Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-05-26
Paris Society Again the Scene of
Terrible Trag-
A beautiful and Fashionable Young
Lady Shoots Down Her Hus'
bands ParamOur.
The Deed Committed in the Presence
of Her Recreant
Lord.

Ah1Ss AC Il IO-Ody
relates a story of a horrible murder
which is exciting great public interest.
The names are not given, but if the de-
tails printed in the Figaro are true
they cannot long be concealed. The
story is that the wife of a government
official holding an important position
had long suspected her husband of
intimacy with the wife of
prominent deputy, whose name
has been frequently mentioned in
connection with measures of
national Importance. The wife is
known to be woman of high temper.
and the tragedy that resulted is not
surprise to those who have met her.
She got an intimation in some way that
captivated his affections might be
found at 80 Rue Durecher. The wife
went there alone last night, armed
with a revolver. She succeeded in pass
Ing the porter of the building without
srousing suspicion, and proceeded at
once to the room which, as proved, was
occupied by the guilty couple.
iAV OdhsA wa UdhCh uGICI1t ny
surprise and neither he nor the woman
had an opportunity to escape. The
wife poured out a flood of abuse
on the guilty woman, charging
her both with betraying her own
husband and robbing her of the man
she loved. The wretched woman
covered in a cerner and was too
stricken with shame to utter a word of
reply. The fury of the deceiven wife
Increased and drawing revolver she
fred shot after shot direct into the
woman's body.
The husband, when his wife drew
the revolver, thought it was intended
for him and dashed out of the room,
leaving his companion at the mercy of
the Infatuated wife. The latter did not
cease firing until five bullets were
lodged in the victims body, when. see
Ing that her prey was not yet dead,
she drew dagger and stabbed her
repeatedly. The blood from tho
wounds spurted over the murderess
until sh presented as cory an appear
ance as the expiring victim. When
people who heard the struggle came
into the room the dying woman could
not speak, but expired in few min
utes. The police were called and the
murderess taken to prison. 1t is
said that she had reserved one bullet
In the revolver for herself.
The husband will undoubtedly DO
dismissed from the government service
and the trial of the murderess prom
ises to disclose great deal about the
.ottenness of French society.
The name of the murderess is Madame
Raymond and the name OF the victim is
Latfimonne Delaporte. The murdered
woman is niece of Jean eastman .Perier.
Madam Raymond, who is pretty
brunette and only "a years old,
says Nine. Deaporte was an intimate
friend Of hers, who had been separated
from her husband. she herself introduced
Madame Delaporte to nj. Raymond and
that soon afterward she discovered that
tdey were meeting secretly. Raymond
and Madame Delaporte mad a
meeting last Saturday and Madame
Raymond went to their rendezvous.
She knocked at the door and erieu open.
Paul, Madame DeIaporte's husband, was
down stairs. Madame Reymond's hus-
band when partly dressed, opened the
door and Madame Reymord at once
rushed in. She found Madame DeIaporte
undressed and repeatedly fred at her with
revolver, and afterward continued by
stabbipg her severei times in the breast.
She surrendered herself to the police.
She was dressed in the height Of fashion
and wept bitterly.