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Domestic News
June 26, 1905
Waterbury Evening Democrat
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
Ellwood Garman, convicted of first-degree murder for shooting William Murray in Mifflintown, Pa., committed suicide by drinking carbolic acid in his cell on June 26.
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DEAD IN CELL.
Man Convicted of Murder in
First Degree Drank
Carbolic Acid.
Lewiston, Pa., June 26.--Ellwood Garman, convicted of murder in the first degree for the killing of William Murray, was found dead in his cell at Mifflintown to-day. He committed suicide by drinking carbolic acid.
Garman, who was a prominent citizen of Mifflintown was convicted on June 17. Murray, a railroad clerk, met Garman on the streets of Mifflintown and accused him of being unduly intimate with Murray's wife. A quarrel followed and Garman shot Murray. Garman was a brother of John M. Garman, a prominent democratic politician and former democratic state chairman.
Man Convicted of Murder in
First Degree Drank
Carbolic Acid.
Lewiston, Pa., June 26.--Ellwood Garman, convicted of murder in the first degree for the killing of William Murray, was found dead in his cell at Mifflintown to-day. He committed suicide by drinking carbolic acid.
Garman, who was a prominent citizen of Mifflintown was convicted on June 17. Murray, a railroad clerk, met Garman on the streets of Mifflintown and accused him of being unduly intimate with Murray's wife. A quarrel followed and Garman shot Murray. Garman was a brother of John M. Garman, a prominent democratic politician and former democratic state chairman.
What sub-type of article is it?
Death Or Funeral
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Suicide In Cell
Murder Conviction
Mifflintown Shooting
Carbolic Acid
What entities or persons were involved?
Ellwood Garman
William Murray
John M. Garman
Where did it happen?
Mifflintown
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Mifflintown
Event Date
June 26
Key Persons
Ellwood Garman
William Murray
John M. Garman
Outcome
ellwood garman committed suicide by drinking carbolic acid; previously convicted of murdering william murray.
Event Details
Ellwood Garman, convicted on June 17 of first-degree murder for shooting William Murray after a quarrel over Murray's wife, was found dead in his Mifflintown cell from drinking carbolic acid.