The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-24
THE CURRENT OPERATIONS OF THE TREASURY
DEPA RTAENT On the 10th Of November there Of
Treasury entered the books of the Depart
Tragedy In New Orleans.
LOVE AND sUICIDE-ATTEMPTED MURDER OF AN

from the New Orleans Crescent Nov. lel
most strange and eventual agedyhaving its begin
ming Illicit and violent attachment and marked
throughout by strong shading Of romance-was yester
day brought to bloody conclusion in the hitherto quiet
precincts of Bourbon street The chief hero French
man-none otl er than a fiery Gaul could have played
out role so boody-and the heroine q French woman
young. fascinating, and endowed with beauty that
ut once her sole fortune and her curse But a pic
ture strongly marked needs touching hands
wewi at proceed to the facts which design
late.
Yesterday, about o'clock the inmates Q, the house
No so Bourbon street startled by the sharp report
Of pistol and then another followed by a fall of
bodies the floor of one of the inner Ruhn
into the room the occupants the house found young
snd beautiful woman Madame Eleanor Fouget wife Of
Charles Sageaying PROSTATE the floor purple with
blood and apparently struggling in the death agony.
Near her lay the boty of whose bloody brains
vered the floor with his skull blown to pieces and quite
dead. In each hand ne held pistol with one of which
he had fired al the woman and With the other had sla
himself 1t then appeared that yant of the
had present. who had seen both the attempted mur.
der and the a ter suicide.
Having made strict inquiry learned the following
facts The woman tive Of France. married to
Charles Sage, anc the twain ha lived in Cincinnati where
the deceased became acqua q ed with them. Madame
Sage had kept cigar store in that city Sixth eet
between Main and Walnut streets. With or extreme
beauty and attrs ctveness she around her host OF
customers among them he deceased and the of the
little shop made the of the purchae of
other property. Sage removed with his wife Latona
Springs the Kentucky eide OF the Ohio river and ouy
two thIe- miles from Gin cnuah where he purchased
house. Thhsr the d. ceased, whose was Bett-
ford followed them, having become so desperately en-
amorto oil hadame that living of presence
to him thing unsupportsbe Here also Bettford pur.
chased property, and falling into bad health was taken
to the hou,e OF Sage where he nursed by Madame
until his recovery Her constant friendly visits to him
during bis sickness increased his passion on his con-
vaescence be resolved to follow the pair to this CITY
shner faeams came to d an engagement as actress
In Naudeviles, in the Orleans Theatre. They came
own on the steamer Cheaoweth and having arrived
here on Sunday Madame and her husband took at
the house where the tragedy occurred On be rim Own
Betford bad taken frequent 5tcssons 10 declare his pas
sion Tor Madame and even went far IS to propose
eortment This proposition it would appear, she had
recied and failed to make known the overtures made
her. fearing that from the desperate character of
her aemiier that fatal violence might take
place b tween him and her husband Bedford had
frequently threa ned Madame that il she did Comply
with his withes he wosld take her life, Yesterday
he resolved to his importunities but fndi x
the virtue of Madame proof asans his seductive sol;iti
tons, entered her room snd the result nave
related He cid not however, proceed to extre
with out having made final effort to compass his desires
With the in his hands and with words OF
ing attachment on his lip, he his in.
portuntes, which ling his hellish instincts we're
aroused and the catastrophe as was stated Mal.e e
ceyed shot in the ch.et which passed to the other
side, iphictng frgbtfui and probably fatal wound
With the remaining pistol the man blew out his
brains.
The bullet it would seem, entered the mouth Of the
drt and passing along the base Of the BRAIN lodged
the neck shs lay peschless the floor but her bosom
heavsd with tumultuous sweings, and she moved at
times az il she felt sudden twnge of pain OF her
covery physicians entertain not the slightest hope.
In hour af err the fatal shot fired the self.de.
stroyer corpse. The weapon he had used a
vclver and well had it performed ito allotted
An inquest was held on the body of the deceased By
Deputy Coroner Terril and verdict attrbutiog his
death to pistol shot wound, inflicted by himself was
returned 1t appears that he hrst fred at the drtisc
and then another barrel of the revo his
tight He born in France but had lived several
years in England.
scribed took place Mr.. Safe, The artists husband WAS
absent and knew nothing Of the matter. When he re
turned and informed Of it, at first besame frantic
after which he tainted away, and was with difficulty
restored