The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-10
EXILE VINGE Es's SUICIDE
Shooting Himself In Front OF Mirror Amer
Losing hi. Mothers Money at Cards.

The body of Marie Ange Vingos, victim
OF suicide. lay in the Norgue last evening. He
was n young exile. until recently civil officer
in the Department Cote du Nord. in France. He
quit his mothers house because OF pecuniary
troubles and, aftor n series OF adventures in
Paris and London he arrived in this city on
the 18th OF November. He was bright
and intelligent and generous with his
money, and he quickly made friends among the
French residents in tho Eighth Ward. His
friendship ps wero entirely confined to the
French people. as he was unable to con-
verse in English. A few weeks ago he
became tenant Of Mrs. Oberinger, who
rents tho third and fourth stories at 109
Blocker street and subets them to lodgers,
At noon yesterday Mrs Obcringer. and other
occupants OF the house. heard two shots fired In
quick succession in room IS in the fourth
story. the ono occupied by tho young French
man. When they opened the door he was
found dead on the floor. with revolver in mis-
right hand. He had fallen from chair placed
in front OF small table, over which
hung mirror. He had evidently been looking
into the mirror and Studying how to shoot him
self 50 ns to leave rs little disngurment Us pos
sible TO his faco aitrr death His wounds. two
in number, were in the right templo and close
together, The, pistol with with which he
a richly mounted case. Mrs Obcringcr
did not know the nnme NJ her lodger. hut y
Havre passport. dated in September. found
among his papers. described him ~ Marie
Ange Nngcs nlcd 80, born at Jugon. in tho
Francisco. via New York. A diary showed that
os!oScr. and 'Df i%6%5 % he I""rFiysd j, q this
letter from relative to whom he had owl
IDENTIFY made an appeal for money. asked the
question. Where the devil am l to get 200
cold =
proposed eXpatriatiOn. although the writer
added he knew remonstrancc was useless.
telegram dated oct II. from the same person,
read: We cannot comply with your request"
On the table, over which ho hnd shot
and other books. sh"cts Of paper scrnwed with
English words and their French signi1catiou.
together with the pronunciation spelled on the
phonetic principle. The only other contents Of
his room were mattress on the iloor two
empty claret bottles. and scraps OF French
Vinges wns handsome man. with dark COM
plexion and a fine black beard. The only per
sons who. knew anything Of his history were NJ.
ployed in =, the Artificial Lonves store at
90 Tss1 M'R M9RsSn l sree nDd pIs 6s cSpde ws
some of his secrets - him. He told him that
his father was public officer IN France. and
lie. He died soon aitcrward. Young Nnges
lived with his mothcr nt Jugon. small town ~
tho Department. q the SSto dg Nord
in inspecting wines. He resigned some time
ago and received lscyeral thousand francs that
had been deposited with the Government when
he took Office. Half Of tho money had been
borrowed for him by his mother. who is living
on u pension OF eight hundred francs year
from the French republic When she
went to get tho money TO pay back
the loan she found that ho had de.
campcd with II. lie spent tho most Of II in
Paris and London and then came to this city
He expressed to his room mato great rcmorsC
for his dishonesty toward his mother. and sait
haf ha tn ont la Ftn Y hthr
For few days he found employ yment IN the stor,
Of Mr. Moussard. but manifested no disposition
tions. il is supposed that he fell in with some
gamblers last week. and lost all the money tha
he had loft at cards. He lived on bread anC
apples. and declined more nutritious foo,
when offered to him by his acquaintanccs. anC
when he had no money left to buy II. just be
fore shooting himself he paid "A small bill tha
ha pxvad f,r washing