The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-21

bed and pointing to it said: at ia very
evident that two people have been lying
there" He then turned and left the room.
AS he passed Abeille ne stopped over him
and asked him If he were badly wounded
Abeille could only respond with droop of
his head. Then Deacon said the wounded
man should be
CARRIED TO HIS ROOM.
At this time all the people in the building,
certainly all those on the entresol, had
gathered about the room and the servants
came running up, but finding Deacon with
a revolver in his hand and spots of blood
on him, they rushed back again. MIR.
Deacon then left the hotel and went
straight to the commissarie of police and
spent the remainder of the night in one of
the marie rooms. Deacon, being man OF
distinguished appearance and well known
at Cannes,
WAS NOT CONFINED TO A CELL.
Meanwhile Abeille was carried to his
room. He was partly dressed and blood
streaming from his wounds saturated his
clothing. A doctor was sent for and on
his arrival he pronounced the case SER
ious one. Everything possible was done
Tor him, but he had poor constitution and
was by no mesns strong, although he was
still 8 young man, being little over 30
years of age. It was about o'clock in the
morning when he lost consciousness from
loss of blood and be died shortly after.
Early Thursday morning the police au-
thorities of Grasse, the town of Came be-
ing q part of that reimbursement, were
communicated with and the JUICE d. in
struction and the procurator came down in
the afternoon andinterrogoted MIR. Deacon.
he REcoUNTED ALL THE DETAILS
as related above in the presence OF DIR. de
VRlcourt, the American vice counsel at
Cannes. He asked whether he intended to
bring an action against his wife since he
could do SO according to French law, as
ste was caught in fagrante delictu. MIR.
| Deacog inquired whether this would neces-
state Mrs. Deacon being taken into Gus
tody, and upon receiving reply in the af-
hrmstive, he said; mo, / shall not lay
any complaint for the sake of my children.
| Nor did l intend to kill Mons. Abeille:
only wished to mark him. 1 have had my
suspicious for some years that my wife
was misconducting herself, but when !
caught them
DID NOT DESIRE TO TAKE HIS LIFE.
My wife has been living most extrava-
gantly for some time and spending large
sums upon her dress, but still l shall take
no criminal proceedings against her.
place myself in the hands of the police, and
l think 1 ought to be set at liberty. 1 give
|
for trial when called upon to do So"
Upon this assurance the iuge d'instruc
ton decided to allow Mr.. Deacon to pass
the night with DR.. Valcourt. who placed
his house at the unfortunate mans dispo
sition.
at s o'clock yesterday morning Deacon
was taken by the chief commissarie to thu
hotel de Vile at Grasse, where the detail.
of the Interrogation were formally repeated
to him. Then he was set at liberty upoI
: his own recognizancs, although the judge
Stipulated he should reside in Grasse unit
the sssiZes. he therefore proceeded to tn,
Grand hotel.
RE WILL BE INDICTED
for the murder of Mons Abeille at the mex
Nice assizss at the END of March.
Mrs. Dslcon is in great distress, and il
preparing with her stepmother to ieavt
Cannes for Paris. 1t is believed, although
: nothing is yet positively known, that he
, husband has strangely enough consented t
her taking their children with her.
Since the tragedy many sympathizin
kilograms have been received by Deaco,
, from America, Paris and other place
, where he il known. According to Frenc
) precedent he is certain Of acquittal.