The New York herald., 1870-01-05
THE DOMESTIC TRAGEDY CYCLE.

with an Attempt ut Murder and Suicidos +.
IFrom the San Francisco Alta California Dec. 2S.l
Again we are called upon to record one OF those
horrible deeds SO often committed In this commu-.
nifty the cause being thai OF an Illicit intercourse,
resulting In jealousy, In which the one party, mad
dened with frenzy and under the impulse OF passion,
medtates for several days and resolves upon taking
the lie OF the loved one and then hts own The fol-
lowing are the particulars we have thus far been
able to obtain OF the sad occurrsnce:-
VINO THE PARTIES ARE
The parties to this sad affair are both young and
In the full bloom OF life. The man, who has tray
elled under the assumed name OF Alfred de veau II
Medric +. Waich OF Chilean parentage, but born in
Paris. From there hise parents VINO are reputed to
be In QoOd aud moss respectfully con,
nected returned to their home In Cne After renal
Ing there time they emgrate0 some years since
toToedo, ohio, where the Young man received good
education, cDOans fOr his occupation lie that or q
boOkkeeper, and WAS possessed OF sonlo means. He
Decame enanored OF the woman with whom he had
been living lilo IL about Cwentyf0 years OLD llQilt
buIlt, Of small stature, has black hair and small
moustache. Ihe woman. who gives her name as
Mary Williams, was born in the Western country of
humble parentage, il a brunette good looking and "a
abouttwenty years old. She was married about two
years ago and her husband Is now living IN st.
Louis.
Shortly after their arrival in this city her lover
being Without means or friends ana unable 10 Obtain
stances IN order TO gain livelihood for both, take
10 Tue stage, aud accepted an engagement In one of
titc puCeb Vi amusement ab sOupStreS6 ana dam
seuse salary Of thirty dollars por week '''
HOW AND WHERE THEY FELL IN LOVE-
Both parties lived in Toledo, ONO, and the woman
was IN the habit OF visiting The theatre In that place.
Inc iirst time ne saw her he fell In love with her.
For months he endeavored TO make her acquaint
ance. and finally succeeded. In the month OF Sep
temuer last he poke to her for the first time From
That time their intimacy, winch has been kept
she nducea h,@ to eaM siat % place @ 't1S ans
fee with her. either to California OF Eng
land. SO deep and earnest hrs love for her
llSne5S
about three months ago on one line aay, botn
sloped from their homes, gong to New York, leav-
ing on the same day. by the mall steamer FOR this
City, passing as man and wife, They have been
about Two months IN this CITY, Since he has been
here he has endeavored to obtain employment as
clerk or bookkeeper, in which he failed The money
he took with MIN on leaving home, suddenly and
Wlhout warning 70 irielus. was last dwinding
face wnen the woman. who being OF ratner pre-
possessng-apDearauce resolved TO go on the stage,
oblaining as stated above, an engagement and as
suming the stage name rJenne Johnson.
He INCOMES JEALOUS.
From the time they lett their home they lived ana
passed their time happily, though he was Kept Ia
ignorance OF the fuct tnat she was married woman.
Within the past few weeks his treatment has not at
times been the most kind and gentle towards her
Nightly he took her TO anu from the place which
she was engaged FROM some cause he nad
an idea that she was hoDnobDlng with Others
and became jealous. THIS idea worked terribly
on his mlno, aud during last week a sister OF
the woman came TO the City IRON the country
on a visit. The lover was introduced as Mr.. De
Veau, good friend OF hers Tney went together
10 Iac Jnea.re, ue walking Doilnu. One evening,
after returning home Irom ner nlght's labors, with
tears In ner eyes she informed hmm for the first
tnat sne Was married woman, and gave nim mat
portion OF her life history OF which he had all this
time been In total ignorance. TINS uneA pected IN
formation affected hlIn seriously. fhe lovers Jeal
)usy grew stronger; ne believed tnat she false
to i'm, and reg ardless OF the consequeac ne de-
ternined on revenge ana tnat by enactlng a
was already guilty that OF Deing murderer
TIE sCEAE or TnE ArTElPrED TRAsEDY.
