, 1879-04-26
A FATHERS FRENZY.

NEW YoRK, April M.-Tllc eity was horr0ed
to-day by the letatls Of terrlbiu tragedy, Tho
chief netor waa q Frenchtnan, Albeit Dcfnrgo
BY name, who committed both murder ind sui
cidc,-poisoning Ills two children ud takIn, the
remainder OF ,lG dose hiuself. DefIar9u was
druggist by profession, but did nothing for
livelihood, his wife supporting the fau,ily BIZ tho
practice OF cla!ryoyancc. Their matricd ltfc has
been marked by frequent quarrcls. 6hc WA
dissatisfied BECAUSE he would not contribute
toward Ills owa or hts family's support, whilo
he, on the other hand, WAS cnragcd because he
suspected anl accuscd Ills wite OF t1Illdellty.
Finally thcrn WIS IN open rupture, and ho re-
lnalIlcd away from tho house for days, paying
only occasional visits to tic children. Learning
tlmt Ills wlfehad made preparations to cntenala
BECAME curaget!, nil! went to tllc !'ousss Of
those who wcro invited 10 ,snrn them u stuy
awartur there would ba serious trouble. The
party "as In consequence postrosied.
the servant, Kate alurt hy, vent duwn-stairs,
slle found DuiturRc IN the frunt basctnoilt. Hu
tastl he had como to SEE hta children. On bo!il;
told they wore tn bed lso ordered the afrlto brg
was carrlcd down III her nIgt..drcss and placid
tn her fatlior'a asms. 1fu embraced her TENDER
" nnd spaku 10 her IN tllc l,nst ltrvirg tnri1s
Her little brother Was next placed IN Charge Of
nlaku purchases for breakfast. She returned In
about twenty minutes nnl fund ttc tyo little
children lying in MI unconscious coudllton OIL
thu iloor in lta lear bascucnt Ifletr father
t'4a kitchen pautry. lie vas foantIug ut tho
tySt'' r!gSs haul. @ '''i Tic uirI, ! IN =" ereat
ee!arm, hastened np.stalra ama- called ,'pya
Of milk which stood npoE thu tah'c the latter
| enlcasorcd to pullr portion OF tho contents
down tllu Got'a illfoat, hoping thereby to cnllso
him to vomit, but ts effort failed, ulil be- cx-
gfr forced her to drink s.,uls guanity u the
lntlk, and then sent thu scrynnt Ii seGk asstst-
| auce.: Turning to her husband she fos1nd hin,
EinsntImE' ta aud before se could Try to noyo hi"
The Coroner null ills deputy arrived ut tic
'srene IN the Afternoon, al!, utter III. oxtcrual
/ o1alnIuatton 0t thu bodies, proceeded to ta'sp
testimony. Tho wife q The decreased, WHO &C.
aela ' pruscnee enc ii mind. up 10 10 ta .1m Tins
Of ne Coroncr's arriyal she wa. com.
paratiyely. selt.possesse1. She laid her
latter on The tablc uni occasionally looked With
shutldcr at The i.laiitnnts fnruas stretched upon
the noor. "Oh!1' she exclaimed, ''tlesu aro
r 'Sss sc q ts sSe d bo o ss s s xscS sys Ss9
out,1' Mrs. Dsstasgo continued; awe hive not
lived to1etlgr latcty, but hu catna Hn,l won't
When h0 liked, cnterln8 tho Louise with latch.
koy. We hay6 lived together for ten years, but
he neycr.dla any work, aud had to sunt6tt
hitasclf and the children. mako ny. living
by letting furnished ROOMS aud by following
tho business Ut clairYnyant, liz haa actud llkU
| MI tnaane man. liz llaH accused MO Of teErt'
| hle tlln9s, and has been jealous nf every man
who has entered tho house." In letter ~
French. found OH pptlarge's person md vi.
drctscd 10 Ills wife, were the following words:
"fou made p'ay-hasl 1f.lny heart, atid when
you wore tirsl Ut II you broke It. f1rgivu ynA;
tut will God forgive you tho great crinle which
| thou llaat made INC eomMits AluY tod forgive
| mo my crime; but cannot dtu and leave my
| two beloved angels bchtnu me to let them sufrr
tle results and pln!shment Of tile men she VIII
death Tor them al,d for ,nr,"
| 4 young llan namrd Kelly, whom tho sut-
| cldu accused uf bciuy lnduly iuttnate with hls
wife, sat III the room ntul listened attentlyuy 10
| ths Fcadiny OF tho aboyn document. llG denied
] the bllexntlon 10 emphatic terms. Mrs. net-
farge frequently Interrupted thu perlslI vi tho
lcltgr by sotnr exclamation 0f denial ur tssout,
| Coroner EllinEcr ordered tho removal of Tie
bodies to tbs Morgue, whcEe al autopsy will
| b. held Tomorrow, At this point Of tho pro.
| ecellngB the unfortunate woman threw, hctsclt
| on u,e body oi her teau boy, anu kissca and
| tondlea tho ruuldt pale.. pretty faceazpl tho
| CHILD. But no touHls OF dcinonstrattve Ericf
esraped her, anA she paid no attention 10
the rigid form Ut the suicide that lay besiua her.
Tie little gtri Is likely to 1ccoycs. Nydrocyanlc
acl0 was tue poison used.
MATRICIDE By a MANIAC.
50 Hpsetal Correspondence m Ths Tribune.
DIS Moixxs, H., April ai.-seyeral years
ago = .uan named Owen Cannon, who Tired
about une miles from Montakul.l9 Ia PuWe-