The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-04
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SHOCKING SUICIDE AND MUKpEH.-About fou r
O'Clock on Saturday morning, a boardrr al Mr.
Esmol house No 81 Dock street named Jules Lehue
attempted to Kill his wife, and Immediately asra ara .
shot himself dead The OF these rssh ja
lousy The deceased, some time since n.srried III
me state or Louisiana His wit.s maiden name Vic
tore fcou she native Of that State and hGd,
the ume OF her marriage cvnset able property which she
inherited The parties soon aterw ards dissgrsd and
dhculties oil serions nature between item Not
long since this sad TO have cone 70 this civ nj,
the agent OF her estate They took udginss At HE Wet
ern iotei under assumed names The nus band, upon
learning this had his Jealous feeling aroused ana since
tneh MA Conduct had assumed fearful char About
iour weeks ago he came ihis clty and Gidin1
his wie at the house OF Mr. Esmio he repaired timber
ana TOOK boarding During his stsy Obvious
that he was suffering great mental ngony as the IN
preston OF hs wiie's Inconsistency. seemed be con
! uhuaiiy pieying upon his mind On Friday night hs
was observed to be- IN unusual state txci,, n,eIt
'or me whole nghthe paced up and the vcn.. Ia
bed About tour O'Clock he Weakened her ans ~ auet.d
| her to kiss him She refused 10 DO 20 lie ,h.n laid
down upon the bed by her sde with large pistol ~ teeh
hand Placing the muzzlv Of OF them zoe
OF his wife. he hired Tie bail sssd inlo her BODY
hino O'Clock at night sba breathed her last Lesuer,
thinking that he had accom- piished his Dc. ad!u
IN the next moment fired the pistol which he held in
LETT hand into his own body. The ball entered below
the sixth rb, and passed Of his back lodging
feathers in tho bed. lie Instantly killed. The IN
mates OF the house and the whole peigh hood,
immediately aroused. and when The acts Of the
made known, ns the. were in lew after the
ianchofy occurrence the greatest aed
AT els O'Clock SATURDAY morning, the coroner held
an i+quest Several witnesses ere examined amcpg
whom wss Mr.. +. Duvai a boarder in III. house Vic
dsposed that he was not acquainted with the deceased
Or bis wife further than ing them al the table never
any quarrel betw cen them IN. cd sa hes
ehoeaVoihg 10 persuade her TO go to BALTIMORE with him.
ms trunks were packed for the pose Upon aLg
the reports OF the pistols he room found the
shirt the breasi OF the deceas.d he as d. adj
when he entered the wife tho next r on
paper was iound on the tsbe in the oom III Fr,nch
whtch was translated by Mr. Duvai. IL Commenced BY
begging the pardon Of God Tor the crime he as about to
Commit The vie was then spoken OF in every Term Of
snectionthe parting with his dear Vic,oiTe the only
uuXht mat wiung his soulno no better die together
hundred times than be- separated" MIR. Esmo 10 then
addressed and alter gang his ardon Tor the trouble lie
about 10 give him, hgs HIM, by oil his hops ci hea
ven, to comply with his last quest He then go,s
say In trunk the key Ct hich 10 to be found my
rsnaloons pocket, you wall find one hundred doisrt,
Win that hope you will have bodies deposited
one grave pam cotiins and one giave-ii any
hitr ths IS done, give 10 you with good ht and
oegyou to accept OF H. together with oil my linen oIer
70 lemunsTats you for nii the trouble will csuss ,ou.
However cuIpsbie may be- hope my lest quest will
not be reluse-our bodies repose in one common
gfsve-so that as they have tiled to sepaI ate
lite. shall sleep together forever in d.s,h Tia
last requests OF dying people are always respected;
trust you will not refuse" There were tbIeo several
posscrp' this paper each signed with his One
again repeats his ,sqnest 10 DIR. h. Another ss}s, IL
si0o are not sufficient, you will find 500 OF $40
oox The cio,he. OF my ~ie she givts TO AIs Esn,ioi
without his host In his epdeavors he then
.pssks OF letter he had written him Fsb, ~
aiy lilo then bids MIR ksuol farewell, reiteTais his
requett ana pray him !" accept oil he leaves in return
Tor the foubic he occasions him. Hes also say Prove
done me, bequ.aih him the whole sum left me by my
wife. made during her last sickness. give HIM also ell
the books Of mine he has Sent to avsha THE above
appears TO be written ironically am uLscdusinted
with Mr. Duval, but beg him sccept my history Of
ths French Revolution. This paper da'ed 9th k,sy
1874 ana IL written In PLAN, nent hand, like
copy OF paper written under such Gil hsu
an original second paper written evidently under
great excitement AS found addressed Mir Bsibece 10
ne gwen 10 hun when he arrives IN Philadelphia He
went 10 france aiodt two months since Il was this
Effect You think me s,upid 10 suppose conlo be
TOOL n hUa, AT i'm matt
10 SO TO ~ Louis with my lie, our WY 20 Philade
phin eonid not he deceived by your march. You
wrote forged names Tor yourself end ny wife the
register oil the Wcsern Hot when arrived in this
cent. You sd'nt come from Cuba sc. 1t may
lesson TO you never 10 meddle with other peoples hus
nels. You should not p,scuce the deceit did when
travelling W th my vile board The canal boat. II Is a
Of You will expose others the is. on have n.
