The Lincoln County herald., 1873-01-22
A Duel TO The Death.

A Duel TO The Death.
L independence Beige of the Goth ult.
gives tho following account Of sn awful
tragedy which lately happened 10 Bius:
scls:
NJ. Edmund F. was q hnlfray captain
Of cavalry, who left his native town Of
Chateau Chinou about four years rgo, in
order to accept position an II manager
Of an iron foundry in the vicinity Of
Brussels.
In tho year lS42, at the age Of twenty.
fsur, he was sous lieutensnt Of q regiment
of Dragons garrisoned at Lille. There
he seduced the daughter Of q respectable
merchant and abandoned her to her
shame. The poor girl soon found her
self in q condition which rendered ex-
posure unavoidable. In order TO conccui
her fault she fed from her fathers house
and was seen no more.
Last week Captain F. visited, in the
company Of few friends, one of the
most frequcnted beer gardens in Brussels.
While there, engaged 10 game Of cards,
q quarrel arose between one Of his friends
aud young officer of the rifle corps.
Captain +. took the part of his friends.
High words followed and insults. The
upshot was that Capt. T. challenged the
young officer to fight duel with pistols.
They met on the following day and Cap
tain +. killed his adversary By sending
bullet into his heart. This was on Fri
day morning. Captain +. now hurried
home in order to prepare for escape to
France. Last Sunday, after having set.
tied all his affairs. he packed bis vallise
and was about to leave, when a woman ia
black presented herself abruptly at the
door. Her face was covered with thick
veil and she appeared greatly agitated,
her body trembling all over. Captain 4.
highly surprised aud something like
troubled with gloomy forebiding, asked
her into the reception room. Scarcely
had be pronounced the first word when
the unk lady iu black drew up her
veil in q: sudden, convul,ive manner.
aud showed him face pale rs death and
eyes full Of anger and tears. At the
sight Of that face the Captain retreated
a step and uttered cry Of horror and
astopishment.
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 oil pale and threatening "ac
cursed being! villain! l. was uot enough
; to have dishonored q womau-to have
basely abandoned her! You had to kill
. her child ITO assassiuste your own son /!
, and such crimes should 60 UNPUBLISHED
The most monstrous Of misdeeds should
leave you in possession Of the name Of
honest man! No, miserable destroyer Of
so many innocent beings, you shall perish
by the hands Of your vietiu."
scsrcely had she spoken these words
when she drew forth a revolver from un
der her cloak, fred twice and blew the
captains brains out. She then fred a
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
. presented itself to them-twc bodies ly.
ing side by side on the 1oor and wolter'
ing in blood. The body Of Captain f.
. gave no sign Of life that Of his former
. victim was breathing yet, and by dint o'
! excrtions revived, for few hours only
!, She was taken to the nearest hospital
u where sho expired in the niddie ot the
= following night. afier having ansvcred
u an iuterrogatory aud told the facts ~
have related.