The San Francisco call., 1903-12-28
Young Riding Master
Figures in Bank
er'S Troubles.
Befriended by Rich Mans
Wife After Husband
Discharged Him.
Financier Who Leaped Overheard
From Steamship Mentally IN
sound Through Worry.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

special Di3patch 70 Ine CALL
GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. 27.-Gran-
vile w. Garth. the New York banker.
who committed suicide by jumping
overheard from the Mallory steamer
Denver, en- route from New York to
Galveston, had been suffering from a
long spell Of sickness. which 1t is be-
lieved had effected his mind. He was
travelling with Thomas Lawson Of New
York and was en- route to Thurber,
Tex, for an outing for his health. He
/ jumped overheard on Christmas night
when the Denver was approaching Cal
weston.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-The Mechan-
les Bank directors having declared
/ President Garth's suicide due to pure
] ly personal troubles, friends of the
bank president are at a loss to account
for his action The only trouble of any
domestic nature concerns the discharge
of Hubert Hartigan, handsome young
riding master. who was employed by
Garth to handle his horses and give
riding lessons to Mrs. Garth, who un-
der his tuition has become a daring and
accomplished horsewoman. After Hart
/ igan's discharge he purchased a fine
farm near Morristown, n. j., paying
I for it a large sum. He had not been
/ regarded as a man of means.
/ Mrs. Garth is very wealthy n her
/ own name, having inherited several
millions from her father. McComb, a
manufacturer.
DEFENDS THE WIFE'S COURSE.
( Fanny McComb Mrs. Garth's sister.
d f-k
/ against her fathers wishes, and she re-
Gently won a $4,000. 900 suit in a contest
over his will. Herzog said to-day:
"Hartigan did not cause any trouble
in the family. He is an exceptionally
capable and safe man in handling
horses, and Mrs. Garth has kept him in
her employ because she can safely en-
/ trust her two little girls to his care
when they go driving. She pays him
with her own money, and has a right
to keep him in her employ II she re-
CARDS him as best fitted to do the work
she wants done"
But did not Mr. Garth discharge
Hartlgan?"
L don't know. He may have done
so. There was some trouble with the
servants. But even if he did, what OF
it?"
WAS not the stock farm at Morris
town bought in Hartigan's name?
DIsCORD IN THE FAMILY.
Possibly; I don't know. But what OF
that? 1 have bought property in other
persons names, and so has almost
everybody else. bought a farm on the
coast of Maine last year in another
mans name because there were busi-
ness reasons for doing so. 1t was or
might have been the same case With
Mrs Garth.
cit has been trouble, trouble. for a
long time over money 1t began -FOUR
years ago, when Mrs. Garth refused 10
I turn against her sister, ny wife. in the
settlement Of their fathers estate Sne
stood for what was right, for the pro-
lection of her own interests and her
sisters, and she won her battle. A
week ago last Friday the suit was de-
cided in her favor. The next day Mr.
Garth left New York, disappointed
defeated man. Providence, / believe.
has acted as the highest court"
Alexander. A. Orr. vice president Of
the bank, said to-day that for some
time mast Garth had been far from
we'll and within the past few weeks
had seemed to be on the verge Of men
tai prostratiOn. For this reason the
board of directors passed, December
IA, a resolution urging Garth to take
a vacation of four months. To this
Garth assented and sailed with COM
panion on the Denver on December -
The bank had continued to prosper
under Garth's management, Orr said.
and his death was solely due to mental
anxiety OF a purely personal character
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