The Sun. — 1834-10-17 (London, England)

MELANCHOLY SUICIDES IN PARIS.  A double suicide occurred between Friday night and Saturday morning, in the Rue de la Fidelite, Paris, of which the following are the particulars :—M. Mulgrave, formerly a military man, had through some unforseen circumstances lost the whole of his property. On Saturday morning about ten o'clock a gentleman who had been on intimate terms with him received a letter by the post, requesting him to repair immediately to the porter's lodge, where he would find a packet directed to himself. This gentleman accordingly set out as requested, and received from the hands of the porter, a parcel sealed with black wax, containing several letters, one of which was to the following effect When you read this letter neither myself nor my poor Elenore will be any longer of this world. Have the goodness, therefore, to open the door of our apartments, when you will find us with our eyes closed for ever ! We are weary of the misfortunes which have never ceased to pursue us, and we think we cannot do better than put a period to our miserable existence, and thus end all our woes. Knowinc, her courage, and the strong feelings of attachment that my dear good wife has ever entertained towards me, I was certain she would approve of the resolution I have come to, and share with me my cruel fate. The determination that we have come to, to die together, proves the love we have for one another ; and I therefore beg, my dear friend, that you will take care that we are not separated. Curses be on the head of him who opposes this request, as it is our last and only consolation to think that we shall never be torn asunder. My poor wife gives her adieus to her mother, and gives her your address ; inform her that we have named you to execute our last wishes. If I did not fear distressing your feelings as well as those of the other gentlemen of the bureau, I should have come and verbally taken my leave of you with that calmness which you know has always characterised me ; but to repay you all I shall prepare a place which I promise to come and inhabit as soon as possible. I wish you much happiness. Farewell, dear friend, while I wait the metempsycosian workings. I wish you a good night, and myself a pleasant journey. lam in hopes that by midnight we shall have arrived at the end.—Friday evening, eleven o'clock, Oct. 10." Having read this letter the gentleman procured the assistance of a Commissary of Police, and had the doors opened, when he found that the unhappy pair had carried into execution their fatal project. They were found extended on the bed both dead to appearance, havine, been suffocated with the fumes of charcoal ; the husband was already cold, but his wife having manifested some signs of animation, medical aid was procured, and every means resorted to calculated to restore her ; it was, however, too late, as she was past recovery. Every crack and crevice had been most carefully stopped up and pasted over with paper, for the purpose of excluding the air, and on a tabld Icy a brace of loaded pistols, probably intended to be used if the charcoal should not effectually do its work of death. —Gazette des Tribunaux, Oct. 14.