New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-21
nj. PREVOST-PARADOL.
sUICICE OF THE FRENCH MINISTER
TIE SHOOTS HIMSELF DURING A TEMPORARY FIJI
OF INSANITY.
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French Minister created sensation OF horror III 'us
community When the Secretary Of state communicated
,be fact TO the President he was 10th to beheNe IT, ~ o
Presidents order Secretary Fish at once te'Eaneu W
minister washburne at Paris and ordered uin u Vo,"
a,ni,ate the fact 70 the French Government At the
ot,on % secretary Fish an inquest has been held
over the body and verdict Of scldo py Shoo'us ""'
rendered. ...,.n,r,,
WASHINGTON. d. c., July 20.
The French Minister shot himself in his sleeping
chamber the front room Of the second story, and the
circumstances attending it show that the a't WAS Po
lita,ed The inmates OF the house at the time were
MS housekeeper and French serving-man Tue woman
heard the report of the pistol aud rushed 10 the iCo
where she found NJ Paradol lying dead on the moor,
bleeding from the left breast, the ban having enoo"
Immediately over the heart. The weapon u'ed was a
small singlobarrel, breechloadihS OoI's PiS'oi "0
was found on the floor under him
II Is aseertaned that he walked out yesterday ana
rcbased pair OF pistols Of the style described ana
one of which he employed to end his e Inc o'her was
found upon his bureau. with cartridge beside IT,
Messrs Harvey & Mari, undertaken, were sent for
Of an carly hour this morning ii was not generally
Known that the French Minister had killed himself until
after daylight the servants were tmid about going
ont on the street at night In strange city, and in fact
they seemed TO be at a loss what TO do The "ody was
n,holmed by the underakers aud prepared for burial
hut nothing further VIII be done un me ar val o. ".
Rertbemy, the late French Minister, who Is IN New
XOrE
Rertbeny will arrive here in the late train This evening,
or early tomorrow, and the funeral arrLgements WIN
men = completed The OOd WILL no 'O"O' DC 'AA'" 70
had prepared himself for bed but had evil
IDENTIFY remained mp his chamber for some time medl
ttiDS the act of sucide. He had nttG1g on but his
ann near HE center OF tho room at Ire moment
ne discharged the pistol The Dody - ~ ~
fhe hack With one leg drawn up ana the Ieit arm Out
stretched above the head. . -. ,..,,.o a.
The French Minister took possession OF ms mouse U
Friday last and on Sunday evening ne sen, % NevS
daughter who accompanied him to ms g mn Y, w
port r. l. intending to Join then hem te esrIe M eli Iii
aig: NJ Beray CONE SGef ard sag Are abs,pt from
ysbinSton With the exception Of NJ. De Jarlin the
Chancellor. That gentleman, as soon as ne lerI INC
Ssh who after expressing his surprise and profound re-
greet suggested that cOroncrs inquest be helu 20 WCn
designated by the Coroner for that purpose The entire
Tbe secfetary of State today eiegraped Minister
eminent Of the sudden death of NJ Preyo,t-Paraiol.
me PRESIDENT on the suggestion Of the Secretary, has
ordered guard Of honor over the reInaEs OF the ne
SeStions as may be required The Secretary and the H.
Tited guests anticipated much pleasure at the dinner
Sn compliment TO the late Minister.
THE CoRONER's INQUEST
An inoues was held this evening the body Of NJ
,kost Paradol at the late residence Of the deceased.
