The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18
OUR CHRISTIAN CIVILIZATION.
4 Tragedy of the Kind That Makes Dyna-
miters of Tender Hearted Men.

4 Tragedy of the Kind That Makes Dyna-
miters of Tender Hearted Men.
The stern arm Of the law parted Eu-
gene Courleux and his wife forever when
he was sent to the workhouse two weeks
ago. for she died Monday, and he was
taken from prison just long enough to
catch glimpse of her face. Courleux
and his wife had been living at 523
Popping street for some time past
About two weeks ago, when the rent be-
came due, Courleux did not have the
money to pay it. He had been unable to
get any work and tried to persuade the
landlord to wait a few days for his
money He told him he had no place to
90, and that his wife was ILL., The next
day constable made his appearance
and tried to make Courleux leave the
premises at once A quarrel followed,
and Courleux, it is said, gave the officer
beating. Soon afterward he was ar
rested and fined for assaulting an officer.
Having no money to pay his fine, he
was sent to the workhouse. Meanwhile
the neighbors subscribed enough money
to pay the rent, and the sick woman
was allowed to remain in the house. She
died Monday after making plaintive en-
treaties to be allowed to see her husband.
Several Of her friends, when it was
known that she could not recover, made
efforts to have Courleux released from
prison for a short time at least, but
their assertions that the man wife was
dying were laughed at, and they were
told that he must serve his sentence al
though all his relatives should die in the
meantime
Every day Courleux inquired about
his wife, and, it is said, he was told
that she was well. Monday afternoon
when she died he was called from his
work and told that she was dead He
could not believe it to be true. He beg
ged to be allowed to go home and find
out if it was not all mistake. He prom
ised to return before night and entreat-
ed the guards to tell him the truth. All
Monday night he did not sleep, but
walked back and forth in his cramped
cell and repeated his wife's name. When
morning came, he renewed his request
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prevailed on the workhouse authorities
to let him go to the funeral under the
escort Of an officer.
Courleux was taken to the house,
where his wife lay dead. He did not pay
any attention to the greetings of his
neighbors, but walked into the chamber
Of death and knelt beside the coffin, Sob
bling violently. Even there he was not
alone with his grief for the officer stood
beside, reminder that he must return
to prison when he had spent his allotted
time with his dead The neighbors as
they saw how closely he was guarded
expressed their indignation that he
should not be allowed to enter the room
alone. His grief was almost maniacal,
and he did not leave the side of his dead
wife until the officer touched him on
the shoulder and told him that it was
time to return to Jail.
When he was taken back to the work
house, he was put to work again, and
he was breaking rocks at the time the
funeral was taking place. He had the
sympathy of all his fellow prisoners.
Even the most depraved inmates Of the
workhouse pitied him in his grief.
Louis Republic.