The Express.
London, England, 1855-11-05 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDES AT BRIGHTON.

On Friday afternoon Dr. Herman Franck, a:Ger-
man gentleman, about 60 years of age, attired at Brighten,
from Gosport, sesompanied by bit we Rage, a i.e lad of
17 or 18 peen of age. They won visind in the course of
the eventeg by their friend, the well -teems Dr. Rage, profes-
sor of Germ.. in Brightea, win fond themalaying at oboes
together. Re took tea with *ma. end in the courts of the
eressiag, du the seessissal shosses MIN young man, Dr.
Zi
Pam* tele to hies the shosteasetasesate meaner, pads-
hies highly ter his studies, and leaking forward to his
mem he hoe /.{Neon. Beth father and son were pep
fhadttletallidistlail im dm bed of Mims sad not a eis-
Wwleilii illiarnedo besemenabered by Dr. Bags
obi* weld lies die to the slightest suspicion or appro.
Modes of the deemed deeds that were so shortly after-
weeds esmanned.
It may be mentiseed here that Dr. Fremont was a satire
Breaks, in Wan, and one of the most respectable
learned men in Germany. He was well known in Be
when he moved in the nest ends*, being aa in
aequantance of Baron Von Humboldt and V
Bees He was formerly editor of the well.kaowo
Betting, at Wylie, when he hod lately resided. lathes
was • beaker, sad the desessed himself was very wealthy.
About 18 pan ago be was married, at Rome, to a daughter
of Henry of Prussia, who died shoat tau Teen age,
Navin an only eon, line. Whet this latter hod teethed
the age of 19 he itspreaW adults to eater warng navy,
bat hill father wistied him to remain until he older. Biz
maths age. the eon keeping to his original Irish, the father
brought him to England, and placed him at Dr. Barney's
oval academy, at o,.sport ; he himself taking up his abode
at Portsmouth. It appears that, in oonseinence of being
seer age. then was a ddlitalty in siting the you man
into the Royal Navy, and steps were consequently taken by
his father to enter him at Mr. Gress's, at Blackwell, his
drat voyage being to India, and the ship being dud to sail
in December neat. The intermediate time, it was resolved,
should be spent by Dr. Franck and his son with his intimate
friend and coustryman Dr. Rage. Hence their arrival at
Brighton ea Friday after on, as above maationed, where,
preparatory to taking up their touters at Dr. Rego's, they
took aoartmeats at the Albion HotaL
Dr. Rego left*, hotel shoat 11 (Meek, the young man
having gone to bed about half an hour before. After Dr.
Huge s departure, Dr. Franck retired to net, wowing
with his sea a doubts bedded sleeping apartment at the
loftiest part of the betel. Nothing to attract attention
oceurted between this time and aqu aaaaa to siz o'clock en
the following morning, when a servant was alarmed by the
nob of some falling body on ON outside of the hotel, sad
on looking out of her bedroom window she perceived the
body of a mem is the area below. She immediately gave an
alarm, some militismea Monad is the hotel went oat. and
*eked up the body, which was recognised .as that of Dr.
Franck. Life was found to be satinet. The large bone of
the hip was completely crashed, sad the bleeding from the
natured vessels woe szoossive.
To Dr. Carter was assigned the painful task of breaking
the intelligence to the eon. accordingly proceeded up
stain, when the lad was supposed to be asleep, sad hawked
at the bedroom door. No response was givra to repeated
knocking end shouting. The door was Asa broken
open, sad there lay the sou, strangled It hie bed.
Ufa was though the body was still warm.
A silk basdherchief was fused liabtly tied r...und
his neck, bet not, to ell appearance, in such • der as to
have bees the issanament of death: nor wee there any ap-
pastimes of a swots having takes place in the bed or the
room. The dotessed was la his sight clothes The
father bad ea esplee4 &Swart, a shirt, and dewiest,
but so women. Into set before going to bed was to ask
fee • aewepaper, • espy of_whist' was found by the aide of
the bell. He bud poneiy solid for • candle doubtless
tee the perpoeo of maw the paper. It is sliced that in
the course of the evening, while the two deceased were
playing at chew, the waiter was struck by the peculiar
master is whisk Dr. ?neck looked at his sea when the
young mos made a mon. This is the only thing that
can be needed by the waiter as having excited his particular
notice.
The impost woo held at 1 o'clock on Saturday, at the
Albion astel. Wen Mr. D. Black, coroner for the borough.
In oddities to the ohm font, whisk were elicited during
%WPM, tho fellowde ovi caw was adduced ;
l Some pingsomt—l hen bees acquainted with
dla *oiler issemea stem OIL lie was about lit years of
mositesi ins a *seem of obnooby. I knew the sou whoa
be moo shed Desedes- •
mid Balla. The father wee in
obeemorbeem. Het all times appealed mire, sad et
wag
gliahormifts. He was a very sharp nine, and •
monomei eit ommberod moseget his Weeds all the
mos el Ids mestry. The
_boy yesterday said he
dleurrkt le should go to en about Deseesher. He said he
'NIB wished Mp ; he was quits dreermiood upon that.
These mono essvenation with a view to pomade the boy
en to (0 tO see. I mind the boy rospostfog kis pre=
'endbossid le era densesabad to go to sea. The
end no append to be me the moat •ffeetiosate terms.
lbS bast bit bus Ol ; yesterday he seemed is his usual
hod& Illielmkod better, sad was is a better beissour than
min been. These was nothing in the emennatiou to
Induce me M smilmiplate the fearful result whine followed.
metlat died ohms% ts• Pam sp. Al far as I know,
tee Wes dammed bad sawed no loss in fortune ; I thigh
Lona Meer mild it was ..lemma detenciaation for a
fierimay to wine to rem see, end that it we very
Om him le Mot hem his son, es you will am by hie
Now TM Mbar spoke ea other indifferent subjects.
Naito wee oil at • desponding character, except of his
osainandmosat to the sea. The me beide his father good
▪ • mmeedestieneto 'raw. It did set sprier that the
NO *hod to go to sea is
oppositioe to his father. Although
the ROW West wish% them was welds; like °pretties
te TM ma was food of bones sad ships; aid the father
modaresd dip to bones. The fattatio2reral demeanour
was Gam. I have mese wee him At the time ot
the meesesset in 18415, for immure, be wasezosediegly cabs.
Abbey. el the Demosestie petty. be took so part is the
His hod* was generally bad. de did set
Na sipoitng, or large smelling, which be hod Is ide
throat. Be kept it a .nest. do's knew that the *eel-
Hog eaten shanneeral health. TM satins of Germany
an very WOO to it.