Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-01
A BEN TOT MARGUERITE.


a tlEN IpI MAhJt EhlTTE.
The family of the general and
the servants of his hotel in
Rue Monterey were therefore somewhat
surprised when this morning they heard
him order his landau at a much
earlier hour than usual, saying that today
he was going TO EXilles cemetery at 10
O'Clock i'll the morning instead of O'Clock
N the afternoon. The family and servants
at first paid little attention to the change in
the generals plans, and nobody seemed to
have the slightest idea that he
INTENDED To COMMIT SUICIDE.
Eventually the general. accompanied by
his valet, and not by his secretary as first
announced, left Rue Monterey in the Ian
dau drawn by two horses. HIS niece after
the generals departure to Exilles.
seemed TO have reflected over the change
the had made in the hour of visiting the
tomb OF Nine de Bonnemain, and she be-
came greatly alarmed. Stopping in Brus-
sells at the present time is one of
BOulauger'S most attached adherents
His name is Alfred Dutins, and he
had come to this city from Paris
upon receipt of letter from Boulanger
about u week ago announcing that he in
tended to commit suicide at in early date.
NJ. Dutins came 10 Brussels for the purpose
OF endeavOrin@ to persuade the general to
alter his mind. NJ Dutins and his former
POLITICAL ltdiltf ldl several long interviews,
during which the former did his utmost to
persuade the general that he should
ABANDON SUCH MORBID IDEAS
and look at matters i'll Il brighter light.
G n. BOulanger listened to all that his
friend had to say on the subject and NJ.
Dutlns thought that his arguments had
caused the general TO refrain from taking
his own life. The generals niece know
ing the OBJECT of NJ. Dutins' visit
TO Brussels, and also being aware that ne
had considerable influence over him, went
to NJ. DutinS as soon Is she became con-
WINGED that she had good cause for alarm.
She communicated her fears to the generals
friend and together they started for the
cemetery. In the meantime Gen Boulanger
had left the landau at the gate of the cenl-
etery and walked slowly and calmly TO the
tomb OF Nine. de Bounemain. He remained
there for some time
IN DEEP THOUGHT.
and was afterwards seen walking slowly
around the cemetery, still thinking deeply.
Contrary 10 the first reports received of
the affair the general must have walked
about the cemetery for nearly
al hour and half before ne
returned to Nine de Bonnemain 5
tomb. All reports agree in the statement
that as soon is the general reached the
tomb the second time he Immediately placed
pistol to his head and shot himself
III itlDll VI NlC ItNOlNtE " us
heard by the cOdchman, who was
driving the generals landaue ana the
valet, who had accompanied the suicide to
the cemetery. Then both rushed to Nine.
De BonuemanS tomb and there found the
general dead, lying across the grave.
Death
MUST HAVE BEEN INSTANTANEOUS.
The weapon which Boulanger used to
destroy himself was Il revolver of large
caliber 50 il is all the more extraordinary
that it should have escaped the vigil
ance of his valet, relatives and
friends. The dead man had this
weapon tightly grasped in his right hanQ,
and il was seen that the bullet had entered
the generals head near his right temple,
had passed through his head and left 1t
by the left temple. Some workmen who
We're employed in the cemetery aud VINO
had been attracted TO the spot by the report
of the revolver notified the inspector in
charge of the cemetery. The latter placed
himself in communication with the police,
who We're soon upon the spot.
TOOK CHARGE OF THE REMAINS.
The police were bearing the generals
body away with the intention of placing it
in the landau and conveying it TO Brussels,
when the dead mans niece accompanied by
NJ. Dutins, reached the cemetery. The
niece fainted upon hearing the news, and
NJ. Datine' grief at being toe late to save
The body Of Gen. Boulanger was
stretched out in the landau and the face
covered with "a white handkerchief. The
police in charge caused those of the gener-
ais friends who were present to confirm
the statements as to his identity, and
then permitted the body 10 be conveyed to
police headquarters, where, after another
formality had been complied with the au-
thorities permitted the body to be com
mitted to
THE GENERALS LATE RESIDENCE.
The body now lies in the generals bed
room in Rue Monterey. 1t has been pre-
pared for burial, but it is only being viewed
by the intimate friends OF the family
The latter, it should be said
unanimously desire that the funeral should
be of the most simple oder. Some of the
generals political friends are in favor of a
public demonstration. The corpse as this
dispatch is sent repoSes upon table draped
with black cloth. The remains are clad ia
I black frock coat. upon the
notably the cross of the Legion of Honor
conferred upon the general after he had
been wounded in 1859 at Tusbig. in Algeria.
The generals features are placid. and upon
them there is not a trace of the wounds eX-
Cept dimly seen white ribbons which cover
THE WOUNDS IN THE TEMPLES.
In spite of repeated inquiries made BY
press representatives upon the subject, re
latives of Gen. Boulanger perslstently de-
cIined to furnish the public with any de-
finite information Us TO the written
declaration which he has left
behind. yet it is known that the dead man
prepared several documents for publication
in view of his sudden death, and that he
had written and placed on his desk num-
Der OF kilograms announcing his suicide
which he intended should be sent to the
persons to whom they were addressed as
soon as the deed had been committed All
the property and documents of Gen Bou-
hanger have been placed in sealed recepta-
cles by the magistrates.