Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-19
AN OLD, OLD STORY.
THE Husband RHsivrs uoMr un.
. EXprCTCpLY,
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tANNts, tsH. ls-rhe most no.
tense excitement was cnmed I'm the
large American colony today hy tho
announcement HAT one ofihc most
prominent visitors ut the place, l.I-
wnrl i'htcr Deacon, native NJ the
Urilcd S'Ht,4 hal shot and killed "a
Fferchmnu connected with the dipl1-
matte service named ArheIl!c. The
story is the old one. 4 handsome
woman mated 90 % man whom she hs.
t1ays, forgetting Ia hug iufatgutiou. or
lhhcy iDI another man, tho hrluu ring
-. shame or farruw upon her family.
Deacon and his wilchavn been aej0urn-
ing for sUMu time past at the Hotel
Splendid. with their four children.
fur tim" DclrOn has suFpcciud his
"i.u u being uu.uly intimate with
AThHil'si and Kept close watch. Last
night hv discovered htbeillo Ia his
Wi.t's chamber. He summoned thc
Srcrclaty oi Tie hotel, aud together
hey went 10 Mr. DraoOn'5npn
hud forced the door. Ngs. Deacon
"nH alone. The htsb1nd proceeded 10
an adjoining room and there discover.
eh hftriIIs attempt 10 hide'himsuit
nvuiud a chaiG Deacon levu'sd his re-
voivrr ut the man and hIcd three
shoi', m.ally wouutug Tho FfCuch-
man. Deacon was nj once ARRESTED,
but II ID tho general opinion among
AW,fiesu residents tofo that he did
'Jnat tue right lhiug,"
ANOTHER REPORT or THE AFFAIR
snyH that Deacon had gone up 10 Paris.
hut returned suddenly uud went
stray. 10 hia wlita buuto1m. Mfs.
Deacon, II npp,gr', had no idea that
ll'f EuUOnnI would return El soon.
Rumgr hHait lhn. ucacon's unr'. prulcd
return was caused by an anonymous
letter 'ii 90 have been written ty
Jealous woman.
Nhcu Deacon burst into the bedroom
hu found, the story has u, niB wife la
bed aud NJ. hThoilio standing by IA,
bedside, evidently having sprung out
OF he'd with the Intention Oi escaping.
A'tcr having Reproduced his wife, WHO
uunuuG with terror aud cfuWlvd ir.ia
the bed, Aad .rll On her kue.s aud
piieously implOrUd him 10 forgive him.
Tive American l. said 10 have turned In
h'9 wrath upuu ATbeillc, who bad pro.
itaci the uimlst friendship Tor the
coEHtiug husband, and, after upbtaid.
Ing him, fired three shots. The
Ffenchmgu screamed with agony aud
fell back aud died on tie mat in front
az the bed. Deacon then turned 10 his
wife AMI sold: "kiii,ug Is TOO good Tor
you. You shall be reserved for worse
fate. You shall live 10 hive the finger
" scorn pointed at you during the rest
OF your HE. Never let me $50 your
deceitiul face again" Mr.. Deacon ID
these words rave a shrek and fell flat
on her face iu a swoon.
AIRS. DEAcJS WAS a MOST ATTRACTIVE
WOMAN.
She dressed with exquisite taste, and
wa un object % Considerable attention
on the part ul the men. Nobody.
however for u moment imagined that
rhe engaged IN anything moIe than a
hn'rilCss Irritation. ~. Atoillu was m
attaChC u ono OF tho Fsuuch Legations
and bachelor. He had been inu.
matClY acquainted with the D,gcops
for long time, II IN not expected
That Deacon Will remain long IN the
custody oil the police. II Was evident
from the fret that he had the sympa.
thy OF everybody aud the police al.
low Cd him TO pass the night at the no.
tel 10 II reported that United States
Minister Reed has taken a personal
Interest In tue case aud Is doing
evorything possible for Mr.. Deacon.
The wife, on the other hand, Is not the
recipient Of much sympathy. Tho
DeacOns, or At lca.t Mr. Deacon, came
from BoJton. They have lived abroad
for about fifteen years. Mrs. Deacon |
is n daughter OF the late Admiral |
Baldwin, Uulted States navy. and .
wealthy In her own right. In Europe I
and America they moved in the very |
test circles. They have not. n il said, /
been living happily for some time, as |
the husband T. faid 10 have become |
'enlcus, owing In oXccsses by his wife. /
DEAcoN's FAMILY.
Boston, Feb. ls.-But little can be |
learned In thi0 city concerning Ed. |
ward Parker Deacon, who shot his |
wiie's pafam0ur In Cannes yesterday. |
DcaCou's father, Edward Deacon, WAS |
many years ago a wealthy citizen OF |
Boston, aud his gTaudfather was Com. |
mOdUre Deacon NJ the United States |
navy. Edward Deacon, when young. |
went from ibis city to Michigan where |
he engaged IN numbering, then return. |
Ell u few years later ami was appoint
pd an gtlRcho NJ the United States
legation In Parls under General Cas-.
lie afterwards came back 10 Boston
and married Aliss Parker, a wealthy
and several children were