The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-25
The CANNES MURDER
Mr.. Deacon Discusses the Cause OfThe
Tragedy.
NAY CAUSE HIS wIrEs ARREST

IL ~ has 0EcU tNtDuENe0s NUC A.
serts That He Condoned Her oaense
Hs viii Prefer Charges Against
Her VIII Fight for me cnstods
Of His chiidren
GAMES. Feb q. Edward Parker
Deacon. who 81 w ednesday 81 last week
shot and killed n. Aoeille. whom he
found in his wifes apartments IN the
Hotel Splendide. gave his versionsof the
intimacy that finally ended with the
tragedy 70 4 correspondentA He said
Upon one occasion | spoke 10 my
wife about her fiirtations with N.
Abeille and asked her to tell me frankly
4 there was anything IN my suspicious
She replied there was not; be was simply
amusing and very pleasant. and asked
me II would continue 70 receive him,
to which gave my consent, but decided
to keep my eyes open. and began to stay
more at home than had previously.
often passing the afternoon there and
taking tea with her.
Mrs. Deacon's Dissatisfaction.
My wife soon got tired 81 this, how
ever. and the summer had not far adj
yanced before the doctor found il neces-
Hary for her 70 go To st. Moritx ii the
EngandinO. / thought she would b.
safe there, for we both knew number
of people, and she went. Soon after
ward received letter from her which
said CURLY that life was becoming I'M
endurable between as, but ehe never
mentioned a. AbeiIe. again wrote
her and put the whole thing plainly,
Rsking her to stop seeing M. Abeille.
She replied Ia general terms, saying that
/ had injured her, and that had even
denied the paternity Of her last child
and had not contributed as much IS
ought to the household expenditures
Now, have already said am con-
| WINGED our Last child was my own. but
&c one time / got very gloomy upon the
subject. Let me repeat, howeyer, that
she Is mine
He then details It length his reasons
for suspscting his wife, and Of being
finally led TO employ detectives, who
corroborated his suspicious
May Have His wife Arrested
Being asked II he intended causing
Mrs. Deacon's arrest he said.
IL she Is trying 70 make out that
| cond0ned her oifenses with Abeille, and
| that knew she WINS receiving money
from him and agreed to II, then / shall
most certainly have her arrested.
don't want to take this step, because,
first, she Is q woman; second, she ID my
| wife, and third, have had children BY
| her. think rs b gentleman and q mar
Tied man you win appreciate that.
At the same time, after thinking the
e.INlt6 Ss4l1.S
suspicious upon the whole subject Of my
| wife's expenses. Still, she has very
large fortune, much larger than my
own. Her father died and left her d
| great deal Of money, and allowed her
| to keep her own private accounts.
It Is difficult to understand how q
| beautiful woman, such as my wife un-
doubtedly Is, would have anything ID do
| with q man Of Abeille's stamp and ap-
pearance. He was 2 cOntemptible little
brute.
No Regret FOR His ACT.
Are you still sorry you killed him2V
No, only ia one sense; for my chill
dren's sake, and yet when think Of
them am glad that shot HIM fer his
effr0ntery In having tried to win the
affections Of my dear little ones. III
having played with them, made them
presents and taught them to call him
Gateau.
The first thing shall do when get
my liberty viii be to get possession Of
my children"
"Of course you know that Mrs. Dea-
con. In her Interrogation, denied the
accuracy Of some Of yonr statementsfs
II don't care what she says; all the
witnesses practically agree with my