Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-17
DEACON MURDER CASE.
viii Soon Come Before the ASizN
Court for Trial.
A HISTORY OF THE RELATIONS
Of Deacon and His wiis and How Abislls B,can'
the BARR sr Between Thsm--Deacon Did Not
Suspect His Wife TIL he Had Rscsivd
Great Many Letters Of Warning.

PARIS, May 16.-Ihe Dir Nftfpttf19
Steele to-day publishes long history OF
the married life of Mr.. Edward Parker
Deacon, who is now awaiting trial be-
fore the assiZe court of the Aipes Mara
times, on the charge OF manslaugeter.
growing out OF the killing OF Ahiele.
who Mr., Deacon discovered in his wife's
apartments at tie Hotel Splendide. a.
Cannes, on the 10th of February last
The newspaper asserts that the story.
as published, was told by Mr.. Deacon to
his solicitor. According 10 this story
Mr.. Deacon says that a few days preyi-
Gus to this tragedy. and again on the
evening the shooting occurred. before
he left the hotel to attend the ball given
by Circle NautiQue, he urged his wife
TO consent To divorce. he had q
very strong suspicion that his
wife's relations with AbeIlle were not
what they should be, and he thought X
he could procure his wife's consent not
to contest an action for divorce mucn
scandal would be averted. Mrs. Dea1
con, however, objected TO this course I
and Notwithstanding all the argument
her husband advanced she refused 4
consent TO divorce proceedings. Mr.
Deacon, the story adds, declared that
his wte's conduct was exemplary until
Abeile was introduced TO her. The
Frenchman became assiduous la his at
tentlons TO Mrs. Deacon, and Mr.. Dea-
con frequently protested against bis
unpleasant actions TO him. AbeiIle
then left the country, and Mr.. Deacon.
who, while thinking his wife had acted
unceremoniously, had no doubt as 70
her honor, believed that the whole
trouble was settled.
A short time after Abeille had gone
away Mr.. Deacon began TO receive let
ters from an anonymous source stating
that his wife was deceiving him. One
day he received six such letters. Sub
sequently he found letters that Abeilio
had written TO his wife, but his snspi-
cions as 10 her fidelity were not thor
.oughly aroused until he found AbeiIle
on one occasion hidden behind curtain
| In his wfe's room at their Paris resi-
| dence. After this Occurrences scenes
between himself and his wife were frc4
quent, and Mrs. Deacon upbraided him
| in very strong language, accusing him
OF tyrannous and infamous conduct.
| w Hllt Luty NtIt db hAOAitN cn0 U|@NNtU
so violent that he threatened TO send
Tor the police and have her taken into
! custody
She retorted: "Send for them; am
tired OF this life, and don't want you
to communicate with me except through
my attorney"
He afterwards apologized TO his wife
and reconciliation occurred. Some lit-
tie time after he went to the United
| States and upon his return his wife de-
clined to see him until Christmas.
Though they then lived together they
never afterwards resumed marital re-
lations.
The details OF the shooting, as told
by Mr.. Deacon are essentially the same
as those already reported In these dis
patches. The date OF the trial OF Mr..
Deacon has already been definitely
fixed for the Goth. This was agreed
upon by the President OF the Court Of
Assizes, the procuerer Of the republic
and NJ. Edgar Demange, Mr.. Deacon's
counsel. NJ. Edgar Demange Is MEM
Der OF the Paris bar and man Of con-
siderable talent. He Is an eloquent
speaker and has great dialetical skill.
lie has already won fame In connection
with various causes. Mrs. Deacon viii
not be present AT the trial, but her posi-
ton will be read TO the jury.
The State prosecution will be In the
hands OF M. DuNoiron, the Procurer Of
the Republic. The members OF the
Jury, who have been appoineed by
drawing lots, are chiefly residents OF
the country round about Nice. The
hall in which the trial will take place
is small, and In view OF limited accom-
modations II affords Partisan, and for
eign reporters are already forwarding
their requests for seats, which are all
at the disposal OF the President OF tho
| court