The evening world., 1891-05-04
ne was CRAzED WITH LOVE.
Francois Petit, Who Shot His
Sweetheart, May Live
She Refused TO Marry Him Until He
Could support Her.

Francois Petiii, the young swiss norist and
table decorator, Who shot his sweetheart,
Marie Foster. In . nt OF Jealous rage at Nine.
Jstons French clearinghouse, aS West
Tueniy-second street. last evening, and then
sent . bullet tnio his own head, 10 lying In
critical condition At the New York Hospital
His intended victim lies on cot In an 3D.
joining ward The doctors cay tsas her wound
ia not serious, though It viii disngure her
pretty features for life
Last night Pettits case wss considered hope
len and nn life was practically given up BY
the surgeoDa To-day there 10 sheht I'm
provement In hs condition. and 10 said thss
he SIN has nRnting chance.
His sister, MA BArdelebeu, whose husband
10 the chef OF the Seventh Regiment Veteran
Club. and st whose house, So West Fifty-
ninth street, Petit has lived since he came 70
this country, about 4 rear aRo. WA with him
sn 'He "s' o"e nesi' eN"s0U WIN
grief.
Nlna Foster "A n younp PAr,aian. who came
.. ,n,. .on.,r. 80. -. a.. e,
" '1's 0ouuuJ 'eIes 'eas se" oue s'
employed 80 q lAdyr maid, but for the past
year h,s h,d a no.,t,on in IN. elo,t oepart-
men, =, Ium,n,,
"eu' - AHmAn]
Sne has q remarkably handsome face and
s,p,. ana o,rt n,,, ana s,.. ,nd 1. . n,rfec,
-. -, s, o.. -,,.s a.. p..,.a.,
woman are fAmouA She Is tueniy-four. and
p.,,,, a. o,,, ,w.,,,.tx x..r, old Taev ar.
Ie."h y onu '"en'IA ye.n oia L9e, u.
usa o,s., y. ",es. ea aSmssa A' anu nave AA'"A ''e'
Nm. Ie,op nav. ,n., y.,,. v,s ,,,noau.ed
Ame 'e'Ou aye .nA' NAT. sss Ihuoauoeu
70 ner " fettips sister, aoa that hhe ma oeen
living at her house for six monihA
Petit, 4, A tall. aim. pood-loos,nv youne ,e,.
'
low win olAek mostaene. he was Aarie
n. s.y IN NJ. m,rn.r h. ma, ,Iv,y. oo1r.
~ - ~ "
teous ana ponte, ana tRe tUo young peop!t
seemed TO think the world OF each other.
Tp.v ws,. IN h. n.r,4sa Mn. Lain, ..,,
p W y. ~ .-''
whenever fet'it should OBTAIN posinon Whers
his earnings could comfortably support them.
p...n,,- s,~.y., n. n...n. ~, ,,,,c.,,
iNe.euHs' .o.e,ei' Ae OeN.' -
20 nave the glri marry MN, ana wanted u
'A5e Z her s back 70 pAIis. ,,,
he had ootAined positons IN sevefh Weaithy
| families In New York, and vas lsst employed
as butler In the house OF Are A. L Barney,
IIvington-on-,ne-h HUDSON. he did not Keep IN
eiiuaflons very long, AND. aftef oei1g a lrvinR'
ton rev weeks, returned au SATURDAY
mi. eiiy.
about tne young woman and could nos nv,
away ron IN her % ior any time she thfnks taa
Yestsrdsy afternoos ne called a. tae hoasi
When harie was out With her friend, Annt'
! hooefA feuf seene1-sefT an1ious 70 se,
ner, and spoke about going taek 70 France An<
taxing Masie win nim-
Mme. seton loklagy renarsed nst u
migbt nnd room In nis trunk 70 taxa her along.
40 she would Aiso hke to see her old friends II
| Pern.
| fettit replied tnt ne hAd no money ano ina
NINE. JetoE woald 90 better 10 remain her
where she hed estaoiishtd Der home ~
i seemed uerfeCflV C0mHSaA0. and GnvR no tDOt
| cation OF nh intennon. which ne had appaf
ently formed Win denoerafiou. 10 shoot nv
sueetheart II she should refuse 70 listen 70 him.
Nine Teton says thai Pettit never va
Known 10 MAKE any threao egAinst NARA.
tnough she hAd pershienuy refused 10 MARI
him ID his present. eifcamstAnce&