The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-06
DRAMATIC DOUBLE SUICIDE
DEATH OF A DRUGGISTS WIFE AND
HIS CLERK AT A HOTEL.
The woman Took Poison and the
Youth ShOt HimseIf-Letters Left
by Roth Parties-The Cause OF the
Tragedy Explained ut Length.

CHICAGO, Dec. IA dramatic double
suicide occurred at the Virginia hotel
early this morning. The dead bodies of
Victor Cyrier, a young drug clerk. and
of Mrs. L. E. Caron. the wife Of a drug
gist in whose employ Cyrier at one time
was, were found in the same room by a
chambermaid.
The woman. who was everal years the
senior of Cyrier. and beautiful little
brunette, had died by poison. Cyrier
had shot himself three times and died
stretched across the foot of the bed in
which the woman lay. Mrs. Caron and
Cyrier had been at the hotel since Tues
day night and We're known as Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles d. Lapointe, under which
name Cyrier registered as from St
Paul. They had conducted themselves
like persons of refinement and were ap-
parently very happy together.
This morning the chambermaid re-
ported that she could not get into the
room, No. AL. The door was forced
Lying in the bed with her head on the
pillow, was the woman, her left arm eX-
tended toward where her dead lover was
lying at her feet while the right COW
ered her head. Across the foot of the
bed the man was lying on his face. Both
had evidently been dead for several
hours There were no marks upon the
woman's body, and letters left in the
room proved that she had taken poison.
Cyrier had shot himself once behind the
right ear, again in the right side of the
neck and sent third bullet into his
body just below the heart. Two of the
wounds were fatal
Four sealed letters were found in the
room, one written by Mrs. Caron to her
husband, and the other three addressed
by Cyrier to a relative in the city, to
a druggist in whose employ he had lat
terly been, and to Miss Flavie Cyrier.
Bourbonnais. ILL.,. which place had been
Cyrier's home before he came to Chi
cagO. The woman's letter was as
follows:
F." To All: A last farewell to our dear
friends. Life is no more happiness
to us. Vic is not tobiame We die here
together tonight, as true friends. Fare
well husband and dear little child. Hope
you viii remember your mother. A
kiss to my little one. who has no mother
tonight On, so young without a
mother! What will she do?
MRS. E. L. CARON."
several sheets of paper, on which he
had written, in the same strain as Mrs.
Caron, saying in one place:
''She died at 80 this morning. I can't
write any more; 1 can't open my eyes"
and in another something about the
amount Of poison, by which it was in
ferred that he had swallowed poison
before shooting himself.
DR.. Charles Z. Cyrier. cousin Of the
dead man, said tonightS
II am not surprised. Victor was a
man who would not hesitate to take
his own life. 1 got him his place with
Mr. Caron about three years ago. He
boarded with the Carons because Mr..
Caron desired TO give him part aof his
salary in that form. Early last sum-
mer L noticed that he was paying too
much attention to Mrs. Caron. I re-
monstr2t ted with him, but he assured
me he had too much respect for Mrs.
Caron to compromise her. About three
weeks ago Mr.. Caron found them to-
gether in a compromising situation. He
came to me and told me of it, saying he
could no longer keep my cousin. Victor
went away and l did not see him again
until Sunday night, when he come TO
my house. He said that he knew
Caron was looking for him, and said he
was ready to be found, at the same
time showing a revolver"