Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-19
THE WAGES OF SIN.
An American Woman Wrecks
Home and Honor.
AND PUTS A BLOT ON A GOOD NAME.

Admiral Baldwin's Daughter the Cause
of a Tragedy-She Yields to the Seduc-
ton of Loose French Morals and Her
Paramour Dies i'm Her Bedroom at Ter
Husbands Hand-High New York and
Boston Society Shocked - Beauty's
Downfall.
PARIS, Feb. 19.-The American colony
has been startled by terrible tragedy
which occurred at Cannes Wednesday
evening. Edward Parker Deacon, a citi-
zen of the United States and a member of
an important banking firm in this city, re-
turned Unexpectedly "Wednesday night to
the Hotel Splendide at Cannes, where he
has been stopping during the winter with
his wife. After exchanging a few words
with the porter on duty, Mr.. Deacon ran
upstairs to his wife's bedroom, burst in
the door, and found her there in company
with NJ. Emile Abeille, a Frenchman who
was friend of Mr. Deacon.
Shot His Betrayer Dead.
1t seems to be clear from the appearance
of both Mrs. Deacon and NJ AbeiIIe. who
was in her company, that the husband had
good grounds to conclude that his wife
had been unfaithful. He found his wife in
bed and VI. Abeille standing only partly
dressed by her bedside, evidently having
sprung out of bed with the intention of es-
Gaping when he heard the noise at the door
After EXCHANGING few hot words with NJ
AbeIlle Mr.. Deacon pulled pistol and shot
the trenchmen, who fell to the floor dead
The Erring wife's Terror.
hlIe this was going on Mrs. Deacon
moaned with terror. She crawled from
the bed, fell on her knees and piteously
implored him to spare her After killing
the destroyer of his honor Mr.. Deacon
turned on his wife and said: II have a
good mind to Kill You as have killed that
dirty dog, but killing IS too good for you
You shall be reserved for worse fate,
You shall live to have the finger of seorn
pointed at you during the rest of your
life; Never let me see your deceitful face
again.
Spattered with Her Paramour's Blood
Mrs. Deacon was picked up insensible by
the hotel attendants and a crowd of guests
who had been attracted by the sound Of
the shooting. In falling the woman had
despatched herself with some of the blood
of the dead man, and the first impression
was that Mr. Deacon had killed her after
or before killing Abeille But she soon re-
vived. Mr.. and Mrs. Deacon were leaders
at all the social gatherings frequented by
the very best people on the Riviera. They
had always been admired by their friends
and were looked upon as being most
happy, devoted couple, proud Of their four
young children and satisfied in every way
with their condition in life
He Was "a False Friend.
NJ. AEeille was prominent "man-about-
town, an eN-attache of one of the French
legations and bachelor He seemed to
have plenty of money, was a member of
several swell clubs. crack shot a distiu-
guished yachtsnan, and "A good Judge of
race horses 1t is true that recently it was
whispered about that NJ Emile Abeille.
who was also well-known in society. was
little too attentive to her. but then he was
regarded a. a great friend of Mr. Deacon.
and that seemed to explain matters to the
satisfaction Of almost every body.
They Justify His Deed.
\ II the American colony-that is the
men-fully justify MIR Deacon for his ac-
ton. They think it will have "A good ef-
feet on Frenchmen, who are too much Civ
en- To practicing with American womenuhe
loose principles Of morality which obtain
IN this country. 1t was evident from
the first that Mr.. Deacon had the sympa-
thy of every body in and about the hot !,
and that even the police officials were lo.h
to interfere with him, for he was allowed
to pass the rest Of the night in the hotel
without being taken into custody, and he
could have escaped if he had desired