Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-21
SHOT HIS LADY-L0VE
AyouNe RUSSIANS TRAGIC ICED AT
Ahorgl IN VILE p'AVRAY.
Voice Called Upon Him TO sisy--Peter
visdimiroff's Foolish Infatoatten
and Ioexpitcabie Crime.

drama OF love and murder has just
been enacted at Vile d'Avrsy. in France,
where Gambetta received the bullet
wound in his hand which eventually re-
suited in bis death few years ago. A
handsome Russian boy OF nineteen
named Peter Vladimiroif while travelling
in France met beautiful widow, Nine.
Carmine Freycinet, who, with her Two
young children. was travelling for plea
sure. The two became friends. lhey
walked together, rode together, dined
together, 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 1.-THE
handsome Russian boy and the auti'
ful widow. so for the sake of appearances
she decided TO leave the town. Nladi-
niroff was inconsolable for a time. but
soon consoled himself with the fsyors OF
another. firing of the new fame, he
sought the beautiful widow again ana
asked her for her hand. He wrote 10
his parents, and after much difficulty
consent 10 the union WAS obtained, after
declaring that he would suicide IN case
~ refusal. The twain then went 10
Paris. arriving there last week, ana
went in for round OF pleasure. Nine
Freycinst has many friends IN farls,
and so the couple invited them TO little
dinners, which were gwen al the most
expensive catcs and served III the most
exquisite manner.
Nine. Freycinet was more enamored
of her handsome boy than over. She
sang his praises to her friends, and she
caressed him openly and made great
show OF ner devotion. Everybody was
happy and bright in their society, but
last night some Of their friends thought
Vladimiroffs manner strange. The cou-
ple decided this morning that they
would go to Vile d'Avray for time,
and accordingly they started and en-
gagged room in the hotel. They then
went for a walk and on their return they
ordered a sumptuous ~ jeUncr. During
the meal Vladlmirof seemed strangely
excited.
Nine. Freycinet grew alarmed and
asked n he WAS not well lie Gained
her fears and assured her he was all
right, and for q time he became quiet
again. Then he showed her little re.
volver be had bought, and asked her II
she did not think IT pretty. she begged
him to put it away, and eventually ne
gave it to her.
When the meal was over they went
70 their room. Everything was per-
fecily quiet there, and the servants who
passed the door did not hear any noise
or quarrelling. In about quarter OF
an hour a pistol-shot was heard, and the
servants discovered Nlsdimroff standing
in the doorway with the revolver IN
his hand. He threw the pistol away,
e1claiming: Il have killed my mis-
tress Run for a constable. Arrest
me.
After his arrest he said 81 could not
help 1t. A sudden impulse came over
me and voice seemed TO whisper IN my
ear. Kill her, kill her. fought against
il. Then it shouted, XIII her J hill
her now. Take the revolver from her
and do it, | couldn't help myself |
made her give me the weapon. Then l
said, 'Csrmine, must klllyou. Heaven
SAYS so. Die l fired and she fell.
Nv poor Csrmine, my beautiful, be-
loved, is dead, and have killed her. ="
On entering the room in which the
deed WAS done Nine. Freycinet was
found lying on the floor with q bullet
wound in her breast. The bullet had
gone through her heart, and death must
have been instantaneous.