Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-04-17
SHOCKING TRAGEDY,
Rich Spauiard Kills Wife and Him
self at Juarez, Mexico.
JEALOUSY THE CAUSE.

A shocking tragedy that resulted in
the death of two Of the wealthicst AMI
most prominent citizens of Chihua.
hua, was enacted at the residence of
the Fernandez brothers in Juarez,
Mexico, Monday night. says the Ell
Easo Herald.
The dead are Andres Garcia. Jr., and
his beautiful and accomplished young
bride of four months. Locked in an
upstairs room AZ Mr.. Fcrnandez's, at
1920 o'clock Garcia drew his revol-
yer and shot his wife in the back OF
the head. Examining the body to
learn II death was certain. the desper.
ate man then put the muZZle of the
revolver in his mouth and blew out
his w brains. Whether the insane
act vas prompted by jealousy or IN
unknown cause will probably never be
known for the public has never known
OF n ripple on the sea of their appa.
rently happy life, and only the fact
that the homicide and suicide vas
complete.
The husband is the proprietor Of the
famous Jockey Club" In Chihuahua.
and is the son OF n very wealthy man.
The wife Is the daughter of NJ. X. Ter.
razas. secretary of the Banco Minero.
and brother of McXico's multi.million.
aire. General Luis Terrazas.
The details concerning the awful
tragedy as learned In Juarez were
substantially as follows. Sunday at.
ternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Garcia were
driving about in Chihuahua. They
met the delayed train from Mexico
City In the afternoon and Mrs. Gar.
cia suggested that they go to Juarez
and visit Mr.. and Mrs. Fernandez.
with whom they had both attended
school. Mr.. Garcia took to the sug.
gestion and they got on the train with
no baggage or other effects than what
they had on. They reached Juarez
very late Sunday night and remained
in the Pullman car. Monday morning
they went to the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fernandez and were apparently happy
and at least jovial as could be. Their
hosts arranged for "A quiet gathering
of friends Monday night and several
hours were spent In dancing and 9th.
or a~muscments. Soon Mr.. and Mrs.
Garcia were missed from the room.
but no one mentioned II as they
thought they were only In the hall.
In n few minutes. however, "a shot
was heard in the oom above. The
first was followed closely by a sec.
ond and n body was heard to fall
heavily upon the floor. The police
were notified before the room was
opened and when the guests entered a
| CHASTITY sight greeted them. On the
floor near the bed lay the young
woman with a hole in her head, which
was terribly dishgured, and blood
streaming down the floor. Near her
and against the bed lay the form OF
Garcia with his face horribly mangled,
Both were perfectly lifeless.
It is the general opinion in Juarez,
although it Is not substantiated with
facts, that jealousy prompted the ter
| rible act. The guests Of the house de
clare they noticed nothing in the con.
| duct of either of the parties that
would indicate trouble in the least de
gree. but 1t IL thought that something
must have occurred in the room to
have aroused the Jealousy of the hus
band.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Garcia were edu
Gated In the United states and SPOKE
English %luentl". They have ever had
all of this worlds goods necessary t.
perfect comfort and had been in tn,
best society OF Chihuahua since they
returned from school.