Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20
CAUSED BY A JEALOUS WOMAN.
She Had Been Neglected by Abielle and II
Cost Him His Life.

She Had Been Neglected by Abielle and 1t
Cost Him His Life.
PARIS, Feb. 20.-Interest in the Deacon
Abielle tragedy has in way diminished and
is not likely to do SO until MIR. Edward Parker
Deacon is tried and acqutted-for that seems
to be the ending OF the affair looked forward to
on all sides. When the trial takes place it is
likely that some additional sensational revela-
tons may be made. As exclusively stated
in these dispatches, it was reported
soon after the shooting that there was another
woman in the case and that this woman is sup
posed, by an anonymous letter, to have notified
MIR. Deacon Of his wifes Infidelity. This seems
to be correct in every particular. The second
woman i'll the case is said to be a countess
moving in high circles in this city, and who was
deeply enamored of NJ. Emile Abielle, the
man shot by Mr.. Deacon on Wednesday night
NJ Abielie, II appears, neglected the countess
and followed Mrs. Deacon about, thus afousing
the jealousy of his former love, who caused him
to be watched with the result that she was able
to notify Mr.. Deacon of his wife infidelity and
to enable him to surprise her almost in
the arms of her lover. 1t was also
stated exclusively in these dispatches
that Mr.. Deacon, soon after the shooting, sent
several kilograms to this city. This statement
has since been entirely confirmed. 1t will be
sent to the United States By Mr.. Deacon, one to
Boston and the other to New York.
DEACoNs STATEMENT.
One of the kilograms sent to this city was
addressed to a member Of the firm Of l. Her
bette, Kane & Co., bankers of the Rue Scribe,
with whom Mr.. Deacon is said to be in part
nership, a statement, however, which has been
denied. This telegram reads as follows:
Last night l fired three revolver shots at
Emile Abielle, whom / found in my wife,
apartments. One ball wounded him in the
thigh, the other in the chest, the third missed.
l have been informed that he died this morn
ing. have received tokens of sympathy from
everybody. The magistrates have been kindly
disposed toward me. The reasons which infiu-
enced me will, it would seem, exonerate me-"
THE AUTOPSY.
The autopsy upon the body of the late NJ.
Abielle took place yesterday evening, and it
was the occasion Of a most distressing scene.
The relatives Of the dead man ltwo brothers
and sister, Countess de la Redoute) pro-
tested strongly against the body being mutt
lated by the surgeons They claimed that there
could be no possible doubt that NJ AbeiIle
died from pistol-shot wounds inflicted by
Mr.. Edward Parker Deacon, and that it was
outrageous to disfgure the remains without
any necessity. The Countess de la Redoute Is
said to have begged the officials Of Cannes on
her knees not to allow the body to be mutilated.
The officials, however, insisted that the hw
compelled them to proceed with the autopsy,
| and 80 the body was handed over to
the surgeons. who. in due course of time.
decided, officially, that death had been caused
and her two brothers, thus detained at Cannes
| all night, suffered great torments Of mind and
it was not until midnight that they were al
| lowed to take the body to the depot, from
| where it started on its way to this city at 2
O'Clock this morning.