The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-29
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
A Mulatt0 Instantly Kills His ParamOur
and then Shoots Himself Twice
i'm the Month

At half-past o'clock last night at the cor
ner of st. Philip and Derbigny streets, a col
pred boy named b. FURY shot and instantly
nineteen years He then placed the pistol in
his own mouth. and shot himself twice
The report OF the pistol brought a large
crowd OF spectators, who upon reaching the
scene were treated to the most CHASTITY specta-
cle The woman was lying on the banquette
dead, and by her side lay her murderer in an
almost lifeless condition, both covered with
blood.
There were, SO it is said by those who were
murder and suicide, no words passed between
the two participants prior to the shooting.
The woman, whose name is Amelia Torrance,
was standing at the corner above mentioned,
awaiting for her mother, when she noticed
FURY coming near her.
When he came within few steps of her he
said: WELL Amelia you have given me up
for another. Well, / can't live without you,
and SO I have made up my mind that we shall
m Doh Die he t se getI e n VIII r hs rs
ington revolver to her right temple, fired it
twice, which produced instant death.
He still held his victim in his arm, and
placing the other around her waist planted o
kiss ON her lips.
He then tenderly laid her down ON the ban
quette, after which he stretched himself at
full length beside her dead body and laid his
head on her breast. He then placed the re-
volver into his mouth and pulled the trigger
twice; the balls did not kill him instantly but
at late hour last night his condition was
very precarious
s,The police put In an appearance, and find
ing the accused still alive, but mortally
wounded, removed him to his fathers resi-
dence on Robertson street, between Philip and
Ursulines, where an officer was placed in
charge of him.
DR.. J. Castellanos attended him, and pro-
nounced his wounds mortal.
The coroner, as soon as notified, put in an
appearance and ordered the body of the muir
dered woman to be taken to her late residence
452 st. Ann street, where all inquest will be
held to-day.
and she stated that Fury had been acquainted
with her daughter for the last fourteen
months, and that he had frequently alleged
that If ever she proved herself unfaithful he
would kill her, and that she had PRESENT.
ment that her daughter would come TO an I'M
timely grave, and that it woulc be at the
hands OF FURY
She said for the last week he had been al
lowing that Amelia was unfaithful, and that
he was going to fix her.
Yesterday morning he came to the house,
and in the presence OF his victim said that he
had taken his pistol out of pawn and that he |
had not taken 1t out for nothing
About 8 o'clock last evening she told her |
her to Come ' in ma E little While and meet her at
the corner of st. Philip and Derbigny streets. |
The girl obeyed her mothers command, ard |
1t cost her her life.
The accused Is light grille and about n |
years Of age: 1t Is said he wrote the deceased |
D letter informing her that he had set aside |
yesterday as the day be intended to sacrifice |
her. This letter Amelia never received, or |
perhaps she might have guarded against her
late.
The woman who furnished the food for this |
terrible tragedy was q young woman Of nine |
teen, and was mulattTess OF some beauty |
and In an advanced stage Of pregnancy.