New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-09

The ~, Louis TRAGEDY.
Froaias g. Lo-s Rep .-aa % OF si
We have saldom seen greater excitement maui
tested 10 this community than was displayed aanog
the whole II yesterday, produced by toe tragedy ci
the previous reht 81 the CRY Hotel, On Imperfect nc
cunt Il which gave in our asst issue lac Isfcu'
lars a. have teen able = gather them, - "ei 20
sun rumOrs bczr upon the or tend % explain
ia the eat degree the mysterious cause Of the terrible
deed VI! 5e found Ia what follows
Two Freedmen, who Iegistered themselves as Ton
zalvc Dc HOntesquose Raymond de MJntssquiose
from Paris srive1 al the Cy Hotel Sunday loren
they arc several wee ks Chicago from 0icb place
t1ey have .isurey travelled overland esch occupying
tusPy, and furnished with guns aud other sPPa Aus
Ir bunting oycursi0n.
tttlel0ie' t.-y occupied room No. IS tbe entrance
" witch rom hall running from the back PisL
- .oD No. A.. Immediately opposite the entrance
o. lea ilom the piazza, and no. In sleht OF The
door 10 g. occupied 10y hestrs. Albert Jones, II
" Henderson aud Capt VIM Hu5be.l and room 81
the o-ck widow OF which opened 10 tie iszze A. IL
extreme ent, was occupied y Mr. BTnums nePne"l
aud me steward Of the house, Mr. MscomOef.
A5ou, "a, while Bsrnum wss preparing 70 retire 4
stt being the room sul the c-rt'ins % ste ~ndo"
drawn aisle they were .iaItled by .oat npping a.
tn, wl1dow--sppisd with such force 81 20 bresk
me slus. Pefceiying two men standing upon tn
yiszza the one nearest having gun n his Esld, TIT
Occa pants became alarmed, ana Immediately com
tnarcra CRYING murder. IRE SO. Simultaneous
VI t5s alarm the with the gun fired through the
window the contents Of which took III c. In the back
aud l4e Of Ba~uun. portion oil the charge WOundips
M.coI3er 10 ths wrist TIE cry OF murder and the
report Of the gun, alarmed the inmates OF room No -
when Jones who had nO' retired, spTsng 20 tue doc
and opened i-a llght being in tho a. the time
NJ hsd TIC door opened, than one OF the men
standing upou The pszza, y th~ window to room -
rcd AZ him the contents OF tho gun passing through
his BODY sn4 Nuping NJ Henderson tcrOts 'he l'Ie
bead Al Capt HubbtA through the wrist Jones ieil
uade the room against the door aud immedIaely eH
pifed.
L. proceed rom room a. occupied by the French
oeH g. tie window of55, at which the alarm ga, ir't
mai, the sfsailsnts were compelled 10 pass the doors
10 g. a. A. o. and the window 10 -, 81 opening upon
tnc piazza. Al OF these, We learn, was any
% made by The assasnts % enter. IL Iay be pro
per To- ttac, also, that ia none OF these rooms except
b,rnuns, was light t. be seen from the piazza The
occupants oi g. stare hat sometime previous % the
alarm attempt was made 10 enter their IDOa from
the outside 5u, upon alarm being given tho person al
sue door, VITO Was trying 20 use a false key ned.
The Frenchmen, after hnng two shots. returned to
their room, here they were arrested by the olcefs
IL appears that they both standing al the window
when B4ruum shot and Macomber states that both
~8re armed with guns and both ifcd-one at barnum
the other al Jones negro man who was near by,
cleaning boois and who had full view OF tie whole
taps Ju st.tes in cont al elton q MscoinOef tbat
only one armed, and that he fired both shots
la he room occupied by the asssilants were TWO
double BART auns both barrels ~ one and one barTti
JOB the other discharged. This IL an important qurs
u0u n ti.c matter II il can bs positively estsohsned
tina, both Of the frenChmen were armed and hred II
prcCudes, from what has subsequently TAKEN PiS'e'
any plea of insanity.