Soon after their arrival In this ciy the pair
aspaIr tth no hon M
between dupont aud STOCKTON. Yesterday the
woman mad been out during the morning returning
room, litre dreaming OF what was soon 20 follow.
She went to her bureau and arranged some washing
which had been left there. When she had this con-
cluded ne asked her whether she was goag out
again. Sne replied that she lie said she
should not go. She said she saw no harm Ill
going and that she must 90. As she was about
to open the door he picked up a swolo-cane,
drew out the sword and plunged 1t three times
into her on the lett side-once ia the breast, once
IN the arm anu In the back under The
Shoulder, the steel bending round as IL struck the
bone. The woman cried aloud, Murder /" and
Mondelet aud he ran up stars TO learn the cause
the trouble When he reached the top he heard the
woman screaming, the DiOod streaming from her
and running away from the hend. wno was follow
ing her out OF the room with a razor IN MS hana.
The landlord made towards The would-be assassin to
grasp the razor from him, When he drew IL acr0s,
his neck, severing The wndplpe iniicting fright
fui gasn, ana failing instantly 10 the noor
resting ON some oil the womans clothing. The
landlord at once ran To the police Office, giving
Information OF what had just transplred his
house. Detective cannon imme0iaI accompa
MED MN to ue house. Nnen tney arrived there Iney
found the man had lett his room with razor III
each hand, and in his frenzy had been looking 1or
his victim, and overcome Dy weakness, he fell to the
floor and lay gaspng In pool oi blood, unable TO
utter word, and having inflicted another wound III
his breast Dr. uuard, VINO had been summoned to
render surgical aid, was at hand, ana commenced
to aress the wonnus OF the would be destroyer
life. Wnlie the cash in the tnroatwhich is several
Inches III length none oil tile arteries being, how
ever severed-was Deing sewed up py the doctor,
the officer holding his mead, Wa.cn signing, unaDe
TO speak, and supposng that his end had come, TOOK
from pocket package OF letters. wncn he neu
out IN his nand, ana wncn were taken In Charge py
the officer.
Following are copies or
ThE LETTERS.
They are written in a cool aud deliberate manner,
velope. The first IS addressed to .'trank j. scott
10 leager street, Toledo, Onio" 1t reads as lo-
lows
PART OF NY HISTORY.
This wife OF mine, her in Toledo for the first tme
she the same Then after left oledo New
treated her well Sometimes woal be sood kind
syeyS9y on @ s9rra ls ssp sns oca ana
thirty dollars week On the OF pscebara sister Of
called Truckee Her sister none knew Of
was nrSdscea to IS Mr. De- iha he o so
by here, and the had board Of the shor
had home news they dd not care for any to hea AZ
least her sister would have obJecOn Tor she did
know me- she asked her sister after lett The room who
was She told her that l clerk in this city, and
good frend OF hers. That passed OF very pleasantly
for good he kext DAY she called again, but
out for 'ssss sas I '0s when he "sPe
again at seven, took Jennie the theatre, let
them walk ahead me- and they talking each other
After coming home IN lie evening Jennie sd with tears in
her eyes, she had things " tell ASKED 50
on She said, "Met' (she awas called me Metz, ~
married woman my husband livng in st. Louis Mo-" 1t
TOOK by such surprise that did not know make
OF IT but she cried ike child, said
bad told II fl 1t had been her
said to that her sister told her If she he Of
that she would tell herself. she preferred
sell. mad madness like tiger and did know
what to do at the time but thank God know the
You can ana viii hear about the end of little history.
LETTERS TO HER SISTER.
The following was In envelope addressed to
Miss ANNIE d. MARIE, West End House, front Of Plaza
Ban Francsco CaIhe writer OF this tho young
saw sisters room, and the this
nhar My little history with your sister this
hrst saw her at Ioelo, Ohio, in theatre at that
never spoke 70 her III! last september. After got
quaned with her she used 70 and al private
bedroom. Or course Cur love together. Then she
wanted me to run with her to California England
chose the hrst place. then had TO leave splendid
In real estate which had IN that "