The Northern Guardian. — 1891-10-01 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

THE SUICIDE OF GENERAL BOULANGER.  General Boulanger committe•l suicide by shooting himself at the grave oE Madame de Botulism-tin, in the cemetery Ixeltes, just oat:side Brussels, yesterday at noon. Per sante days trust hi had been extremely depressed, and at the hotel in the Rue Montoyer, where he was staying, considerable anxiety was felt on ins actieunt. Oa more than one occasion of late lie has attemptis l to make away with himself. So far as could be toviagol, ail arols were kept out of his reach and nothing 14 known as to how he contrived t 4; conceal the revolver with which he took his life. When Madame de Boinermain, with whom during the last few years the General had been so intimately associated, was buried not many weeks ago, Boulanger was heard to exclaim, in solemn tones, "Au revoir, a bieutot " ("Good-bye, we shall meet again moon.") It has since been his custom every day, at four o'clock in the afternoon, to go to the cemetery, and deposit on the grave of the woman to whom he had been so deeply attached tither a bouquet or a. wreath. His relatives and the servants at the hotel were surprised this morning to see him start for the cemetery in a carriage drawn by two horses, at the early hour of ten. At the gate of the cemetery he left the carriage, and walked straight to that part of the grounds where a blue headstone, surmounted by a broken column, indicated the last resting-plane of Madame de Bonnemain. There he remannsl in silent c intemplation for some little time. thie of the most recently deposited wreaths, laid there only two or throe days ago, bore the words' "A bientot, Marguerite." Though exceedingly downcast, General Boulanger did not by hie demeanour excite suspicion on the part of hisservantsorof thecemetery attendants. He had been walking about in the grounds for an hour and a half, when a pistol-shot was heard. With all possible speed the General's servants and the cemetery officials ran to the spot. They found the General stretched upon the ground, and by his side a revolver of Large caliore, which had just been discharged. A wound in the right temple and another in the left showed that the fatal bullet had passed right through the brain of the deceased, and it was evident that death had been instantaneous. No cry was heard or other sound except the report of the pistol-shot. The police were immediately communicated with, and the body was conveyed to the Central Police Station in the General's private landau. The remains were laid at the bottom of the carriage, the face being covered with a white handkerchief. The formality of identification having been gone tnrough, the body was taken to the hotel in which the General had occupied rooms. The news of the tragic affair mpread through Brussels like wildfire, awl created a tremendous sensation, all the no i nimediately publishing special editions. It seems that when General Boulanger's niece, who, with her husband, was staying at the same hotel, saw her uncle go out this morning, her suspicions were aroused. She acceriingly stint a special messenger to M. Alfrerd. Drttens, Wirt was an intimate friend of the deceased, to request him to follow the carriage to the cemetery with all possible haste. M. Dutens, in response to this appeal, at oneo drove to Ixelles, only, however, to find the General already dead. An examiaation of the papers foend in the Ownerars writingdesk revealed the fact that he had made his will, and had even prepared a moali.`r of telegrams all duly addressed te tli • 1.• !!: ins to wilom they should be sent. bttly I net in a black coat, and on th• • 1,!•••ast of il!-• (b-syA is a decoration (a star). The in tie• temples are concealed by a white Ice ! !,, 'F!!. • net' are quite composed. : on the writing-table of the deecased wore lat his ••• lreelwriting. They included InesC' • of his death to his wife and two daughters. It appear- tl -• •ortly af tt r the death of Madame (15 11 rr • ;• •• ! rid rah-tile:Ws wife wrote to ltirn offerine- •: a. ail 'the past, and to share his ~ x ' , • -1, • r was never answered. T..;;•.• !!' • 7 .-I,ral Boulanger e-cat rio-! i!!•• • '!•• i . •!.• •! '• ry, and after a violent , • . • a, • • ~b of Madame de Bonne' • , , . •,1 the plinth of the newly-, • ! ••••. ;•- • ! i • •! • pocket-knife the words wl•; -e ••• • • ; •.! . '• • • • 1-- tautly uppermost in he "A 1 ri,,." From that day he never was tlr• ,- •. • •_. • He became extremely eluaeisied I • • : •• !in., and but for his characea•:-,:;- -••.• ! • •..is might have found it diffieult r • • ! • • -War Minister. At the invitation ! ",- • • 7!. •,-. seiral of his old friends recently : T., see him. To there he confided tI! •• - ••• ,• burden to him, and that he often ei• I I aof making away with  olua,qateci  himself. The de.-2east.l a great favourite with all his servants and Li i 1 WllO, 110tWithstanding his reduced ciremustances, included a cciachinan and footman, two " valets de chambze," two "fenunes de ehambre," and three cooks. About a week ago the ! General presented his portrait to his chief as a" token of affection." The roma in which the body lies is sumptuously furnif-;lied. It is on the second floor of . the house, and is eleantly hung with blue silk. On the table stands a portruiz ol the deceased about three feet high. It represents the General in undress uniform, engaged in tracing a military plan. Portraits of Madame de Bowie:llo.in and of Mademoiselle Mar()elle Boulanger alFo occupy prominent places in the