fna Deyo.trsors Of this outrage men aged about
twenty ight aud twenty Elk years. Al TINE VI the
arrest th were perfectly sober, the edeF iaootlhs IN
der some little excitement IN consequence OF his acts
They were travelling In hne stye, being provided with
large wsdIobss. ana every necessary Tor comfort snd
amusement. Their trunks were searched yes,tro)
evening nd found to cont-n nothing but genienens
parspheruss and S As 10 gold, IN two sepersie bags
They claim TO be of family OF some distinction 10
France tho des Of the Two bearing the title Of Count
b. youogos stae thai their father was killed IN far'
in the oaoresk Of last February, snc In consequence
% their with the events vi that period ana
opposition 10 the Republican Government they were
compelled t. fee the country. IDey arTed la tn
United States 10 June !ast since which time they nave
been leisurey vending their way west, with vie" oi
- IL the country aid spending most oi their time 10
hunting. sporl for which they manifest great fOnd
ness aud for which they are amply provided with the
proper requirements The younger Of The two states
nai hs brother has several times recently, displayed
symptoms Of insanity and bat few evenings since
while they were IN the town OF Alton, made demon
sirstion 10 attack some person bat was timely pre-
vented by his interference The older brother appears
to be sensible OF his having done wrong eXcapsies the
younger brother from all blsme and claims thai DC
Uad be made ~ suffer for The consequences Of
bic act lie states thai powerful feeling, when De
could not Iasi.i took possession Of him, snd told him
be must Kill two men that while lsooTng under
ais feeling he seized double barely gun snd rasneo
from the room, and fred ST the hrst two men ne saw
lis brother H. lowed Tor the purpose Of preventing nlm
from dous mary but before hs Interference cOaId be
exercised The fatal deed wss consumsted his 10
what We CLEAN the history Oi these two men, and ss
lar supported by other facts snd crcumssnees we
sive u To- wusi III WORTH.
The Occurrences occssioned much excitement IN the
pebble mind s,srdsy, aud there were grounds - Hp
oresend that violence would be attempted ssi night
The extraordinary circumstances OF the asr-the az
.suce ct any probable motive for tbs commission OF
the terrible crime-ihe mystery which enveIoped III
sh 0le trsnsaeuon added TO the many uniopnded ana
INC -abane stories which were in every ones mouth
+F 1 ID - Ia
add lbai the uuiortunse sufferers from fis Tragedy
young BaEpan and A bert JOass-were vel IL an and
much teoyed-th6t one of them hsd been suddenly
and cAuselassy usbered into eeTniy-it 10 mol SUI
rrs,us that meas mods we're overwTOush at snd - mp
Ioms Of violsncs were displayed In some places.
At night, and Until l. O'Clock. there were srse con
grriauOIs Of peO.- or Chssrut - from Third 70 cNtn
"a the nnedlste peshborhcod Of the Jail Bat sret
many persons 10 have been drawn thither oy Gu
E!05Iiy, aud those no Iasy have been mfcnlevoas
disposed were without lesder', nc attempt WAS maie
- ge possession Of the prisoners We trust tast No
seer t31rt W. De ms1e 70 interrupt the proper al
miuist-auOa Of ilslice. 4 ne CnminA Court meets
aeNi Monday, aud then a thorough invasus cation vii
rladc It the whole AGAR The facts which W. navs
stseG dsspsie mauy Of The stories which u cir
yes erisy 20 the character Of the sccns d
some Of the sxclIsble representing them - ROB
osrs their trunk allied With nnies, AMI other inpe
sLts Of the proiestcn-4nd II may be thai drtaffa
- TIE sacrifice has been, time vii establish thA. ins1si
y has urged the murderer 10 the commission OF Toe
crille.
Aae lgrtilil q ire same date tAys One o. our =
uzsas " a. speaks renes. pSd walk 10 the MoaIci
lions al The jal yesterday morning One OF inem -
i2sed L. iatO con'srss1n SDd maintained sui
sa seuce throus hOuI the ~koe Interview Tie otheF
On tn. contrary spoke freely every subject Snd
n sdily snsEere al questions. When aaked what
c)oi have prompted him 70 the bsrbsous deed he had
committed De replied | merely illhAiug MS
sion O-e year ago two ci ny relsryes were killed 81
6 mob IN Paris TIE idcs had often occurred 20 me
ihs, their death should De revenged know Il was
my duty 70 Avsnge them. Now il 10 done, and an
ssl.sfed have fulfilled my destiny, and have no
thing u reprosch myself Mr. bsuuu wa. =: = very
hoEs evening lying n very critical situsrion
Hs physician esd los; al hopes Of bis rec Tery The
&C. .asi Mr. AIber. Jones to ~ married In lew
Gays 10 snisole and intelligent young lady Of this
city contributes TO the sadness his melancholy end
Inspires"
ruE PORTUGUESE ExfLEs-The company OF ex-
He'd Portuguese, on their way TO Illinois arrived 81
Detrol, OF the 3sst ult and In the evening meeting
~ In he RlashYtarisr Chrrch 4. Mhlch some.