The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-12-27
EXTRAORDINARY TRAGEDY.
A Man Kills BIS own Son In a Duel, and In
In Turn Killed by the Mother Of the Mar
dered Man, who Lasfly Kilis Her.elC


Man Kills BIS own Son In n Duel, and In
In Turn Killed by the Mother Of the Mur-
dered Man, who Lssiiy kiiis HERSELF
The Independence Beige, of Brussels.
Belgium, furnishes the following partic.
ulars of one of the most singular and
terrible tragedies of the age:
M. Edmond +. was halfpay Captain
OF cavalry, who left his native town of
Chateuu-Chinon, about four years ago,
In order to accept position as manager
OF an iron foundry in the vicinity Of
Brussels.
In the year 1912, at the age of "a, he
was sous Lieutenant of regiment Of
dragons garrisoned at Lille. There he
seduced the daughter of respectable
merchant and abandoned her to her
shame. The poor girl soon found her
self in a condition which rendered ex-
ceal her fault she fed from her fathers
house and was seen no more.
Last week Capt. f. visited, in the
company of few friends one of the
most frequented beer gardens in Brus-
sells. While there, engaged in game
Of cards, a quarrel arose between one Of
his friends and young officer of the
rifle corps. Capt. f. took the part Of
his friend. High words and insults fol-
lowed. The upshot was that Capt. f.
challenged the young officer to fight
duel with pistols. They met on the fol.
lowing day, and Capt. F. killed his adj
versary by sending a bullet into his
heart. This was on Friday morning.
Capt. +. now hurried home in order to
prepare for escape to France. Last
Sunday, after having settled his affairs,
he packed his valise and was about to
leave when woman in black presented
herself abruptly at the door. Her face
was covered with thick vail, and she
appeared greatly agitated, her body
trembling all over. Capt. F., highly
surprised and somewhat troubled with
gloomy foreboding, asked her into
the reception room. Scarcely had he
known lady in black drew up her vail
in sudden, convulsive manner and
showed him a face pale as death and
eyes full of anger and tears. At the
sight of that face the Captain retreated
step and uttered cry of horror and
astonishment.
In that woman in tears and dressed
in black, with faded features and hair
all gray, he recognized his victim of
thirty years ago-the daughter of the
! Lille merchant.
"Wretch" she exclaimed, advancing
upon him all pale and threatening; sac
cursed being villain! murderer 1t
was not enough 10 have dishonored a
woman-to have basely abandoned her
y on had to kill her child--to assassin
ate your own son! And such crimes
should 60 unpublished! The most
monstrous OF misdeeds should leave
you in possession of the name of hon
est man No, miserable destroyer Of
50 many innocent beings, you shall per-
ish by the hands Of your victim"
Scarcely had she spoken these words
when she drew 70 tn revolver from un-
der her cloak, fired twice, and blew the
Captains brains out. She then fired a
third and fatal shot at herself.
Healin the sound of the three shots,
the servants and neighbors came rum
ping in very much frightened. A fear
full sight presented itself to them-two
bodies lying side by side on the floor
and weltering in blood. The body OF
Capt. F. gave no sign of life; that of his
former victim was breathing yet, and
By dint Of exertions revived tor a few
hours only. She was taken 10 the near.
est hospital, where she expired in the
middle of the following night, after
having answered an interrogatory and
told the facts we have related.