National Republican., 1883-04-05
TIE nouBLE TRAGEDY.
A Great Crowd Gazing at the House
Where ~ Occurrcd-The Inquest-Prepa-
rniInns fer The Emncrnl


A Great Crowd Gazing at the Housc
Where ~ Occurrcd-The Iiquest--Prepa-
rutions for the Funeral.
A crowd blocked tho sidewalk and some
times ran over into the street yesterday in
front Of the house in which de Frouville
murdered his wife aud then killed himself on
Tuc,day night. They looked at tho plain
pressed brick walls as though they hoped
.hcy might opou and make n revelation. II
having becomo known that the body of the
man would bo removed TO Zurhorts un
dcrtaking establishment tho crowd IN
creased rapidly, and at II o'clock was n mob of
immense proportions. Shortly afterward the
odv was brought out and placed in an un-
dcrtakcr's wagon aud driven rapidly away.
Tho curiosity of the asscmblago had not been
satisfied, however, aud the crowd still re-
maincd at a late hour last night.
Tho coroner hold an inquest OF the two
bodies yesterday, but tho witnesses examined
added little to tho information already given.
Geo. w. buckingham, the young man to whom
Mrs. dc FrOuvillc was giving II German lesson,
told his story MS he had told IL to THE REPUB-
LICAN reporter on the previous evening His
father added a. few unimportant details, and
in response to question denied that there
had evor boou any reason to suspect any inn
proper intimacy between Mrs. de Frouvillo
aud his son. Mrs. Zimmerman, cousin
of dc Frouyillc, testified that she had heard
him make threats on the twcnty.sixth of
February last, and warned his wife. lie
called at Witness house Tuesday night ut
o'clock and said that If ho grew desperate he
would take both his own and her life. He
gave witness written paper on leaving,
which disposed of certain goods in case any
thing happened, and said, s. intend TO settle
this matter at once" lie had been drinking.
al.aN s.,..
turned verdict "that the said Frederick
and Andrea dc Frouvillc came to their death
from pistol shot wounds on the head inflicted
with pistol, held in the hands Of Frederick
dc Frouville with tho intent to commit muir
der and suicide"
Tho body of Frederick dc Frouville was in
plain rosewood coffin, on the lid of which is
n silver plate bearing tho Inscription, Fred
crick de Frouvllc: Died April 3, 1883; aged
81 years" Mrs. Zimmerman (his cousn) and
several friends have charge of the funeral ar
rangemont which will he very unostentatious.
The Cortege will start from Iurhorst's shortly
after noon to-day and intcrment will be made
in Mrs. Zimmcrmans family lot at Glenwood
cemetery Service for the dead will be briefly
pronounced by Chaplain Samuel Kramer, of
the navy yard. The dead mans mother, who
resides in Cumberland, Md, has been sent for,
hut IL is hardly thought that she will come
on, as she is quite aged, and the shock has
evidently prostratcd her.
Tho funeral of Mrs dc Frouvillo will take
place from her late residence at 4:30 o'clock
this afternoon, intcrment to be made at the
congressional cemetery. The body is in a
handsome black cloth-covercd casket with
silver bar handles, and upon 1t: andrea de
Frouville, died April 3, 1888, aged 33 years"
Chaplain Kramer will probably officiate at
the funeral of the wife,
II was stated last night that one of Mrs de
Frouville's sisters Is now en- route from Dem
mark to visit her. The murdered woman
often pleasantly referred to the meeting be-
tween herself and tho coming relative
Mrs. dc Frouville was Miss Mary Wolstrup,
of Alabama. She was appointed to a 5000
clerkship in the dead letter Office on May 26,
1874, on the recommendation of ex-senator
Spencer and Representative G. G. Sheats, of
Alabama, and resigned TO take the place of
translator in tho agricultural department
Feb. 81, 1879. She remained in the latter
place until her tragic death on Tuesday night
last