The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-03

TWO IN COMPACT TO END LIFE
ny WILLIAM PHILIP siMMs.

Especial Cable TO The 'rimIs- Dispatch,
iaris, March :.--Lonis HuErun. the
Secper OF cafe in the Rue Mont.
marre called ''rhe Eighteen Mar
mites. VINO Killed mis- wife because he
Was too poor 10 support her. has just
been acquitted By the Court OF hssiscs
81 Satntcs, becausc Of mis- nftceu-y year
pld daughter
IS "a boy Louis iiuSron had nard
cline OF ii. i.tfc never hcid out many
rosy hopes 70 him: he lever aspir"d to
anything wonderiui; ne always Eel:
shat too much Joy was not for the likes
81 hin sun nc had ambition.
liugron went to PARIS, the city of
Light and got a job as Il bus In n cafe
tie Tell In love and married, a baby girl
blessing the union. After Il time he
got to be walter. ana by working
early and late and saving his tips dcs
pcrately. there came q Gay when he be.
gan to have real hopes OF the future.
de began 10 dare to believe that after
81 happiness is possible here Oh earth
&. FOR those of big faith. However, It
was only mirage, his picture OF the
future.
HuSron bought out the proprietor OF
BE Eighteen Marmites. He prosper
90 for a time and was happy Clients
Htnc By little stopped coming Bus!.
ness slachened gradually. but surely.
!nully, at this stage Of the game his
hcad walter ran away with the re.
naming 10000 francs c3a,ooo). all he
hud left In the world save the cafe
with It's falling business. and lot OF
debts.
We are ruined" nc told his wife the
day the blow fell. The woman ,hmew
herself at his feet
k!ll me- she pleaded. Il an! the
one who ruined YOU
UnbciieveinG Hugron looked at his
wife lie thought her crazy. But she
went Oh. She told him how she had
been unta!thful TO him; how she had
become infatuated with the handsome
waiter: how she had 81, en- him. TO play
the races. So each day to begin with,
then more and more, Until everything
VAS gone.
XIII me-" she begged. XIII me-"
But nc d!dn', xii! her. lie forgave
Wen die together. he said calmly.
And la petite2" asked his wife
"Ncll ali three die together Wa must
not leave our little girl behind to SUI
Ter"
$50, So The thing was decided First.
debts ne had 800 francs $500 left
since We are TO die" ha said 10
his vic. let us spend what W. have
lett In tho most agreeable manner
possible We can take nothing with
First they went to Lis Rochelle. then
70 the Sables dOlonnc ana La Tren,-
blade. On September 80 they were a,
Marcnnes- Blythe Sea, and there was S
cents left, The moment had come for
the three to die.
In the early morning tina sound of
pistol shots startled the hotel. Peo-
p!r-gucsts and employcs-came run
Ming. They found HuEron by the sid.
OF the bed, smoking pistol in his
hanG. the tnuZtle Sa!nst his temple;
blow sent 1t spinning across the
room, ball. second too late crash
tns into the ceiling. On the he'd lag
The CORPSE of Madame TIueron: II, the
pl!ddle Of the floor the little daughter.
She hal tainted 80
- never Intended killing my child"
wife insisted that should; thai /
should kill hcr first. SO 1 shot her IN
the arm"
/. "A a.; your Wife asked the Judge;
her because she was unfaithfnl to
you: because you were jealousf''
"Oh. no. Monsieur" he exclaimed
frankly. II killed her just as / in.
we We're in misery and there was no
hope"
Nobody .disbelieved him. Here was
q man whose whole, life had been
been his happiness; lie had failed; this
business failure was more 10 MIN than
the sentimental failure OF his domcs.
ITCHY.
The daughter was put on the stand.
Fer attitude. her little voice. timid.
trembling, yet distinct throughout th,.
Ettle courtroom, brought tho mist 10
many eyes.
'Dld you know of your fathers
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