The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-17
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sran, forty years Of age, who had resided ai
339 east Twenty-6rst street. shot his wife,
Leonie, instantly killing her, ut the corner OF
Fifteenth street and First avenue. He made
no effort TO escape, but Was arrested and con-
yeyed TO the seventeenth precinct station
house. At late hour q Herald reporter
visited him in his cell, and learned from LIS
lips the following sad story or his life: ). s.
About nine years ago Emile Andre, who
was then employed as an ererseer of labor
err at sarrebourg Meurthe, France. married
Heorne Pierre, q French woman. Two years
ago he lost his position, and as the war had
devastated France, they concluded to come
To this country. -.
Ton arriving f1 New York he found il rery
difficult to getwnrk, as he could not speak
/ English, and!as last resort had TO coup to
Danbury, Conn, where he made charcoal.
After saving little money at this business
friend in this city wrote to Andre telling
him to come back, as he could get work
here. He. returned with his family, but
failed to get the promised work, and. had to
ke.whateVer odd jobs he could find among
his own countrymen to keep bis family from
starving. He has two ehildreu-Josephine
eight years old. and Leon, four years old.
They lived in Payonia avenue, Jersey City.
f. After returning from Connecticut, Andre
and his family made the acquaintance of Luz
Glen A. Tartienne, n French inventor, who
was making patent bricks, and who was con-
sidered by the unfortunate man as one Of his
most intimate, friends. as he constantly wrote
letters Of coincidence and sympathy to- both,
promising to do all in his power for them. i
! In January last Andre was. stricken down
with smallpox, and was removed to the hos
pital, where he remained until April D, when
-he was discharged as cured. When he came
from the hospital ne was disfStTed, and soon
learned that bis wife had been Hnfaiti1fl to
him, and constantly charged her with it, at
times entreating her to be true to him. She
turned deaf ear to all his eDtreaties, how
ever, and they separated, the wife coming to
New York to live and The husband going to
work at the Erie Railroad depot as 4 laborer.
On the oath Of May the wife took the two
children to No. $50 east Twenty.6rst street,
where Fartienne soon followed, and engaged
a room adjoining hers. Andre says that he
several times called on his wife and endea-
rOred to induce her to return to him, pro-
missing to forgive all; but she constantly
refused = Tartienne, who was always present
at these meetings, prompting her to do so..a
Andre then had q document drawn UP by
/ O.
called Yesterday morning on his wife, whom
ne found at the house Of Emma Vacher, No.
416 east Fifteenth street, requesting her to 60
with him before the French consul and sign
it. His wife read the document, and refused
to sign it, saying that it was not worth the
paper it was written on. nf
She was at this time embroidering On
some handkerchief, and her children were
playing near her. Mrs. Vacher, whose hus-
band sells bottled French and Rhine wines
at this place, had ut the moment Andre
called retired to her room to arrange her
hair, and did not again appear till, hearing a
noise; she returned to find the place vacant.
"a pdre having made some hostile demonstrl-
tion, his wife had fed to the street. She ran
towards First avenue, where Andre caught
her. Drawing single-baTTelled pistol, he
placed the muzzle under her ear and fired.
Her death was instantaneous. He did not
make any attempt to escape, and was soon
afterwards arrested by two citizens, who
gave him into the custody of Officer Hen
nedy.
Re was taken back to where the dead body
of his wife lay, and looked upon it with i'll
difference, as if he was not at all interested
| in the natter Little Josephine was very
much distressed ut the occurrence, but the
little boy, Leon, lay on a couch sleeping in
perfect Inconsistencies of the terrible ca
Iamity that has fallen on him. ~
When taken to the station-house Andre
said he did not care II they cut his head OIL,
as he thought he had done just right. In
his possession was found the pistol, with q
lot of small bullets and caps, and about do
zen letters written by Tartienne to his wife
and himself. After being placed in the eel
he wrote the following letter TO Mr.. Dona
| meau a-,
"You know of my wife's conduct. Ihavt
killed her OH account of her conduct alone
! beg you to serve my children in the bcs
! manner YOU can, and this will be by sending
| them TO France, -.s EMILE ANDRE"
The body of the murdered woman was
removed to the Morgue, and the coroner wa
notified York Herald, 14h.