The To- 100 francs you have taken will not benefit you
hope Gu will be compeiied 20 return them TO my heir"
This paper was dated the aoth May sealed Letter WINS
found the table di scted TO Montieur +. B. Booh,
Harrison street, 90 Baltimore" 1t opened ly The
Coroner Its contents were TO the follow ifg fec
My Dear Mr. Dooth-Aiter great deal o dii.ic ul.y
have last found my WIFE aud have bean with her
time cannot however ges Guy thing out oil her shs
is inmo veableher resolut,on IL b.-un she
has good proof oi cbsnge OF my OF life. have
beseeched her to your evidence in my isvorto 20
with in vicinity OF your es,msble family but ho,
nothing change her determination nothing has any
effect have, therefore, taken my observation-disclosures
Will die both OF us l prefer thousand tines 10 die.
rather than be separaed give you all my property in
your possession together with the money you have cent
family hope, will do likewise. We will inset ssa'a in
another world.
This letter was dated May 40, 1874.
parcel enveoped IN elbow paper tied with strirg,
sso found on the outside was written desire 10
il Deposited In his colhn without beng opened.
THIS united the inside Of the envelope ~es found
the desire repeated he contents Letters ,f
various dates, by himself IA few ,igpfd P,.ue lie
sueur though apparently In the some hand wIniIg)
number by his WIFE and ANAL pack age Of his 0iiss
hair Alter this partial examination The bundle
tn its nj
frst paper resd green silk purse found with s75 ~
IN This trunk ives filled with clothing on the top OF
hich found French Catholic Pray er Book Tho
Jury verdict accordingly Yesterday the coroner
ned inquest the body OF the wife post Tor'ri
ueur came her death by bell fred from pistol III
the banda OF her husband jules Lesu~nr shout Eileen
minutes before O'Clock. Am Ell Saturday June Isl.
rhe of the deceased forty ears that nj her hes
band forty We learn that Lesneur, siier spending
large portion Of his w'ies faisso returned 70 rIspes
child The request that ib.sc ia'ed beings shopId
be- buried 10 the same grave was not complied with ne
wife, up to her last moment, objected to n-U s. Go
-ete, June 8.
THE FLOOD AT ST. LouIs.-At IL O'Clock OH
"Wednesday, the rIver was at Its greatest height.
At that time, II within foot Of the height o! tho
great freshst Of 1875 It's now recedng SLOW about
ten inches We believe that IL not disputed, that the
rscen, enormous rise In tho Mississippi owing TO
heavy rains chiefly in Missouri and Illinois, and not
nj all connected with what 10 commonly called the ar
nuai rise" These probably copious and X
tensve Tell In this region oil country An niei
gent observer 0eTmsn gentleman OF ST. Charlie, CO. De-
fore the estimated the quantity that bnd
fallen he equal to the whole amount in the same neigh
borhood for years previously mich rem e a.rihis
estimate made has been stated in this ara oher pa
pers that large flood occurred IN 7ss From al
the water at that time mus, have been very hsh ow'hK
probably tho fact that heavy rains concerned WIN he
regar rise in both the Misopr snd Nissn.ppi bn NE
statement that the were ~ high ~ he present sac
Of Third street. yrvsepting vide sSpanse, eNtndng
from blnn 10 bluff is not think entitled TO any crecit
Il is impossible say no" much srger ihan 'he sccumn
ibis sensop must hsve been the volume OF Sater TO
have deugcd ,uch an immense surface TO 70 great
deuth-tut IL IL probably cafe TO assume that II must
hsr heen at sos ten times The possibility Of such
increase cannot be admcd-s would be not only ur'
like but utterly opposed to- any state OF things within
The Of the present generation, warning A.
does with the results oi all meteorological observations
ii HAT nerind Eor ont,elysa are OF opinion that