The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-11

JULIE IL foukNlEh. JULIUS DE MARCUS.
self. A German, trying to emulate an
Englishman who leaped into Vcsuvius,
divcd into q furnace a Frcnchman, rot
to be outdono by either, tied himself to an
enormous rocket and blow himself into %
blaze Of glory.
Tho double suicide in Now York u few
days ago by those two deluded feather
heads who shot themselves in Central
park was perhaps rs ignoblo an affair of
tho kind rs has recently occurred Julius
dc Marcus was go years old, and Julicttc
Fournicr was II years old. They went to
Central park together some time in the
afternoon, and the next morning their
bodies wcro found iii tho ramblo. She had
promised to let him kill her, perhaps coax
ed him to die with her, and she faced his
pistol with barred breast. They wcro in
love and planned the crimes to mako as
big sensation Us possible. They left
many silly farewell letters, some of which
arc given below.
There was one in French addressed to
the authorities of the city. It read:
We die in perfect health and with clear
minds. We do for love. We arc happy. 1t Is
our wish that no autopsies be made upon us,
and 1t Is our final request that no knife be
used upon our bodies, and that we be buried
together In one grave, If possible. We nrc both
freethinkers and do not care in what ccmc-
terry We arc buried. hope that my beloved
parents will favor me with my last request and
bury Juliettc and myself in ono grave. die
for her and shc for me. We do not wish TO be
parted in life or in death. We beg all for for
glvencss and arc rs happy MS ever.
JULIUS DE MARCUS.
JUILETTE FoURNIEn.
Then camo letters from tho woman.
There was only II line to the husband who
gave her u nalnc, simply:
Pardon. despair and prefer to die
JULIETTE
Another, to her father, j. Fournicr:
BROOKLYN, Aug. 20, 1894
DEAR PAPA-I am bold enough to call you by
this namc once more, for this is the last time
you will ever hear from me. When this reaches
you, shall he dead. die happy. 1t is no ones
fault Forgive me all the misery hive caused
you; also this last blow. Your little daughter,
who loves you, JUIIErTE
That to her mother was dated Monday
night
My DARLING MoTHER-I beg your pardon
for tho pain am about to cause Sou. When
you receive this shall be dead. Pardon me
and think sometimes of your little girl, who
loves you and regrets all the trouble she has
caused you. Adicu and pardon.
JULIETTE.
On the man there wero nine photo
graphs, clippings from ono Of tho daily
papers wherein Robert G. Ingersoll is said
to favor suicide under certain conditions
pocket mirror, little money and q gold
ring. Six OF the photographs were of the
dead girl.
Juliette WAS married about year ago
to Honri Fournicr, her fathers brother
who Is 81 years old. In her pocket and ON
her person were found II pocketbook CON
tanning bunch of keys and a black veil
sword scarfpin, gold hatpin, a we'd
ding ring, small diamond ring, an en-
erald ring, gold hand ring, q wire
gold ring and pair of diamond earrings
These facts recall another case where Il
young actress and her artist lover commit.
ted suicide together in New York some
three years ago. Gustave Koch was q
bright and handsome Austrian German
who had como to this country and mar
ried woman who proved unfaithful He
obtained divorce and soon after formed
tho acquaintance at his boarding house of
young and handsome girl, Emily Rossi
Her father was we'll known singer in
Germany. Her mother is still well
known writer of short stories for maya
zines. The girl was educated with view
of making her tho wife of some noble and
we'll to do German but sho revoltcd and
became an actress against the angry pro-
tests of her mother. They were thus hone
lessly estrangcd, and as far as can b.
known this was the exciting cause of her
self destruction. She could not got the
permission of her parents to marry Koch,
and then, rs near as can be ascertained,
they decided upon the cOWardly net Of sl,i