Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1892-06-04 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SHOCKING TRAGEDY IN A LONDON  110 TEL.  STRANUE LETTERS.  On Wednesday afternoon a shocking discovery was made in Lambeth. On Tuesday • lady and gentleman, ooth well dressed, and apparently natives of France, took apartments for two nights, se they stated, at Knights' Hotel, lork-roal, Lambeth. Nothing strange was noticed in their manners, and they appeared abable and friendly. They failed to pui. in an appearance at breakfast time on Wednesday, but no notice was taken of this, as it was thought probable they were tired out h.( the previous day's journey. Shortly after noon, however, their non.appesaluice ennead comment, and a servant was sent to ascertain the cause. Repeated knocks at the door failed to elicit an answer, and the room was at length forcibly entered. The occupants were fcand lying in bed locked in each other's arms, and quite dead, The woman was shot through the head, and the man, who still clutched a revolver in his hand, had also received a fatal bullet wound. From the position of the bodies there little doubt that the man first murdered his companion, and then committed suicide. The man when found was wearing his shirt and trousers only, and the female had not completed her toilet, and it is conjectured that the parties rose about the usual time, and having partly dressed, threw themselves on the bed, when the man tirst killed Ladermann, and then took his own life, as described, by shooting himself on the side of the head. The other occupants of the hotel did not, however, hear any report of firearm,. Upon a search being made letters were discovered tending to show that the couple were old lovers, though the female was married. The name of the man, who iipoke English imperfectly, is Raoul Lassoutre, and lie appeared to ho about 28 years of age. The woman's name Is either Marie Biarret or Mario Eadermann. it is believed that her real name was Isdurinann, and that the other name WaS an assumed one. It is also thought the couple bad come to the end of their resources. They left behind them font lettere which were apparently written on Tuesday evening ; one of these, written in very imperfect English, was addressed to the landlady of the hotel. M. A. Lacoutre apologises for committing suicide in the house, and for the trouble winch it must entail, adding, with respect to himself and his companion, " Though our bodies may be divided our hearts are sae." Another letter, written by L•dermann, in French, and addressed to the French Consul, supplies the Manes of several family connections in France, and it was expected that the antecedents of the parties would be disclosed at the inquest. A third letter was addressed to a person in Cderkenwell. The envelope of the fourth bore the inscription " 'ro the Police Master," and it is undei stood that the contents of these communications make it clear that the parties bad resolved to die together. The circumstances of the case render the crime singularly sad in its °banister. The man had some time ago been engaged to be married to • young woman residing in I.ondon, but afterwards made the sequaintanois of the deceased woman, to whom he was warmly attached. It is thought that he did not know she was • married woman until shortly before the crime was committed, and that that knowledge was really the cause of the commission of the deed.  One of