Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-28
WHO EXPIRED FlRST2
ON THIS QUESTION DEPENDS a
PRlNcELY FORTUNE.


! memorable Tragedy " Ngh'c NNitrN -,
| revived yesterday when LAWYER l.ype.
motion before Judge TruaX for the an
| Pertinent Of referee in an action
! brought by Charles Condert. rs eXecu'
| TONER TO rroya joint codicil of Rohua-
| tinno Hefguos aud his wife, Ana de
lliyns Hprdues. Both testatnrs. who
were for u long time residents oil ms
city, met their deaths four years ago at
the dands OF the husbands brother VINO
afterwards killed himself. 49,. -.
l,obustiano Hcrqucs and his younger
brother, ReceO, were partners IN q
commission business in Pearl street
llcgclio WINS Young aud inexperienced IN
business He permitted RObustiano to
have full control Of tile irins ailnlrss'
Royerscs came; failure soon followed
and MS result Rcgelio, whose entire
fortune consisted OF his interest IN tue
business, was left penniless. The blow
which fell so heavily on the younger
brother did not so affect koDusunno'
who, by outside investments, had sue
c0eded In accommodating a competency:
Because Of this fact Rcgelio regarded
ns one Of heartless cruelty his brother s
act Ia shouldenng only half the losses,
and chnrred him with taking advantage
Of youth and inexperience to advance
his own interests. The idea that ms
brother had dealt untnrely with him
grew upon Regelio until, say the lawyers
In the case, II unsettled his mind ana Ne
followed ROhnstiauO from place TO place,
threatening 10 Kill him unless he got
what he considered his rights.
Once he followed Rubustiano and his
wife aboard French steamer, and start
tied thhem the the first day out by sud
denly appearing before them In the su-
loon, During the voyage To HnYre he
continued his threats Of vengeance, SO
that Robustiano was afraid to remain
above deck after dark.
As he had frequently done before. Ro-
bustiano, with bis wife, again left Sc
cretly for Europe some time later, hop
ing 10 gtc ri dof his troublesome brother.
They went to Monte Carlo and installed
themselves in handsome villn, which,
In honor of bis wife, was chrigtened
Villa Anita. For more than two years
they lived there happily. RegeliO not
putting in an appearance.
Indeed. they had forgotten all about
linn, when one day he called. kcgcliU
was received. hut was not permitted TO
make the villa his homo.
He did not at first refer to the old
trouble, but few days before the terri
ble tragedy he reverted to the old topic,
and violent dissonsiOns between the two
brothers Were frequent. 1t was during
one OF these quarrels at the dinner table
that the tragedy occurred,
While waiting at the table Celcstine
Altremout, II servant Of the Herques
family, saw Regelio draw two reyolvers
from his pockets and slip them under
bis napkin II so alarmed her that she
dropped plate Of yiands and run In
terror TO the kitchen Her master not
knowing the cause of her strange action,
followed her, and the girl told him what
she had seen
Wishing TO quiet her, Herqucs told her
that she need not be- alarmed about the
revolvers, as his brother on the way 10
inc hoiel had 10 traverse lonely road,
hhu neede the weapons for Ills pro-
lection, Whom Rlhustinuo returned to
me table and as he WIS about to seat
himself, the girl says she saw Regplio
noint n pistol at his brother then heard
The report. followed by the srreams Of
Mrs. Hcrques, Cclpstinc ran out Of The
house TO tell The neighbors, and while
pnysng q window heard other shots.
WHEN she returned, with several neigh
hnrs, Mrs. llcrgucs and her husband
were dead on the floor. Each was
wounded in the forehead
llcg"lb was .llsn lying ON III, 10 ir.
with hullet-holc In each tcnplr He
had not ceased breathing when the neigh
bors arrived and cmtched n revolver In
each hand. II is believed from this that
he placed revolver TO each temple and
pulled the two triggers simultaneously.
Both tstators heing dead under M /,
extraordinary circumstances there arises
question of great Importance 10 the
natural heirs of both-who died last?
Coudert Brothers say thcy have posi-
tive proof that Mr.. HcrquCs died frst.
aud that the question Of suryivo-slin
can be easily settled. His heirs are his
mother lnoccncia Noyaz de Herques.
Nayaz who live in Madrid, Spain,
Messrs. Olcott, Mcstrc \ Gonzales have
charge Of the interests of Mrs. Hcruues's
heirs The latter are her six ncnbpws
and nieces, children Of the late Itamon
de Vvas and Manuel dc Riyas. The
Rephews aud n'eccs are living in New