New-York tribune., 1895-09-07
A TRAGEDY RECALLED.
THE DOUBLE MURDER AND SUICIDE IN
THE HERQUEs FAMILY.
SUBSEQUENT LrrIGATIoN-THE SALE, FEW
DAYS AGO OF STOCK BOUGHT BY Ro-

srnsEolrENT LITIGATIoN-THE SALE, A FEW
DAYS AGO. OF STOCK BOUGHT BY Ro-
srsTIANo HERoUEs IN 1855
r.,,,rscence q, the domestic tragedy OF the
Eeroues family was brought up last Wednesday al
tho Real Estate Exchange. 1t was in itself nothins
more interesting than an ordinary sale OF s'ooN,
but 1t served to bring WILDLY to the remembrance VI
many the murder OF Robustano Heraues anu II ,''s
wife al Monte Carlo. In the summer OF 1000 %
transaction which comprised the SAFE oi 80
worth $4,000. the result of success'ui '"~
suit instituted by f. n. Myers the surviving Pai'-
ner OF the stock brokerage firm OF DE fNas ~
who Is now a member of the nrm OF ineon W.,
MYERS q Co.. bankers OF No. 40 Newest i"e - a
CATION arose out of sale in the carry pa'' oi 1000
OF stock worth $500 by the old hrm 10
Heruues The latter. after buying the s'oo", "e"'
to Monte Carlo without paying for it, anc peio'e
the completion OF the purchase coulu 'aAe p"|.
both Heruues and his wife were shot 10 uea" "
the formers brother. who committed suie'He '"'
medlately aferward ,, -
In the legal issues that followed TINS shoch'"s W
currence there is much that is interest'hs' anu
..,s,,s from, H. also have been some extremei!
nice legal points. There are many VINO wan -
the tragedy in all It's details. Some years oe'''.
occurred Robustiano Herques had married MISS ''a
De Rivas a sister of the senior partner oi 'e ~
~ De Rivas & Co At that time Herques PosS
a considerable fortune, and had prosperous o'o'N
rxchanee brokerage business. lnjudc.ous specu'"-
t,ons however made serious irroads IN MS re-
sources and in the spring of 1883 he gave up MS
business and went to Monte CARO- 10 I'VE III
cbateau owned by his wife Hcrquess Ofo'ne',
ubose reputation was not of the best. accompanied
them. ,
II came out afterward that the broiher WAS IN
nressed with a belief tha, his mother for MS mis-
conduct had cut him off from all peheh' III INC
family estate leaving everything to koous'a'o
This II was said so preyed upon his mind tha' ne
never hesitated to show his inveterate hatred OF
MS brother The family We're well aware OF tnlS'
aud feared evil results RODustiano however,
laughed at these forebodings, and never Ctasti ~
show cordiaity and good feeling toward MS Done, NJ
He was often heard that In any event lhe!
should share and share alike I'm the estate go =,
The party had only been settled AL Monte Ndlio
two or three days when at Il nner one evening" w
brother drew pistol and in rapid succession kileu
Robusiano and his wife and then turned the Re-
.volver on himself No one actually Witnessed els ne
firing and when the frightened servants rushed
info the room they found all three dead TO thef
IL was mma teria who had died nrst or lasr
Since then however. the highest courts or America
and France have endeaVOred 10 determine "hicn
was the last 10 breathe. for upon well-supported
decision in this direction rests the destination OF
valuable property. so far the only DEFINITELY sell
tied claim has been that OF Mr.. Myers but ne sue,
ceeded only on an issue that. as the stock had
not been paid for and formed part OF Mr Herques
estate, he had a lien on 1t. The tangle as TO the
hcrship OF the estate is still unraVeled, however
and is likely to remain so. as no one can declare
authoritat.vey which of the murdered pair
died first 1t is understood that compromise VIII
ultimately be effected.