The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-21

to the Shooting of AbcIllc In Mrs.
Dcncon's Room =. Foreigners Ap.
plaud tho Americans Declaration
TINT He Regretted tho Act...olhcr
Foreign News.
Nice. May 9o.-Tho trial OF Edward
Parker Deacon, who is-chargod with
manslaushtcr for the killing OF NJ.
Abcillc, opened to-day bcioro the ms.
sizes court OF tho Alpes Maritimes. The
court room is small oblong hall, more
like corridor than the place OF the
holding OF a court OF Justice In q popu.
lous district. Tho room might hold $50
persons il 1t was crammed 10 Its fullest
capacity.
Many representatives OF tho news.
papers were present. The benches in
the gallery at the end Of tho hall wero
occupied by ladies attircd in elegant
toiles. The crowd in the gallery was
composed almost entirely Of members
OF the aristocratic circle OF Nice. At the
first glance around hardly n dozen
Americans or Englishinen could be
seen. l,i- lt
The proceedings opened at twenty
minutes past nine, with Judge Auberin,
president OF the court, on tho bench.
The Count DuaIoiron, procuerer OF the
republic, represented the prosecution.
Mr.. Deacon was represented by Maitre
Demangea, celebrated advocate OF the
Paris bar: Frank Plotte, Of the Nice
bar, and Solicitor Bret, Of Cannes. Tho
AbeilIe family. though not taking part
in the proceedings, were represented
by Maitrc Lairolle.
Mr.. Deacon was brought into tho
court by two gendarmes, who escorted
him to the prisoners bench, and then
took up their position one on each side
OF him. AS he faced the room all eyes
were upon him. The stories that have
long been current as to his Indifference
ovor the killing. or as TO the results OF
his trial, were believed by his aspect
A palor, caused either by anxiety or i'll
health, marked his features. He looked
neither to the right nor 10 the left, but
concentrated all his attention upon the
judicial bench. He was dressed in
black coat, black vest, and plain dark
twisted trousers. .-s-.;s.,E 5s ~
Mrs. Deacon, who had been formally
cited to appear, was not present.
DEAcoN's STATEMENT.
Mr.. Deacon, on invitation OF the
president of the court, recounted his
relations with his wife from their mar
riage until 1880. Their=.:life, ho said,
was a happy ono until they. made the
acquaintance OF Abeille A6eille's visits
to the Deacon home were at first rare,
but they subsequently, became so fire.
quent that he objected. Finally these
visits led to the breaking OF the happy
domestic relations that had hitherto ex-
listed between him and his wife. He
said that after his suspicious were
aroused violent scenes between himself
and his wife became frequent, His
mother.in-law and brother.in.law were
informed as to the state OF affairs. They
said that Jealousy was at the bottom OF
the trouble and counseled moderation
Acting on their advice he renewed
his amicablo relations with Mrs. Dca-
con, but at the same time he resolved
to watch her closely. About this time
the family physician advised him to go
to Homburg. He was suffering from
inflammation OF the stomach. Mrs,
Deacon started for St. Moritz at the
same time. While Mr.. Deacon was Mt
Homburg hereceived anonymous letters,
stating that Abclle WIS with his wife.
MIR. Deacon wrote to her from Homburg,
saying that she must cease all acquaint-
ance with Abeile. Although he then
had no doubt as to his wife's fidelity,
still there was a scandal which he could
not tolerate. He wrote Mrs. Deacon
that she must choose between himself
and Abcille, or let him, Mr.. Deacon,
have divorce. Mr.. Deacon promised
to be asood loving husband, but insisted
that sho must break of her relations
with Abeille. i.-
MRS. DEAN INDIGNANT.
She made no reply to this letter for
ten days. Then she wrote that she had
taken time to consider the contents OF
his letter. Mrs. Deacon said sho was
not responsible for tho presence OF
Abielle at St. Moritz.- Her nervous
system, she added, was too much ai.
fccted by Mr.. .Deacon's tyrannical
conduct, and she could no longer stand
it. Sho concluded her letter BY declar-
ing that her husband could send the
police, or do whatever else he liked. In
another letter Mrs. Deacon said sho
could not stand such insults as her
husband offered her. and that all rela-
tions between them should cease.
Thenceforth, she said, they would inter
communicate with each other through
her lawyer. She added that Mr..
Deacon had, in tho meantime, better
60 TO the United States and give her
repose. Mrs. Deacon know that her
husband had to 20 10 tho United States
at about this time on matters of busi-
ness. In roply to this letter Mr..
Deacon wrote that he would like to sec
her in Geneva before he started for the
United States. Her reply to this was
that she was very nervous, and that it
would be better for them not to meet.
Thon Mr.. Deacon sent a telegram stat
ing that ho was going to ST. Moritz to
see her, but a reply came to this telc.
gram that Mrs. Deacon was on the
point Of leaving St. Moritz with
Countess DeGrammont. for the lakes, y
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