The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-20
TO Be TRIED TODAY
For Staying the ParamOur of
His Wife.
HE is CONFIDENT OF ACQUITTAL
During the Examination Deacon Upbraids His
Wife for Disgraeing Their Name
The Accusation.

NICE, May 19.-After final interrora-
tion by the iuge d'instruction today. Deacon
held conference with his counsel and q
line OF defense arranged for tomorrow's
trial. The defense will be iustifable
homicide. When under examination Dea-
con rather preiudiced his case by expires.
sing regret for Ahe1lle's death, adding that
he was ready to and thought he should
suffer some form of punishment. He prob
ably made the statement unaware of the
TACT that unless he was acquitted,
verdict of murder, with extern
uatlng circumstances, implies at least
three years. Imprisonment The coun-
sci, who are confident of his acquitted,
consider the indiscreet admission will nos
prejudice the case During the examin-
alton Deacon and wife conversed in Eng
llsh, Deacon upbralding her for disrracing
the family. The wife appealed to him to
cease his reproaches; she admitted her guilt
with Abellle and pleaded with her husband
for forgiveness. Deacon retorted, mo,
never" The judge knowing the English
language obtained considerable informa-
ton, but took no advantage of what he
learned
The accusation recites the facts already.
known and puts the case favOrably for the
accused. Abeille is described after his
introduction to the family as losing no time
in becoming intimate with Mrs. Deacon
His assidiuties, said the act became so iu-
discreet that they forced the husband to
suspect Abeille had deceived him. Tie
husband saw details which convinced him
his wife as deceiving him.
Instead OF taking strong measures hiR-
self he was disposed to get the police to in
terfere, but the difficulties he encountered
obliged him to abandon that course. The
accused arrived at Cannes, February Is,
to join his wife and family. On the nth
they were to go to a splendid hotel. The
incidents Of the eVentful night are con-
secutively narrated. AT midnight Deacon
goes to the door of his wife's rooms and
hears noise, which conVinces him she in
not alone. He returns to his own room.
and gets revolver. At the same time he
warns the secretary of the hotel, who goes
with him. AT her door they wait three
minutes. Madame opens the door In night
toilette, holding a candle in her hand. She
tries to calm her husband, but in vain.
Thinking 1t his duty he enters, despite the
| resistance of his wife, and discovers a man
whom he recognizes as Abeille, and fired
at him thrice. Whilst Abeille was
raised from the floor the accused asked
the secretary TO note material facts estab-
| fishing hagrante delicto.
! The acte IN concluding says the accused
pleads no intention to kill, but that the
fury with which he fred thrice at the VIC
tim does not admit the allegation.
The only disputable point in defense is
whether, as ne pretends, he really surprised
his wife in tlagrante delicto. Madame de-
MES it. Abeille either is not able or did not
desire 20 furnish any explanation, al
! though inquiry by the Judge proved that
there was much to set aside the aggraya-
ton Of the circumstance of generalization.
The proof is sufficient to justify the charge
Of homicide, which is punishable by Arti-
cIes 295 and 309 of the penal code