The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-22
LIVE TOPICS IN PARIS.
Fires That Occurred During a Period
Of Twelve months and
the Loss.
Two Husbands Complicate the
Marital Status Of Guileless
Felicite Teyssier.
A Paris Husband May with Impunity
Shoot an Erring Wife and Inof-
fensive Passcrs-Hy.
Ispecial Correspondence Of The INDEPENDENT
PARIS. June G.-The statistics of the fires

ISrecial Correspondence Of The INDEPENDENT
PARIS. June G.-The statistics of the fires
that have occurred in Paris for the twelve
months from Jan. to Dec. 81, 1890, have
just been published, and are not without
interest. During the period mentioned
there have been 1,504 calls to chimneys on
fire, and 4,052 to fires. Tire total loss of
property has been $685. 1921 flames. In 1876
there were 95l calls to chinneys on fire, and
b92 fires, while the total loss of property
was 4, l04, 637 francs (L.163, 1857. That il to
say, in fifteen years the number of fires
has increased nearly sevenfold. During
1880 fires broke out no less than twelve
times in Paris theatres, but 1T must bs
stated they were all OF very slight import
ance, only in one case the damage done ex-
ceeding 1000 francs GAO. Three times
fire broke out at the Theatre Francois. in
the months Of January, june endsDecember.
1t is somewhat curious, but perhaps east
ly accounted for, that fires scarcely ever
occur in the higher stories of the houses of
this city, the reason probably being that
those who occupy apartments at the tops
of the buildings have, as a rule. to be care
full of fuel. since it 10 not the wealthy who
live under the ~slates,'' run less risk of
fire.
Felicite Teyssier is possessed of an inuo-
cence which, If real, can only be described
as lefresh3ng; if assumed, it would do credit
to the heather Chinee himself. Felicite
has just appeared before tho assize court
of the rhone at LYONS accused of bigamy,
She married in 1872 an employe of the rail-
way there named Forrest. After some
vaore che rDitfal tho ,1,ynnn4i, h,or+b
and went to live by herself at Brig
nais, near LYONS; here she made the
acquaintance of a man named Fran
co.'s Vile. whom she married in 1888. When
called upon to give her statement, size said
that she believed her first husband dead
He WAS a railroad employe-gailroad EN-
ployes were always more or less in danger
One day she was told Il man mad been killed
on the hne shunt!ng. The man she though
WIS rs likely TO be her husband as anyont
else. he Therefore considered herself free
In addition abe stated she fancled the sec
ond marriage invalid, us there was II,
prouGr contract.
Forrest, the fl st husband, deposed in tn,
witness bax that when he found his Wit,
hao married again he was only 100 plensad
and wished her second husband Joy of nj
possession. One day he met the pair il
the street, and they all had a friendly drin.
together.
Tho second husband, Vile, also called a
a witness, said he made the acquaintarc eo
Feliclte by chance, and as she assured hi,
that she aas Il free woman lie made her HI
wife. He further te.tltiel that she Was
gcod sort of person, but rather given +
drink. After the counsel for both sides LA
been heard the jury BROUGHT in n veraict {
not guilty. Eellcite was acquitted. III
then addressed herself to the President an
asked:
with which OF my two husbands an |
got'
Ihs BARRIERS Of Paris are dissatisfied Wit