New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-13
RESOLVED TO DIE TOGETHER
SUICIDE or 4 BROTHER AND SISTER,
FOUND DEAD IN ADJOINING BEDS WITH
PISTOLS IN THEIR HANDS.
THE TRAGEDY NOT DISCOVERED FOR HOURS
NO REASON KNOWN YOR THE SUICIDE
AN ELDERLY PAIR NOT IN GOOD
HEALTH AND WITHOUT


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AN ELDERLY PAIR NOT IN GOOD
| HEALTH AND WITHOUT
FRIENDS.
| Two revOlvers were discharged on Sunday
night n the house the northwest corner OF Twenty
hft1st and lexington ave- and two lives were ended
but the shots were not heard and quiet eisned In the
houss until after yesterday. At 80 p In' tue
people living in the neehborng houses were excited by
tha Intelligence that Adrian Crucy, Frenchman, past
middle age, and his Older sister, LucIe, had committed
sucidc. Their bodies hid besn found IN a room on tho
second floor, hours after lie had departed from Them
Mr. Cru,y aud bis sister unmarried and had Ved
together In the three story house No go
for more than thirty years lie ffty-one yesrs OF
aye and his sister fifty nine They had been devoted
to each other and hal led quiet lives seldom paying
visits or receiving company. but passing every evening
in each others society. Two servants. Rose and Katie
Kelly who are sisters the only other occupants OF
| tho house. Mr. Crucy commission merchant at
No 80 Beaver st but he had only moderate income
| The house was furnished comfortably but plainly and
WAS hired by the year. largo front the second
oor was Mr. Crucys he'd chamber. while the rear room
on tn, same floor occupied by Miss Crucy Although
e'ch room was occupied by only person. 1t contained
two beds which always were kept ready for use
Rose and Katie Kelly sent sounjly in a room on the
top floor Sunday night they awoke they had no
suspicion that anything unusual hal happened. They
we're not alarmed as the morning wore away without
the appearance OF Mr Crucy his sister becaus It
their cuso to sleep late and take late breakfasts
| Miss Crucy had been IN good health for several
weeks and frequently had no left her before noon
Mr. Crucy had been III and had left the house since
Thursday The servants went about their work IA the
lower stories until noon before they thought OF entering
| tho rooms the second floor. Then Rose Kelly
knocked at the room usually occupied by Miss Grey
but got The door not fastened and she
pushed 1t open "a little way The empty and
Mother OF the beds had disturbed since the previous
Il aut a .,.ira ap1c IN her al
Miss Crucy lid sleep in ON las. night. Mr.
CrGcy bc and may be she has been waiting
| on him all night"
Perhaps" said Katie ahe has gone to sleep in his
ts morning ana it is best not TO disturb them"
her hour passed. then Rose Thought 1t neces-
sary consult Mss Crucy about household affair
she vent into Miss crucy's and knocked at the
door leading to front The door was LOGGED
and there was 10 response. An od0r OF escaping gas
attracted her attention. She turned away from the
call her sister and noticed unseaed envelope
ly.g on Miss Crucy's bed The envelope addressed
To Rose Katie Kelly" and contained paper with
writing it. The hasty look which the servant took at
the writing enough to satisfy her tnat something
terrible ad happened and she ran down stairs scream
lug. Hastily calling sister sue sent her OUT to sum
mon policeman and then called to the nearest neigh
born 20 cJme 70 the house.
Policemen Jennings and Herman were within call and
the house immediately Rose Kelly said gas wa
escaping Mr. rucys room and she feared tat lie anu
his sister wore dead Tue policemen broke into the
room AID found it full OF ach was escaping from
au open Mr. Crucy and his sister were dead in
Geed but they not been Killed by the gaS The light
which strea ned into when the windows were
opened revealed death such cs the officers had
| never witnessed Two beds stood with tler heads
against the wall of tho On lay the body
Of Mr. Crucy man large frame and heavy features,
with gray curing about his head and short gray
mustachc. turned toward the ceiling and
the pillow which Supported his head was half covered
with drie blood. In his right hand, which lay on his
bre,st WAS a revolver OF large caDro. He had shot
himself telnd the right ear and the bullet had passed
into tho brain. Death have followed the snot
quickly. On the bed lay the body OF Mss Crucy
stout woman with snowShte hair. bullet had entered
her right temple aud her right before 1t
turned in ward toward the brain. She hd dleu lying
on left side, evidently after a short struggle. aud
| he ghasy wound W - III full view. revolver similar
20 the Que winch had usei, but newer, lay on
the hor right hand. Evidently she had SHOT
hersef also as the finger OF her right hand and
palm ot her left hand were backen;d Win Durht
powder II other proof OF double suicide were wanting
1t was supplied by statement which Rose Kelly had
| cuud Oh Miss Crucy's bed IN the next ROOM
The statement written sheet OF large letter
paer having AZ the top the printed letter head Adrian
Crncy No. 80 aud 81 Bcaverst., New-lork' and read
as follows:
NEw-YoRK, July S, 1856
We commit suicide of our own will
AID. CRUcX
To Messrs F. A. Marsily Eugene Pitan, Jules vataOle
and other friends: ,-,.. :,
II sou still ayo some recollection OF our friendship in
former times, please have our bodies plco ~ o 0 i
in calvary Cemetery our beloved departed ones
AID. CRuCY
All the writing was in Mr.. Crucy's hand except tho
signature OF his sister which had been written by herself
Folded Of tue aper hall sheet OF small hote
paper on which the had written the following III
pencil
They the girls who will be with me a; the time O. OF my my
death and whO arc low Katie and Rose Kelly, TO put
with ine IN my coffin ,l that will 10 left IN ths DdhuDoh
after am dressed with the exception o, tle li.''v & -,
OF box marked Adrian trucy" which dearly WISH u
Oc put Ill M Of"'' '0''" "'''' LrcIE CRUcY
Under table in room where the ooules lay was
found bandbox. In II were neatly loIueu soin' i',
OF ladies' underwear ami small paper box marAeu
Adrian Crucy" The box contained several Jocks OF
hair QUE OF which w-whIe and probably na'
been clipped from the wOman's o"n heal INC "o"'os
we've night clothing and nearly covered Win '"o oe'
clothes 1t was thought by the policemen that The couple
had careful Preparations for suchie ana nu o''
gas escaping In the room before they shot
In order that they would ufocatcd II the shots l""eu
to Immediate death. one OF the "ihceis s"'i
Deputy Coroner JenkIns who examined Tie houcs anu
sad death each case had resulted lron o'0'
wound on each breast Df. jenkins found rosary
suo wing that the rother and sister were Roman '"'"
hes lie made careful search through the ioo'ns au
questioned tue servants unable to discover any
mouye The tragedy. Tho date Of the written uec ar
alton OF suicide showed that the coul 10 had nauo up
their minds Thursday to die together; yet Ihey Hau
betrayed their purpose to any person Ihs servants
said they had noticed anything unusual IN the oe-
havor the Crucys except that they we're not III so'o
health
On sunday July 4, Mr. Crucy and mis- sister had gone
TO Calvary Cemetery to visit the pot which tAe bodies
OF their father mother two sisters ami brother were
buried and had returned much fatgued. Mr. Crdcy had
nearly Frustrated ~ heat and his sickness Oh
the following days was the result Each bedchamocf on
the second decorated with photographs oil tno
family plot in Calvary Cemetery. Tne pictures Sho"eu
"A spacs enclosed BY low railing, Win lhohu-
ucn OF marble rising in the middle of cluster ol