The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-07-15
WIFE HAS NARROWgESCAPE
FROM SHARING HIS FATE
Had Resided in Wishaw..Eight
Years and Was Prospering
When Actions of His Wife
and Cousin Wrecked All.

Steve Josvey, highly respected
Hungarian, who had been in the store
business at Wishaw about eight years,
| committed suicide at $50 Monday
evening. There is no doubt but that
it would have been double tragedy
had Mrs. Josvey been at home at the
| time, but she become alarmed and fled
to a neighbor's house with her fye-
months-old baby. 1t was clearly q
premeditated case of suicide. Mr..
Josvey gave his eldest son, who is
about ten years old. his bank book
and several notes he had, told the
children he intended killing himself,
the door, set the house on fire and
then shot himself. 1t required the
third bullet to do the awful deed. One
bullet entered left arm, one entered
his breast and the third and fatal
bullet penetrated the left lung. The
children gave the alarm, the door was
broken open, the fire extinguished, but
Steve was dead.
Coroner DR.. j. G. Sayers, Of Reyn-
oldsville, was called but he did not
empanel jury or hold an inquest,
as there was no doubt but that Steve
had deliberately taken his own life.
Steve Josvey was about 35 years old,
he had been successful in business,
owned home, had nice bank ac-
count, was highly respected, loved his
wife and children and up until few
months ago had lived happy and
contented life. The unfaithfulness OF
his wife blasted his life and was the
cause OF him committing suicide.
In the early part of 1907 cousin
of Steve, who had loved Mrs. Josvey
before she married, went to the Josvey
house to board and boarded there over
year. Last May Steve's suspicious
were aroused and he began to think
that his cousin was to intimate with
his wife. On last Decoration day Mr..
Josvey accused his wife of the in
timacy, she and confessed. Mrs. Josvey
tried to excuse herself by claiming that
the man had made the advancement
three or four times and on the 18th
OF July, 1907, when they were alone
in the house, he pointed a revolver
In her face and threatened to kill her
and then kill himself If she did not
submit to his demand, and she sub
mitted. The day after the confession
the cousin started for Hungary, the
land Of his nativity. According to
statement Steve made to Reynolds
vile business man, to whom he told
the story Of his wife's unfaithfulness,
the only reason he did not murder the
destroyer of his home was the fact that
he likely would have been executed for
the murder and his children, whom he
loved, would be left without anyone
to provide for them, and that is why
his cousin had been allowed TO return
10 his natlYe lanu alive.
Up until May 80 Steve had never
abused or whipped his wife, but he told
our merchant that he had whipped her
number Of times since she confessed |
her guilt. On account Of the fact that |
he had loved his wife and che had |
proven false, he brooded over the |
matter until 1t finally eliminated in
suicide. 1t was Mr.. Josvey's intention
at first to live with his wife to give
his children home, but 1t is evident
that the matter had preyed on his
mind until he forgot the welfare Of the
children and preferred death to life.
The story is now told that when Mr..
Josvey had decided to take his life that