Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-12-06
LOVES FATEFUL COMPACT.
A DEsPAIRING sUgTOR KILLS
HIS BELOVED AND COM.
MITS SUICIDE.
Unwilling Parents, Morbid Sensible
tty, an Agreemsnt OF Mutual
Death, with the Peaceful Gull
sninatfon Of Youth and
Beauty Married i'm
Mingled Blood.
N. 0. Democrat.

A courtship Of a year, two pistol
shots fred in rapid succession, the
PROSTATE forms of man and u wo-
man lying en- the banquette in ghast-
ly pools Of clotted blood, and all wit
messed by an awe-stricken multitude,
60 to make up the horrible tragedy
of last evening.
1t was twilight, and the sun had
Just hidden it's light behind the clouds
ofthe western sky when Maggie Ma
cey left the residence of her employer
Mr.. D. Hopkins, No. lO9 Esplanade
street, on her way home, when she
WIS met by her lover, Henry MEME,
who, after brief conversation, drew
pistol from his pocket and sent q
bullet through her brain.
As her almost lifeles 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 81 the pistol and the police
whistles, were forced to witness an
Understandable scene.
The woman had fallen on her face
in an awkward position, her arms in
a manner crossed over the back of
her neck and her fiead-iace down
wards.
Her position exposed the wound,
which was on the left side and just
under the ear. The blood flowed
freely from it rs she sought different
positions, tossing on the banquette III
vain attempts to ease her agony.
The man Meme resembled
A WOUNDED BEAST.
as he franttcally rolled and tossed
. his blood besmeared body upon the
sidewalk, Private Waterman James
Morian, 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 woan-
ded.
As MEME seemed able to talk the
Doctor thought that there might be
% chance of life for him, but death
with the woman, in his opinion, was
question Of but a few hours.
Conveyance were then obtained,
and Maggie and MEME were carried
to the hospital.
As MEME was being placed in the
charity wagon
A LETTER
dropped from his pocket, which was
not discovered until the wagon had
started OH its wa. 1t was handed
to Mr.. Hopkins, and read as follows
New ORLEANS, Dec. |, 1881.
awe, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to kill ourselves as yOar--
mother will not allow us to marry
HENRY MEME"
Menne's signature was the only one
to the document, and rs the letter
was in his handwriting, it was evil
dent that he referred to Maggie's
mother. This was u clew to the mo-
tive that actuated Meme in his des-
perate deed.
With this information the reporter
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
~ am acquainted with the young la
dy and have known the man by sight
Tor some time.
''Phe girl was unusually handsome.
with bright, dark eyes, light hair,
regular features aud a plump figure.
That street is my beat, and
have frequently seen him and her
counting at the garden gate. They
always appeared to me to be the best
of friends, although | never paid any
particular attention to them.
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