The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-25
DEFFARGE'S DOUBLE CRIME.
DRIVRN BT JEALOUSY HR POISONs MS
LITTLE son, THEN HIMSELF.
Attempting. nI.o. to Kin hi. Little Giri-CaIi-
Ing his children from their Mothers Side
70 Give them the Fatal Potion a Mel.
nnchoty Story OF DomestIc Enhauptness

nnchoiy story of Domestic tnhappinesa
On the kitchen floor Of 257 West Twenty
sixth street. Yesterday morning Law the dead
bodies Of a man and n little boy. and. crouched
by the side OF the child was woman. with face
not less pale than that of the lifeless fern be.
fore her nressinp her Inns To the little ones
cold cbeet Tho mar vo. Alhort Defaroe tne
child his little son Albert md the woman his
wife clara Dsnargs hotter known 70 thu world
.s Nine Rnpboel a cloirvovant Defarpe had
cIvon his li,tlo son n dose of noison Of some
sort ana than takep noison himself md from
,ho ofy.c,s =, thu dru, both lnv dead An at-
temnt had nlso been mnde TO poison his baby
cirI Amie bu, she had escaped. Gathered
,ror, tho sorvant Catherine Murnhv. from the
d,s,rac,ad wife and mother and from her
friends. the storv ia IA follows;
Albert Defnree was druggists clerk in
Bordeaux some twelve or fourteen years ago
Eleven years ngo he came to this city and here
met the woman whom he afterward married
Tbev lived together for eight veors and then
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tnIee Se"iS "-o' "Vio ioS"'iy "'a' ''N' ~ '9 ''N
that Denarge did nothing after his marriage TO-
ward supporting his wife. but was supported by
ha. sha bad n good huainass hsiny wall
,oi' ~ -" ~ t.
known among certain persons US u clhlrNoShn''
Deffarge was Of n very nervous. excitable tenn
nerament nm ayowed Communist and IL ia
said. not by any means a pattern OF conjugal
fidelity. Nevertheless. he loved his wife pas
sionately and was supremely Jealous. Their
married llIe was emoittered oy frequent quar-
rels. Four years ago 1t is said by friend OF
ue iau''y, ~ "o i"n wv WIZ. ,.,,S ,h,on -
.,,-h IL all, ~, ,,Lan bo rc,urrod
connpI.e" nis ns' ~. I o,.a.....S -
pentent she receNeu hlin' anu "i'er ni"i
Tor veor ms, be has bean very ouarrclsome
- 80 400 no throotened ~ tin his ,vi,s
pointing pistol at her head He suspected that
she was intimate with certain young men. and
repronched her with it. month ago she went
TO lawyer to begin proceedings against Def
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ana promises OF reform ieu ner 10 give tue mat
ter up. On Friday one week ago, he quit the
borse taxing with him ts7 in nonev soma ~
.ou9' ,,s'" ,ns - ~ '.'t ~ 9o'lo VI
MS WIGS leWclry' anu hrtlcles OF wearing mp
parel. leaving her without money On the day
,oro,,,n, ,hsro cor,o ., his ri,a tho toro,r,n,,
io'i'"'nN ."e'V N,.uV " "'' WIZ 'i' i"''O"'"H
letter. written IN EngHsh:
Ny. April 10. 1879.
pKAn ASp BEtovrp CLAM. Ny life is last going to he
ended and take care OF my poor unfortunate children
love bv YOUR scorn and YOUR contemnt But remember
hat YOU arc and you will be my only love hone God
m yoD 10 . o9 10 'i s e N,So ~o
sone what done. but last night when was alone in
ny room what bitter tears w.f, streaming from my
~ .s.in; yonr moor o o,hr WI, dr h",rts
man May God protect You May suli he have YOU in
what terrible surerns' VIII ne mine away from my
r hSms ,N No @ esnnG, I've pen WI 6e my my @ V, ,1,9
s So" 70 S .,.I pf . ue
?. s-Aibert Anne. kiss YOU. oh my darling. how
Think T%ay 'N' me
1t was evident by this letter that Deffarge
thought then Of committing suicide without
and he came to the house several times. His
wife would not see him. and whom he followed
evening he went 10 the house and asked tho
servant for clean clothing. 1t was not ready for
mained about the place ior some time threaten
ing her. AT half past 9 she went 10 Eighth
avenue and asked an officer 10 arrest him. but
ing any complaint against him,
The next scene in the. tragedy is best told by
the servant, Catherine Murphy:
Il came down stairs at half-past this morn
Ing" Thursday, she said; " to build the fire.
stairs. To my surprise I found MIR Denaree
In the kitchen. did not notice anything un;
usual IN his appearance or ACT acti9ns Go and
BE always loved his children. will sny TINT FOR
him. When ! went M stairs the little things
the boy. who WAS years old. lay by her side.
and little Annie. who is years and half old.
] took Annie down, When she saw her
father she said. Oh. my poor papa, haye
You come to kiss your li'tle Girl He
her, and then | began dressing her. She was
half dressed when he told me- 10 90 and get the
boy. | asked him 10 wait until Annie was
dressed. fearing that she might catch cold. He
said thai he would dress her SO went after Al
bert. When came down with him Annie was
all dressed and playing on the floor. / had
partly dressed Albert. when Mr.. Denarge said.
Is the madame upl ! said no. that she was
not. Go up and tell her 10 get up and dress
herself and come down. that | want 10 ser her.
Tell her that this morning OF all others she
should not he ly ing in bed go tell her that |
did as was ordered When told the madame
she asked me II Mr.. Deffarge was not going
soon: she did not want 10 see him. and would
not. went then TO another room and was
away from the kitchen not over fifteen minutes
in all. Then hurried down ami when stepped
into the kitchen Mr.. Deffarge lay with his head
and shoulders in the pantry. apparently dead
little Albert. all dressed. lay IN the middle OF
the floor. also dead; and by his side
little Annie who WAS struggling but un-
conscious. I WAS nearly dead with fright.
rushed uD stairs and told the madame. who
jumped up and partially dressed himself and
went down. tainted away ! came TO hearing
Mrs. DenHrRe calling 10 me. went down. She
had Annie on her lap, and said Ny hoy ia
dead. and Annie IS dying. | ran across the
street 10 a family, whom knew, and asked what
TO do then. at Mrs Drnarge,s ORDERS, went
around to Twenty-ilft lfth street after Mr.. Cooper
and then down 10 Twenty-thrd street with a
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