The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-25
THE CANNES MURDER.
Mr.. Deacon Discusses the Cause of
the Tragedy.
NAY CAUSE HIS wIFE's ARREST.

If, as Has Been Reported. She As
serts That He Condoned Her oTense
He Will Prefer Charges Against
[ Her-Wiii Fight for tho Custody
of His Children.
CANNES, Feb. 25.-Edward Parker
Deacon, who on Wednesday of last week
shot and killed NJ. Abeille, whom he
found in his wife's apartments in the
Hotel Splendide, gave his version of the
intimacy that finally ended with the
tragedy to correspondent. He said:
Upon one occasion l spoke to my
wife about her f1irtations with M.
Abeille, and asked her to tell me frankly
if there was anything in my suspicious.
She replied there was not; he was simply
amusing and very pleasant, and asked
me if would continue to receive him,
to which l gave my consent, but decided
to keep my eyes open, and began to stay
more at home than l had previously
often passing the afternoon there and
taking tea with her.
Mrs. Deacon's Dissatisfaction.
"My wife soon got tired of this, how
ever, and the summer had not far ad-
vanced before the doctor found it neces-
sary for her to go to st, Moritz in the
Engandino. l thought she would be
safe there, for we 10th knew number
of people, and she went. Soon after
ward | received letter from her which
said curtly that life was becoming un-
endurable between us, but she never
mentioned NJ. Abeille. / again wrote
her and put the whole thing plainly,
asking her to stop seeing NJ. Abeille.
She replied in general terms, saying that
l had injured her, and that | had even
denied the paternity of her last child
and had not contributed as much as L
ought to the household expenditures.
'Now, l have already said l am cor
WINGED our last child was my own, but
at one time l got very gloomy upon the
subject. Let me repeat, however, that
She is mine"
He then details at length his reasons
for suspecting his wife, and of being
finally led to employ detectives, who
corroborated his suspicious.
May Have His Wife Arrested.
Being asked if he intended causing
Mrs. Deacon's arrest he said:
elf she is trying to make out that I
condoned her oifenses with Abeille, and
that L knew she was receiving money
from him and agreed to it, then | shall
most certainly have her arrested. L
don't want to take this step, because,
first, she is a woman; second. she is my
wife, and third, have had children by
her. think as gentleman and mar
ried man you will appreciate that.
"At the same time, after thinking the
matter over alone, | an now strongly
suspicious upon the whole subject of my
wife's expenses. Still, she has very
large fortune, much larger than my
own. Her father died and left her a
great deal of money, and allowed her
e keep her own private accounts.
SIT is t,1.aicult to understand how n
beautiful woman, such as my wife un-
doubtedly is, would have anything to do
with man of Abeilles stamp and ap-
pearance. He was contemplate little
brute.
No Regret for His Act.
"Are you still sorry you killed him?'
'No, only i'll one sense; for my chill
dren's sake. and yet when 1 think of
them | am glad that / shot him for his
eifrontery i'll having tried to win the
affections of my dear little ones, in
having played with them, made them
| pre- ents and taught them TO call him
| Gateau.
1.-The first thing 7 shall do when l get
my liberty will be to get possession of
my children"
"Of course you know that Mrs. Dea-
con, in her interrogation, denied the
| accuracy of some of yonr statementsY'
81 don't care what she says; all the
| witnesses practically agree with my
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