Evening journal., 1896-04-21
AIRS. DEACON.

AIRS. DEACON. MR.. nhACON.
they should spend the Easter holidays
with her If she would 60 to America
Those girls had been placed at different
schools near Boston by Mr.. Deacon, no
two being in the same school.
Mrs. Baldwin (Deacon) sailed at once
and returned by the steamship Bretagne
Sunday, bringing the elder two daughters
/ with her, leaving the third still at school
She already had had the youngest OF the
four with her, that concession being made
TO her by Mr.. Deacon at the time Of the
divorce.
Mrs. Baldwin (Doacon) has lived almost
all the intervening four years In Paris,
with the exception Of a visit to her broth
er, Mr.. Charles Baldwin, at his place in
California, and to her aunt the widow Of
Admiral Baldwin, in Newport two years
ago.
Mr.. Deacon Is understood to be In pre-
carious health. 1t is said that he vodun-
tarily consented that the children should
accompany thoir mother back to Paris.
The shoeting of AbonIe.
Edward Parker Deacon found Emile
Aheille with Mrs Deacon in the Hotel
Splondide ut Cannes, France, on the night
OF Feb. II, 1892, and shot and killed him.
Mrs Deacon Is strikingly handsome
and clever woman. She Is tho daughter Of
the lato Admiral Charles H. Baldwin, IT,
:. ~, and was little more than school
girl when she wns married i'm 1879 At her
home in New York. Deacon is mem Der
OF one of the oldest New England families
After marriage the young compile came
to 1.-Two in Paris only going to America
for the Newport season. Mrs. Deacon was
fond Of society and soon beoame a favor
20 f.,f he Oh tuI Ia
ance with NJ Aheille. a fashionable club
member, who had been tho husbands
friend, was the cause of many qusrrels be-
tween her and her husband. More than
one reconciliation took place hetween
thom, but still NJ. Abeille remained in at
tendance upon Mrs. Deacon.
When the Deacons went to Cannes, NJ
| Abeille followed them. On the night OF
the shooting Mr. Deacon, on retiring to
his room, was seized with suspicious OF
his wife, who occupied room on the floor
below. He went to the door Of her room
and listened and believed he recognized
tho voice OF M. Abeille
He returned to his room and procured
a revolver. Then he begged the secretary
Of the hotel to accompany him Co his
wlfe's room. On arrival there Mr.. Deacon
knocked at the door loudly, saying,
"Openr'
After two or three minutes the door was
opened by Mrs. Deacon Forcing his way
into the salon, he saw just back OF a sofa
a head. He fired three times at 1t, thon
pushed the sofa aside and recognized Nj.
Abeille. Two of the shots took effect. and
M. Abeille died during the night. The po.
lice wero called in and Mr.. Deacon gave
himself up to them.
Deacon's Trial For Granddaughter.
1t was generally thought when Mr.. Dea-
con was brought to trial at Nice he would
bo acquitted The trial excited much in
terest and the court was crowded. Tho
Abeille family took no part in the case,
except that Nice barrister watched the
proceedings in their bohalf.
Deacon was convicted of manslaughter
on May 20 and was sentenced to one years.
imprisonment. President Carnot. howev-
er, pardoned him on Sept. 20, 1892.
After that three suits for divorce we're
instituted--one in Paris by Mrs. Deacon,
another in Paris and one in New York by
her husband. Her suit was tried first and
resulted In q verdict against her. Then
| she consented 60 a settlement. The condi-
tlons agreed on were that the father should
| have control Of the three elder children;
that the charges Of cruelty brought against
him by her should be acknowledged to be
i false; that she should resume her maiden
namo, and that she should forfeit all
claims on her husband for support. In re-
| turn for this she was to have the custody
/ of the youngest child.
Heretofore there have been several ru-
mors Of possible reconciliation, but all
have been denied.