The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-14
WITH HOMEMADE POISON.


WITH HOMEMADE POISON.
Tie Never Told His Love, hut Tried to XIII
Himself-A French Niscount's Unsuc-
cesSful Attempt ut Sulcide-DriVen to
the Act by Love and Absinthe.
Viscomto George Dessineau de Foul
ques de Nerac, a young Frenchman from
Argentan, France, came to New York
about six weeks ago, and went to live in
u cheap French hotel at No. 10 Clinton
place. He had no work, but seemed To
have enough money to live upon, sent
him by his parents, VINO were SAID TO DC
not only wealthy but titled. on Tues
day night tho Frenchman was found
living upon the bed in his room, suffer
ing intense pain from the effects of
something he had drank. \ little !
| slightly colored fluid still remained in
| glass near his side, which |
smelled strongly of sulphur, De Foul |
ques admitted that he had intended to |
! commit suicide. lie had soaked sew
eral boxes of ordinary lucifer matches III
a glass of water, aud when the phos- |
phorous had dissolved no drank the
LIQUID. An ambulance was s6nt for, and
he was sent TO st. Nincent's hospital,
where DR.. Keau applied the stomach
pump and succeeded in pumping up all
the liquid before it had time to do much
harm, and he is now out OF danger.
Before drinking this peculiar poison
on Tuesday night DE Foulques wrote sew
eral letters. On last Friday night he
mixed mp some OF the same sulphurous
poison. and poured it out again. At the
hospital Yesterday he said he wanted to
die, and II he had another opportunity
he would make sure Of his work. lie is
about - years old and is rather hand
: some. lie refuses u say anything about
himself. In his vest pocket was found It
small gold cross with Il red ribbon at
tachcd about which he would say
nothing.
The following lcttcrs writton by De
Foulqucs, We're made public last night:
= "Mr Ih.hRult, No. 2Gj Fulton street, Brook
/, lyu:
, 'DEARSlR You.w, oycstcrday in my
!. presence, treated suiciue Is cOWardice,
- viii doubtless blame me greatly, hut
d have really for the past four years sat
q lercd TOO much. NV cup is full, and
am going To- die. At Por. Breton an UNI
}. happy young girl whom ! loved, and
- who, because ! WAS q soldier, J was
If forced To abandon, died, God knows
Il how, and also child, the issue of oug
sad intimacy. ioU know all | suffered
e in Algeria. ! deserted and came 10 New
D. York. Mr.. Hhihault, a man who is going
10 Nlf NutN llN'A llttAl W lllllNNfs II - wv
heart, the soul, that speaks. 4 was des-
Il peratow when was received by YOU. Ther
Il all h lnged. You cannot ho oiicudcd viii
Q words ut Il dying man, and | may
tell YOU all frankly. The first time
81 saw your adorable daughter / became
III hopeloSsly in love with her. love,
of Miss Florence moro than | can love any
~ woman. loved Ger more than | love,
r. my mother. What more can | say?
l. child tl,af 1 lava, la
IN mine, that | mast give her up. Ny
+, moro than proCariOus position her
lc makes il a point of honor with me no
M To ask her hand OF you, Eato must thel
Ri tnl! ON me. To give up Miss Florence i
20. beyond my power. and kill myself
lO hoped one moment this morning 10 con
IA, quer myself by working hard, but every
No, thing is without luck with me. shout,
rli nave gone to Colorado, but my associ
yo ate can II Il now 90. All, there are me
CIV who are accurstd, ana | am Of thel
nd number.
ON "Adicu, dear sir. You treated mo q
nd n son. Thanks for goOdnoSS, which, /
on. Justice, could not 20 so far rs 10 sncriiic
ar your child. die calm because IncvC
nat committed dishonest act, and II thei
or. is really God ahovo lle will pardo
me, because have really suffered hen
and have been guilty ofbut few fault
1 i
.hc me your child, belieye that my la
md thoughts will be of my mothc
TX. Florence, and you, Adieu, and pardl
in me. "u, DE roCi,o' rs
on educators have already arrived. Fro
MIR. No. TWO.
not "Mlss Florence ThIboult;
d. "MADAMotIS ElLR:-W IL crime
self love your Perhaps |, u descrtor and
l exile, should never moro have dared
stol raise my eyes to you; You so beautlf'
lin ohnste. md pure. oh. Florence, II y
AT knew how much have loved you, v
but would pity tho unhappy man who di
wo of lovo for you. Adiou, My last 81
tor can only be translated by these wort
5 10 Florence, adore you.
on &c. DB F0uIQUES.
and Nu. rnnBS.
zero ~DRAR Mn. BAYARp: Excuse me
cur troubling You with my misery, but
md found In you ~ much affection u
friendship that I address you.
Tired of lifo and am going 90 die,
ght charge you, sir, with announcing my $
the ond 10 all who are dear "a me. | beg
'urd on your honor that when Mr.. Thibu
on learns that died of love for his daul
,rts; tor, that you toll him that did not CIV
Dnal conhdo In YOU, or that told you thai
J. was ailinnced TO Florence. IL IL po
wed OF honor. Nevertheless. I loved mel
&c In should have made her happy, buL
Gale could not he, and ! submitted. i
zach them at Garde that IN me they LOSE
ylly friend and a devoted ono. lf you
red. poor Florence tell her, will you. thai
Int '"'' '''''' 10. ne ForLquEs.
Istol "P. ST. thought ut first to use u
'ody volvur, but feared 70 mss, NVhous
tho believe that my hand would not ire
lstol bile, but | want to die tranquility,
was noison makes no uoisc."
,nyn No. PORN.
, lila Nine. 10 COuntesa de Foulke, Ro
Mr.. de Sees. u Arsqntan, Argsatan, Orn
Gust Poor MoriirR; PARDON the gfnani
last. | wrlta 10 5iu you ndieu. y
400 Inaiotl to you, .lle tendcro, IS, most add
de- hlo of mothers. NoH, whose care d
,3A .,yJtQ inass haYs tiJ,er miiedi y