The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-10
EUGENE F0GARASTS SUICIDE
CORPSEJN THE MORGUE IND 4 MAID
EN- IN PIfILiDELPHI4,
"A Hetrothai Forbidden by Parents who
wished their Daughter 90 Marry Wealth
The End Of a. Hungarian NobIcmnn's Son.

The post-mortcm examination held vcs-
terday by Coroner Woltman. in the case Of the
Hungarian suicide Eugene Fogarasi. brings
out love story us romantic in its course as it is
tragic in its ending. The circumstances Of
fogarnsi's life have boon hut impcrfcctly learned
from Mr.. a. VI. Sittcnbcrg. his only friend and
coniidant in this city. and the acquaintance o.
only week. He was only % years of age at
the time Of his death. and had been In this
country little over year. He called himself
the icgtinatc son of Hungarian nobleman
who lives on his estates near Pcsth. He had
little knowledge OF his father. never having
seen him until aiterhc completed his fourteenth
year. and after that only seldom.
At the timc Of tn Centennial Exhibition in
Philadelphia, Fosaras obtained employment
on the Exhibition grounds and then fell des-
peratcly in love with Meta Schulcnbcrg Of 927
North Fifth street. She. n beautiful girl Of %
warmly rcciprocated his affection. But her pa
rents. who have considerable wealth. favored
the suit of Il wealthy rhiladrlphan. and the
Hungarian was lor,idd n to hold further COM
munirntion with her, and she WIS clos. IS
watched. Yet the couple met clandestinely end
r'n"wcd their vows OF tiieity.
. Mcantim" the great fair had b'cn closed and
'.Arusl was tliuWn Out ol rmrnymrut
several sull-epu mt ventures proved unsuec,~-
iui opportunities for seeing his iluhn fr h'-
came loss ami less irrpu mt, and in his despair
ne became reckless and dlAsipatcd. But his
sweetheart WINS faithful. and when h" told her
that he WIS about tp return to h. father nuI
max, an effort to obtain money by means of
which they might marry. shr bade him adi"u
with the prom - that nothing should shuk" her
love for him. and that IN his absence he should
b, ih" rublr OF her dally prayers
Fogarasi camc 10 New Nork about two weeks
AGO. hut had not IN" means TO pay his pas-ngc
To- Europe. In his distress he told Mr.. Have
meyer. the Austrian Consul that he was a de-
srtter from the Austrian army. hut was will ling
10 hr sent home and su1"r the penalty. Tins
rusr failing. he tried to enlist IN tho navy. but
u" men were wanted Then hc drank until
drink uils tod his brain On Friday last hr per
suadrd his friend To- send a despatch 10 Meta
saving that he WIS very sick ami that she only
could save him. ON saturday ni.ht hrNisitnI m.
Atlantic Garden with his friend. and went home
at about midnight Atahout 2o'clpck Silt nh"rge
passing his trends hoardiu house at lu1 For
there Yes. dotor.' fogarasi answered.
After some CONVERSATION, the latter SAID Good
night and good by and closed The blinds lie
was not again secn alive. HIS landlord saw
HIM, fully dressed. lying on the bed at o'clock
IN the morning. He WAS seen several times
curing the dav. lying in the same position. hv
his landlndy ana others hut was not discovered
to be dead until O'Clock IN the afternoon. His
face and body were perfectly composed. AMI
showed no signs of pam. H. wus = 'rupulously
dressed In his o,si AT r.. and was shot through
ih" n"nr' dir.'t lie len The following lett'r Tor
has friend Siiienbcrs;
paetsse ,oa Mn api a@y room 10 ihsasi,hs VIII. H.
SIND ,s a,kass wi6 ,nr ,ncio..d i'er 70 NV asar.
beloved Meta Ht va Nufa fntA sire, Philadelphia
To \ rlt'Dntrg IrntNs lusAnAs
In the package were many l.t,rl- written hy
M"ta to fosnrasi. II gold ring st with anne
thysis and pearls. a heavy gold ring engraved
with tn" letters VI. {. b.. b : photograph. and a
lock Of golden hair tied with blue six ribbon.
There II also "A long letter to his sweetheart
filed with expressions If love. and saying that
h" died that She might find with some other
that earthly happiness which il WAS beyond his
power To- b'-tuw upon her.
\ telegram informing Miss : S'hulcnherg Of
her lovers droih WIS soni to her ycSt rlay.
ana last evening an answer was ree.ivra that
she would ne IN th- clty to-day. Tn" body b.
in IA" MOrgue awaiting her disposal. The
IA rkng". his lrcu Y tn h"r. Is in the CurOncrs
Oh. e. also subject to her ord