DEATH FOR TWO

Golden Bay Argus, Volume VI, Issue 73, 21 October 1897, Page 2

DEATH FOR TWO

Vincennes was last week the scene of a temble murder. The victim is a young officer, Id Bertram!, a veterinary surgeon in a Dragoon regiment stationed io that suburb of Paris, and his murderer an ex-soldier called Aubry, who had acted as blacksmith in the same company. The young officer's setvice called him early every morning to the cavalry barracks, and he was proceeding thither as usual when Aubry came up rapidly behind and fired at him with a revolver. 01. Bertrand staggered forward a few paces, when he received a second wouniT which brought him to the ground. The murderer then turned the weapon on himself and put » bullet through his mouth. Both victim au</ assailant were transported to their quarters i;« an unconscious state,and Aubry died soon ufter u without recovering his senses. On examination it was found that the first wound the young; officer had received was but slight ; the second, however, had pierced the liver, mrlicting us mortal hurt. He lingered on for several Lourv and died in great pain, after having given particulars of the attack made on him. The causes which led to the murder are supposed to havfi arisen from jealousy and hatred. Aubry hac* been very unpopular in the regiment, and at the conclusion of his engagement his application to rsnew it had been set aside. Since theu he had; had much difficulty in procuring work, and recently had sunk into great poverty through his ill-succes*. He had been heard to threaten the officers of his old regiment, threats which culminated in the murder of the young veterinary surgeon. "