Mr.. Muse. who stopped last night at
Murphy's Hotel, said Mr.. Garvey was
subject to attacks of epilepsy, and he
very readily accepted the theory that the
accident which resulted in his death was