New-York tribune., 1876-10-02
4 BLIND MURDERER AND Suicide.
FRIGHrFuL CRIME or A FRENCH MUSICIAN.

FRIGUTFUL CRIME or 4 FRENCH MUSICIAN.
uE FATALLY woUt Ds MS WIZ. MURDERS MS
little CHILD ANp KILLS uiHsEiF--tuE IhITrE
LIFT ~ ufE mRrEREE-JEAGoU>Y EuLyED
TO BE 1Hr CAUSE 90 1uE Tragedy.
An appalling series of crimes were pcIpc-
tr,tDd last night In tbc Twentieth Police Precinct Dos
Julint Blame a blind music teacher. who shot bis wife
and child and then Killed himscli The family were
French and occupied the entire top noor Of No. 2Jl
West Thirty-thlrd--t. The husband totally hud.
but being fuc musician hc gave lessons on th" piano
aud violin with considerable success. The wife, Mary,
was an opcrrsugor, appearing in the chorus IA opera
bounc. They had one child boy named Emile.
who was 3ia year, old. The house In wh'h
this family lived was large tenement of the hr.i,r
class. The other portion. OF ,he building were occupied
by French families. and friendly relations existed
among them OF late Mr. Blanc hal become very
Jealous Of his wife. lie often upbmidci her
on account Of cooncss toward himself all,2-
ing that this was because hc was blind. lie
objected 10 her singing In public aud tried 10 force her
to give mp her Engagements. This she refused to do.
aud they have had several bitter Guarrls lately for this
reason.
About 1890 O'Clock last night those who live on the
nour below that occupied by the Blancs were start
by several loud screams. Knowing the differences
existing between the husband and wife, they feared that
the two we're quafrclIu-. policeman was summoned
ard he went the occupied boy the Banrs. lie
ucghbor.
IN the bed lay Mr. Blanc, bis wife and their child
The man Wa. dead His rife appeared to be- dead, but
aitcrward found 10 be- Sl breathing Thcchid WAS
enspng for breath the last throcs ~ his death agonir
The man had evidently placed the pistol close q hs
right temple and fred blowing his brains over the bed
lie had proba Lly shot his wife hfst IN the
left temple A.t,rwari hc shot the child In the
left temple and then Killed himself DR.. Ranney
was hastily summoned. and he tcd the htt" boy from
the bed To "a lounge whcrc he died soon aftcrward II
was found that the bullet that struck the wife passed
over the head under the scalp. She opened hcr eyes
when her husbands body wa lfcd from the bed bui
could not speak she was taken in an ambulance To
Bellevue Hospital but there In little hope Of her re-
covcry
Tie room where the tragedy took place was comfort
ably Furnished and bore an appearance OF refinement
unusual IA u tenement house. An open piano St"ou III
one portion Of the room, and n"nr by was a
table on which was found the io'ln"ing let
Ter in French, which translated Ieda' rs IuiWNH
At least Justice has 10 he enlightened IueclaIt lNl
am the sole actor In this drama, NV cay cam oia"e
Judge what is the cause that aeternineh i,
TO this terrible act of desH,ir ahn as w. u NY G n
that child be orphan nave Piel,Il' .iI' , TIC
slaI accoupauy Us II T. who nave struck thls pl"W
Let those Who will JUICE me be not TOO TOO severe.
Ileaye to my aunt aud To ms friend Bouboy nl mat s
In nv house praying hem not Of forget my sister MY
Creates wish viii be that we viii All OF W. ataemnle
my WIFE, my baby, and myseLhcio'%o % u1 oi.t =, i,ou
OF my uncle This Goth OF September. j. BLAsC.
Ia the bed found stict9 WIN c1rous,y sn1peu
10 his pistol missed hre. Ih9 Meipoh WIN
which the shoops Tss a'%S Revolver EP Can't
WasnbuTn OF the Twentieth Precinct police asicncd To
the place as soon heard OF the Tragedy lie htd
his men take charge on every thht W. Ilc h' ,I I ~
the action the Coroner, who has been informed oi the