The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-02
BY POISON AND PISTOL.
CTRIER AND ms FORMER EMPLOY
ER,s WIFE COMMIT Suicide
Cnrou Discharged His Clerk When ne
Learned of CyrIer'- AFFAIR with Hts wife

Cnrou DISCHARGED TIi- Clerk When he
Learned of CyrIer's AFFAIR with His wife
Mes. Caron Left Her child for CSrier.
CurcAoo. Dec. About ten years ago Ed
ward L, Caron left his home In Bourbonnais. In
the southern part OF this state. to study phar-
macy In Chicago. lie met with success. and
five years ago bought out his employer at 100
Blue Island avenue and celebrated the event
by marrying his sweetheart, Miss Edwidge
Bouisyert. About pa years ago he employed
az prescription clerk Victor Cyrier. who was
born in the French Canadian town OF Bourbon
nins. and had been Caron's neighbor In their
earlier years.
Things went smoothly until about ak weeks
aeo. when Caron discharged his clerk. For
over year neighbors had noticed a growing
fondness between the clerk and Mrs. Caron,
whom Cyrier had also known in Bourbonnais.
Tho husband had known for months that his
wife and clerk spent much time together. but
he did not know Of secret trips made to the
city. neghbor. a woman, opened his eyes
lie set q watch on his wife, traced her to tho
rendezvous in this city and there saw enough
to convince him that she was faithless. Then
he discharged Cyrior. Times were hard and
work was difficult to get. To get rid Of tho
clerk Caron gave him letter OF recommended
ton to Albert Ebert. druggist at 42O state
street. and forbade him thereafter to darken
his threshold on pain Of DEATH
But that was not tho end. Cyrier carried on
his woong by telephone and on Tuesday
Mrs Curon consented to desert her home AMI
child and live with him. They went to the
Virginia one Of the SWEETEST OF north side fam
fly hotels. on Tuesday night and registered as
MIR and Mrs. Charles u. Lapointe OF ST. Paul
They were assigned to room AL. They did
not leave the room except at meal time About
noon to-day the cham bermaid tried her key in
tho door OF AL. The door was bolted. and she
could not omen il. Tho house carpenter was
sent for. lie climbed q sterladder and crawlcd
| through the transom. Tho woman was dead
on tho bed. \ white froth at the mouth indi-
| Gated that she had died by taking poison
| Cyrier lay across her feet with bullet hole In
| his head and two IL his body. There was evil
dence that he too had taken poison. but its
work was slow and he had finished it with the
revolver.
| on n table was heap Of letters. Three open
sheets OF par 4, contained the last words OF
! the dead couple Mrs. Caron wrote in q fair
girlish hand. The letter was addressed To
! ALL" and said:
Alast farewell to our dear friends Life is no more
gcthsr tonight as true friends Farewell husband and
M nn Hs XsI.s TO- ny te one WHO has
night on SO young without mo'GsF was' will sue
| 100 Blue Island avenue. chicago. ILL.,
| The man wrote with pencil. the woman
| with pen. This is what the man wrote:
fRrsNns / bid you all sad farewell forever on:
Gs ssT e a' Gn' az G%ys
meet aG a ali % SS s S vd M das as
@ write, my strength Is faInF on good
Here the man evidently intended to end, but
! as the poison began to take eject he took W
/ tho pen Mrs. Caron had used and continued
! writing In INK. and in hand that grew more
| and more illegibie:
| write ANY more. lcant open my eyes.
Afterward he partially revived and contin-
ued again, the writing Smashing across the
| We ds together on the same char Same amount
both pos Who rnds 9th dead take revO shOo, self
Then followed a series OF undeclpherable
! marks. There were four sealed letters. Ono
Written by the woman was addressed to Nj.
! l.. /. Caron. 100 Blue Island avenue Chicago
| III. The others. written by Cyrier. were ad-
| dressed to DR.. Cyrier lU1 Blue Island avenue.
Miss Flav!e Cyrier. Bourbonnais. Ill. and A. l..
| Ebert. iH,i state street.
The bodies were conveyed to the morGue at
10 Fifth avenue. There they were laid side by
! side on the same slab. The faces Of both were
! composed. neither showing signs OF suffering
A6 SsPs b H had entered. TnerS was an
other wound in the chin and third Just be-
'o Tr 1 E6ert said this afternoon that for
week tyrior had lahored under great mental
| excitement. He came TO Ebert highly recon-
last Tuesday" he said. "Cyrier asked mo
TO let him of for the afternoon. ! had bust.
ness engagement and refused. Then he asked
mo to give him an hour out Of the store. as he
| tend tn. gave him an hour, but that after
noon after went away he again left the store.
! lie disappeared for the third time. and that was
| the last saw Of him. He left his trunk in u
I room in the rear II my store, and ] suppose
that his letter to me refers to the disposition
| OF its contents"