Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-21
TnE rnI.L or DEACON.


NICE, Lay 20.-Mfs. Deacon's dcpo.
sition was read. IL cluaed thus: ~
desire 10 add that Deacon Ia both a
mailman anu drunkari, bn, for the
sake Of my children | desire his &C.
quittal.n
Mfs. D1hcon's deposition was evi.
IDENTIFY prepared with u hostile spirit.
Deacon on the stand told Of the doubts
anu wranglcs between himself aud
wife, the suspicious, employment al
detectives without precise results for a
divorce between the pair AMI the de.
tnilu Of the iinal tragedy which closed
the marital relations, after which he
went TO Genoa and heard Ms. Deacon
and Abeillc had been there ana lett
together. Later his wife Joined him
Ia GenOA and he became convinced no
owl had been done against his honor,
and lie npologiLed to his wife for the
accusations lie male. Reconciliation
followed aud the family went 70 AK,
whence Deacon went 10 America.
Returning In December, 1891, he
found Abcille paying daily visits 10 his
wife. Ho employed detectives, one vi
whom reported his wife meeting Ate.
HE at "a house designated. Trouble
arose between the two, and both de.
sired divorce.
When Mrt. Deacon learned thnt de.
tecliveA were watching her, she be-.
came highly inCensed. Deacon pro.
ccedcd TO relate the incidonis occurring
nj Cannes on February IL, the date Of
the shooting. lie stated that towards
midnight, upon retiring 10 hts room at
the Hotel 5plcnuide, he was seized with
suspicious regarding his wife, who oc-
cupied n room on the ilDcr above. Ho
went TO the room Of her door aud lie.
tened, ana believed he recognized the
voice Of Abeillo. He returned 10 his
own room anu procured revolver.
Then he begged the secretary OF the
hotel ~ accompany him TO bis wifu's
room. Arriving there Deacon knocked
on the door. Forcing bis way into the
salon, he saw just above the back OF
the sofa head, at which he fred three
times. lie then pushed the sofa asid,
nnd recognized A6eillc, robe de nude
M reported.
Imra Dcodet, maid Of Mrs. Deacon,
testified ~ to the occurrences ON the
night Of the shooting. She said: 81
quilted my mistress ut l0:i5, after
finishing her night toilet. She wore n
robe lie chambre warmly lined, under
which wac only her nightdres,. When
LETT her she was alone, aud three.
quarters OF an hour later | was called
by Nrs. Deacon, who ordered me 70
attend Abeillp, who was wounded by
her husband. | raised his head aud
asked him II he was badly wounded.
lie replied feubIy:"l have three bullets
In me-"
Witness added that when che left
Abeillu to inform the police She no.
ticed the disorder In his attire. Mrs.
Deacon was dressed us she had been
when the witness len her.
In cToss.rxamination the witness
said, when Abeille dinoi with Ms.
Deacon she always told Mr.. Deacon
she was going To take dinner else
where. Secretary OF the hotel testified
that Mrs. Deacon was certainly CLAD
In white robe whom the door opened
After they catered the room she puI
on blue robe. Upon outeflng TIA,
room Deacon hal short struggle with
his wife during which Abeille ran int
"A salon aud took refuge behind sOfa
where Deacon Hired at him. Deacon
returned ~ his vifc's bedroom AM
aekod witness to note In his wi.e's bed
the Impressions OF tile bodies Of tive
persons. Witness remarked there wor,
Impressions on both pillows.
The procureur severely criticised tn,
secretary, declaring he assumed NOR
NJ responsibility which most mer
would rather avoid.
Deacon was sentenced to one year'i
| IMPRISONMENT.