The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-28
HUSBAND AND WIFE
Deacon Gives Further Details of
the Cannes Tragedy.
A CIVIL ACTION FOR DIVORCE
The Proprietor Of Hotel Spendide Wants
Damages-Mrs. Deacon's Portrait VIII
be Put up In the salon.

GRAssE, Feb. 27.-Yesterday the Judge
d instruction proceeded to Cannes, visited
the Hotel Splendid, and completed his in
terrogation of Mrs. Deacon's maid The
proprietor of the hotel claims 10. OUO francs
from Deacon for the damage done to his
establishment by the tragedy. He says
that his receipts have fallen from / 30 to
700 francs per day since last week. NJ
Aoeille's family have paid him {, 900 francs
as compensation and in betrayal of the ex-
penses connected with his death and the
removal of his body. With regard TO
THE NECKLACE OF PEARLS
which was bought at the Palais Royal, Mr..
Deacon said day to a correspondent that
the bills were sent in settlement of 2,5
francs, but whether this was the full
amount charged for the necklace he has
never been able to find out He asked the
dealers whether this was not a small price
Tor SO valuable an artlce and whether
there was nothing more to pay, and their
reply was there was only trife for put
ting it in order.
II WAS JEALOUS"
continued Mr.. Deacon, lat my Wifes get
ting necklace apparently on credit but
did not ask my other jewelers., as was in
correctly stated, because my wife had
money Of her own, and SO 1 let the matter
pass. 1t never entered my head that she
could receive money from anybody else,
nor do make that charge now, because l
have no proof. The only evidence that
BELLE had anything to 90 with my wife's
money matters Is this letter, written in
pencil"
Mr.. Deacon produced a note in the hand
writing OF Nj. Abeille which was addressed
''Mosieur" and was intended for Mrs.
Deacon's agent in America recommending
him to sell out some securieties as she
wished to invest in a mansion in Paris.
This, M. Abeille proceeded to say, would
be ''une bonne affaire'' and would bring
in considerably more interest than Mrs.
Deacon was receiving. l found this letter
AMONG WY wIFE's PAPERS
said Mr.. Deacon. SIT looks to me as if
Abeille had been trying to get my wife's
money invested in Paris, dosen't it? that
he was anxious that her money should be
little nearer to him rather than that she
should be getting any of his!
THE charge made against me that I
condoned her intimacy with Abeille is
| ridiculous. Those who knew me will
testify that l am not that kind OF man,
that l have no eXtravagent tastes and
that money is of very little use to ne.
WHEN WE WE'RE MARRIED
had larger income than my wife, but
l can't touch anything but my share OF
the interest until my mother dies. On the
other hand my wife has now OBJ
tanned her money, all money, out aud out.
Our joint income has oeen 1,000 600 francs
year, but as Mrs. Deacon is very extrav-
agant we spent a good deal more. She
has been drawing on her capital, and then
again, there may be bills that remain un-
paid. For instance, l have Just received
one from Worth for her dresses and an
upholsterer has not been paid for the car
drawn upon her private account for fur.
nlshlng, but have no proof that she got
anything from Abeille.
'1t may seem a weak point in my case
that did not enter
AN ACTION FOR DIVORCE
when caught Abeille behind the curtain
in my wife's bed room, and | frankly &C
| knowledge that | acted fouishly. but
knew perfectly well that at that time there
were causes connected with my wife's
health which were sufcie to disarm sus-
| p1c1on. l also knew that other gentleman
friends of ours visited her under similar
circumstances, only that they did not hide
behind the curtains when l came ill., My
wife explained this incident by saying tina
ABEILLE WAS LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW
at that time. There was really no evidence
of anything wrong, and l could not have
obtained divorce on the strength of this
occurrence, but l determined to watch
and as you know, l did watch.
l most certainly intend to seek divorce
| could never live with my wife after wha
has occurred. My mind has been made III
on that point tor the past three months
but l do not want to bring a criminal &C
ton and have my wife locked up if | car
help it. However, everything depends o,
the way she acts tomorrow when she vii
be confronted with me- My solicitor il
Paris has been instructed TO proceed witt
CIVIL ACTION FOR DIVORCE,
although my wife may dispute the iuris
diction of the French courts as we ar
both American citizens and were marie,
in America"
'You are charged with brutality an
cowardlce because you did not fire in q ii
of rage, but took aim al him deiberatel
when ne was hiding behind the sofan
What was l to do? Pull him out an
shoot him, or ask him TO get up and let N
aim at him! The whole thing was done 8
quickly, it took but few seconds. / fire
I az soon as l saw him. l don't see anythin
| cowardly in my action"
''Then the French people wonder
!, WHY YOU DIDN'T SHOOT MRS. DEACON"
{ "Such an idea never entered nv heac
Englishmen and Americans do not shoe
, women down in that way. Several F'renc
/ people have sent one letters blaming me 10
what they cali my fables in not hsvin
shot my wife as well as her lover, and
} have no doubt if l had been F'renchman
should have done so-shot everybody mes
me, in fact, or tried to by firing off ever
cartridge l had in my revolver
"How do you account for your wife:
liking for Abeille, if he was SO unattrac
. ives"
: He certainly had no advantage over m
in looks or good breeding, but l have q
doubt
HE WAS MORE AMUSING TO A WOMAN
; of my wife's tastes. He was cognizant {
all the little stories, tittle-tattle and scar
dial of Partisan society, which for my pel
: | detested. But whenever l caught hi
telling stories Of the character which L di
not think a lady ought to hear, or maxim
questionable jokes, l always stopped hin
though his French was sometimes beyon
( me.
: "Some of the newspapers say that Al
+ a morose, gloomy man, and that [ hay
r driven my wife to seek the society
others. But before Abeille came upon Il
scene l was happy and cheerful enougI
but since then l think l have had sem
: thing to make me morose, and l was deteI
y mined to put an end to 1t. When I a
Y reused to action l am not SO gentle as VI
/ see me to-day.
WHEN AM CONFRONTED WITH MRS. DEAoo
tomorrow l shall not conceal anything. ar
if she tells an untruth, as she must do
: she attempts to support her defen
y already set up, she will be responsible Il
!. the disagreeable consequences, not l, II