Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-08-19
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ShocA,as T..seAy !. Ci.ea.s.u.
\ NAN SHOOTS HIS WIFE N TIE sYaRET, AND
ATryMPTs SUICIDE

[Pron ,hs cfncian.ti 0s.estr, 1ytNl
Last evening occurred one Of those terri
BILE tragedies in real life, which. for fearful
ness OF intensity, surpass the conceptions of
the dramatist, and reveal the tsrribls earn.
estness which often exists beneath an exte
n tie most frivolous and abandoned
A young man. whose name it appears
from papers found on him. 10 Thomas Ea.
gene de Marbais. has had wife named
Blanche, living in house of assigoation on
Plum street, above Fifth. From bis Lapers,
and from his declarations to the Coroner, We
learn that five times has he attempted to
kill both Himself and his wife. 1t would
also appear that he married her aware Of
her abandoned life.
The following note found on him, shows
his desire te zee her last evening:
''Seud me word BY the boy. May
come and see your Iawait an answer on
the corner. can not exist without seeing
you. Let me come-must see you very
soon. Oh, Blanche, Blanche Blanehe !
Blanche! l am very repentant. Come +!
come | cannot live without seeing you. "
We cant say whether he sent duplicate
off it. About IL o'clock last night he called
ct the house on Plum street and desired to
see her. She was mp stairs in bed She
came down 10 see him, and he told her he
wanted to walk out with her, and said he,
" / am going to kill YOU" She said she
wasn't afraid. and they went out. The
next known of them, the reserve corps of
policemen in the Ninth street station house
were startled by two pisto. reports at the
corner Of Plum and Eighth streeta
They Immediately ran to the corner, and
there saw DeMarbais and Blanche at the
door of Brookfeld's Marble yard. Blanche
was sitting up quietly, while he was stretch-
ed at full length on the pavement. appa-
rently dead.
Mr. WIN. De Beck Of the County Audit
or's Office, who accompanied the police,
caught young man by the shoulder, say.
ing: I've got you, SIR De Marbais spoke
up: There is no one to blame but me.
did it," Policeman McGrew went to
Blanche, and assisted her to RISE She said,
Il came out Of the house to die" Then she
exclaimed in agony, "Oh my daughter !!
Oh my daughter" Mr.. McGrew asked her
where her daughter was She said she vas
with the Marsh Troupe, and upon being re.
moved, as she was forthwith, to the Ninth
street Station House, she took off . splen,
did jet cross, tipped with gold. kissed it, aud
desired it TO be sent to her daughter Adele.
Upon examining them at the Station
House, it was found that she was shot in
the left breast just above the nipple, and
that he was shot in the right ear. The po-
liceman took from him two three>inch pock
ct pistols, Of Aliens patent, which he said
he had purchased yesterday morning and
loaded for this express purpose.
As be was lying in the Station House,
DR.. Carey informed him of the probability
Of his recovery. He said. "If live want
you to hang me for this damnab'e deed
for shooting the wife love so we'll"
They were removed to the Hospital,
where be said that before they came out OF
the house they had taken 30 grains Of NOR
phine, divided it into two portions, dissolv.
ed it in water, had drank IL.
Blanche is young woman Of beauty and
has q sweet countenance. 1t ie tn ought she
is French.
De Marbais is young man Of short stat
ure, and we learn that he is or has been in
the negro .ninstrelsy business
r. Sat half-past two o'clock. this q. M,
the physicians thought it possible Blanche
might recover. but had no hopes that De
Marhais would.