The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-30
DEATH LITTER 4 WEDDING FEST
The Corpse Of the Beautiful WIFE ofM Fran.
pourmots Found In the Seine.

PARIS. Nov. IA most tragic occurrence
is now the talk of Paris. Enrly Yesterday morn
ing on" OF the dredging harges on the Seine
ing on the water near the Bridge of Grenellc;
Tie woman was of remarkable beauty and
most elegantly dressed She wore u black silk
gown trimmed with lace. had gold bracelets on
her arms, diamond rings on hT fingers. and
absence Of any bonnet or other eoyrrinr' Mt once
led to the conclusion that she had been To a par
yot some kind One q her rings bore tho
Tho body was taken To the dead house. where
Il was bEeeosnizcd during ~ the day II ,was An.
Frampourmois. q halrdresser established in the
yopneett daughter d Mons. Bslade,, q retired
pourlnois about three months ago. The union
was what IL called n marriage Of love, and the
day Last NJ and Nine Trampourmos were in
vited TO a wedding. During the dinner. which
took place after the nuptial ceremony, at one Of
,crs between " GHlade and NJ Frsmpourm@is.
but II was settled amicabiy, and the wedding
fe,e passed on without any further drawback.
NJ. and Nine. Frampourmos set out on their
return home. and arrived at their house in tho
Hue du Bac about midnight. According To- ono
version Nine. FrampourmOis bitterly rcproach-
cd her husband Tor having quarrel ID with her
father. and the husband replied in passion
III you prefer your parents TO mo. you had bet
ter go and live with them at unce:" ON which
the young woman flew into a passion and eN
her fathers house. According To the second
version tho key Of the apartment which the
couple occupied on the first story was not to be-
found. and VI. Frampourmois. reduced to sleep
IN the shop himself sent his wife b. BASS the
night with her parents.
Whichever version hc true. IL IL proved that
the husband entered the poftcrS lodge and
asked for the key Of tho shop. saying that he
had lost the key Of the apartment. The porter
heard no high words exchanged between the
couple: on the contrary. they werc talking
very calmly, aud nppnr, ntly in the best ~
humor. II was the young woman who opened
IN" door ana A. soon ~ she had departed the
husband retired t. his shop. Brfor" his wife
left. however. ~ she was in evening dress. ne
placed h- Ovcrcoat on her shoulders To- prevent
her catching cold. On the following morning NJ
Frampourmois sent a change Of clothes To- lis
wife hut on the servant arriving with thnm 1T
IN" house II tho parents IL WAS dis 'oycrrd that
nothing had been seen there OF Nine. Fran
pourmOis
The family. alarmed Mt once set about search
ing for her. All h"r friends Were visited. hut in
vain no trace ~ her could BE- found. At length
II was resolved 10 20 - the Morgue. and on on
terng that ulding the first thing that struck
the eyes OF NJ. frHmpourmoi- WIS the body 81
his beautiful young wife. lying exposed on ono
Of the marble slabs. How did MINI. Franz
pourmois. who lett the Rue du Bar at a quarter
past II o'clock Ind her way in IN" Seine ~ the
bridge Of trrncll" about II mile distant Her
husband says that on leaving the house she got
into cab INN edia'ely. Tho husband has been
arrested.