The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-06
Gambetta'B Tragic Fato.

A despatch says OF Gambetta: TIL,
corpse reposes on bed. The eyes, whicl
are wide open, preserve their customar,
expression, while the mouth seems mo
bile. The HAIR 10 thrown back from tn,
forehead. There is no distortion in tn,
features. Death has not dlef1gured HI
countenance. Perhaps, had hc been like
ordinary mortals, he might have recovered
but high living and excesses of all sort.
had brought On diabetes, which was com
plicatcd with other disorders. The patient
being asthmatic, the use Of an@sthetic.
was prescribed. Without an@sthetics 1t wa
feared he would die during an operation
Besides, in the condition of his blood, gan
creme was the inevitable consequence O
OF an incison. lie would as surely hay,
died from the result Of an operation as h,
did die Of the disease, wherefore it wa.
judged unwise to attempt what could ONLY
had increased his sliffefnee. This was
the decision of his medical attendants.
: Another complication, not generally
KNOWN, was that of varlcOse veins on the
lett leg, the existence Of which explains
certain attitudes often severely commented
upon as ,undlgnitied.' lilo was physically
lncapltated from sitting straight IN char.
Ii is impossible to affirm until after the au-
topsy, which takes place to-day, that, as
asserted by some persons, he had received
bullet i'll the abdomen, Still, without
doubt. the wound in the arm was the pri-
mary cause Of death. and neccssitatcd i'm
mobility, depriv,ng hun of the exercise
prescribed as indispensable to one of his
constitution and temperament and contin-
ually threatened by cerebral congestion.
IL Is whispered also that he d1sobcycd the
medical order of Il strict dict uf milk and
cgges. Throughout his illness his friends
have sought to conceal the gravity of the
situation, and above all the agency of q
woman IN tho tragedy. Nevertheless no
doubt is permissible that the shot which
directly or Indirectly caused his death was
fired by lady who is well known in Paris,
and whose pscudonym, Lconic Leon, con-
ceals tho patronymic of one of the most
honorable lsraelitlsh families OF Bordeaux.
She left her husband. the Conseiller Gen
eral Of the Glrondc Department, to follow
the fortunes of hlm by whose cloqucnce
III the Baudln subscription and trial she
was completely fascinated, and uni,lng
with HIM III 1868, she deserted her family.
lie was impatient Of the chain he could
not break, especially as child Was born
the succeeding year, whose paternity he
refused to acknowledge. These refusals
caused scenes Of rccrimination and often
of positive violence between the lovers.
The man wca,ied of the connection, and
the woman clung dovotcdlv to him for
whom she had sacrificed her honor. Gam.
beta dsliked the child, who was slckly,
but intelligent, and lived as his nephew.
lie rcsCm5lcd Gambetta in character and
features Two years ago leonic's husband
died, and she summoned Gambctta to full
I'll his promise Of marriage, sjut received
another refusal He made an agreement,
however, to provide for young Leon on
the condition that he should be educated
Ill Germany. The mother Lesitatcu, but
finally consented and accompanied the
child and his father to Dresden. This was
the journey SO much commented upon last
year by the European press, which ascrlb-
ed political motives to the presence of
Leon Massabic CT Ia dame Ut the German
hotels. The connection was Jntinued
after their return, Leone going every Sat.
urday evening to his villa, where she was
accepted as mistress by the servants and
returning Monday morning in his carriage.
Their quarrels also continued. Within d
week three discharged domcstics revealed
the mysteries OF the ll-starred establish
mcnt. Finally the dissensons eliminated
IN tue scene or the unhappy pistol-shot.
dambetta lost his temper, giving vent to
abuse, and course language, such as he
was wont to employ in moments Of pas.
sion. She was exasperated, sclZcd re-
yolver, and fired. IIe raised his hand To
turn aside the weapon, and received his
death wound. Every thing else is con-
lecture.