Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01
CHILD TELLS OF FATHERS
INFIDELlTY
MOTHER AVENGES FAMlLY'S
SHAME
Death overtakes Destroyer of Home
in Postoffice at Monrovia.
Slayer Surrenders to
Police
AVENGES
SHAM
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bullet struck Mrs. Griffith in the back
of the head lodging in the metal scroll
work of her back hair comb and fiat
tening out. Although it shattered the
comb the bullet failed to enter the
skull, though it is believed that the
conclusion gave its victim the impress
sion she was fatally shot, for at that
instant she fell to the floor three feet
from the window and about seven feet
from the postoffice entrance, on the
right of the building.
She swooned as she fell, and without
a word or sign of nervousness Mrs. De
Arman, as evidence would indicate,
stepped close to her and almost pressed
the muzzle of the revolver against the
woman's head. 1t all transpired IN a
few seconds, and the fourth bullet, hred
with the gun aimed at the LETT ear,
passed through the lobe of the ear ana
lodged in the right cheek, just under
the skin.
Looking down quietly to see that her
victim was dead, Mrs. De Arnals
turned casually toward the door ana
walked out. A number of people ar
rived as she emerged from the bullulhs,
among them being Deputy Constapls
David Thomas. She walked up to hlna'
saying: m
We'll I have killed her. What Will
you do with me?''
The officer took her into custody, put
in the absence of a respectable JAN nelu
her in a restaurant until his Drother'
who. With Marshal Frank j. Miller
was in Pasadena, could be heard from.
She refused to make a statement, eX-
cept to say Immediately a1ter eIltellns
the restaurant with the deputy con-
stable:
she ruined my life and brought sor-
row and disgrace on my children. |
was justified in killing her. Wouio
not have done so if the truth coulq u
have been kept from my little ones.
have no regret
Witnesses Leave City
In the postoffice at the time of the
shooting was DR.. Brack and an un-
identified boy about Is years Old wear
ing a gray suit and golf cap, Wno' II Is
believed, returned to Los Angeles,
where it is thought he lives, TO aVold
being a witness in the case. ;.
In front of the postoffice, and VIII
Messing the murder through the WIN
dow. were two street peddlers, who also
took the first car back for Los AN
eeles SO far as known, no one else
witnessed the tragedy.
Constable Thomas and Marshal MIL
Ter were Immediately summoned from
Pasadena and arrived on the scelIe
about forty minutes later. Marsha
Miller took the woman to her home
beautiful house with ltixuriant gardens
i'm one of the most picturesque sections
of the city. on Mayflower ana Bohlta
place, and there spent the rest OF tie
dav and night, watching her closely.
He will follow this plan until after tile
inouest, which will be held at the un-
dertaking parlors of Reynolds % hei-
iclxer at 10 o'clock this morning.
Oh pf Officers Capable Vi
handling the case, Mr.. Reynolds or
the undertaking firm arrived on the
scene shortly after the shooting ana re-
moved the woman's body from the
postoffice to the village morgue.
The pistol, which Mrs. De ArInan
had thrown carelessly down beside the
body. was also removed to the morgue,
together with whatever other evidence
the undertaken believed would be I'M
portant at the inquest.
The pistol was examined and 1ound
N have been fired five times. AS only
four shots were fired in the Tragedy
if is believed Mrs. De Arman early III
the day had fired the first shot 10 tese
the nistol. The latter has the appear
epce of heing inst purchased and never
before used, so it is probable that II
was RECENTLY bought in Los Angeles Ior
the purpose it served.
Dead Woman Unarmed
Despite the persistent report IN mon,
rovia last night that Mrs. GrlIIitn o'u' na,'
l,ea,1 insanely Jealous of DE Arinan
wife and that she carried 3S-callpef
revolver for the purpose either OF mur-
dering her or defending herself from
lust such an attack, no piStol was
found on the dead woman's person. ;,
In her purse, it is said, was a small
sum of money and a race track pro
sessed of considerable jewelry ana goou
cIo1hes. however, and at the place
where she roomed 1t was stated by
Deputy Constable Thomas, her land-
lord. that she generally had the best
of everything, good clothes and con-
siderable iewelry and money.
Mrs. De Arman's return 10 nel M
beautiful home i'll Bonita place ~ nv e,lo
Gu stody of Marshal Miller formed one
of the most pathetic and dramatic ue-
tails of the tragedy ,,
Up to this point Mrs De Armah
had preserved her quiet demeanor uh-
brokeniy, but as she approached tne
steps of the house leading UP 10 the 8
porch her little girl, Lennie, about
years old. ran forward TO meet 'iei'
crying bitterly to the marshal;
ooh. sir. please don't take my
mamma to Jail Mamma is not 10
blame! / love mamma, don't take her
from me, please!"
It was these words that caused MIS-.
De Arman her first real grief ana
clasping her little ones in her arms
she cried aloud sobbing for several
minutes as the baby girl embraced ner;
while her other children gathered
weeping about her as she stopped WIN
Lennie in her arms.
De Arman was home when his wife
was brought to him, but did not seem
so much affected by his wifes predlca,-
ment as by the fate of the Griffith
woman. lie appeared nervous and
very pale, but shortly afterWard leIt
his home and hurried down town to
the undertaking parlors, where 1t is
said he begged to be admitted. fall-
ing to be allowed to view the remains
of his dead companion in sin DE Arnlan
went about the building wringing MS
hands ana crying bitterly. Not soul
in the entire village, with the eXcep-
ton of one or two jockeys from Ar
cadia, offered him the slightest word
of solace Unanimously the sentiment
of Monrovia is with the slayer of her
husbands paramour.
Mrs De Arman shortly after enter
ing the house was so overcome by the
grief of her children that she entirely
collapsed. There are four children,
three girls and a boy. The latter is
IL years old and his oldest sister is IA.
At 10 o'clock last night Mrs. De
Arman was declared to be in pitiful
condition and a doctor was in atten-
dance. When a representative of The
Herald called at the house he was