Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-11-28
!, TEST NEWS III THE MILLS.
.pe,l I,ife-1,ove and Murder.

l., Real I,ife-Love and Murder.
l9ae lin of blood has again Grim soned our
/. mails with a damned spot, which will
- \ man and a woman have fallen to-
-, the fuil flow of an ardent and vigorous
t';le madness and murder have mingled III
lan,e,,t of a terrible romance. Fiction, III
..;ldest flights never pictured more strange
startling reality, than that which was yester-
,naeted at No. 80 Bourbon street and the
- by those who witnessed it, will not he
<lly forgotten. But in the unfolding Of our
we must begin with the beginning.
yonng and beautiful artistic attached to the
4. rf the French Opera in this city, sometime
r. formed the acquaintance of French gem
,an in one of the cities of the West Inc
$nchman as was natural, seemed to feei Il
H. interest in the rising fortunes OF his ia'f
{,trywoman, and visited her frequently
+nt1allv he became over ardent in his atten-
e and the lady checked him with n gentle
sk;lfnll hand. Time passed on. The lady
1 ber bnsband-for she was married-star'ea
This CITY and arrived here about ten Gays
The took lodgings at Mrs. Smiths No.
x,,,rlaa st,eet. 4 few days Afterwards the
4, cbman also arrived and took rooms III
's,,,,, neipbborhood. He soon sought means
a noving his acquaintance with the fair canta-
4 and on several occasions visited her at her
nrs. Indeed he appeared to be perfectly
nsted with her-begged her to sing for HIM,
n aroised her music and her charms IN the
Il at terms of extravaganza laudation.
a.torday at noon he paid his last visit to her
wbnt burning words Of melting madness
IN his tale of unbridled love, none now awe
~. lint that he did so tell his tale, and re-
9 ~ answer disappointing negative, can
soly admit of a doubt. Or, happily, both
,reIl-but vet mot wisely" and as they
not lire together, they determined to plunge
49, into the deep abyss of death! But it
'a;n 10 speculate; one is already an Union
INF If the Potter's Field, and the other
aonsciously, yet rapidly passing into that
n.b;cb knows no waking" No cry was
oo Indication of n quarrel; but the reports
n;.tol shots, discharged in quick success
"A tronght the inmates of the house TO the ar
room. and there, such a sight was beheld
d. l., the beholders shrink back aghast. Near
athar ON the floor, the artistic and her trag-
q ;.,r we're living, and their blood, which
senerately for a short distance, mingled
Il 9TH in one common stream. The man, with
y aroans. was gasping out his life, and
IN Of his brains nestled, like terrible seal
otb on the snow-white breast of his compan-
bullet. it would seem entered the mouth
artistic and passing along the base of the
lodged in the neck. She lay speeches.
door. but her bosom heaved with tumultu-
dwellings, and she moved at times as if she
sudden twinge of pain. OF her recovery
clans entertain not the slightest hope.
an hour after the fatal shot was fired the
DESTROYER was a corpse. The weapon he
psed was revolver, and well had it perform
allotted work.
aboye is from the New Orleans True Del
the 10th. The Crescent says the woman
native of France, and had married Charles
The deceased Frenchman was named j.
lord. Bedford lived about an hour after he
barged the pistol. He was formerly school
her in Cincinnati. Mr. Sage was absent at
fme of the distressing affair.