ANOTHER TRAGEDY IN FRANCE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2358, 20 August 1887, Page 2 (Supplement)

ANOTHER TRAGEDY IN FRANCE.

A dramatic event, recalling in some of its details the tragical deed of Madame Clovis 11 agues, has just occured at Tonncrre, a town about ICO miles from Paris. On the evening of 22nd December the inhabitants were suddenly startled by seeing a man bareheaded and terror stricken, with blood streaming down his clothes, rush wildly from the dwelling of M. Franoey, one of principal business men of the town, pursued by the mistress of the house. Suddenly the man fell down, weakened with loss of blood, uttering piercing shrieks. While he was lying on the ground bathed in his blood Madame Franoey came up and discharged two ballets from a revolver into his prostrate body. Shortly afterwards he breathed his last. The woman then cried out, “ I have been insulted long enough,” and gave herself up to the police. The victim of this terrible deed of vengeance was a retired architect of the town, named Brisebard. He was a bachelorof 40, and regarded in the neighbourhood as a kind of Lovelace or Don Juan. Possessing an agreeable appearance, he passed the greater part of his time in compromising respectable married women, whom he pursued with his attentions in the most barefaced and impudent manner. Among the persons of the other sex whom M. Brisebard persecuted was Madame Paul Franoey, wife of a tradesman. She is only 2 a years old, and of a fascinating appearance. Her married life was of the happiest kind until M. Brisebard endeavoured with his usual audacity to blast her reputation. She wrote a letter to Brisbard stating that if he attempted to renew his dastardly efforts to ruin her she should receive him revolver in hand, and strew his braius upon the doorstep. Brisebard, not believing that Madame Franoey would be capable of adopting such extreme measures, flippantly replied in a tone of mock gallantry that death when inflicted by the hand of so pretty a woman could not but prove a pleasure to him. Tilings went on thus until the day named, when the Don Jnan of Tonnerru again presented himself at the house of Madame Franoey. Her husband was out shooting or hunting at the time. Brisebard was let in by a servant, and was met at the door of her salon by Madame Francey. Two minutes afterwards lie was seen rushing from the place in tiie condition already described.