The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-21
they DIED
FOR LOVE.
Julius de Marcus and His
Sweetheart Commit Suicide
in Central Park,
SHE WAS HER UNCLE'S WIFE.
infatuated with De Marcus and
Unable to We'd Him They De-
cided to Die Together.
IT IS LIKE A PARTISAN TRAGEDY.
First He Shot Her Through the
Heart, Then Fell Upon Her
Body and Died.

Lying together in one OF the most
picturesque spots along the Ramble In
Central Park. midway between the East
and West drives. opposite Seventy-eighth
street. at o'clock this morning was
found the dead bodies Of julius de Mar
Gus, thirty years old, of 81 East Broad
way, and Juliette Fournier, seventeen
years old, OF 35i South Fourth street,
Brooklyn. f. ID. They had chosen to
die together because In life II was impos-
sible for them to share each others
society.
Juliette was married woman, q
bride of ten months. the wife, in fact,
Of her own uncle. a man said to be
much older than herself. and she had
fallen In love with julius de Marcus.
a handsome young man Of romantic
temperament. who Violently reciprocatei
her affection. A revolver tightly grasped
in the mans right hand. with only two
Bullets Unchanged. told the story plainly
enough of how these misguided lovers
met their tragic ends.
1t was a tragedy the details OF which
would furnish a nine days wonder and
gossip of the Paris boulevards. So
much was there In II of love and the
desire that even in death they should
not be parted, is what makes OF to-
days Central Park tragedy one that Is
certainly Partisan In every detail.
From the position of the bodies when
found by Park Policeman Thomas Flynn,
1t Is certain that Juliette was the first
to die. and that julius then sent a bull
let into his own wandering brain, falling
prone on the body OF his sweetheart. She
was stretched at full length, face down
ward. on the velvety emerald sward. and
he. too, fell face down. his lips still Ca
In death. Their life blood commingled
in a pool beneath the woman's face.
1t was CHASTITY! The woman, to make
the task of self-destruction certain,
had removed all her outer clothing.
She had even taken of her corsets
that her barred bosom would offer abso-
lutely no resistance to the leaden mes
senger of death that was to free her
from union that was worse than
death to her. Whether the shot that
freed pretty Juliette from that bondage
was FREQ by her own hand or was
guided by de Marcus will never be
known perhaps.
Park Policeman Flynn was moving
leisurely along the ramble this morning
when his eye caught the huttering OF
something white In the bushes. He mp
preached closer, and when. uoon ex-
animation of what he thought might
be a sleeping couple, he found two
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to the Arsenal. secured assistance and
most careful inspection was made.
Then It was found that the woman's
body was hardly as cold and frigid as
the mans. 1t was figured that the
wound In the breast had not brought
death so quickly as had the bullet that
de Marcus sent into his own skull.
The woman was young and beautiful
She wore back silk stockings and .ow-
cut patent-leather shoes. De Marcus was
fully dressed In black suit, and he. too.
wore low shoes and striped half-hose.
The clothing of the couple was care
fully examined and then found the
things that solved the tragedy and told
OF the bitterness OF love-a love that
would never be blissful or peaceful In
life.
From the letters were found the names
ana addresses OF both. Two OF the let
tiers were In Frenca and one In English.
The first that was translated was as fol-
lows:
We die In perfect health and with clear minds
We die for love. and are happy. We wish that
no autopsies be held over US, II Ia our last re-
quest that no knife be put on our bodice and that
both OF US be buried In one grave n possible
We are both free thinkers and don't care In
whichever cemetery we be Inferred.
I wish that my beloved parents will favor me
with my last request and bury JulIstts and my
self In one grave.
! die for her and she dies for me. We don't
wish to be parted In death or In life.
We beg all End from all forgiveness, and are
AZ happy as ever.
JULIUS MARCUS.
JULIETTE FoURNIER.
Another letter Was dated last night,
Brooklyn. and addressed to her mother.
as follows:
Ny Darling Mother-I beg your pardon for the
pain I am Eoipg TO cause you. When you receive
this ! will be dead.
Pardon. and think sometimes Of your little
girl. who loves you and regrets all the trouble
abe caused you.
Adleu. and pardon
A third letter. written by julius and