The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-27
WIFE'S NOBLE SACRIFICE.
Gave Up Honor and Reputation to SAY
Her Husbands Life

| rive years ago two continents Were
| shocked by the preparation of a cold
! Dlooded murder in Paris, France An
angry American husband shot a prom
lnent Frenchman for being in his wife $
/ apartments. The participants in This;
] tragedy We're Edward Parker Deacon
/ Of New York, his wife, formerly Miss
/ Florence Baldwin. daughter of the late
Admiral Charles II. Baldwin T. S ~.
and Mr.. Abeille of Paris Deacon was
arrested and tried for murder. Under
| french law the only ground on which
a husband could be acquitted of MUIR
| DER under such circumstances would be
mat OF the guilt of the wife, and Mr..
Deacon was practically acquitted for
ms original sentence was for only a
year imprisonment and President Car
not pafdoned him after he had served
only few months When he was lib
Grated he returned TO this country and
shortly atterward was placed in an in
sane asylum. Mrs. Deacon. divorced
from her husband. remained in France
until few months ago, when she also
returned to America to take charge of
nef TOUR children. Since her arrival
friends have effected a reconciliation
between her and her husband.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Deacon come of
old and wealthy American families
After their marriage the young couple
went 10 live in Paris. only coming to
America for the Newport season. Mrs.
Deacon was fond of society and soon
became q favorite in the French capt.
tai. Her acquaintance with Mr. Abeille
a fashionable club member. who had
been the husbands friend. was the
cause Of many quarrels between her
ana her husband When the Deacons
went to Cannes Mr. Abeille followed
them. on the night of the shooting
Mr.. Deacon. on returning to his room
was seized with suspicious Of his wife
VINO occupied a room on the floor he
low. lie went to the door Of her room
and listened and believed he recognized
the voice Of Fir. Aheille. After two or
three minutes the door was opened by
Mrs Deacon. Forcing his way into the
room, he sew Just back Of a sofa a
mead. lie fired three times. then pushed
the sofa aside and recognized MIR
Abeille. Two Of the shots took effect
and Mr. Abeille died during the night.
Inc police Were called in and Or. Dea-
con gave himself UP To them Mrs
Deacon. to prevent the finding of her
husband guilty of murder and to do
everything possible To secure his actual
acquittal. did not put in any testimony
exposing the perjury Of the hotel clerk
Nor did she offer testimony as 10 her
husbands excessive use of liuuor and
drugs. Such testimony would only en-
danger her husband. If she had told
the truth her husband might have been
convicted of murder She contented
herself with merely denying that there
had been anything wrong in the rela-
tlohs between Mr. Abeille and herself
After Mr.. Deacon's release from nrI
son he began suit for divorce from his
wife, bringing action bith in France
ana in this country. and got n decree
granting him also the custody Of the
children. The wife brought counter
failed
Mr. Deacon returned to this country
ana the children We're under his charge
until his mental condition made him
unit as guardian. The children were
then taken in charge by Mrs Charles
". BALDWIN, the stepmother of Mrs
Deacon.