The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-05-19
IS READY FOR TRIAL
Deacon Surrenders to the Au-
thorities at Nice.
CONFIDENT OF BEING ACQUITTED.

If So He VIII Institute Proceedings for
Divorce at Paris--DIrs. Deacon Intends to
HE Herself to a Nunnery 80 The Trial
Begins To-oIorrow.
NICE, May 10. edward Parker Dea-
con, accompanied by his advocate,
NJ. PLATTE, surrendered himself yester-
day to the P~rocureur de la Republique,
for trial for -manslaughter on the charge
of shooting Abeille, in the Hotel Splen-
dide, at Cannes, on the nth Of Febru-
airy last. The trial commence to-mor-
row. In an interview at his lawyers
house just previous to his surrender, Mr..
Deacon, with the permission of PLATTE,
talked freely of the tragedy. He said
that he was happy that the ordeal Of the
trial had arrived.
81 have" he said, mo fears of the
result, and feel an acquittal possible.
although the French press has of late
bitterly attacked me, and the influence
of friends of M. Abeille has been active
ly exercised against me-"
"The official examination" continued
Mr.. Deacon, twas severe, having been
prolonged for three weeks. If acquitted,
| will proceed to Paris and institute
pEOCttull8b lOI ulFOIGGt WhlGu bAE lGol-
dence l have in Paris will allow me to
do. Mrs. Deacon has signed an agree
ment to acquiesce in the jurisdiction of
the court, although she may change her
mind, and may give me trouble"
Mr.. Deacon stated that his wife had
written to him, and declared that she
still loved him, and would never resign
her claim to be his wife.
Should Mr.. Deacon be sentenced to
imprisonment the laws of France would
not permit him to petition for a divorce.
He declares that he is more anxious
about the result of the divorce proceed
ing than he is about the outcome of
the trial. Soon after the divorce
question is settled which he hopes will
be this summer, he will go to America.
One of his children is in a convent in
Paris and W are in Brittany with Gen.
Charette, who married Miss Polk of
Kentucky. The baby remains with its
mother, as the law will not allow it to
be removed from her custody on account
of it's youth. Mrs. Deacon will not ap.
pear at the trial. Mr.. Deacon can at any
time within three years have his wife
arrested on the clnrge of adultery, but
he is unwilling 70 take this step, as he
believes Her to 10 insane.
The civil trial, wherein the Hotel
Splendide claims 10, 600 from Deacon for
injury to the premises by his homicidal
act, will probably not be tried for a long
time, and it is not expected that the no.
tel people will get much satisfaction
when the case is tried. Deacon's pres
ence will not be required when the cast
comes up.
Everybody wonders why you did not
shoot him before" remarked the repor.
ter.
81 never suspected the little yellow
dwarf answered Deacon. II kept q
lookout for handsome men, and expelled
two who were too demonsUrative in thei,
attentions. l am unable to understand
Mrs. Deacons's liking for that Abeille,
understood as he was, marked with
smallpox, and ugly. My wife must have
been cut of her head.
Deacon started in a carriage for the
prison. Among the witnesses cited by
the Procureur are Mrs. Deacon's maid, a
valet named Louseau, Paul Bauman,
secretary of the Hotel S%plendide, a po-
liceman named TrOtt, and two medical
men who attended Abeille.
Deacon says that Mrs. Deacon intends
to enter Il convent. When Deacon lef
the hotel to surrender himself all the
guests at the hotel, English, American
French and German, came out ant
cheered him and wished him good luck
They say he is sure of acquittal. He
has grown thinner in the last week anC
somewhat nervous, but otherwis
seems to be in good health.