Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-20
gdwszd psseon ginds ~ Absills in His
Wiiss Dsduoom-Hs Pisss Thsss
shots Inss His Body.

ban were thsir lous shiiaxen.
psssssss1 - Avs.a IsusA.
Mr.. Deacon suspected thst hia VIII
Vas indismset 9TH ~ Abeflla, Who
was connected With ths diplomasie
,srvieA wednesday night Nr. Dsaeoa
gainsd positive knowls1es that his
win had disgsaee6 hin. he decided 70
LAY Abeilse and proessdsd 70 an 3D.
Joining ROOM which epened from
lhAs in which his vie slsps end there
u Absillc eroue&ing down
bshinA chair. NJ Deacon lsveled
his revolver and 1red three shots. Two
shots struck Abetlis. one fixing eject
In HE arm ana We other in his chest
Absills sosn disA Mr. Dsscon was
arrested
AsseAss nsDsst - the AnAir.
Another report Of NE aRair has Il
THAI Ar. Deacon had gene mp to Psxis.
but returned suddenly. and that after
exchanging . few words with the hotel
porter On daty he went straight TO his
wifs's bedroom MIRA Deacon, 1t APP
psass. had NO idea that her husband
would return 20 soon She had parted
with him On the understanding that h
wss going 70 Paris for some days
wasnsA - His ntsgsse&
Rumor has u that Mr.. Deooon's IN
expected return to Cannes Was caused
by the receipt Of IN anonymous letter.
said to have been written By Jealous
woman. who notified the American
banker thatn be returned to the Hotel
6plendide 1T . certain hour without
giving his wife warning he would un-
doub 1sdly find her in . compromising
pesitien with one Of hissbest frienda
Knee he vrssehnaA
When Mr.. Deacon burst into his
wifa's bedroom he found, the story haa
IT. his wife In bed and u. Abeille
stasaing BY her bedsids. Mr.. Deacon
bittsSly reproaehed his wife. while he
ksD4 n Absills covered under the
barrel g plated which ~ held q TIE
1renehman's breosG
After having rspsoacAed hi vile,
Who moaned WITH terror ana crawled
iron Tie bed. fell On her knees and
pitsously inplorsd him to forgive her.
1As Americas y then said to have
termed Ais wrath upon n. Aheille. who
haA peefeosed the utmost friendship for
- M ~ hsd deceived. and who had
1hus bssn ohla 10 work himself
into Ne coohdsnee Of the To- eonHding
huebond. After hurting some bit>os,
eonssmptuous weeds q H. Absille, n.
Dsacon Arsd three shets - Ne French
man. who screened with agony and
fell back and did On the mat In front
Of The bed.
Dsaeunosd His via
Mr.. Dsacoa. altar gazing fog . mo-
nsnt st The lneless body Of his wife's
lover. = said to have turned ouce more
70 his vile, who Wa shivsring and
trsablins On her knees close to the
spot whore her lover lay. and to have
said In substance: II have .
mind 70 kill you ~ I have killed
THAI deg. Killing Il too good for you;
you shall b reserved for worse fate;
you shall live to nave the finger a
scorn pointed 1t you during the rest Of
your lifo Never let me sse your de-
csitful fscs agsin." Mira Deacon Il
thsss words gave . shrek and fell Ast
on her facs.
synpasAy WITH N. Dssss0.
II Wa evident from the frat that
Mr.. Deacon had the sympathy Of
everybody in and about the hotel.
and even Of the police oficeru
who called to interfere with him,
for he was allowed 70 pass
the rest Of the night - the hotel
without being taken into custody.
and he could have sscsped with eass
had he 50 desired Mr.. Deacon, SITTER
shooting N. Abeillc, Is reported 70 have
sent several cable messages 70 the
United States and 70 Paris and % have
quietly submitted 70 arrest
~. Dssssns ssssy.
Mr.. Deacon was at 10 = m. exam
med By the magistrate in charge Of
the case. He WAS calm and collected
and gave . very succinct account Of
the incidents that led mp to the kill
ing of AbeiIle In response 10 the
magistrates questions Mr.. Deacon
said he arrived ~ the Hotel
splsndidc shortly after midnght Thurs
day. As Ne entered the corridor he
saw light shining through the space
under the door Of his wife's room.
Though there wss nothing In
this Of itself 20 causo him "a
suspect that . msu We IN
Ms vifs's company. IL aid. fos
some unexplainable reason. reawnken
his suspicion that his wife was unfaith-
fuI 10 him. His suspieicas regarding
Ais wffe's honor nd Keen aroused some
months previous 70 this By the eonducl
Of his vile, bas Ne h.d No
tsaeshls proof tAas she w. sneaeed
n wrong doing. Whsn ~ NV the
light uDder her asor. however. hia
suspieions becous eortsinty cad ~ e.
tsruinsd - oncs 70 ecnAru M worst
hslisl
nonnv pnessa - IN ma
Ne sumnoaed ~ clsvk 81 Ne heel
and In his company bsohe n The dor
Of she fosw He saw Ahsills hiding
behind an armeAair and fred three
tines - hin ~. Dssepa sdded that
II was not his intentten - kill ~ Dan,
bat soiy 20 weond htM
MrA Dssepa 49, the1 sxsmined
- ~ . stssy - ssofPme1 - q
~ husbon4
nssA - spnI
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