New-York tribune., 1877-08-06
DEATH RATHER THAN LIFE
SUICIDE OF IN AGED TRENCHMAN.

SUICIDE or IN AGED IRENCHMAN.
Jean Baptiste Marius on Saturday morning
went to see what il going on IN the other word nc
left his body In care his landlord a No 10 beocAo
ST. where it lay yesefday-the hoiy of an oi"' E'
haired Frenchman. A smile seemed 10 play over Tue
face az il WIS exposed t. view in the little parlor On
YES" said the landlord, NJ Ddier, he was jolly o."
man; he iokcd while hc lived and his last words are
laushabc There Is no mystery, think, about MS
death. lie lived Ia ths world "a years. ahd' aS ie
once told me. he anxious 10 learn something VI u"
next" Mr. Ddicr emled AT tins aud replacing 'he
shroud gave a sssch of the dead mans lhe as I''r
a. he WAS ncqn.inicd with II. Mr. Maims' nc sil-
came from France six years ago. lie was "i'e' "",
some capital AMI heing very Industrious al"
in less thal a week after hs arrival III TINS country NO
had rcn cd the basement OF the house where nc h"" nay
dead and op,ned wine-storc lie said liitc oi his fanny
connections but 1t known lie had few relatives III
this city, He also rented bedroom Oh an upper oo VI
the same house Mr. ID dier, ami t1e many iriends Mr'
Marus made were struck with bis peculiar ana regular
habits. He fine looking athletic oid man. neat III
his dress careful of his Language and particular Is 10 S
Diet lis work. sleep ana recreation were Nc
thai he was looked upon In tue neghbohood as modoi
of yste Promptly at 1880 o'clock every morning ne was
I'm his shop ready for customers; precisely at O'Clock
ne repaired the landlords back paror where he ale
e. rec SOFT boiled eggs and drank glass OF VINE, ana al
5:3 OcUcK III afternoon he closed his shop' ana
went to RESTAURANT where he dned. breaking fast Tor
the first time since his morning meal. From O'Clock
until O'Clock chatted with Mr. Ddier or some NOM
Der Of RS family, and then read in his room uhlh ~
o'clock at hour he invariably retired He received
few perhaps no letters and entertained little company
on Saturday morning Mr. DidIcr and tue neighbours
surprised To tue old Fnncbnans shop coSeu'
The lis breakfast arrived but he did not appear
Becoming alarmed, Mr.. Dider went to Mr.. Marlhss
room, pushed op-n the door, and found him Tying III
bed in an unconscious condition. a phi siciah was
summoned,
"A taulc paper tnat hdd containcl t"o ounCcs Vi
audanum and empty glass, showed tndi the poison
hsd 10 eu taken ieittr ditccu 10 ms Landlord, nus
cXuaiued tnc act " | sorry 10 cause You 20 mu' IL
trouble written IN plan DOld hdisJ " "c.oun, VI my
de.eImln ton, which nave been thinking Ol Tor tWeh5
days" True 10 tine reputation or honesty Wnoii en- no h
acquired III the ncshOoI"oOd the WIl'er Heut on ~
d" nave deferred suicide up to tails d.te SO as ~
wait until The Desiuuing oi August 10 pa! my noilr ,
10 go now, rather tnan 10 ent,r mo p1iiUu 90
of sufcllne," hc continues, ailei s'a''ne ,i , ~
all ut to nave "a fever AIter que,thg ibtt the thco
letters ying taOe Uc os,, as SION as pOaa'pe M
says rosaId 10 Raphael D. yluS' /" ~""h ohv Vi n
letters " a. adGcs ed, nave ,htgtd nn 10 nquIua's
ny Affairs and have given hm he necessary dr'ils.
10 al. bidcr lac wio,e III e"hciusloh & ~" ,,m nav
4J WpIcD pay SOME Of Inc pcty oApch5es YOU may
nave 10 incur. leasc Take Oh. Weeks tntl' oi INA,
ow. ,ou. EaleW eli, dear M Didcr, wih just 20 anu
Nnat is Oiis Oh la the otter ""iu. - ...,. - u
Ihe suptrScl lplvhs upon thc 'hioS W, ir,fs
Gui, h.Iu, BoA J42, NcWi Or. IL l., h"p""'i D'9ius'
No o53 ",s, Nh, ontD-,t y ~, ana I%on i",s
CulcDad a nephew of lie tcdd man. Is tIoesAoi oi
music ,u az sos sIXtnay,., wnO is al present al me
uepDcw, Or al least ih some va! Icialeu l." nm A.,
Aucr uaniug tnc>e discoveries. coh,hu'u MI
Didir 20 tuc reporter, Coroner tidhdsdh Wts sum,
tuei ,u alter viewing tuc remains nc uccued To huld
AN l.Qucst uals MI. DiJ ius soon dltc"dI"
auIyco and cook charge tlt remains III cohciuei'h,
MI DuIcr that tne paper, hdd Elcdiy malcI'c-
s,uIcu Alr Mdrlus's lic aud ucdn. lie Wds not N"-
uuils,. been sittu, uut he Nas hho"h 10 nave
l4taI Interest u Fftncu loltles ne once siu 10
Nh Iucl &c Haut 90 i've uhy IOn- enough "a see now
the elections III France result MI M"Iius was Ho'
a s n man, as uds Decu ported. nc family IA
Pans, Du, mas been paratcd them lOr number vi
kt.l "a do it e 4 FL =
,r Ai.t,t.s's hcpnrN, I.Ol. GuIclIad re.urntd from
Nrpori Yesterday ana NirWcd uncle, FClsuus lie
s.u il 4cic nOtEing IN ie-al 10 tnc ucdd lndhs
c tuat Was cAtraorima.y 1nc bouy, hc stated would
DC buried to-day IN GREENWOOD Cemetery.