Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-13
JEALOUSY CAUSES
DOUBLE TRAGEDY
REJECTED SUIT0R KILLS GIRL,
THEN HIMSELF
CRAzED BY UNREoUlTED LOVE
Mrs. Charles II. Gurney Bride Of
Six Weeks, Is Victim Of A.
Brlehtman, Her Former
Admlrer
cRAzED BY UNREoUlTED LOVE
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San Francisco ON business. Miss YORK,
who met him at the door, declares that
he looked pale and worn. When shown
into the presence of Mrs. Gurney, Miss
York says they greeted each other as
old friends, chatting and laughing to-
gether for some time, no allusion to
the recent wedding being made.
Both Visited Glendale
Miss York says that they both left
the house together about noon on
Thursday and did not return until Q
o'clock in the evening.
II asked her where she had been,'
said Miss York, land she told me that
she had gone to Glendale with Bright
man to see his cousin. L believe
was wrong in doing that she said to
me, and l am not going out with him
again. l don't think my husband would
like it, and then he carries on so about
my being married that / am afraid
of him. He is coming again tomorrow
morning and then l will tell him he
must not come again, as / cannot see
him.
This was all that she said Thurs
day evening"" said Miss York, "but she
slept little that night and looked tired
and worried in the morning.
Mrs. .Gurney spoke of Brightmans
coming again yesterday and was sit
ting on the porch in company with
Miss York about II o'clock in the
morning when he was seen approach
ing the house. Arising, Miss York ex-
cused herself and walked into the
house. The young woman declares
that it was not thirty seconds after
she left the porch when she heard the
report of a pistol. Shouting out "Oh.
mamma, he has killed Donna" she
rushed out of the house to be met with
the awful scene of Mrs. Gurney lying
at the foot of the steps, while her mur-
derer stood few feet away gazing
at the crime wrought by his own
hands.
Started In Pursuit
John Hudson, a carpenter working
on building across the street, heard
the report of the shot and as the muir
Gerer started up the street he shouted
to his fellow workmen: stop him!
Stop him." and half dozen men
rushed out of the unfinished building
to aid in the capture of the fleeing
man, but as they saw him reloading
his pistol they fell back, as they
feared that in his desperation the
dazed and frenzied man might use the
weapon to resist capture.
A few moments after he turned into
Mr.. Ludlows front yard a second re-
port from the pistol was heard and be-
fore the men could reach him the ira
gedy was murder and suicide.
Miss York. frantic with the hor-
ror of the crime, stood over the pros
trate body of Mrs. Gurney until assis-
tance came. The wounded woman
was taken to the receiving hospital,
where she died a few minutes after
12 o'clock without regaining conscious
ness.
That the murder was premeditated
was used and purchased new but few
days ago, the quickness with which
the deed was done and the contents
OF letters found in the dead man 5
pockets.
Letter to Gurney
One of the letters found was ad-
dressed to the dead woman's husband
and contained the following:
"Mr. Gurney-I have had a long talk
with Mabel and can see from her des-
crption and my own judgment, that
after the letter you wrote me and sent
under the blind of Judge Pierce's office
paper, that you are not fit person to
be- her life companion. That letter was
most contemplate piece of work. L
have never seen anything to equal it..
know you and know other things
that you have done and the best thing
that you can do is to take care.
"a. BRIGHTMAN."
This letter was not dated, but it is
thought that 1T was written Thursday
evening after he had accompanied Mrs.
Gurney to Glendale, as the paper and
envelope are fresh and have no ap-
pearance of having been carried long
in the pocket. Another letter, which
appears to have been written the same
evening, but in an altogether different
vein, was addressed to Mrs. Gurney.
This letter had been mailed, but never
opened, as it was held in the woman's s
hand when her rejected suitor fired
the fatal shot.
Letter to Mrs. Gurney
Dear Mabel-Pardon me for writing
you again. but this evening | and a
few friends were looking over my al
bum together and as l turned the
leaves my thoughts went back to a
certain evening not so very long ago,
and somehow l could feel her presence
and her rapturous voice as she saw
the pictures. and the terrible truth
burst upon me that she was lost to me
forever. oh, when l think that the
pride and joy of my life Is gone! 1t
would be all right II one is worthy of
So priceless a treasure and fully under