Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-05-17


A Vienna correspondent relates the fol.
lowing story Of a shocking affair that hss
happened in that city:
You will remember tho horrible tragedy
that took place here some months ago,
when whole family was murdered by the
wretchcd father. A like tragedy has
again taken place; aud what exoites both
sympathy and horror on reading The par
tieusrs, Is the fact that young aud inno-
cent children we're in this, as ia the former
Tusora case, among the victims. Pasqus
is the name Of the perpetraior ofth fright.
ful deed. For long time he had becn
out Of employment aud though promised
Occupation be obtained none.
Starvation was before bin. aud the utter
hopelessncss Of providing for his wife aud
children made him resolve to take their
lives and his own. The wife, who has
survived the effects Of the poison, gives
the following accounts Of what took place.
Her husband returned home ia the even.
ing more cheerful than usual, saying, You
like punch, dear Emily. We have endur-
cd enough till now, and to-day we will bc
merry" He then prepared the runch
which he had brought home with him,
and they all sat around the table 10 enjoy
it-lis wife, ,himselfand hetwo boys Erucst
and Francis, the former eight, the lutier
ten years old. The children went TO bed,
and the mother remained in the room
where her baby. eight months old. lay.
"Hal dly had | been some minutes in
the baby's room" so relates the mother,
"when heard q choking noise in that
one where my boys were On en- ering
saw foam round the mouth Of the younger.
asked him what allied him. NY husband
thereupon answered, There is nothing
the matter" However went 10 the child's
bed, and my husband exclaimed in .
strange voice. "Don't trouble yourself--
tits too late-be must diel' Thinking il
was joke. answered, DO not utter such
nonsense. But he with dreadful serious.
ness, said, 1T is all over with them and with
us too My husband then took mp glass
filled with beer, ia which was the poison.
and said to me, Emily, will you die with
me? Full Of fright, | exclaimed, DO
not say such things On which be said
Yes, my wife, | can not live longer. I
have been deceived long enough-die With
me- replied, No. l will not will not en-
danger my soul. And while | spoke, ho
took up the glass, put il to his mouth, and
drank il. bad my little baby on my arm,
which hindered my movements: still tried
to knock the glass out Of his hand, but
could not. saw my dead husband and
dead children before me. and what hap
pened after lido not know
When the people Of the house heard the
woman's cry, they hasiened to the room.
The father lay with one foot on the bed
and the other hanging from il. lie must
have sunk back while in the act Of undress-
ing. Beside him lay his elder boy, who had
evidently died without a pang. 0n the
other bed was the younger son, whose
death struggle the mother bad heard lie,
too, had quilted this life without pain.
The poor widow and infant have found
warm sympathy.
The landlord has provided for them
with kind care, and the inhabitants of the
neighborhood have all brought their con.
tributions to aid the penniless mother aud
her child. Thirty kreuzers (sixpences)
were found IN the dead mans pocket and
all his wife was in possession OF was tho
sum Of one penny. Pasqua seems TO have
planned his deed some time beforehand.
Ills widow remembers TO have seen her
husband bring home a bottle aud conceal
il carefully in drawer.