The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-01-07

MADAME cIoyIs-HUGHEs, MADE a HEROINE
IN FRANCE AND IsyITED TO BECOME AN
ACTRESS IN AMERICA, BECAUSE SHE KILLED A
sLAEDERING PRIVATE DETECTIVE.
The most popular woman in Paris to-day
is Madame Clovis Hughes, who shot pri-
vate detective named NORM under circum-
stances which are regarded by leading Deo-
pie in the French metropolis, as well as by
the masses, as justifying her terrible deed.
She is the wife of poet and Parliament
airy deputy, sent to the capital by citizens of
Msrseilles. Her life has been exceptionally
fortunate and happy. A native Of the south
of France, she possesses the highest type of
beauty developed under sunny skies. Her
figure possesses perfect grace and nobility;
Her complexion is pale; ner eyes an hair
are black. She has been the poet-ststes-
mans vile long enough to be the mother of
two beautiful daughters. one eight and the
other five years OF age. Devotedly attached
TO her husband and family, possessed of
superior mental and artistic culture, com
handing the resources of considerable
weslth and enjoying the rarest
social advantages, Madame Clovis-Hugues
lived In domestic retirement characterized
by many circumstances of felicity, until led
by an unhappy train of circumstances, she
considered II expedient to take the law into
her Own hands against the desDoller of her
good name and that of her husband. Paris
was startled by the tragedy, the perpetrstion
Of which liz applaUded oy the whole city and
by s majority OF Parliamentary Deputies.
Its perpetrator lies IN the st. Lszare Prison,
awaiting the Assize Court trial. which. it is
generally hoped, viii result in her acquittal.
Anticipating this conclusion, an American
Spectator IS anxlcus TO get Madame Clovis
Hughes 10 Sign an engagement with him to
play lady Macbeth" in the Uni.e4 States
and different European cities
Madame Clovis Hughes victim NORM,
was private detective employed by firm
in Paris One day, loungiDg in the strangers
lobby at the Palais Bourbon. whittier she
had gone for the purpose Of walking home
with her husband at the close of the Parlia-
mentary labors OF the day. NORM saw her,
wss struck with her beauty, became &C
quainted with whom she was and conceived
the diabolical intention Of bringing her into
I'm inquiry affair on which he was engaged at
the time. The object OF the inquiry referred
to was to relieve certain Countess of q
young man who had married her for her
money. Norm, without the remotest reason
for 1t, beyond his desire to profit by pr0vid-
ing the means OF effecting her purpose for
the Countess, slaDderoUsly connected the
name of Madame Cloyis-Hugues with that
of the countess husband.
When this lady heard of the outrage, she
demanded, revolver in hand, retraction
from the Countess who could do no more
than refer her to the firm OF detectives nav.
ing NORM in their employment. They, in
turn, referred her to that scoandrel, who
fed into Belgium to avoid the consequences
of his unscrupulous conduct.
In his absence NORM was sentenced to pay
fine and heavy damages, and 10 two years
imprisonment Upon his return to Paris
the case against him was heard the second
| time, and resulted in his conviction. He
appealed, and followed this up vita the
circulation OK slanderous postal cards and
other means of iniurinG Madame Clovis
Hughes and her husband, not sparing that
| of deriding her in public places Circum-
stances evidence that political influence
was employed TO back NORM in these in
famous proceedings, with the view to dam.
! age the interest represented by the Mar
/ his wife, who had been kept in ignorance of
| Morin's appeal Hearing when it was TO be
| heard, she attended the court, at which
counsel appeared against the detective, pro-
! vided with evidences OF his almost incredible
| yillainy, in the shape of hbellous postal
/ cards and other matter. The court adjourned
! the case. Madame Clovis-Hugues took this
! leDiency 10 NORM 70 mesh that she was to
be the victim Of political conspiracy, con-
tir-,ir the suspicion which had led her to
| p wide herself with revolver and TO make
every preparation for q stay in jail. While
| in court Norm behaved in a sneering man
! ner, which, it is said, indicated an under
! standing with the Judge. He fell mortally
| wounded by the revolver Of the victim OF
! his detIaction before be had even left the
! pTecnts of the court. NJ Clovis Hughes,
! who accompanied her, was arrested with his
| wife but released IN 3 short time.