Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-01
THE SUICIDE OF A NeBLEMAN.

Geitbng out OF world that Seemed
90 Him 90 be IL Kind of Expert
London Telegraph
Early on Wednesday morning,
June 18th, the Count Aubriet dc
Pevy, a French nobleman, lately
resident in London, committed
suicide in the Thames, at Windsor.
While the military police were pa
trolling the riverside shortly after
midnight, Priyates Somerville and
Tuck, of the First battalion Scots
Fusilier Guards, found near Hills
Ferry, heap of clothing, neatly
arranged, and with a black border
ed mourning envelope pinned to
the coat. The letter bore the words,
MY last impressions. To be
opened. Count Aubriet de Pew"
Mr.. Chief Superintendent Hayes,
of the Windsor Borough police,
was Immediately informed of the
occurrence and instructed the HUI
name Society to drag the stream,
but before this could be done the
body Of the unfortunate nobleman,
attired only in his shirt, drawers
and socks, was discovered near The
Cobbler, east of Windsor bridge.
The corpse was removed to the
Anglers Rest, Bier Lane. With
the clothing were found sword
stick, some jewelry and other arti-
cles; also, an envelope contain
ing photographs of the deceased
Count and his Countess, the
date of the latter's death being
written on the back of the picture.
There were also two yisiting-cards,
one surmounted by a coronet, with
the words, "Aubriet de Pevy, 4 AL
dermarle street, W." while the other
bore the address, MADAME Aubriet
de Peyy, la Cornwall road, West
bourne Park" In addition there
was newspaper paragraph headed,
"Singular Death of French
Countess in Langham street." Civ
ing details of the sudden death of
the countess, and to which was at
tached a verse Of poetry, written in
Italian; also a piece of paper with
the following: "My clothes and
property to be taken to the railway
station, care of the station master"
Upon opening the letter pinned
to the coat two sheets of note-paper
were found thus addressed: "0onnt
Aubriet de Pevy's Last impress
sions; at the disposal of any inquest
and the press" some extracts from
which are appended:
COUNT AUBRIET DE PEvY's LAST
IMPRESSIONS.
l have resolved to die. To be
free of this world, which is, after
all, but kind of experimental hell,
where bad and good mixed in dis
order may be considered a blessing.
Montaigne says: "What has man,
kind to complain of? If there is
only one way of coming into this
world, there are a hundred ways of
getting out of it." | think one of
the cleanest ways is the water, and,
therefore, choose it as preferred
death-bed. There is many a spot
where / can plunge in. l hope,
indeed, for a better world. / do
not fear death, although it may be
disagreeable to our senses. / take
it from higher point of view. /
know that as soon as we have sep.
arated from the human frame of
this world (neyer to revive again)
we are Immediately supplied with q
new body, but more ethereal. 1t
has our shape and form, is like us,
but more beautiful, less OF more,
according to what we are worth.
AS to the wicked, they bear the
stamp Of what they are. This is in
reality the resurrection, as it ought
to be understood; and we also un-
dergo immediate Judgment, and
are sent to different parts of the
spiritual world and left. to our
selves. The good enjoy theirs at
once. The wicked are kept under
subiection and severe laws; but
there is always a door open for
them if they purify - for God is
ever merciful. / leave the world
these simple truths, highly respect
ing the founders of many religions,
and one in particular = Jesus Of
Nazareth. He was a well-inGormed
man, who wanted to free his coun-
try from the abuses of priesthood
and the oppression and tyranny OF
the kings and Caesars of that day,
After some other comments, the
writer says:
l die, therefore, in the finn be.
lief of being safe mot saved, which
is ridiculous). Buddha also came
to die and save the world centuries
before = Born in rank and
fortune, ] have yet undergone many