The Morning herald., 1876-05-22
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.

A Man and Woman Commit kMjcide al
the Blacl; Horse HOtel-A Pseco'sces'ted
Affair." History of the "rtnsc
Five weeks ago tomorrow two respect
aged about sixty and woman probably
forty, came to the Black Horse Hotel. at
Front and JustisOn streets, and engaged
Cunningham, at 81 per day each. They
In the northeast corner OF the house
Here they appeared to spend much Of their
tiue, and always together. Neither OF
them seemed to be in any business, but
lived like people of means, and as man and
wife. They attended the Sacred Heart
Church regularly every Sunday, but
whether they were members is rot
known. They did not even give their names
to the mistress of the boarding house, and
although they never paid her any money
for board, she had no suspicion but that
they were all right. They were supposed
10 te French, as they spoke that language.
Nothing in their manner excited doubt ,
until yesterday at one O'Clock, when upon
their not having made their appearance
either at the breakfast or dinner table, Mrs.
Cunningham sent servant to call them,
WHO went up stairs, and raped upon the
door, but received no answer. Mrs. c.,
herself afterward went up, and raped,
and called but without receiving an answer;
she then attempted to force open the door,
out it was locked. She then walked out
on the back porch, and pulling down
the blind, gazed into the room ; the W oman
was lying on the right: side of the bed, on her
back, with her hands folded across her
breast, her eyes closed, and her mouth
partly open she looked as one who sleeps,
but the deathly pallor of the cheeks, at
once excited Mrs. Cummingham's fears.
The man was also on the bed, but owing to
his position, his face could not be seen. The
lady called to them, but receiving no an
swer, she was almost convinced that the
persons were dead. She at once descended,
and told what she had seen to Mr.. Mason,
the bar tender, whom she at once dispatch.
ed for officer Bouzart. Mason started off
on his errand, but met the gentleman in
question returning from Hedgaville, with
l.. W. Palmer, whence they had just been
withithe body of the late Anthony Cannon.
Mason told them the circumstances
he and Palmer went at once to the
house, when Bouzart ascendcd the stairs,
and knocked several times very loud Oh
The door; he then called, but receiving no
answer, he went around on the porch, and
gazed in the window. The truth at once
flashed through his mind that they were
dead. Mr.. Palmer also looked at them
and pronounced them dead. Mr.. Palmer
went Immediately for Coroner Groves, who
ordered Officer Bouzart to break open the
door of the chamber. He did so, and en-
tered. One look at the ped, its occuoans
and the contents OF the room, confirmed his
suspicious were both dead. Tie man
occupied the left side of the bed: was lying
on the broa! Of his back, his left arm on
his breast, and his right one resting little
above his thigh and his feet pressed against
the foot board. His body was cold and
stiff, showing that he had been dead some
time. The woman was lying in the posi-
ZION already described, and q little higher
up on the pillow than the man.
On chair by the bedside was new ia
zor, a goblet and spoon. In the bottom OF
the glass was the dregs of some sweetened
drink. In the bureau drawer was found q
six ounce bottle Of laudnum, about two
thirds full, and u paper containing arsenic,
all going to show that the affair was a pre-
concerted one. Upon an examination OF
their clothes, pocket wallet, small pocket
diary, a small sized scrap book, and blue
book mark, made of ribbon, and fancy pa
per:ound. On the paper was apicture, and a
few lines of German poetry. Their cloLhese
were put away like people do be.ore going
to bed, and they were dressed in their night
dresses. The man, however, wore red fan
re, drawers.
As soon as death was ascertaned, DR..
Ogle was sent for, and at 5 o'clock Mr..
Palmer came with his Ice boxes and re
moved the bodies to his undertaking estab-
lishment at Front and Shipley, where the
Coroner held an inquest last night at 9
o'clock, and the facts of the jury mainly
were as already stated. It was stated,
however. that at O'Clock on Saturday
evening The woman was seen sitting by her
window CRYING, ann the man was seen rath-
or later in the evening. The bottle, glasses,
razor. etc.. we're exhibited at the inquest.
The books alluded to, were, parts Of them,
read by Mr.. Bucher, Of Sixth aud Marke
y no translated some of the passages TO
mean Chow bad it is; we can't live to-
gether: we must die together" Another
passage ge read, "Life to us is all nonsense,
hence it is better to die than to live" None
of the writing contained day or date. Some
of it in the largest ssbook was poetry.
and it was thought, written by the man, as
he was well educated, AMI is said to have
travelled all over the world, He was not
in the habit of drinking ana
was never seen IN tn
bar-room. On the third finger of his right
hand he wore double gold ring, which
was removed last night, and on examina
ton was found to bear the following in
scribed inside: "a, G. 13-4-lS6$"-prob.
ably the 18th OF April. On the bosom ci
the undergarmcnt ofthe woman, was mark
cd with indclible ink, the letters " L.
G."' A ring was also taken from th'
second finger of her left hand, bu
it contained no inscription what
ever. No money was found
upon the person of either, and from the