Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18
At Least in Part, for the Err
ing of His Wife, Accord.
ing to Her Friends.
HE BEAT HER CRUELTY,
And His Rage at Times Was Demoni-
acal in Its Fury.
HE LEFT RED MARKS OF VIOLENCE.
Gladstone Is Forced to Adopt Scheme Of
Land legislation
LOUBETS CABINET PROBABLY SAFE

PARIS, Nov. 1.-THE hearing before the
Court Of Appeals of Mrs. Deacon's appeal
against the decision of the Tribunal OF the
Seine against her right to bring suit for
divorce, was concluded to-day, and decision
was reserved until next Tuesday.
Mrs. Deacon has always steadfastly re-
fused to give her side of the case, but to-
day her friends made what appears to be an
authoritative statement in her defense. Ac-
cording to this statement Mr.. Deacon has
treated his wife, since the first weeks OF
their marriage, with brutality, which, Mrs
Deacon says, she endured, hoping by for
bearance to subdue a temper that at times
bordered upon insanity.
A great many of these brutal acts, say
Mrs. Deacon's friends, had no witnesses; but
certain charges, it is claimed, can be estab-
lished by sworn testimony. These charges
are that less than month after their mar
riage, while they were In London, Mr.. Dea-
con became furious at his wife because her
hair was not arranged to his taste and
knocked her down
Enraged at His wife's Ill Health.
In February, 1880, five days after the
Brighton, Paris, Mr.. Deacon left for Eng
land, leaving his wife alone for ten days,
and upon his return, finding her still an in
valid, he went into terrible rage. His
violence was such that the physician and
nurse had to interfere and forbid him access
to her room.
During eight years, it is alleged, Mr.. Dea-
con obliged his wife to lead vagabond ex-
istence. In all the hotels where they
stopped he treated her like slave, forbid
ding the servants to wait upon her and not
allowing basket of wood to be brought
without his written order. His violence
was such that occupants of adjoining apart
ments would inquire if Monsieur had
beaten madam badly"
In Paris, during the winter of 1884, Mrs.
Deacon was about leaving for ball. She
learned that one of the nurses had gone out
without permission. 1t is claimed that Mr..
Deacon insisted upon his wife going alone,
pr omising to join her later. At l o'clock,
uneasy at his delay, she returned home, and
found her maid waiting for her outside.
Mr.. Deacon had given orders for the con-
cierge not to let his wife enter, and had
himself barricaded the door of their apart
ment. When at last an entrance was ef-
fected, Mr.. Deacon was found rushing about
undressed in state of frenzy.
Left Marks of His Violence.
In 1885 the Deacons lost child, and one
night, while the mother was weeping, Mr.
Deacon, after reproaching her for her tears,
beat her so cruelly that the marks remained
for manv days
In 1888 Mrs. Deacon inherited a consider
able fortune from her father, the late Rear
Admiral C. H. Baldwin, of the American
navy. The lady claims that since that time
Mr.. Deacon has resolutely refused to con-
tribute l cent to the household expen ses or
the support of his family. In the winter of
1889, while returning from the theater, Mr..
Deacon became furious and attempted to
choke his wife. Mrs. Deacon's story is that
she jumped from the carriage and walked
home alone through the snow, over a mile.
In June, 1890, the Deacons gave dinner
at suburban restaurant outside of Paris.
After insulting his wife, Mr.. Deacon, on
rising, fell to the floor and had to be carried
out by one OF his guests. Further violence
is alleged on the part of Mr.. Deacon, and,
according TO his wiie's story, he broke down
the front door of the adjoining apartment,
occupied by the Compre and Comptesse de
Castries. Mrs. Deacon's friends, moreover,
say that charges of intemperance can easily
be proved against Mr.. Deacon. They also
allege that the children were not exempt
from his cruelty.