Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-20
Lawrence Farquhar Kills Wife,
and Mrs. Harry White in
Early Morning Tragedy.
CLARENCE w. TRIPLETT
AND WHITE INJURED
Breaks Into Home of Wife's Friends
on O Street and Commits Deed.
Due to Divorce Proceedings.

Mrs. Mary Farqnhar died at George
town University Hospital at 1915 today
as a result of bullet wounds received
early this morning, when her husband,
Policeman Lawrence Farquhar, broke
into the house at 3406 o street, killed
Mrs Harry White, wounded Mr.. White
and Clarence W. Triplett and then end
ed his own life.
been brooding over the action OF mis-
wife in filing divorce proceedings in the
District Supreme court last week.
A probable reason for the killing OF
Mrs. White by Farquhar may be round
it is said. in an affidavit filed by Mrs
White in support of the charges OF
cruelty and threats contained In the
petition of Mrs. Farquhar for q limited
divorce from her husband. The papers
were filed last Thursday. In the course
of her affidavit Mrs. White swears that
Farquhar "mistreated his wife on a
number of occasions; that he has IN
suited his wife before her friends and
before afiant and has come to af1ant's
home. raised a disturbance and tried to
force his way into the house, looking
for his wife. even when told she was
not there. and in the presence of afhant
dh i5e s, to shGot hin, his VIE II sne
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Oliver A. Phelps. attorney for Mrs.
Farquhar. today went to the District
Supreme Court and withdrew Mrs.
Farouhar's petition for divorce.
Mind May Have Been Affected.
Fellow policemen at the eleventh
precinct station recalled today that
several months ago Farauhar was
struck in the head with stone while
returning in his automobile from in
vestigating a bootlegging case. IT was
suggested by these officers that the
blow may have affected FarQuhar's
mind.
II was shortly after midnight when
the policeman approached the home OF
the whites. where his wife was stay
ing temporarily. Placing an eight
foot ladder against the house, he
climbed up to the second ioor window
of the room in which his wife ana
MIS-; White s. were on nle Mps Whites body
led the police to believe that Farqunar
placed his revolver against her cnest
and fred twice g
Awakened by the shots, Mrs. Far
ouhar arose on her pillow. but before
she could speak her enraged husband
fred twice at her, one bullet entering
her breast and the other her stomach.
Mr.. White and Mr.. Triplett. board
jumped up. White met Farquhar in the
hall and grappled with him. Twice
White got grip on, the gun. but Far
quhar pulled the trigger again. The
and lodged in his left side. Physicians
believe White will recover.
Blows Wound Triplett.
As White fell wounded, Triplett. who
is twenty-six years old and of slight
build. came out into the hall and start
ed for the assailant. but was promptly
the head with the butt of the revolver.
While the bullets were flying. Har-
riet, the thirteen-month-old baby girl
of the Whites, rested unframed in her
crib beside the bed Of her dying mother
and Mrs. Farquhar.
After overcoming the two men.
Farquhar ran down the steps to the
first floor. At the sound Of the drst
shots Sergt- F. s. w. Burke OF the
seventh precinct who was visiting at
the home of Herman e. Stuart. 341o
o street, ran to the White home. ac-
conpanied by Mr.. Stuart.
When they reached the house Mrs.
Farquhar and Mr.. White. both bleed
ing. were leaning out of the upper win
dows shouting for help. While the two
men were battering in the front door
they heard noise in the rear.
+ Burke ran into the kitchen with his
gun drawn. but Farquhar had just gone
through the kitchen window and was
running down a small alley.
Fires Shot Into Head.
Escaping from the house. Farquhar
entered the rear of 1887 N street, where
Burrell Hall, a close friend, rooms. He
mounted the porch to the second floor
and entered Halls room. According to
Sergt. Burke. Farquhar told Hall that
Il got Mary and Mrs. White"
While Hall watched him. still taken
by surprise, Farquhar backed out onto
the porch, put the revolver to his tenn
pie and fired again. He died en- route
to Georgetown University Hospital.
While FarQuhar was running to Halls
room Sergt. Burke and Mr.. Stuart sum-
moned aid and took Mr.. and Mrs.
White, Mrs. Farquhar and Triplett to
Georgetown University Hospital Trip
lett was able to leave the hospital to-
day.
The dead woman. Mrs. White, was
twenty-four years old, and was form err
ly Miss Nellie NJ. McGarvey. Her parents
ty-eight and a conductor on the Capital
Traction Company lines.
Mrs. FarQuhar was twenty-one years
old. and was formerly Miss Mary Gar
land. She was a niece Of Augustus Gar
land. who was Attorney General in
President Cleveland's cabinet. The Do
lice say their best information is that
her parents are dead.
Farquhar and his wife had been
rooming at 1922 N street until the dj-
vorce proceedings were instituted II
was only yesterday morning that Mrs
Farquhar moved her effects to Mrs
Whites to remain there until the court
| proceedings were over.
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