New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-06-22
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SUICIDE OF EUGENE PEPE. Eugene Pepe, or
Adams, convicted of the murder of Michael Ded-
niger, and under sentence of death, thwarted the
intent of the law Wednesday night, by killing
himself At about o'clock In the evening he took
dose Of strychnine, and at little after IL o'clock
he expired.
How he obtained the poison could not be GER
tainly known; but it was believed he had had 1t
upwards Of two months. concealed in the lining of
one of his Shoes After his death, one Of his shoes
was found with the lining freshly ripped open, and
in the cell was found a piece Of paper which had
| the appearance of having contained powder, and
| of having been fiattened and pressed between the
| leather and lining of the shoe.
All that was possible was done to stay the effects
of the poison, as soon as it was discovered Pepe
had poisoned himself, or was sick. Two other con.
| demned prisoners, Antoine Cambre and Joseph
| Powell, were in The cells with Pepe. There are
| two condemned cells opening on a broad enclosed
gallery and the prisoners in both may be together
all the time, or stay apart, just as they feel DIS
posed Neither of the other prisoners saw Pepe
| take the poison, nor did they know he had takenH
until his sickness and vomiting betrayed the fact
| So they state to all. The turnkey was at once
alarmed, and Capt, Fremaux notified. The Captain
sent for Dr.. Delery, the City Physician, and then
went up to see Pepe, and asked him what the mat
ter was. Pope replied that he was mad had one
Of his mad fits on him; and refused to make any
other explanation
The Captain went down stairs and sat out In
front of the prison, talking with of his friends
there collected, and waiting for DR.. Delery. Dur
ing this time, it is reported mustard emetic was
given to Pepe, but without effect Whilst Captain
Fremaux still waited for DR.. Deery, DR.. Hart, the
/ ;ty a1onD. The CaDtair
Immediately called him in, and he went up and ex
amined Pepe. He returned and reported that il
was not case of poisoning, but q fit resulting
from intense rage aud passion; the young man
being given to such spasms DR.. Hart remained
talking In front of the prison, and at last DR.
Delery arrived Hart told Delery what he had
told the others about the nature Of Pepe's sickness
Delery, after sitting down and talking till Hart left
went up and examined Peps, and came to a differ
ent conclusion. He administered powerfu
emetic and then another, but they had no effect
Pepe showed all the symptoms Of strychnne, by thu
repeated convulsions and shiyerings which are the
ueculiar and unmstakable evidences of strychnine
/ Besides this, he confessed to the Doctor that h'
had taken strychnine. He sank by degrees, AM
! expired a little after twelve O'Clock.
Pepe had received religious ministrations, AM
made professions of having made his peace wit
God. and Of having resigned himself to die on th
eallowz. But his fellow prisoners, and all VII
. knew him, had long predicted that he would neye
i, hang. but would destroy himself by some means
Il and the result has verified these predictions.
i. The only paper or document q. any kind thu
Pepe left behind him ESQ We were assured b
If Can't Fremaux, and by the prisoners Of IL
e deceased) was letter addressed to his hrcthe
y Lucien Adams, and given to him by the Capital
+ The reports which few about 50 plentfaly yeste
ia that he had made confession, duplicating othe
with himself in the perpetration Of undivulgt
it crimes, had no foundation in fact, rs far as "
could learn.
to Ats o'clock yesterday morning, Deputy eoron'