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SLAIN BY LOVER
Strange Tale Of Romance IS Told al
Trial Of Slayer
ENACTED IN PARIS

Infatuation for Popular Music Hall
Actress Has Tragic Ending-She
InsuIted Him and Admitted That
She Loved Anothe1-Slayer is
Acquitted.
A dispatch from Paris. France,
under date Of Wednesday, says a
strange tale of a romance which had
a tragic ending was related at the
Seine assiSe court. when a young
man named Stora, the son Of a ner-
chant who left him about $4,000
was tried for killing q music hall
star known as Muguer, which signi-
hes Lilly Of the Valley" who was
in her fortieth year. Stora made
her acquaintance at Algiers. and
soon fell desperately In love. He
accompanied Mile. Muguet from place
to place when she was on her pro-
fessional tours. going with her as
far as Russia. but, as was explained
at the trial, she seldom had a good
word for him.
Much of this infatuation was at
tributed to his having acquired
another habit in her society. In re-
ply to g question from the presid-
Ing Judge, he said: Il wanted to
do like her, and so took ether. It
seemed a very simple process. At
first I was dazzled. / saw visions'
and when / gazed upon Muguet at
my side she appeared to me more
beautiful and younger. And che
kept explaining. Take more. take
more!' and l thought Of nothing but
her."
One day he tried to break the
spell, and removed to another house,
but she followed him there. And
when saw her." he sighed. Il could
not desist." Yet even from the &C.
counts Of witnesses, Muguet led him
a dogs life. "she had no fault to
find with him." n Of her female
friends explained, but she thought
him a dreadful bore" She used to
cay to him: Il no longer love you.
I have never loved you. / regret
the gentlemen friends that ! had
before I met you. ! want to see
them again. am still fond OF them
all"
On the fatal day stors escorted
his mistress to q boulevard cafe
freQuented by artists In quest OF an
engagement. Stay here at the door
and wait for me-" she said as she
went In, leaving the unlucky mai
with her dog out In the bitter cold.
Hours called by and there re stood
like an u~nrelieved sentry. You
might have gone In" the Judge 70
marked. she had. forbidden me 10
do So" Stora answered, evidently
regarding this as a sufficient reason.
Meanwhile, Musuet was chatting
gaily with friends In the warm care
and making fun Of her lover az he
shivered in the cold outside; u
no one Joined in her merriment. for
they all pitied him. At last sne
c~ondescended to join Stora. who too
her of to dinner at q restaurant.
AS they passed by a aower-stall he
bought her a bouquet Of violets, and
she threw it In his face. Matters
were not more comfortable when
they got to the restaurant. There
were a lot Of people. and they 9
looking at ue. / was quite asham-
ed" Stora related. Even when they
had returned to their abode, Musuet
kept on haunting him.
She said, Il am sick of you; you
disgust me-" She insulted me and
called me names, when I had spent
$4,000 on her. She said, L am
weary of all this. Be off. am
going to throw your things out OF
the window. l love another man.'
And this to me. who had left my
home, my family. everything that
WAS fond Of. l was being turned
away like a dog. There was a re-
volver on the table. and fired. !
no longer knew what l did.
Some Of Muguet's former male
friends were then called as witness
es. They had not a word TO say
against Stora. On the contrary, they
spoke kindly of him. but they gave
g. poor account of their experiences
OF Muguet.
when a man has a mistress who
makes him unhappy. the best thing
for him to do Ia 10 leave her. drily
remarked the advocate general IN
his address. adding that he would
not object to Stora's being allowed
to benefit OF the First Offenders
Act. But there was no need foE
this, as the court. after a orief con-
sultation, returned q verdict OF &C
ouittal amid tie applause OF the pub
lie In the court.