The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-23
Opening Session at Brussels of the In
ternaiional Monetary Conference.
Emperor Williams Speech Before the Rechs-
tag-An Appeal to the Members TO Pass
the Army Reorganization Bill
IN FAVOR OF MRS. DEACON.

The Court Orders the Child Gladys Re
turned tn . Convent-Costs On MT. Deacon.
PARIS. Nov. 22.-The first chamber of the
Court of Appeals to-day handed down it's
decision in the Deacon case. Judgment
dered that the child Gladys be returned to
q convent. where both Mr.. and Mrs. Deacon
shall be allowed 10 visit her. Mr.. Deacon
was ordered to pay the costs. THIS judy
ment remains In force until Judgment Is
pronounced on Mr.. Deacon's application for
divorce.
Mr. Deacon stated to-day that the latest
offer made to him by his wlfe's lawyers was
that she would not oppose an application
By him to the court at AK for an absolute
divorce: that she would surrender all the
children to him. and also at once drop the
name of Deacon. Mr.. Deacon says he
would gladly accept q compromise IN order
to spare his wife the ignominy of standing
in the dock at AK. and would allow her to
keep the baby so long as she led moral
life. but he doubts whether she wou Id keep
her word. Possibly an arrangeme mt will
be effected before Dec. g. when the case
opens at AK. Mrs Deacon's brother has
written letter to the press scoring Nr.
Deacon for his alleged attempt to blacken
his wIfe's reputation.
1t will be recalled that while the killing
OF Abeille was being discussed in the
French papers an article By Alexander
Dumas appeared in one of the journals de-
claring that Mr.. Deacon bad no right to
kill his wife's paramour. even though he
caught the couple in fnRrante deiictu.
This opinion was directly contrary to the
one be had expressed IN one of his famous
novels. in which he advised the husband
who caught his wife In SIN to tue les kill
theinl. This expression had become
famous. and was regularly quoted as q pal
Iiative for murder0us revenge. C0nsldera-
BILE surprise was expressed as To Nj. Du-
mass reason for suddenly changing his
opinion and looking upon the matter from
an entirely. different view. This article
was recoDied by all the papers, and was
distributed to the jury that tried Mr.. Dea-
con. IL was also read by the Judge. It is
asserted in well-Informed quarter
that NJ. Dumass change of opinion
was brought abont. not 10y revolution
In his mind regarding the crime, but
by the Iudicious use of money by the
Abeille family. it Is said that he received
the sum of 10000 francs for writing the
article. and that the money was paid to
him through Maitre Leon Renault The
large influence of the AbeIle family is
used In every direction for Mrs. Deacon.
and they will do everything TO save her
from the consequences of the action her
husband has brought against her for her
criminal relations with Abeille. Should
Mrs. Deacon be found guilty of this charge
she would be liable TO Imprisonment. or
line. or Doth. With reference to "a charge
against MIR. Deacon that he subsidized GER
tam journals. current rumor has IL that
the Abellie family spent 10000 francs to
obtain Mr. Deacon's conviction. aud that,
OF this sum. 120.C00 francs was spent in pro-
curing articles hostile to him to be pub
hshed IN French newspapers.
The real explanation of Mrs. Deacon in
bringing divorce action Is that she is be-
ing used as q tool by the Abeille family.
The Abeliles care nothing for her, but SO
long "a they can uso her to annoy Mr.
Deacon thew will do so. Mr.. Deacou's move
TO obtain divorce from the tribunal of the
Seine Is considered by dislnterested Oh
serverers TO have been most impoIitIc
move. Mr.. Deacon's lawyer. Maitre Clunet,
the highest authority in France on inter-
national law. proved to the court that
French tribunals have no jurisdiction over
FOREIGNERS In divorce cases unless both
parties 10 the suit consent to submit to
French law. The judges Ol the
tribunal of the Seine admitted
the correctness of this contention
and volunteered TO give Mr.. Deacon the
custody of the children. This DONE the
presiding Judge read Mrs Deacon "A lesson
on propriety which made her s0 angry that
she ran ont of court without hearing the
end of it She at once proceeded To the
convent of Our Lady OF the Assumption
and abducted her eldest daughter, Gladys
and has thus far managed TO secrete her
from Mr. Deacon. She appealed to the first
chamber OF the Conrt of Appeal against the
decision of the tribunal of the Seine, and
her side of the case was ably presented by
Maitre Barbour. 1t is supposed that She
will now obey the order or the coart and
replace the child IN the convent of Our
Lady of the Assumption.