The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-10-12
A Shocking Tragedy In New
York. CITY.

of wife and child and self-murder Of a
blind music-teacher in West Thirty
third Street, on Sunday night, created
intense interest and excitement
throughout this city to-day. Even the
discussion Of the political situation had
to give way in some measure to the at
tention paid to this horror. Jules
Blanc, teacher Of music, lived on the
upper floor Of No. 2O1 West Thirty
third Street with his wife Marie and his
boy Emil, 81 years of age, and made a
comfortable livelihood by imparting
instruction on the piano and violin.
Mrs. Louis Philip, Mr.. Blanc's sister,
lived with the family, and assisted her
brother, who is totally blind. Miss
Juliette Naulte, an old friend of the fam
lily, occupied an adjoining room and
boarded with the Blancs. Husband
and wife appeared to love each other
fondly, and, until recently, their home
had been a happy one, in spite of Mr..
Blanc's affection. About II 80 o'clock
Sunday night Miss Naulte heard a sti-
fled scream in the bedroom occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Blanc and their child, and
this was followed by a noise like that
made by clashing a door sharply. She
hastily summoned Mrs. Philip and John
Boulay, Mr.. Blanc's uncle, and they
hurried to the room. They were over
whelmed with horror at the scene
which met their eyes. Blanc lay upon
his back on the bed, apparently dead.
Mrs. Blanc was on her left side, and
the boy Emil, in the last agonies of
death, was tightly claspcd in her arms.
On the floor lay a small, cham
bered pistol, where it had dropped
from Blanc's nerveless hand. Three
of the chambers had been cmptied.
Blanc was past all help. Mrs. Blanc
had been shot on the left side of the
head, the bullet entering above the
temple. CHANGING from the bone it
had passed over the top of the skull
beneath the scalp. The body of the
husband was removed from the bed
and taken to an adjoining room. When
the men were lifting the body Mrs.
Blanc opened her eyes aud seemed to
comprehend what was going on, though
she did not speak. She afterwards ex-
pressed n desire to see a priest, and
n was summoned. lie admin,
istered the last rites of the
Roman Catholic Church, and the
wounded woman was taken in an am.
bulance to a hospital. The little boy
had been shot in the left temple, and
breathed his last about 1913 O'Clock
yesterday morning. From the wound.
it is believed that Blanc shot his wife
and child in rapid succession, and ther
placed the pistol against his right TEN
pie and fired the final shot. The Skin
and hair about the hole made by the
bullet were burned and blackened by
the flame from the pistol. The condi
ton of Mrs. Blanc this afternoon wa,
favorable, and there is a chance of he
recovery. DR.. Pope, physician in charge
said the ball was probably lodged at thu
base of the brain. This morning sh,
, was delirious, but, as the day wore on
she had some lucid intervals. Her sis
i. ter.in-law and a lady friend were will
her during part of the afternoon, ant
, she recognized both. Her sister-in-lav
: said to DIR. Pope that she could not con
lecture what was the Of the trag
, edy, except that it might possibly hav
been poverty. During Sunday after
moor nothing had occurred to mar tn
domestic relations Of the Blancs. He
brother and Mrs. Blanc lived on GOO
terms, and it was a rare thing for then
4 to quarrel. Mrs. Blanc's condition i
so critical that it is not possible for her t
make any statement. Miss Juliette Nault
c said to-day that she had known Mr.. an,
. Mrs. Blanc intimately for sixteen years
Mr.. Blanc was born in Marseilles
in 1888. His father was a piano manu-
4 f~acturcr, and gave his son Il thoroug
musical education. He 500 becam
an accomplished musician, excellin
especially as a pianist, and frequent
!, played in public. He afterward Ell
tered the French mercantile service an
was promoted until he became a Lieu
a tenant. He was married about sege
years ago, and had one son, Emf
n After he had been married a short tim
he again went to sea. He had frequent
re ly had trouble with his eyes, and it wa
# hoped a sea voyage would benefit then
l. His vessel was wrecked on the coast {
Africa, and, after suffering great hare
j. ships, he succeeded, with a few other.
" in reaching the settlement at the Cap
le of Good Hope. There he was attacke
d by malarial typhoid fever, and while
1. a hospital he became blind. He n
e turned to Marseilles, and after a tin
a decided to come to this country. II
IS had lived in this city about fl,
years. Mrs. Blanc was a very ~attracti,
woman, and, having a fine vote
le she was able to contribute material
re to the support of her family by Singh
ID in opera Douffe. She first sang in Il
p chorus Of Aimee and troupe at Liz
~ Edwin's Theatre, and afterward to,
IN minor solo parts, appearing as ]
Refine in "Barbe- Bleue," and in 9th
parts. Miss Naulte declared that Mr.
Blanc had never given her husbar
any u to be jealous, but he felt h
70 absence greatly while she was trav'
N, ing with the opera troupe. He fanci
" that she was cold toward him on a
count Of his blindness. Mrs. Blanc
40 turned from her last trip only about
week ago. Her husband eagerly ask
for every detail of her movements, a
e often made her describe over and oy
again the persons with whom she W
b. thrown in contact, and what attentio
she had received. She had ma