The Washington times., 1920-07-20


able and intensely human background
81 ths maF2sF 81 3sogEs 0ifoax.
Young Giroux. for thirty-nve years
regarded and recognized as the son
OF Joseph L. 0iroux. multi-millionalro
copper man, and associate OF former
Senator william A. Clark, was shot
dead by his supposed father In
rough adobe cabin at the old Marietta
mine. near Nina, New.
But now the elder oirour, VINO
claimed self-dsfsnse as Justification
for his act. comes forward with the
Il never regarded George oIr0ur
as my own SON."
WE'D HEN TO SAVE FRIEND.
Forced by the tragic circumstances
to make this explanation the wealthy
miner disclosed the complicated life
drama which even frasmentsry ru-
mors alone had made the whispered
talk OF the West. Here 10 the story
as revealed BY Giroux at his trial:
The drama really began thirty
Ave years ago. when . pretty irish
girl, of Butte, Mont. fell desperately
in love with two men-one Joseph L.
Giroux, q Frsnch-CAnAdiAn, and the
other q married man OF family whose
Identity has not been revealed and
perhaps never will be. certainly not
by Giroux.
The girl was young. beautiful and
seemingly equally In love win
Giroux and the married man. The
men rivals, strange as IL may SEEM
were the closest of friends.
Eventually Giroux married the
girl. But with the revelations he
has since made and the rumors which
have persisted for Years II was man
ifest that Giroux married her In the
end to protect his married friend. to
save him from domestic unhappiness
and at the sAme time to protect the
girl.
The couple moved away from Butte
son-George Giroux. Joseph Giroux
struck 1t rich almost Immediately.
For sixteen years he was manager
for Senator Clark, of the famous and
lucrative United Verde mine. at
Jerome, Ariz.. and later he developed
copper properties OF his own, which
soon amassed him millions.
LIVED WITH MOTHER
George Giroux grew into splendid
manhood. but the love Joseph bore
for the beautiful girl of Butte he
had made his bride wilted and died.
They finally obtained a divorce. The
elder Giroux, then a wealthy man,
bought a tremendous ranch for his
divorced wife, settled generous
amount Of money upon her and went
his way. George Giroux was elected
to live with his mother
Some years afterward Giroux built
a magnificent home at Hollywood and
remarked, by his second wife he had
three sons, now grown.
fH
mother died, and the young man i'm
mediately began making demands
upon his supposed father for money.
The elder Giroux, to whom money
meant little because of his vast for
tune, at first, met these demands and
on one occasion gave George $4,000
in lump sum.
But he tired of the mans continued
demands, and as a matter Of princi-
pie. rejected them flatly.
This seemed to fan into burning
hatred the growing aversion George
held for his supposed father. The
copper magnate received threats, and
from that time on lived in dread that
George Giroux might seek revenge
by striking at his supposed father
through the destruction OF his family
by the second and present wife.
oU1IS MANSION FUN HUE.
Although still a multi-millionaire,
the elder Giroux abandoned his pala-
tial home at Hollywood, and moved
his family to the rough adobe hut into
the deserted mining town of Mari
eta. They carried no servants,
Giroux and his three sons by the sec
ond wife personally grubbed for cop
per in the claim he had held. and his
wife did all of the cooking and rough
with her own hands.
Finally George Giroux discovered
their place of seclusion. and recently
he went to the cabin, demanding $685.
900.
The elder Giroux rejected the de-
mand, and George whipped out . re-
volver, threatening to kill his sup
posed father and his entire family.
who were all in the room. There was
a parley, and the father, seeing
George was desperate and apparently