The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-30
AFATAL MES1TERIC PASSION.
Love and Crime I'm New OrIeans-Persfs-
tent Pursuit ofa Married Noman-~Va-
Hartes OF q Mnddcned Lover~-ais Ira.
sic Death.

We have already made brief allusion to the
terrible homicide in New Orleans, in which
Salvador Fernandez lost his life at the lands
of Louis Martin. Madame Martin, the cause
Of the killing, is about twenty-five years OF age
and extremely beautiful The case seems to
have excited extraordinary interest in the
community where It occurred. We copy the
statement of Madame Martin, as to what had
preceded the tragedy:
STATEMENT OF MADAME CAMILLE MARTIN.
sFr0m the time was eight years OF age 7
knew Salvador Fernandez, and from that time
we were raised up as children together. We
were strongly attached at the CONNIE ncement
Of the war, although was then very young,
and neither of us then dreamed Of loving anv
one else. After the city was captured BY the the
Federal army, Salvador ran the blockade and
went to Havana. He subsequently succeeded
in entering ths Confederacy, and remained in
service until peace as lleqtenant. 4 was while
killed in some battle; and. after giving way to
the grief naturally suggested by his death. +
thought myself absolved from the attachment
which had previously existed between us. Sub
sequently accepted the hand Of Mr.. Louis
Martin. The first time saw Salvador was
after the war, and at the tune was abb ut en-
barking for Matamoras. My husband has al
ready become established In business there,
and was going thither to reioin him. just
a. + was crossing the levee Salvador met me.
and he showed by his attitude and manner that
he loved me as much as ever. Itold him. When
he asked me what was about to do, that I
was then on nay. way to Matamoras. He re-
preached me with having married during his
absence. and begged me not to go. explained
to him that thought that he was, dead. Hs
said that ip that case ought not TO have sur.
vived him, or that ct least ought not to have
married any one else. Finding that I was about
going to Mexico, he begged mo not to sail in
the Harrison vessel upon whlch my pas
sage was already engsgeda-but to accept o
caOin and berth upona a schooner belonging to
himself or TO q near relation. He stated that in
,ease I should be willing to travel in this way,
disposal, free Of charge, explained that
was under the protection Of, q relative, and
that his proposal was simply imp ,sgible. I
then bade him adieu-.-the, vessel set sail, and
there, received D letter from Salvador, tell
inR me that he would soon rejoin ME. i
promptly wrote back word that he nanat do
nothing Of the sort; that the country was
miserable one, that myself was weary with it.
and that would stortly return to the city.
II was not greaS while after that did 10.
turn. When agaM saw him was i1 CONVEX
sation, With D lady friend. Without paying any
attention 70 her. he passed between u. turn
pointed out his apparent rudepess 10 nv friend.
He gave % HIS excuse that he was go agitated
and happy at seeing mo that he had forgot
ten every one else. Somestim after, on Mardi
Gfas nighs we met at the BAY gwen at the
New Opera House," ~ 0lfes
IAs 10 what occurred at this bali 1t appears
from ! % statements Of third parties tf1aE an
adopted daughter OF Mime. LayialIe had gone
with Camille to bali, and that Salvador Fer
nande2 haS entered their box, and paid marked
attention 70 Mrne. Martin. According to The
statemcnsof Mme. Camille Martin, EArilandez,