Bismarck weekly tribune., 1884-11-28
And Read by the Many Patrons Of
the Peoples Paper in the
Early Morn.
The Wife of French Deputy Shoots
q Slanderer in the Palace
I .,. - - -.
,. ....., of Justice.
An Ohio Doctor Administers Poison to
His Four Children and
....- Himself.
The Record of Days Happenings.
A Partisan Sensation.

PARIS, Nov. GA tragedy which caused q
great sensation occurred here today. The wife
of Deputy Cloris Hugue, with revolver, shot
and killed NORM, commission agent at the
Palais de Justice, becaus he had slandered her.
she fred six shots at her vi ctim, four of which
lodged in bis chest. Hugue, who approves bis
wifes action, together with Madame Hugue. was
arrested. Last year Hugue and wife prose-
cuted NORM for defamation of character and
secured sentence of two years imprisen-
ment. NORM, however, by q system of
dilatory motions, carried the case from
court Ito court. Madame Hugue became
angry, and today, hearing that the assize court
of the Seine would grant another adjournment
of fortnight, proceeded there and upon the
court rising for luncheon Madame Hugue,
her husband and counsel descending the stair
case met NORM, when the tragedy ensued. After
Madame Hugue had been arrested, which was
Immediately after the assault. she declared to
the commissory of police she hoped she had
killed the man who, during the past two years,
had been killingl her by riches by his afro
cious calumnies.
Deputy Hugue has been released. He states
that NORM continues to send insulting letters
and postal cards to Madame Hugue. Mr..
Hugue says she would long ago have killed
Norm but for her husband dissuading hef there
from. NORM had declared that Mre. Hugue,
previous to marriage, was the mistress of Lenor-
mont, whose wife is trying to obtain sepera-
ton. After NORM was wounded he wrote a
declaration of innocence. The public is enthu-
siastic over the conduct Of Madame Hugue,
whose acquittal is expected.
He Wanted the Children With Him.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Nov. a. DR.. John Max
we'll, " sterday afternoon after sending his wife
to town to shop, administered to his four child
rem, aged from to IS, a combinat on of aconite
and chloroform, then placed cloths saturated
with chloroform over their faces and placed
them on the bed; he administered similar
dose to himself and laid down to die with
them. When Mrs. Maxwell returned the eldest
girl was dead and the others unconscious.
Assistance was summoned and every effort
made to revive them but during the night two
more children died. Maxwell revived somewhat
and was placed in Jail. He refused to talk. BE
left letters saying he was tired of life and
wanted the children TO 60 with him to avoid
suffering. He had recently been indicted foz
libel by another ply scian aud this, together
with other business embarrassments, is sup.
posed to have incited him to his fearful act.
Been Reading the Trlbune's Figures.
FARGO, Nov. 27.-Special tables prepared by
the Argus and corrected by official returns show
the total vote of the territory as 80 ,14O, with
four counties to hear from, where the vote will
be about 200. In the eighty counties where
the official returns are at hand Judge Gift RI
has 68, 600 votes and Mr.. Wilson 14,C00, making
the republican majority $4,000. North Dakota
records vote of 81 600, and South Dakota
$1,000 In the north there is one democrat to
nine republicans and the south the ratio is one
democrat to four republicans. South Dakota
has 1000 more square miles of territory and is
the older portion. Yankton being the capital
twenty three years ago, while ten years ago
Fargo was an Indian reservation, but Cass
county now pays one tenth Of the territorial
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