The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15
Mat Jarvi Shot and Killed Ga.
brieI Jarvi Early this
Morning.
SAYS FATHER WAS DRUNK
And Came Home at 1915, and
Kicked the Door In Mat
Jarvi Gave Himself up
to Police.

Mat Jarvi. a Russian Finn, shot and
killed his father at 1915 this morn
ing.
The Jarvises. consisting OF father.
mother ana two sons. resided at 12i
suome Avenue In Uniontown OF this
city Gabriel Jarvi. sometimes called
Gabriel Matson." came home drunk
This morning at 1915 and attempted
10 kick the door In. according to the
statement made TO the chief Of police,
Mat Jarvi. the oldest son, who Is 30
years OF age, went TO trunk and took
out a 22-callibre revolver and shot his
father. the bail penetrating the left
eye He then came to the tity and
found Chief OF Police Hallock. told
him what he had done and gave him
self up and was Immediately placed in
1
the city jail
When seen at the city Jail directly
after he had given himself up to the
law, Mat Jarvl was ool and talked
In matter Of fact way. He did not
seem 20 realize that he had committed
serious crime. He said he was 80
years old and a rinlander. He and
his father and his mother and q
younger brother Stephen. who is 10
years old. came to this country II
years ago. Mat said that he fished for
sanborn last season and has pur-
chased net from the Combine for
the coming season. Since their arriv-
al In this country Mat made trip to
Colorado, from which place he return
ed TO Astoria about Ave months ago
As soon as Chief Hallock took the
murderer In charge he dispatched Of
fcers Thompson and Stark to the
scene OF the crime, and sent out run
ners to md the coroner and city
physician. As the city physicIan's ad'
dress was not known to the chief ne
called in DR.. Estes to examine the
body as soon as Ii could be brought
from UnIontown up to the city,
The deceased Is about 50 years old.
While waiting for the coroner the
chief of police received a message AZ
the station from the officers at the
scene Of the crime to the effect that
upon reaching the place they found
that Jarvl was not dead. DR.. Estes
then hurried to the place and found
the wounded man In a dying condition
The ballfrom the revolver had enter
ed his left eve and penetrated his
brain. and Il was only a question OF
a short time until the end.
At 2.i5. Just two hours from ths
time the fatal shot was fred, Gabriel
Jarvl breathed his last.
In company with the chief OF police
and Deputy Coroner Pohl. a Morning
Astorian reporter went to Uniontown
TO bring in the body OF the murdered
man. His cap stlll lay on the little
veranda In front of the house, but the
body was up stairs. The wife met the
officers at the door with lamp and
led the way up the narrow stairway
and pointed to the dead body other
husband, which lay on small bed IN |
a side room. She can not speak Eng
lish but Officer Stark acted as inter-
prefer She said that her husband
came home drunk directly after mid
night and began kicking at the door
down stairs and swore that he would |
kill them ALL The family are mere
tenants in the house and live on the
second 'floor. while the owners live
Upon being awakened,
Mat, the son, got out Of bed, took the
revolver from an old trunk and went
down stairs, opened the door and shot
his father down. He then returned,
placed the revolver hack in the trunk
dressed himself and came to town and
gave himself up. In coming away he
had to walk over the body If his dyc
Ing father, The verandah in front Of |
the house is very small and the dying