The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-24
THE WIFE'S STORY
Mrs. Deacon's Version of the
Cannes Tragedy.
ACQUAINTANCE WITH ABEILLE
She Says Her Husband Was Addicted to
Strong DTink-A Detailed Statement
OF the Causes of the Deed.


Especial to THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dispatch
PARIS, Feb, 23.-Mrs. Deacon arrived
here yesterday morning from Cannes. &C
companied by her maid, and went to her
residence in Rue de Grenelle. She had
obtained permission from the iuge d. in
Htruction at Cannes to go TO Paris for the
s--rpose of
COMPUTING HER LEGAL ADVISER.
The permission was granted on condition
that she returns by Wednesday Of Thurs
DAY at tarthest, to undergo examination in
the presence OF MIR. Deacon. She was seen
by your correspondent shotly after her ar
rival who asked for her account of the recent
tragedy. She said. ION the evening of the
fatal day had been visiting the Countess
lie Pourtales and wss very tired. After
dining with my husband l went with him
TO see my mother, Mrs. Baldwin, where
NJ. Abeille arrived few moments later
had known Nj. Abeille fer long time, and
my husband was aware of the frequency of
his visits at Paris as well as ct Cannes. He
was always received in our house as an
intimate friend, and on the evening in
question, he accompanied me to my apart
ments
AS he HAD OFTEN DONE BEFORE.
The apartments are composed of sitting
room and bedroom, and as when at home l
am accustomed to act without ceremony,
went into my bedro ON to put on a dress
ing gown, while M. Abeille remained in the
sitting room. He was in evening dress,
but wore a smoking jacket instead of a
coat, ana we were quietly conversing to-
Rether when the door of my room was
violently shaken and kicked at, and 1 heard
my husband shout: Open the door or viii
burst it in AS was in the sitting room,
1t took me some little time to cross my bed
room and light candle l had left one of
the parlor candies-on the mantel piece.
Having lighted it. l opened the door and
saw my husband
ARMED WITH AN ENORMOUS REVOLVER.
This frightened me very much, for,
although | am accustomed TO bad treatment
from him, ] never expected TO see him
force his way into my room armed with a
revolver. M. Abeille, who had remained in
the sitting room, was expecting as little as
myself TO witness drama of which he was
10 be the victim, and was reclining against
the mRntel piece when he suddenly found
himself confronted by my husband, who
leveled his revolver al him. l did my best
10 prevent my husband from proceeding
further but he shook me aside brutally
and rushed at Abeille, who instinctiyely
tried to find shelter behind the sofa. My
husband thereupon
FIRED THREE SHOTS AT HIM
at close quarters, and two of the bullets in
1iicted mortal wounds, while the third
lOHCR6 in . of the SOfa hi0nS 7 wa
terribly alarmed and ran to seek for my
maid, who. as a rule, waited upon me until
] retired TO rest but on the evening in
question she had asked to be excused, as
she felt very tired, and so had gone to bed.
] at first tried to raise up NJ. Abeille while
my husband made his escape. There was
nothing to justify the criminal act If we
had been guilty, M. AbeIlle might easily
have effected his escape, as the sitting
room communicates with the passage, and
on the other hand, a cornice, twenty cent?
metres wide at least runs around the outer
wall of the hotel, upon which he could
easily have walked and got into another
room. The best proof that we had
NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF
is that he remained where he was. and thai
his appearance as well as mine showed thai
we were simply conversing together wher
he was attacked in such a cowardly man
ner. I am aware that it had been said thai
l took great deal too long to open my
door, but you must remember that | was
in the sitting room and it took me some
time TO light the candle"
How do you account for the conduct o.
your husband!i
MY husband has always been of an ex.
ceedingly jealous disposition ever since
married him, now fourteen years ago, anC
II Is only within the last two years that BIZ
has allowed me to go out alone. Then
again, be was
ADDICTED TO STRONG DRINK
and wss not always in full possession O
his faculties. His mother, Mrs. Deacon
you know, is out of her mind ana is con
lined in an asylum in America
at has been said that Mr. Deacon hat
no private means and received q monthly
allowance of 500 francs from you"
My husband has personal income O
$4,000 francs. His property was quite dis
tincJ from mine. [ have always kept nj
my house, and Mr.. Deacon never contrib
uted towards the household expenses"
Were there any financial dealings be
tween NJ. Abeille and MIR. Deacon. ''
mo, never. u was said that MIR. Deacon
sometimes passed the night at Hotel Bris
tol in order to
ALLOW Us GREATER LIBERTY.
1t is quite true that Mr.. Deacon went Z
Paris and stayed three nights when w
moved from Rue Marbeuf but he did S
only because the rooms which had been sc
apart for him in our new residence smel
Of fresh paiEt.n
"Have your relations with the Abeill
family never been interrupted!''
''Oh, certainly. Not week ago was Of
visit to Vicomtesse de la Redorle at he
villa at Monte Carlo, and she expected M
again very soon. The vicomtesse is a sis
ter Of NJ. Abeille, and, what is more, wheI
NJ. Abeille's brother arrived at Cannes 81
ter the tragedy he and his sister at ono
called upon me.n
Before leaving your correspondent aske
Mrs. Deacon if she intended to bring 8.
action for divorce, to which she replied
Eyes, and as soon as possible. My lawye
is TO come to me this evening. and 1 al
particularly anxious to consult him on thi
snhiectn