The evening world., 1906-05-01
MURDERED WIFE
BY POISON, THEN
KILLED HIMSELF
Police Declare that John S. Giveen
Broadway Real Estate Operator, Gave
Woman Cyanide of Potassium Be-
foreSwallowing Deadly Potion.

= His story as told to the police Is Far
from being conclusive one way or IN.
other. lie said that after dinner last
night his sister and his brotherin-law
talked with him aud his mo ther OF t.lelr
plans TO move to Cranford to-day. He
said they seemed pleased with the pros
pect OF moving out OF the city. and
tina; at about 10 o'clock they retired
asking him TO be sure to call them in
time TO catch an early train to-day
Heard Some One on Stairs.
After they had gone to bed. said
Keelef. Il heard somebody come OUT OF
their room and 20 downstairs Tha.
was about II o'clock. / should say. for
had just gone to bed. supposed II
was Mr.. Giveen. for ! knew ms step /
thought It was strange that heo should
80 out after lie mad retired. heard
the street door slam. and about half
Al hour later | heard him return and
20 back TO the room.
u heard nothing more from Their
room and l went to sleep soon after.
When went to call them this morning
and got no answer opened the door ami
found them both dead"
Detectives Whitaker and Corke, OF
the Classou avenue station. VINO were
assigned the case. do not believe that
1lNcen went nIt TO get the poison. They
think that perhaps he went out 10 mail
letter TO some friend explaining his
contemplated act They believe Ne az
fair Will be cleared up soon after the
delivery os the letter
Call II Murder and Suicide.
Nevertheless they searched the drug
stores OF the neighhorhood TO find
whether Givcen purchased the poison
=. ..
be had called last night although h.
was wei-known in the vicinity Accept
ing the Coroner's view. they reported
the case as one OF murder anl suicide.
Giyeen married Ellie Keeler Al s..
Stephens Church. ln Philadelphia. IN
lsea Her father. Isaac + Keeler. was
later came to B.ooklyu, whore ne died
about year ago. After their marriage
The GiVSens Went - Cincinnati. where
Giveen was !u business as "a dyer ;or
philadelphia, whore he continued IN that
business, coming 20 Brooklyn three
years ago. He was Cor a time engaged
W cotton mtnu!a turing at M. sl
Franklin street, Manhattan. ana about
"A Year ago went into tso rcai-estate
business. He vas forty-ulne years old
and his wife was thirty-elght They
had no children
Womans Brother Silent.
When ne dsaislon OF the police and
the Coroner finding became known.
Isaac i. kceler broth of the dead
woman. was almost overcome He
would not comment on IT, While no
was being questioned by an Evening
World reporter woman, evidently
servant, leaped olt from the area door
ana shouted:
Don't make q mystery OF Il Tell
them all about IT D"
Keeier trembling and pale. turned
about and seized the woman. Another
man appeared IN the hall and together
taey led her away. keclers only COM
inent WAS
II viii say nothing-nlt thing at all
This IS jusf a family affair
Al the Glveen Manufacturing Com
pany M li9 Greene street.. Manhattan,
Giveens former business as. lciates sald
they We-e not surprised at hls violent
end He has been out of the COMPANY
for seven years and has suffered many
business reverses His former friends
si,id that they feared some time ago
that NE was nearing the end OF his re-
sources His hrother-in-law, Isaac
keolcg, Is a member OF the firm Of TIL
ton & kc-ler 60 ton goods manufac-
jurors ~ No 5l5 Rroadw