The Sun. — 1860-06-29 (London, England)

FRIGHTFUL MURDER IN OXFORDSTREET.  Some particulars of a determined suicide in Hyde-park having appeared in this journal of yesterday, in which a Frenchman, whose name was unknown, had committed self-destruction by discharging, first two pistols at his head, but failing in his object had afterwards cut his throat, we are now enabled to lay before our readers further particulars relative to the affair, and from which it will be seen that there is scarcely a doubt that the, man, in addition to having committed suicide, had also perpetrated one of the most horrible murders that for many years have taken place in this country, the murder being attended with circumstances of peculiar atrocity, It appears that about ten days ago the man, whose name is Antonio Dherand, and who was about 3, years of age, and a tailor by trade, accompanied by ;:is wife, a young woman named Caroline, aged 24, a. English woman, and very good looking, took a tol; floor at the house of Mr. Bolla, ice-house and confecijoner, Oxford-street, the rent being ss. a week. Noting particular occurred till Saturday last, on which ,afternoon the man went out, it is believed, to see the N-olu nteer review, and. while he was absent the murderbd woman was seen cleaning the stairs by Mr. Bolla. About 9 o'clock at night the man returned, and havii.',g asked for a bottle of ginger-beer, drank it, and wishing the persons in the shop "good night," went up stairs, nothing more being seen or heard of him. It may be here stated that Mr. Bolla occupies the lower part of the house, the two intervening floors bring empty. On Wednesday morning, nothing having bean seen of the female or her husband, Mr. Bolta became rather uneasy regarding them, and was about trying to open the door of the room occupied by them, wben, at that moment a constable and a park-keeper arrived, bringing news that the man had committed, suicide as above stated, a letter found on him leading to his identification. The room door was then burst open by the constable, and a most frightful spectacle presented itself, for on the floor, on her stomach, was the body of the wife, stark naked and, headless. A search about the room, which was bestrewn with blood, led to the discovery of the head, of the murdered woman, it having been thrown in, a coal cupboard, previously having been wrapped in, a towel evidently for the purpose of being conveyed away. On an examination, it was found attempts had been made to sever the legs and arms of the murdered woman from her body. There were several knives found about the room, and the place seemed in the greatest disorder, some work of the man's being strewn about in an unfinished state. There seems to be very little doubt that the motive of the man for destroying his victim was jealousy, as it is stated that he had told a brother a short time since that he could stand it no longer, and on an examination of his body, on his breast was found pricked in ink, "Death to an unfaithful woman ;" also on his arm a portrait of the Emperor Napoleon, which is stated to be a good likeness. The body of the man was taken to Mount street Workhouse, and that of the female to St. James's Workhouse, Poland-street, where they await the inquests.