The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-13
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SLAIN BY MADMAN;;
Tilted BROTHER
Homicide of Pretty Girl, for
Whose Engagement House
Party Was Given.
BACKS HIS klN's PLEA
Young Fellow Formerly i'll Asy-
lum Grows Jealous, Too,
Over Fratcrnal Rebuff.
BACKS HIS klNs PLEA

Sharnokin. Pa, March 1c.--Aftcr her
declaration that she would not marry
Harry Sabo his brother Joseph at
hulp,noni II is alleged shot and IN
stantly killed Miss sophia HarNath,
n pretty ninctccn-rcar- old girl Fol
lowing ihe shooting. he escaped 10 the
mountains Ills brother WAS arrested
about midnish, on suspicion of being
implicated in the murder.
The victim came from Europe last
year ana procured work as a mil girl
in Now York She ccn in love with
q Young man there recently. and agreed
10 marry him next Easter Her sister,
Mrs Elizabeth Mascwa, lives in kulp-
mont, and last week the girl arrived
To pav her lengthy visit Al house
party given i'll her honor the sirl met
the Sabo brothers, and Harry zen III
love with her on sight and asked hor
ia marry him. she replied she was
engaged 10 another.
BROTHERS. Insanity Rcturus.
The disappointed sutton told his
brother about tho affair, and the latter
said he would call on the girl aud urge
her to marry LARRY.
The brothers lived in Diamondiown,
four miles from Kulpmont and they
rode TO Is ulpmcnt last evening. aud
about 300 Knocked OH the door OF the
Mascwa home. Sophia Ilarvath stepped
gu, oil tho porch and asked the
visitors what they desired. Joseph
Sabo said he wanted hcr 10 marry his
brother, whereupon she said: NO.
love another man and Will become his
wife"
Joseph thcrcupon. il is charged frcc
a revolver point blank 81 her, and =
bullet pierced the girls heart AS she
fell dead Sabo disappeared. His brothci
went to the home Of "A friend close by
As Mrs. Masewa heard the revolver
shot she opened tho door and dis
covered the corpse.
The police were notified. and when
Sheriff John Glass arrived a poss'
searched the mountains until daybrcak
without locating Sabo. When his bro
iher WAS apprehended he said he did
not know Joseph had a revolver.
Jury Cupfirms Tragedy.
Coroner Stcck held an inquest Over
the victim, and the jury found that she
came 10 her death by Il cunshot wound
ut the hands III Sabo. He s described
as twonty-four years old five feet live
inches in height having brown hair
blue eyes and Weighing about II,
pounds. lie wore "a black suit. blacl
cap and shoes OF the same color. Tic
speaks good English
The alleged murderer was twice al
inmate OF the Danville Asylum. AZ tho
age oil ffteen he was taken 10 the in
stitution for treatment. After his dis
charge. apparently cured, he again be
came an inmate of the institution iiv,
years ago, for several months, follow.
ing which alicnists warned his family
to keep close watch over him ut al
times, as there was q probability thai
his trouble would return. He Was
guarded carefully for some time. but
AS he seemed to improve, his relatives
and friends took il for granted tha,
he had outgrown his afi1iction. and h,
was generally considered cured.
III is the belief OF the county oncia Is
and others that Sabo himself became
lnadly jea lous when the girl refused To
marry his brother The latter was
taken before Justice Shively, at kulp-
mont to-day and given a hearing He
told what he knew Of the shooting, and
the justice ordered him taken to Jail
10 await the action OF the next grand
Jury. Ills attentions To the girl the
mast week were so persistent thai she
packed her trunk shortly before she
was shot and Intended returning to
New Jersey