The Potteries Examiner : — 1876-10-07 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

COUPLE OF FRENCH TRAGEDIES. A frightful tragedy is reported from Villeneuve-le. Nrrnaux, a village near Touterm°. A labourer named Delboscq was living with his wife and sister-in-law in , the house of a Madame Lacroix. The sister-in-law was about to be married in a few days, and claimed certain ' articles of furniture belonging to her, as well as the payment of a sum of 400 f. which she had lent to Delboseq. On hearing this the man beearae furious, and during the night quarrelled with his wife, who threatened to summon him before a magistrate. This excited him to frenzy, and, seizing a spade, he beat the Poor woman to death; not satisfied with this, he mounted to the second atorey, where his sister-in-law was sleeping with Madame Lacroix, and murdered both of them with the same weapon. He then went downs stairs and vented his fury on the furniture smashing everything in the place. Here apparently his rage was quelled by fear of the results of his atrocious acts, for after an attempt to cut his throat, probably ineffectual through nervousness, he drank off the contents of a bottle of petroleum, rushed out of doors, and then threw himself into the canal, whence he was rescued by some grape-pickers, who happened to be near the spot. A doctor was quickly called, who, by the prompt administration of emetics, succeeded in saving the life of the murderer; but his three victims were found dead from the frightful blows he had inflicted on them. When brought before the magistrates he made full confession, and related all the details of his horrible crime.— Startdord.  S:SiiiSide is an event so Common in Paris that one which attracts universal attention must be characterised by some extraordinary circumstances. Even the hardened nerves of Parisians, however, were moved last week by a tragedy resulting in the death of a desperate roan by his own band. A well-dressed gentleman went into a small tavern in the Rue de l' Yonne, and asked to have a room where he might dine alone. He ordered a number of oysters and a chop, and having eaten them with perfect calmness called for another dish. On being served with this he pointed out to the waiter that the knife with which he had been supplied was too blunt to cut, and asked that they should let him have a sharp one. The waiter brought him another, and left the room without the slightest suspicion. On returning a few minutes afterwards he found the gentleman lying insensible, with the knife plunged in his breast and the room running in streams of blood. Medical assistance was procured, and the unfortunate man, who was found to be suffering from a wide and 'deep wound which he had inflicted upon himself, was removed to the hospital of the IlJtel Dieu. After lying some time in a state of unconsciousness he revived, and his first words, on looking round, were, "What I still alive !" Without a moment's hesitation he applied all his force to tear open the wound, which bad been bandaged carefully, and immediately expired. The body was removed to the Morgue. It is generally believed that behind this high life horrible death.—Tdegrapki there is concealed a tragical history in