The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-12-21

| TERRIBLE TRAGEDY m BKUgynta a.
L'Ineependence Pelge, OF the Goth ult.,
gives the following account OF an aw fui
tragedys#hicht lately HAppened.in Drug
sells:
Mr. .Edmnnd F. was ualf-pay cat ain
OF ioavalry, who left his native town of
Chaeead. Chinon about four Syears ago.
an order to accept position as manager
OF an iron fonndry In; the vicinity OF
BRUSSELS. In the year lS42;at the age
OF ewehty-four, he was sous.lieutenant
OF a regiment Of dragons garrisouad at
Lille. There he sednced the daughter
Of respectable merchant, and aban-
doned her to her shame. The poor girl
soon found herself in condition which
rendered exposure unavoidable. In
ORDER to conceal her fault, she fed FROM
1er fathers house and was seen no more.
Last week, Captain F. visited, in the
company ot a few friends, one Of the
most irea9ented beer gardens in Brus-
seis' While there, engaged i'll q game
his friends and young officer of the
rifle corps. Captain F. took the part of
his friend. High words followed and
insults: The upehot was that Captain
F. challenged the young officer to fight
duel with pistols. They met .on the
following day, and Captain F. killed his
adversary by sending bullet into his
heart. This was on Friday morning.
Captain F. now hurried home, in order
TO prepare Tor escape to France. Last
Sunday, after having settled all his af-
fairs, he packed his valise and was about
to leave, when a woman in blnck pre-
sented herself at the door. Her face
Was covered with thick veil, and she
appeared greatly agitated. her body
trembling all over. Captain F., highly
surprised, and something like troubled
with gloomy foreboding. asked her
into the reception room. Scarcely had
ne pronounced the frat word whom the
unknown lady in black drew up her veil
III sudden, convulsive manner, and
showed him faoe pale as death and
eyes full OF anger and tears. A. the
sight OF that face the captain retreated
IL step and uttered cry of horror and
"stonishment. In that woman in tears
aud dressed in black, with faded features
and hair oil gray, he recognized his vic.
tim OF thirty years ago-the daughter of
the Lille merchant.
"Wretoh!" she exclaimed, advancing
upon him all pale and threatening; '.uc-
cursed being! villainl murdererl It il
not enough to have dishonored woman
TO have basely abandoned her! You
had to kill her child, to assassinate your
own son! And such crimes should go
unpunished! The most monstrous of
misdeeds should leave yon in possession
OF the name Of honest mani No, mise
rable destroyer of so many innocent
beings, you shall perish by the hands of
your victim"
Scarcely had she spoken these words
when she drew forth revolver from
under her cloak, fired twice and blew the
captains brains out. She then fred
third and fatal shot at herself. Hearing
the sound of three shots the servants
and neighbors came running in, very
much frightened. a fearful sight pre-
sented itself to them-two bodies lying
side by side on the floor and weltering
ln blood. The body of Captain F. gave
no sign Of life; that OF his former victim
was breathing yet. and by dint OF exer-
tons revived, for few hours only. She
was taken to the nearest hospital, where
she expired in the middle of the follow
ing night, after having answered an in
terrogatory aud the facts we have re-
lated.