Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-20
A MONTe-CARLo TRAGEDY.
The story Received By New Haven Man
In Letter from Croupier.

New Haven Evening Registerl
julius Prokasky, proprietor Of the
Yale Hotel and restaurant on Centre
street, has Just received a letter from "a
relative II Monte Carlo. who 10 one OF the
cr0upIers at the Casino, detailing one of
the most remarkable tragedies which has
! been enacted at this great gambling re-
sort, for which il has become famous.
The letter states that about the Goth of
/ November there arrived at Monte Carlo o
CAPTAIN Of French hussars (the name is not
given), who was accompanied by most
beautiful girl of about twenty years of age,
whom he had but a day or two before
married. the visit ID Monte Carlo being in
their wedding tour. The couple arrived
at Monte Carlo about noon and took up
their quarters at a fas hlOnable hotel.
During the afternoon the Captain ex-
pressed a wish TO visit q French garrison
located on the outskirts OF Monte Carlo,
the officers of which were old friends OF
his whom be had not seen IN some time.
His wife gladly acquesced IN his plans,
and as he was taking leave Of his bride
she iokiugly remarked that it might
be we'll If he confded to her care
the 5000 francs which he had IN
his possession, lest on his way to and
from the garrison he might be induced
to enter the Casino and become interested
ia the play which was going on and lose
there was a wealth Of earnestness under
lying her remarks that induced the officer
TO acquIesce IN her request, and he turned
over 10 her care the 5000 francs, all the
money he had IN the world. As he lett the
house he promised to return by 10 o'clock
at night at the latest.
When he made the promise he fully In
tended TO keep his word, but the officer
upOn meeting his friends at the garrison
= al. w It-al u.
lZed that he must return home 1t was
long after the hour he had set to his wait
INC bride The latter IN the mean time
had become somewhat anxious because OF
her husbands nOp-appearance at the time
set, and, thinking that perhaps
he had stepped into the Casino n
his return, had become interested
and had forgotten his promise, she resolved
10 90 TO the Casino and meet him. She
forthwith set out for the pa ace, which 81 0
reached il due time, and entering, began
70 search for her liege lord and master.
She was unable TO find HIM, but the at
fractions of the place interested her and
in the excitement of the moment she for
cot all else except the gambling that was
going on about her.
In moment of forgetfulness she re-
solved 70 tempt fortune herself, ana sitting
down before q table she began 10 wager
money. AT the time she had IN her pos
session the 5000 francs confded TO her by
her husband. which she had carried with her
for safety. Losing her own money, she be-
Gan the use Of her husbands funds.
Fortune did not favor her, but the e2-
cttemeut and the hope OF retrieving her
losses allured her 10 continue, and before
She realized il the whole OF her husbands
possessions had passed from her keeping.
When the last franc had gone the reallla-
ton Of her act came over her and, tho
roughly alarmed, she arose and staggered
from the room. ,
she staggered out into the groun is, and
with but Il faint idea OF where she was or
where she was going she began TO wander
aimlessly about. In the course OF her
wanderings, the letter states, q Russian
count observed her, aud, being struck by
her demeanor and beauty, made bold 70
ipauire the cause OF her excited condl-
ton. She answered him. She told hIm
the tale OF her downfall. he sympathized
with her. He won her confidence and
then. ike an animal sure OF his prey, he
made propositions 20 her, agreeing not
only 70 pay back all she had lost, but as
much more besides. In her extremity, but
scarcely realizing the enoTmity of her
crime, she consented, and ia desperation
accepted the Counts arm to fulfil them.
In tho mean time her husband, IN DIS
tourney home from the garrison, had en-.
tered Che grounds OF the Casino, and was
burrying along with all possible speed TO
meet his wife, when, all unsuspecting. be
came upon her upon the arm OF her escort.
The truth came upon him like fash,
and without waitIag for explanations,
hnt believing that his wife mad dis
eraced HIM, he pulled revolver from his
rocket aud fred at the couple. He wasan
accurate marksman. At the first shot his
w,fe fell a corpse, and % the second the
RUSSIAN count was sent into eternity.
Standing over their dead bodies the
French officer completed the tragedy by
sending bullet through his own brain.
Their bodies were discovered q short time
asterward, and, ASIDE from a brief period
OF wonderment, matters continued es
usual. the tragedy being forgotten in the
tunuit vi excitement that fills the atmos-
pheFe.