TRACKED TO DEATH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11872, 25 January 1902, Page 2 (Supplement)

TRACKED TO DEATH.

A SPANIARD'S REMORSELESS VENGEANCE. Paris, December 5.—A terrible drama of vengeance culminated in murder at Marseilles 011 Sunday night, when a man known as Dubreuil was found mortally stabbed on some waste ground. He would give no information, but sending for his wife, he just said: "I die assassinated ; avenge me," and expired. Under cross-examination this woman, whose real name is Fabry, told a startling story. Abandoned by a Spaniard with whom she had lived two years she took up with M. de la Vergne, a friend of his, and had scarcely done so when the Spaniard reappeared, breathing murderous hate. The pair changed their address .several times, but the Spaniard tracked them down each time, and at last forced De la Vergne to a duel with swords, wounding him severely in the chest. With his hate still unsatisfied, he sent his wounded victim a note stating that he would hunt him to death. About three weeks ago De la Vergne and Fabry arrived at Marseilles, taking the name of Dubreuil, in the hope of escaping pursuit. Before many days the Spaniard's presence in the town was reported, and on Sunday Dubreuil was found dying, with no clue better than this dark chain of suspicious incidents to indicate hi 3 murderer.