Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-07

SAN FRANCISCO, December 6th.-Florentln Borei,
a crazy, love-imp1ssioned Frenchman, attempted
the live of Mrs. Zoe Faure laundress, at GOA Du,
pont street. at hslf-past o'clock last evening" and
accidentally shot Richard Wiegen, the proprietor OF
the grocery store at the corner Of Broadway and
Dupont streets. Wiegen assisted TO his room
above the grocery, and eX-Police Surgeon Clarke
was hastily summoned. He soon discovered that
the ball entered in the back two inches TO the right
of the spine, passed through the eighth and ninth
ribs and found lodgment in the right lung, fortu-
nately missing any large artery though producing
wound which may prov fatal.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
SAN Francisco, December 6th-The search for
Borel the supposed shooter Of Mrs. Faure was CON
tinued diligently all night. About o'clock this
morning George Schneider, living at No. Calhoun
street, on Telegraph Hill, reported to the Coroner
through the police, that the body Of man was ly-
ing in his garden in the front OF his house. 1t was
soon removed to the Morgue, where it was identi-
fed by the description and by acquaintance as that
Of Borel. The body was fully dressed. aud when
found was lying on its face with hands clutehed,
evidently in dying throes, deep in the soil. Blood
had rushed TO the head of the deceased and the face
was almost black. A vial that had once contained
some poison, presumably strychnine, was found IN
one of the coat pockets.
After the shooting 1t is evident that he took the
poison Immediately, and ran hurredly away to die.
To leave no doubt as to the identity OF the boay,
and strengthening the theory OF suicide are the fo-
lowing letters found in one of the pockets OF the
18TH" showing that Bore had had the thought OF a
double tragedy on his mind for some time. 1t Is IN
French, and translated reads:
"SAN FRANCISCO, November IS 1888.
Here then is my last hour /; at the end OF my
last voluntary act. left France on the Sd OF April,
1880 landed in San Francisco on the sd Ct 1ay,
of the same year. 1 have always carried my flag of
honor. L worked for Marius Rellison and Mr.. Bort
deau eighteen days, for Mr.. Dome, at Dielle, two
months, for Mr. Auradan, four months, for Tex
three months for the famous Gasquet, twelve
to lose $500 | went to Les Angeles, worked for my
COUSIN Nicholas Pierre (time stated but illegiole)
From there returned to San; there met my famous
cousin Pierre Nicholas. had left with Jean JUL
lien 500 to be deposited in the French Saving Bank
He sent them back to me in Los Angeles. My cousin
Faure wanted to make me lose my head, but she
will pay for it, and Will pay for l.. too. Judith cut
off the head of Philomene, but no woman vii cut oil
mine. She would have fallen to the ground before
me- and from that she threatened me, but will not
threaten her. During the three months slept with
her. she stole from me every night, SIS, So.
At last | discovered that she was trying to annoy
me, therefore we are going to end our days to
gether. | do not wish that we should be buried
together l want to be buried far from another,
if not we would fight on the way" Unsgned)
Another, in French also. is surrounded by pen
and-inS border of mourning, and the name at the
foot has an inky scroll around it. 1t reads
Here, then, the advent of my death. Tonight,
at O'clock vial of poison will put an end to my
days. Good bye, my friends many compliments.
To my mother you can say that | died through the
acts OF dissolute woman. l lived with her three
months, and she stole $500 from me. She caused
me to be asassinated At last, at o'clock Tonight,
my days will be terminated. Goodbye, forever.
R0RET, FIORENTINE.h