New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-01
PART II.
ocT.1, 1891.
OF BOULANGER.
RrILET THROUGH HIS BRAIN
,o,r DE BoNNEMAINS GRAVE.

NJ THE DEED A CEMETERY NEAR
-nrsPoxDENr AND THREATENING
4 % KILL HIMSELF EVER SINCE THE
nr,rH OF HIS MsTREss-Hs
PRIVATE PAPERS.
a. Sent 3O.-General Boulanger COM
s-.idc AZ about noon to-day. on the tomb
a. aonpemain. who died here recently.
lone bv the grave of his mistress for
appcaring to he deeply affected by
81 l,e,,fl,cnonS An attendant OF inc
.bo had respectfully remained at some
,..,n Nine dc Bonnemain's tomb. suddenly
IN rcport in that direction. Running
,tc attendant toUpd General Boulanger
- mon the ground. with revolver
p 80, MS right hand. \ hasty eXamlnatIo
4 - showed that the dead man had placed
p % III, right ear and fred the fatal
q -, he four men working IN the cemetery
r. ~. oue mile south of this city. where the
~ -r.5 saws that he noticed the General
..r,etqrv gates at about / 80 ociocK
The General, according 10 TINS
80 sad and pale. but otherwise there
"a
y -. .,.cisuv noteworthy IL his appear
- -. ,,orkr,an also says that he has often
10, visit the cemetery IN the same
nd Consequently he did not call the at
,te cemetery officials to the genera
General Boulancer at once proceeoc"
n ..,c If Nine de BOnncm'ln' whlch Is "'
h S..,,,cc from the spot where the Iour
.,.,,.irg and was hidden from their
W. mo, continued tlcir work. and about
= ~ an hour after the General had
a -. ,l,oe where they were employed theF
~. the loud report of revolver,
.ti.g 70 the grave of Nine dc noiine,n"t III
4 c.,.-al Boulanger lying dead peSiue It.
IA y,,s tightly grasping a revolver Inc
- ,,.,ore5 his temple and had pasScd through
go AZ usual in such cases many contra
p. ~ - go. in regard TO General Boulanger
- ..;a,s to his suicide ore account
,ao COWS that the General had been
W. ICONS recently but that he did not
rav his intentions u hN ii''Nu' - -.
=, re Generals following admit this even
However that recently he has oiten openlS
rrej a desire for death and II Is even aooeu
, ho b.. several times OF late even made at
-. o. take his own life. The consequence
boon that he has been watched as closely as
sic bv the friends who still remained loyal
.m Even the latter, however, appear to have
n, crown tired Of their task and 10 have de-
med 10 resign their places as guardians OF
fallen leaders life. With this object IN
d bi, friends in this city recently warned the
srls niece and the latter's husband that the
.fr..ter of War was so respondent as 10 be
srerh determined 20 commit suicide. This
b and her husband arrived some days ago al
Generals hotel in the Rue MonIOyer. and 50
re.s,d were they with his dcmc3nor that one
le inst things that they did Was TO cause all
weapon, found IN his apartments TO be taken
y and hidden.
ucal GoulsAgcr according TO the stories told
rvcli.., made no secret of his WEAKNESS o.
since t.c collapse Of his party, and particularly
e t.r death Of Nine de Bonnemain. His friends
/ rcra. 'Ic fact that when the cofhn-lid was
Lg closed over the body of his mistress,
or repeating aloud in le1rtbroken tones
f.y..r 20 bicntOt.'
.,efy day. 40 about in the afternoon, it has
! become known, General Boulanger, since Nine.
l0emaiu's death, las some 10 the cemetery
Ise.as arI placed some handsome floral emblem.
trAy a crown, upon her grave. lie would
hr tie crave for some moments sometimes
b. iou, over the grave itself the General had
- d white tombstone to be erected, and at it's
stood "a broken column. inscribed: Mat
be. is55 1891" \ few days ago the gen
deposited OH Nine de Bonnemains grave q
d Iuc crown Of flowers bearing the words
beutot. Marguerite.
he .m!y of The General and the servants OF
hotel an the Ruc MontOyer were somewhat
,-r.l when, this morning, they heard him
h bis landau at a much earlier hour than
b. saying that to-day he was going 10 the
be Cemetery at 10 III the morning, instead Of
lu the afternoon. The family and servants
In paid little attention 10 the change in the
erals plans, and nobody seems TO had the
iie,t idea that he intended 10 commit suicide
lt The General, accompanied by his valet,
ite Rue Montoyer IN a landau drawn by two
,, Ills niece, after the Generals departure,
ted over the change hc had made in the hour
a.'ing the tomb, and became greatly alarmed
re off Bonlangers most attached adhcrcnts
,ei Dutins. Ii staying IN this city. having
y here from Paris upon receipt of letter
} General Boulangcr, about a week ago, an
iDqa. that ne intended TO commit suicide al
eafy date VI Dutin and his former political
r. lad several long interviews. during which
former did his utmost to persuade ;hc Gen
20 look at things in a brighter light
lAlssf listened Ia all that his friend had {,
o. Che subject. and NJ Dutin thought that
rgumcuts had caused the General 10 refrain
; laluc his own life The Generals niece
fvils inc object of W. Dutin's visit 10 BruS
} ard also being aware that ne had consider
Influence over Boulanger, FASTENED 10 VI
rir - soon as she became convinced that Sh,
good cause for alarm, and together they
re- for the cemetery
? DC meantime General Boulanger had lei
a. .au 40 the gate OF the cemetery and wake,
FJ and calmly u the tomb of Nine dc Bonnie
b Ne remained there for some time in dee
cslt and was afterward seen slowly walk
around the grounds He must have walke'
pc tae cemetery for nearly an hour and
'eioTc he returned 20 the tomb. All report
- Boz The statement that the moment the Gen
reached the tomb the second time he place,
pistol % his bead and shot himself. Tn
on Of TIE revolver was heard by the Ten
- goldman and valet who both rushed I