There were present among Others beside the jurors, NJ
1,aiar5n the Chancellor Of the French legation; NJ.
podisco First Secretary of the Russian legation Senior
paostad First Secretary Of the Spanish Legation, and
he MARQUIS de Chambrun The jury, comp 'ed OF cti-
gems assembled in the parlor where the body ~ Inc
corpse was partly uncovered, showing wound d. Guy
The Jury then withdrew TO the upper chamber in
the first witness examined. He testified tAit he was
with NJ IaIduVl ~ NJ iparld1l tnI6 MIN hs wanted
q buy pistol NJ. Deiardin endeavored u dssuade
rim nom doing So seeing that he hut the
RinST insisted on buying pistol and FOR that purpose
went to Savages, where one was purchased On Moi
day the Minister wrote him note when vas slDse-
Cueutlv handed TO him. He about bIeakl's IL open,
but was requested by the Minister not to 90 20 unless
che suicide this morning at o'clock he opened the hTe
Although written on Monday, it is dated July IL The
translation is as follows: , . a., -, =,
sctyP, should h7Pe1; pray ~ p' p u P e ia
~ family AMI home hope inst me treasures 70 DC
tsken VIII facilitated BY tie friends that Pss h,s ma IN 0'
NJ Dcardn said the valet to-day brought TO iiin note
icft Oh the table, which read as fo4lOWs'
KIN myself Berthemy, come back and stay fFAApoL
NJ Deiardn, in answer question by the Cor9ner rs
90 the mental condition OF NJ Parsdol sa0 nc 4a''oI
mind appeared TO he much affected by the hes IT,
Mary Walters the housekecper, testn q u AT she had
been in the dS SSd Rsd me- Tes s from there S always
something going whether by rats OF no. -hA dd not
The room, che saw the Minister lying on tl floor; sie
was much frightened; she saw him draw hi q breath;
deceased retired at o'clock last night he Tas ot IN the
Anel-te Merton. valet Of Paradol who c. re from
France with him, testified through Marquis lie Cham.
brun, interpreter that he heard me report o. pistol
at o'clock, and the voice Of the Minister asking DO
You hear Auguste g. the valet answered, Il ID hear
he into the room, Paradol was standing up near
the table, and not being able TO support hmSen any
lOnger he fell down. the witness could not lift him up
and therefore let him lie the carpet; thinking the
Minister had fallen in fit, he called the hOusekeeper
and together they into the kitchen 10 get vinegar
aud water lived about threequarters Of an hour after
DE shot, he made only sign during the last 10
minutes of his life. The Minister did not say word
more after calling him. The night worn by Para
dol al the time he committed suicide was procured ana
examined Witness further testified that one pistol lay
on The table with ban near ready he loaded The
other pistol discharged, was found under ms bOdy IL
ed
took the pocketbook with money in it, and tho papers
sud other articles Of value and delivered u 70 70 the
Sir MARI the undertaken testified that the y luis de
CuambrUus servant came for him tins morning 20 az
tend to the body He found the deceased lying partly
on his right side, his right arm extended IhtIe was
considerable blood on ms mght-sllrt II looAeu as
slough he bad tried 70 staunch the wound Inc gas was
e Iry Ieudered The Following verdict That said Pre-
vosParadol came to his death at about o'clock a. M
the 10th day Of July ia the year 1910 ihey iutheI
nnd that The cause OF the dean o. InS S over the heart
produced by pistol discharged by ms own hdhu "Iiie
L5oring under temporary alteration OF e mn I9 +b
jury that NJ Parado visited sayages store alone yest9
DAY evening and bought second pistol saying 10 the
clerk: IN take this TO have pair They are
81 handy" and, patting his hands his pantaOons
pocketknife" He then paid 1--WE 81 notes, money,
aud left the store. Upon purchasing the cartridges
morning evident he felt that little aimnun
ton judd accomplish his purpose, as he seemed disin-
ciner al first to purchase tu box SAYING mat he only
ed twelve but on being INFORMED tlat DON
not be broken he purchased the nhDVke package
The pistols were breeeh,ioadhg nltS1iPH Dringer n,
years bosom friend OF the deceased IN dscussng
most mgOyeihsnostf Ms seltnosses1sor. and com
,nitteI acfS Of which aiterward he had not the
f9ntest recollection In the opn OF the Minister lister
referred TO- it was douDues s ~ one o. th.se
crdng 10 the same authority he left PARIS Under highly
unfortunate circumstance HIS lSnuS ., b pof 4l9
course which until Of late had been IN warm % as
~ fbr Emperor. had bosom iIleLds suen mon a
nut EaIvpp