The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-14
MURDER on LEONlE ANDRE.
Wife. Accused Of InfdeIlty. Is Saee
Dead by Her Husband.
SAD STORY OF A FRENCH PAmnx
The Murderer Under Arrest Particularly Il u
Unfortunate 0oourrence-The Body
at tho MorguA s0asuasw !.

At noon yesterday Emile Andre, Frenchman.
forty years OF age, who had resided at $50 Eas4
Twenty first street, shot his wife, Le0nie Instantly
killing her, at the corner OF Fifteenth street and
First avenue. He made no effort to escape. b16
was arrested and conveyed to the Seventeenth pro-
cinct station house. At late hour HBRALD re-
porter visited him In his cell, and learned nom hls
ups the following sad story OF his life:-
About nine years ago Emile Andre who was thou
employed as an overseer OF aborers at Sarrebour2s
Meurthe, Franco, married Leonie Pierre a French
woman. TWO years ago he lost HIS position. and -
the war had devastated France, they concluded -
come to this country. ai8 h sgalgsaatf l..
On arriving in New York he found It very dt,cuie
to get work, he could not speak EnRllsh ana n
last resort had to go up to Danbury Conn. who're
he made charcoal Alter saving little money a
this business friend in this city wrote to Andre
telling him to come back, as he could get WORT
here. He returned with his family, but failed -
get the promised work, and had to take whateve1
odd Jobs he could find among his own oountrymea
to keep his family nom starving. He has two chill
,dren-Josephine, eight years old, and Leon. four
years old. They lived In Pav0nia avenue Jersey
City. .aE s sma
After returning from Connections Andre and In
family made the acquaintance of Luclen A. Tar
tienne, Q French inventor, who was making patents
bricks, and who was considered by the unfortunate
stantly wrote letters of coincidence and sympathF
toboth promising to do all in his power for then.
In January last Andre was stricken down with
smallpox, and was removed to the hospital, whore
he remained until April 8, when he was discharged
las cured. When he came from the hospital he WAS
dtsngured and soon learned that his vito had been
nnfaithfu to him, and constantly charged her with
IT, at times entreatng her to be true to him. She
and they separated, the wife coming to New YorR
TO live and the husband going to work at the Erie
On the S4th Of May the wife took tho two children
to No. $3.50 East Twentyfrst street, where TartienS
soon followed and engaged room adjoining hers
and endeavored to induce her to return to him,
promising to forgive all but she constantly REFUSED
ings prompting her to do SO.
Andre then had document drawn up by lawyer
morning On His WIFE whom he lound ne Soas3
OF Emma vacher, No, as East Fifteenth street, r-
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refused to sign IT. Saying that it was not worth tas
was At s cine e1 embroerua on some hand
kerchiefs and her children were playing near her,
Mrs. vacher, whose husband sells bottled Frenc4
Andre called retired to her room to arrange her
hair and did not again appear till, hearing nolscs
she returned to find the place vacant. Andre having
made some hostile demonstration his wife had ned
the street. She ran towards First avenue. where
Andre caught her. Drawing single barreed pi4-
tol he placed tho muzzle under her ear and fired,
Her death was instantaneous. He did not make any
attempt to escape, and was soon afterwards ar
rested by two citizens, who gave him into the ous
atody Of Of1cer Kennedy.
he was taken back to where the dead body of hiq
wife lay, and looked upon 1t with indifference. as
he were not at all interested In the matter. Lftt0
Josephine was very much distressed at tho occur.
renee, but the little boy, Leon, lay on couch sleep
ing in perfect Inconsistencies Of the terrible c.
lanity that has fallen on him.
When taken to the station house Andre said he did
not II they cut his head of, he thought hQ
had done just right. In his possession was found
the pistol, with lot of small bullets and caps and
, about dozen letters written by Tartlenne to hl0
wife and himself After being placed in the cell 10
wrote the following letter to a Mr. Donameau:-
You know of my wifes conduct have killed her On
account of hcr conduct alone. beg to servo my
children in the best you cam and this VIII =
. by sending them to France. EMILE ANDRE.
The body Of the murdered woman was removed
to the Morgue and the Coroner was notified.