Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-06-11
Murder and a Death-Bed Marriage I'm
Memphis,

Memphis.
A drunken fellow named johnson omar
relied with "Jim Schools. one of the pro-
! prietors OF the Parlor Concert Hall in
Memphis, on Wednesday night, because
the latter refused to sell him liquor, and.
IN fight that ensued, drew pistol and
| fired. The ball sped wide of its mark and
struck Mons. Veaudemont, the only orig
inal can -canist, in the hip, making an
ugly and very severe wound. AS soon
as he fired Ibis shot-the noise Of which
instantly drew O crowd-Johnson, still
holding his pistol in his hand, ran toward
the corner of Jefferson street, where he
was headed off by officers Rico aud SWEET,
who ordered him to halt. lie did not obey
. the order, however, and ran up Jefferson
street, toward the Post cflice, Rice and
Sweet pursuing him. At the corner of
| Third street, he turned at bay, and as they
came up fired on SWEET, taking deliberate
aim, and hitting him just below the heart,
on the left side, the ball passing through
and coming out beneath the shoulder
blade behlnd. Rice seeing his partner fall,
/ are" and fired on Johnson, but with what
4 L8't Is not Known, aud the latter oa re-
cHiVIuS the IKE instantly replied it, strik-
/ ing t.tce iii thc right hip The bait making
/ a painful lat nuo dangerous wound.-
Rice, after being nit trea two more shots,
! but the wound upsteadied Lis hand, and
! be shot wide of his LaIE. Johnson also
emptied the chambers OF has pistol, and
! then escaped,
IL. Neaudemont WIS taken To his lodg-
! ln9s, where ho died the next afternoon.-
just before his death, however, he was
married to The danscuse Alma La Favrc
who had tong been associated with him OH
the stage. The Appeal on the 2Sth inst,
prints 1HA tnlinXCInD, Of VaonIC-
mOnts marriage and death:
1t seems that when conscious that the
hand OF death was upon him, Veaudemont
sent for one of tho reverend gentlemen at
tached to st. Peters Church, and was at
tended by the Rev. Father Kelly, to whom
he stated that his name was Arthur de
Pclgrau, that his family resided in the west
Of France, Tin the Palatinate of the Rhine)
and were highly respectable in their con
nections. While in Washington city,
! some years since, he met the danseuse Mile
Aline La Favre, Whose real name is Mag
gle Cox, since which time they have been
| travelling together, making their advent in
| this city some months since, at Broom's
Varieties. Their operations during that
time are too we'll known to our readers to
need repetition here. Suffice it to say that
he and Miss Cox occupied the boards of
that establishment, exciting o sensation as
leaders of the can-can, such as has never
been known in connection with the theat-
ricals of Memphis. When the Gaieties
was vacated, Veaudemont and his partner
were employed in the Parlor Saloon. where
up to the time of the terrible tragedy they
were engaged in the same can-can. Since
the infiction of the wound the unfortu-
nate maitre de ballet has suffered in
tensely. AS death approached, however,
he became, all things considered, free from
pain and calm in mind. In this frame he
bethought him to do Justice, SO far as he
could, by the girl, Miss Cox He accord
ingly expressed desire to be united in
marriage to her, SO that she could inherit
an estate of some value in France, and to
which he was the only heir. A license was
hastily procured, and the bride took her
place at the bedside, and clasping the al
ready clammy hand of the dying bride
groom-she with streaming eyes and burst
ing heart, he with trembling lips and
voice weak in death, responded to the
words of the marriage ceremony. Barely
had the Holy Father time to shrive the
dying man, ere all that was mortal of
Arthur de Pelgrau was still and stark be-
fore them. His death will be crushing
blow to his mother and sister, who ihave
just arrived in Chicago, from France, and
who telegraphed last evening for him to
come to them, only to receive the reply
"Shot last night; died about an hour
ago." Miss Cox, or Mile. LIE Favre-
maid, wife and widow in less than thirty
minutes-is the daughter of a hnen-draper
of Belfast, Ireland. Her father stands
high in the community in which he lives,
having been Lord Mayor of his native city,
receiving in that capacity, as the guest Of
the city, Prince Arthur, of the royal family
of England. She proposes to give up the
rather questionable profession in which
she has of late been engaged, and retire to
the peace and privacy of her husbands
estate in France.
Terrible Kerosene Accidental whole Fam
| lily burned.
4 terrible kerosene accident, caused by
the explosion of a lamp, occurred last
evening at No. 131 Meadow street, Hobo
| ken. A family consisting of three persons
were burned. The son has since died of
his injuIles while the mother is fatally
wounded. The father escaped with only
few slight burns.
It seems that William Haese, German
mechanic, was detained at his labor until
O. late hour, the wife waiting tea for her
husbands return. Hae8e came home shortly
after Q O'Clock, when the ianiiy, consisting
, OF himself, his wife Emily, and their son
Gnstave, - lad Of eight years, sat down to
the tatle.
! In some way, wlnlo reaching across the
table for D plate tlIo boy overturned the
alnp, which broke. The oil exploded in
stsntIy, ilr hiaHug fluid scattering itself
( over tne !orsrus OF aIi three, and, setting
ire to thrir clothing, burned them horri-
~. Ihcig screams attracted the attention
oi the other inmates OF tha house, who
rushed into the room ana finally succeed
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