The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-10
A DRAMA IN REAL LIFE.
ASSASSINATION OF a BEAUTIFUL
YOUNG WIDOW IN PARIS

! By a Handsome Russian Youth OF
| Whom She was Enamored-"My
Poor Carmine, My Beautiful Beloved
is Dead, and I Have Killed Her
Thrilling Story From France.
NEW York, Oct. 5.-A Dunlap Paris
cable says: A drama Of love and murder
has just been enacted at Vile d'Avray.
where Gambetta received the bullet wound
in his hand, which eventually resulted in
his death a few years ago. A handsome
Russian boy of 19, named Peter Vladimiroff,
while travelling in France, met beautiful
widow, Nine. Carmine Freycinet, who
with her two children, was travelling for
pleasure. The two became friends. They
walked together, rode together, dined to-
gether and spent the long summer days
wandering in the woods. while the children
were left to the care of nurse. Eventually
people began talking Of the handsome Rus
sian boy and
THE BEAUTIFUL WIDOW.
So. for the sake of appearances, she decided
to leave the town. He was inconsolable
for a time, but soon consoled himself with
the favors of another. firing of the new
and asked her for her hand. He wrote TO
his parents, and after much difficulty con-
sent to the union was obtained after declar-
ing that he would suicide in case of refusal.
The twain then went to Paris, arriving
there last week, and went In for a round of
pleasure. Nine. Freyclnet has many friends
in Paris, and so the couple invited them to
little dinners, which were given at the most
expensive cafes. and served in the most ex-
quisite manner.
NINE. FREYCINEr
was more enamored of her handsome boy
than ever. She sang his praises to her
friends and she caressed him openly and
made great show of her devotion. Every
body was happy and bright in their society,
but last night some of their friends thought
Vladimiroff's manner strange The couple
decided this morning that they would go to
Vile d'Avray for a time, and accordingly
they started and engaged a room in the
hotel. They then went for a walk and on
their return they ordered sumptuous
dejeuner During the meal Vladimiroff
seemed strangely excited.
Nine Freycinct grew alarmed, and asked
if he was not well. He Gained her fears,
and assured her he was all right, and for a
time he became quiet again. Then he
showed her little revolver he had bought,
and asked her if she did not think it pretty.
she begged him TO put 1t away, and event.
uallv he gave it to her.
When the meal was over they went to
their room. Everything was perfectly
quiet there. and the servants who passed
the door did not hear any noise or quarrel
ing. In about quarter of an hour
PISTOL SHOT
was heard, and the servants discovered
Vladimiroff standing in the doorway with
the revolver in his hand. He threw the
pistol away, exclaiming: ~ have killed my
mistress. Run for a constable. Arrest
me-" After his arrest he said: II could not
help it. A sudden impulse came over me,
and a voice seemed to whisper in my ear:
Kill her, kill herr 1 fought against it.
Then it shouted: Kill her. kill her now !!
Now take the revolver from her and do it p
/ could not help myself. l made her give
me the weapon. Then l said: 'Carmine, l
must kill you. Heaven says so. Dier l
fired and she fell. My poor Carmine, my
beautiful beloved, is dead, and l have killed
her."
On interiug the room in which the deed
was done Nine. Freycinet was found lying
on the floor with a little wound in her
breast. The bullet had gone through her
heart and death must have been instanta-
neouS.