Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-04

TEE Arrsr PARTICULARS or TAK BLANC
TRAGEDY.

TEE ArrSr particulars OF TAK BLANC
TRAGEDY.
In the upper DRY 81 2Oi West Thirty third
street yesterday morning blind nssn AMI
hts Chi lay desd and the wife was dyin Ia
Bellevue Hospital. All who went 20 ms
side OF me coor, and READ, Professor Ju es
BlsIc, from the Music ConServstotre OF
Paris. Brilliant execution IN very short
time by his new method. Rates moderate"
Mr.. Blanc was blind, and bad been blind Tor
severs years. he was born In hsrseilles In
lssS- His father - the owner OF q large
Rbl,s .Do sss, factory in that city; Young
The French navy and became q lieutenant
About seven years ago be married q singer,
orieht faoed. pretty French girl, and when
become totally blind, she began 60 work Coz
him. At frst she aided him IN giving music
Lessons, and then secured an eng Aeement a.
tremf.Ie dame oh0ay with Mile Aimee In
Lima kdwins Theatre She appeared - In
Resae In BARRIE Bleue," and q NJ lan,< a. IN
.osT 10 La SrAnde DuchesH- When Nile.
aimee went 10 Havana, Madame Blanc 40
companied Der, and later they journeyed 20
san FRANCISCO. About this time Professor
S Ssne , snowed that he was Jealous, and bis
VIE etlred nom the stage. He Supported
ner ana their child by giving lessons on NE
violin and piano.
When Mile Aimee recently organized her
company che engaged Madame Blanc, and
the Professor said that bis wife should not
sgsin so upon the operate stage. Tnen they
SusrT Ie1' AUD ihe terrible tragedy OF sun
IN The house were Mile JuIietts Sault. q
French actress who boarded WI IA the RlancS.
Monsieur Jean Bouly, Blancs uncle, ana
Matsme PHILIPPE, Madame Blancs widowed
sister. ,.aie ON Sun:iy L....s.:: Madame Pun.
lipe ard Monsieur Bouly heard sobolng IN
Monsieur and Madame Banc's bedroom.
Then there was sliding, almost suppressed
cry for help, and Gil was quiet Some per-
sons IN the house say that they heard three
pistol shots; Others heard nothing OF the
And,
Police Officers McDermott, Burke And
blske, who were returning from 0ilmore's
garden, We're near the house when a woman
shr1eked They entered the house, and found
me Sns S ea.na musician aud bis three year old
ooy oesd, and Mrs Blanc pressing her hand
over pistol shot wound In he forebeaS
NoosleuI Bouly, who entered the Blanos,
room previous 10 the arrival of the poIIce
found on the bed silver mounted revolver
WIN ulree empty chambers. Blood flowed
from q CHASTITY wound In the ProfesSor,s
right temple, and he tossed about in Agony
Medame Blanc was close 10 her husband;
her left arm was on MS shoulder, and the
right arm lay on the bosom of the dead child
there were frightful wounds near the ewes al
The mother, and her face was disfigured. Toe
Ded covering was drencAea with blOof. Mon
sleur Blanc was unconscious, and dying: MS
wife opened her eyes and called for q priest
BY this time the occupants OF the lower
floors were In the rooms. Some hurried Tor
physicians and others made hasJe for q
priest.
The police took Madame Blanc 20 BelIevue
ho-piIai. luc nelgnDOrS seemed beWilderaf
when they read the note on the table, a.
follows:
"At last justice has been enlightened. Il
declare that 4 am the sole actor In this
drama love my wife, and she cherishes
me. She ana can alone Judge what A lhe
cause that determined me 20 this terrible act
OF despair, and as we do not wish our child Co
be an orphan, have preferred that he shall
accompany us. IL 10 i who have struck this
blow. let those who will Judge be moi too
severe. leave 10 my aunt ana TO my friend
bourboy all that is In my house, praying
them DOT To forget my sister. Ny greatest
wish will be that we will al of us Assem- ble.
my wife, my baby, and myself, before the
Great GOD. will Also pray Mr.. Sergeant 20
be so good as 10 Ia Ike care OF my uncle. This
18th day OF September. j.. BLaNCn
Blanc became exceedingly jealous OF his
wife alter he lost bis eye sight. She was de-
votedly attached 10 him, and her friends
say Few women would have been so good
as Marie was 10 him." He n TO be buried
with the child he killed, and the physicians
say that Marie will soon follow them 70 the
grave.-LM Y. StDl, 81