Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-12-10
LOVES FATBFUL COMPACT,
DEsPAIRING sUITOR KILLS
HIS BELOVED AND COM
MITS SUICIDE.
Unwilling Parents, Morbid Sensible
ity, an Agreement OF Mutual
Death, with the Peaceful Gull
minatiOn of Youth and
beauty Married in
Mingled Blood
N. O. Democrat.

A courtship of q year, two pistol
shots fired in rapid succession, the
prostrate forms of man and II wo-
man lying on the banquette in ghast-
ly pools of clotted blood, and all wit
messed by an stricken multitude,
20 to make up the horrible tragedy
OF last evening.
1t WAS twilight, and the sun had
just hidden its light behind the clouds
ofthe western sky when Maggie Ma
coy left the residence of her employer
Mr.. o. Hopkins, No. 1909 Esplanade
street, on her way home, WHEN she
was met by her lover, Henry Meme,
who, after brief conversation, drew
/. pistol from his pocket and sent a
bullet through her brain.
As her almost iifeles body fell on
the banquet he put the pistol to his
own head and Inflicted like wound.
The hundreds that focked to the
scene, having been attracted by the
report Of the pistol and the police
whistles, were forced to witness an
indescribable scene.
The woman had fallen on her face
in an awkward position, her arms in
q manner crossed over the back of
her neck and her head-face down
wards.
Her position exposed the wound,
which was on the left side and last
under the car. The blood flowed
freely from 1t AS she sought different
positions, tossing on the banquette in
vain attempts to ease her agony.
The man Meme resembled
A WOUNDED BEAST.
as he frantically rolled and tossed
his blood-besmeared body upon the
sidewalk. Private Watchman James
Mortian, the only witness, it appears,
to the shooting, opened the gate
leading into the yard Of Mr. Hopkins
residence. and with the assistance of
some citizens bore the wounded with
in.
DR.. Formento was summoned, and
upon examining the wounds found
that the two victims had been shot
in the left side just below the ear,
and in his opinion were fatally woun-
ded.
AS Meme seemed able to talk the
Doctor thought that theresrsmight be
a chance of life for him, but death
with the woman, in his opinion, was
aquestion of but few hours.
Conveyance were then obtained,
and Maggie and MEME were carried
to the hospital.
AS MEME was being placed in the
charity wagon
dropped from his pocket, which was
not discovered until the wagon had
started on its way. 1t was handed
to Mr.. Hopkins, and read as follows
New ORLEANS, Dec. /, 1881.
"We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to kill ourselves as your
mother will not allow us to marry
HENRY MEME"
Mennes signature was the only one
to the document, and as the letter
was in his hand writing,,it was evi.
dent that he referred to Maggie's
mother. This was clew to the mo.
tive that actuated MEME in his des-
perate deed.
With this information the reporte,
directed his steps to the house Of
Maggies family at the corner Of
Victory and Vaudeville streets. On
his way he met Private Waterman
James Morgan, the only witness Of
the double homicide. Morgan said
Clam acquainted with the young L.
dy and have known the man by sight
Tor some time.
"Tbeg girl was unusually handsome.
with bright, dark eyes, light hair,
regular features and a plump figure,
That street is my beat, and
have frequently seen him and hel
counting at the garden gate. They
always appeared to me to be the best
of friends, although never paid any
particular attention to them.