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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In Quebec, a coroner's inquest on Charles Deperaux, who stabbed his wife with scissors in an attempted murder, then cut his own throat with a razor, dying instantly. He had prior suicide attempts and threats. Verdict: felo de se; buried at roadside crossroads to St Foix.
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On Saturday last a Coroner's Inquest was held on the Body of one Charles Deperaux, who first attempted to murder his Wife, by stabbing her in the Breast with Scissors, and being then in the Street, close to the Door, her Outcries alarmed the People, who opened the Door to her Relief, and shut it against him, upon which he cut his own Throat, by two Gashes across, the Uppermost being almost from Ear to Ear, cutting both the Jugular Vein and Pipe quite off, of which he instantly died.--a bloody Razor and Scissors were found near him.---He had several Times before attempted to hang himself and about 8 Days before had told a Jesuit, he would murder his Wife, and that he should assist him at the Gallows.--The Inquest found it Felo de Se, or Wilful Murder. and ordered him to be buried on the Road to St Foix, at a cross Path.
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Quebec
Event Date
Saturday Last
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deperaux died instantly from throat wounds cutting jugular vein and pipe; wife stabbed in breast but survived with help; inquest verdict felo de se or wilful murder; burial ordered on road to st foix at cross path.
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Charles Deperaux attempted to murder his wife by stabbing her breast with scissors; her cries alerted neighbors who aided her and barred him; he then cut his own throat with a razor in two gashes, dying instantly; bloody razor and scissors found nearby; prior suicide attempts and threat to murder wife told to a Jesuit 8 days earlier.