The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-26
FRENCH WIFE'S REVENGE
-zE KILLS TIE RIVAL IN HER
HUSBANDS LOVE

News, puDusnsu Al AA0SN-J A0SAOs so'o
account of a remarkable tragedy in that
~ somewhat resembling the Deacon
.-ogedv. The following from the New
voTk Times gives a fuller account Of the
remarkable affair:
Paris. May 23.-This city has been
-.a-tIad bv a murder that In many ways
sasam bles the Deacon affair, except that in
~ present case the shooting was done by
tn wife of a well-known clubman has
,,- soue time past suspected that her hus-
nand was carrying on llaison with the
.r,fa Of an official high in the government.
she kept a watch on her husband and the
snspicion OF the latter's unfaithfulness be-
ma a certainty. She made attempts to
Itch the couple together, but her efforts in
70 direction were not rewarded until
Saturday night.
0" That evening her husband told her he
IA Going out on business and would not be
to,s until late. She apparently believed
nc story. but as soon as her husband left
tSe house she hastily threw on her wraps
md followed him. Instead of golng in the
Siraction in which he had said business
oaIed him. he changed his course aud pro-
csaded in the direction of the Quarter
iIFnrnpe. Here he entered house.
,nd then entered. She was not long in dis
novering the apartments her husband had
catered. for she recognized him by his voice
"a be was talking to a woman. The door of
.bo room was locked, but the infuriaLed
1vjfe threw herself against it and forced it
onon Inside were her husband and the
vita of a government official.
Rsfore she had leIt the house to follow her
husband the wife had placed a revolver In
tbe rocket of her dress. Drawing the
wssnon. she advanced upon the woman,
who had crouched in abJect fear In a corner
If the room, and deliberately aiming at her
9rsd The bullet struck home, aud the
-onded woman begged piteously TO be-
snsred. But she appealed in vain. Again
md again did the revolver flash, until five
bnilels had been buried in the frail wife's
body.
s+onnad forward 30 disarm his wife, but she
turned on him and threatened to kill him,
too if he advanced another foot. Other
raonle in the house rushed to the apart
nents. but none dared to place hand upon
the woman.
The wounded woman, who was suffering
dreadful agony, was attended by those who
witnessed the shooting until ply siGian ar
rived. He examined the wounds and did
what he could to relieve the woman, but
told her she could not live. She fingered in
great pain for few hours.
The name of the murderess is Raymond
and the name of her VICTIM Nine. Delaporte
Tassinonne. The murdered woman was a
niece of Jean Casimir Perier. Nine. Rey-
mond, who is pretty brunette and only
a years old, says that Mime. Lassimonne
was an intimate friend of hers, who had
separated from her husband. She herself
introduced Nine. Lassimonne to NJ. Rey~
mond. and soon afterward discovered that
they were meeting secretly.
In her statement to the police the muir
deress said: II have not had a nights sleep
in four months, and am now wretched. I
became estranged from my husband, to
whom was deeply attached, and l COM
mitted his crime"
1t transpires that M. Lassimonne was
aware Of his wife's infidelity and had taken
steps to obtain divorce. The murderess
says she became enraged because only ten
drys ago she gave her husband some
valuable jewelry to sell, ostensibly to pay
debt, but really to furnish an apartment in
the Rue Rocher.
Additional particulars have been learned
tonight concerning the person implicated
In the sensational affair. 1t appears that in
January, 1889, the murdered woman mar
ried the son of Nine. Lassimonne, a cele-
brated ladies' outfftter. The couple lived
happily together for some time after their
marriage, and a daug ater was born to
them. Eventually. however, trouble arose
between them, and violent scenes became
frequent in the household. Nj. Lassimonne
had become jealous of his wife, and this led
to many bitter quarrels. the husband acous-
ing his wife of overfondness for admiration
aud Of receiving too much attention from
other men.
Matters at length reached such a state
that the woman refused TO longer submit TO
the taunts and innuendoes Of her husband,
and, after particularly violent scene, she
resolved to leave him. Accompanied by
her little daughter she entered the Domini-
can convent at Auteuil. Here. as boarder,
she was allowed a number of privileges, one
Of these being permission to receive visits
from those Of her friends who desired to call
upon her,
Nine Raymond, the murderess, is the
daughter of Haytien merchant and the
wife of a landed proprietor of South Amer
lea. The Reymonds were acquainted with
Nine. Lassimonne, and after she had left
her husband Mime. Raymond frequently Wis
tied her at the convent. NJ, Raymond often
accompanied his wife on these visits and
once or twice he visited Nine. Lassimonne
alone. The nuns, however, objected to their
boarder receiving these visits from M. Rey-
mond. and they were then dropped.
The rules Of the convent allowed the
boarders at the institution to go out twice
week, and Nine. Lassimonne, it is alleged,
TOOK advantage of the opportunity thus
offered to arrange meeting with NJ. Rey-
mond, who apparently took no trouble TO
hide his admiration for the woman.
On Saturday last. the day of the murder,
Nine. Lassimonne left the convent on one
OF her semi-weekly outings. The lovers
mad completed all their arrangements for a
meeting, and Nine. Lassimonne at once re-
paired TO an apartment in building stu
eted on the Rue Rocher. which had been
hired as rendezvous by NJ. Raymond.
IL Is in this apartment that Mime. Rey-
mond surprised her guilty husband and
Mtne. Lassimonne, and in her terrible rage
mercllessly shot and stabbed to death the
husband.
After Nine. Raymond had completed her
WORK she left the room in which her victim
iay, and going unmolested to the street, en-
Iered carriage and drove away from the
scene Of the murder. She went straight to
sus mouse Of Mime. Testimonies nlother-in
Jaw She obtained an audience with this
woman, and to her related all the frightful
events Of the night.
i. After talking the matter over for some
ulne and thoroughly discussing the question
as TO what would be best for Mime. Ray
mond 10 do under the circumstances, they
Geclded that she should give herself up to
tue authorities and confess what she had
uoue' Accordingly, both women proceeded
W Vne nearest police station and the officer
~ ~ charge was informed Of the killing Of
"Lne. Lassimonne
1 ne officials questioned Nine. RAYMOND