Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-11-29
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J0EE AND Err

The stain of blood has again crimsoned cy's annals
with damned spoi which will! not "out." and
woman fallen together in the full flow of ardent and
vigorous life while madness and murder have mingled in
The elements of terrible Fiction in her widest
flight never pictured more strange and startling reality
than that which was yesterday enacted ut No. 90 Bourbon
streets; and The scene BY hose who witnessed H. will not
readily forgotten But, In tho unfolding OF our lne we
must begin with the beginning.
young and beautiful ar attached 10 tho corps Of the
French Opera In this city, time since formed the
quain,ance of French gentleman 10 Of the cities of
the West. The Frenchman was natural seemed to feel
great interest In the rising fortunes of his ioir counywo
man. and visited her frequently Eventually he became
over ardent 10 attentions and the lady checked him with
gentle yet skrul hand Time passed The lady and
her husband-fo she mariedstared for this city, and
avcd here about ten days ago. They took lodgings al
Mrs Smlths No. 80 Bourbon street, few days after
wards the Fenchman also arrived and took rooms 10 the
same neighborhood. He cough, means of renewing
his acqua with the fair canatrcc and several
cason visited her at her lodgings Indeed he appeared TO
perfectly infatuated with herbegged her TO sing for him,
and praised her music and her charms In the highest terms
Of ex.ravagant laudaton
Yesterday be paid his last visi, to her. With what
burning words Of melting madness he told his tale of
tridled love alive soy but that he did SO tell
mis- tae and receive In disappointing negative,
can scarcely admit OF doubt. Or, haply both loved
we'll but yet mot wisely"-and they could Hue
gehcr they determined 10 plunge together into the deep
abyss of death But were vain 10 speculate; one al
ready on unhonored Of the Poters Field and the
other scousy yet rapidly passIng into that eep
which knows waking " No cry heard; no lndlca
lion Of quarre but the reports of two pistol Shots dis
charged in quick succession, brought the inmates of The
house the artses and there such sight behed
as made the beodes shrink back aghas Near each other
on the door, ars and her tragic viser were lying and
their blood which flowed separately for short distance,
mingled at length in common stream. The man, with
hoa rsc groans gnspng out his e and portion of his
brains nestled like terrible sea! Of deat the snow
while breast OF his companion. s ."F
The bullet would SEEM entered the mouth of the artistic
and passing along baee of The brain lodged the neck
She lay spcechess the oor but her bosom heayed With
tumuruous engs and she moved at times as 1t she et
sudden winse of pain OF recovery physicians enter
tain not the slightest hope. --'
In on hour after the fatal shot was fired the self destroy
er was corpse. The weapon he had used revolver
and we'll had il performed It's allotted work 80
inquest held the body Of the Depu.
" Coroner Teil and verdict aItributng his death 10
pistol-shot wound inflicted by himself, was returned II
appears that he first fired at the Grse and then discharged
another barrel of the revolver In his right Howss born
in France but had lived several years In England The
name he was kuown by Beord and he appeared 10
be about forty years OF age -"'*h
For some lime ner tragic occurrence already descr
bed took place. Mr. Sage the o't'ts husband was absent
and knew nothing the When he returned and
was informed of he ot st became frantic afef which he
tainted away and with diff :ulty restored. ...asa