New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-20
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
SHOOTING HIS BROTHER AND HIMSELF.
AFTER LOSING Ills MONEY IN DIsoRDERLY
HOUSE MAN IS KILLED-DEATu OF TIE
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MURDERER.
Excitement was caused In the immigrant lOdg-
ing house. No. 63 Greenwich.s. at $3.50 p. m yesterday
by two pistol shots In Of the the third floor
Hubert drusbcrt plumber who working IN the
building heard the shots and gave notice TO Carl schet,
clerk ana the two reaching the by OF the
hrecscape, found two large and muscular Frenchmcn
lying on the hoor both shot In the head One of them
heh q thirty-cight cabrc revolver. The men
Edouard and Louis Gued, brothers, who from Ohio
on sunday Edouard was thrtysix years Of age and
married Ills brother was twenty seven and was said 10
hayea wife living In Louisville. When the brothers went
to the lodging house Sunday evening said to be
their Intention to take passage before the
OF the week They natives OF the province OF or
rane and they hnd not been In this country long enough
TO he able to speak English.
John spaus one of the proprieors of the lodging
house. was In the barroon when the shooting occurred,
and he sent for policeman. Louis Gueld was dead be-
fore the officer arrived The revolver lay partly under
his body and close to his right hand Louis had fallen
forward on his face and had evidently not moved after
the bullet entered his BRAIN The other brother
was under the influence OF liquor and also suffering from
shock one large bullet having entered his head the
right ear II was thought that Louis had shot his
brother and then killed himself Edouard removed
to the Chambers Street Hospital and Coroner Kennedy
was summoned, the surgeons thinking that the wound
was fatal The Coroner was unable to talk with the
dying man and In the hospital could speak
French. and so the attempt to take the antemortem
statement postponed spaus told the police that the
brothers had quarellcd about some money which
Edouard lost In disordcrly house.
WHAT THE WOUNDED MAN SAYS.
ATRDUNE reporter called at the hospital shortly after
the wounded man had attempted to make his statement
to the coroner and talked with him about his difficulties
with his brother Louis settled in Louisville about three
years ago and there married Last February
Edouari also went there and the brothers employed
railroad hands. Since March 22 Edouard had
been boarding with Father Louis IIo1cr, the Catholic
priest OF Louisville and about two months he gave
hs work upon the railroad and entered the priests
employment. Lately the father of the brothers died in
Lorraine and left them small of money. portion
of this sent to them and they determined TO return
to Their birthplace to receive the remainder and there
enjoy it. Louis however. the incoherent statements
Of his brother may be trusted said nothing to his wife of
his Intended departure and abandoned her Acr thcir
debts had been paid Edouard had about $40 lci ana ana
city, ana on Sunday evening Edonard was induced
by man whom he met In the hotel to visit dis0riery
tell. lie denies that he was drunk although he admits
that he had been drinking. His $40 was III waller III
the money he found that $40 only remained lie
charged one woman with the theft but she denied II,
and and W. wandered w about o "ntl III the next morning
About o'clock he found his hotel There yonng ina nan
what object his brother could hive had in buying
Should Hi0'Se not anu have 0 sold Id 7 him the weapon
The other answered that II was Il n, nla,ter @
that his brother at charged him with having lost
his money suspccting some such accident on account ol
Edouards absence during the whole night FROM tntt
his brother acted In most eccentric manner tnlea
cniug TO shoot himself EdOuard. and constantly say
ing that since all their money gone they might bet
ter make away with themselves When asked why he
did the landlord he simply answered, He was
my brother and afraid. He probably reared III
yolyng his brother in difficulty with the police ON
Tuesday night he became much afraid of his brothcr
retiring he locked his door, ana ala not ADMIT
Louis the bedroom which they occupied III common
iheslcNt morning Yesterday afternoon he went 70
the to get his pipe which was IN his trunk lie nu
not know that Louis was there, but on opening inc
door found him. After more repeating tnat IL
useless for them to live longer, Louis urcw MS re-
what had occurred, ana was lg-
brothers death When by the reporter
he still under the influence of liquor which togetcr
with the pain from his wound rendered his IDEAS III
coherent He spoke the paos of the Lorraine peasants
that he could be understood only by the utmost az
cntiOn. The into his eyes hs ne spoke on MS
brother and his greatest desire seemed to be at faer
Hocr might learn of the trouble into what he lad llcl
From other IL learned that on Mondiy ar
ter Edouards return TO the hotel he produced draft lor
1000 francs which offered to negotiate for 500 He
was not accommodated Yesterday morning the TWO
brothers disordery that they were requested 10
the hotel At dinner. Louis displayed his revolver
saying that If all their money was gone there was SUN
OF settling matters II after dinner ta the soot
ing occurred. The effects OF Louis consisted 0l SILVER
watch and steel chain and 81 - in money. A letter
from Virgil g. Gilmore OF Gilmore Co.. bankers III Nos.
IOs and 40 West Fourthst.. Cincinnati found on nm
was addressed T. HOfer and made mention or dfaiI
for S252 ID in favor of EdOuaId and another Tor Flls 20
due Louis There also found an inventory OF an estate
portion OF which the brothers had inherited, ana from
it appeared that balance of 1000 francs was due