The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-11-27
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Strange Tale Of Romance is Told al
Trial Of Slayer
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ENACTED In PARIS

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Infatuation for Popular Music Hall
Actress Has Tragic Ending-She
Insulted Him and Admitted That
She Loved Another-slayer is
Acquitted.
A dispatch from Paris, France,
under date of Wednesday, says a
strange tale Of romance which had
a tragic ending was related at the
Seine assize court, when young
man named Stora, the son of q mer-
chant who left him about $4,000
was tried for killing a music hall
star known as Muguet, which signi-
fes 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 a question from the presid-
ing judge, he said: Il wanted to
do like her, and so took ether. 1t
seemed very simple process. At
first was dazzled. / saw visions,
and when l gazed upon Muguet at
my side she appeared to me more
beautiful and younger. And she
kept explaining, Take more, take
moreu 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, II could
not desist." Yet even from the ac-
counts of witnesses, Muguet led him
dogs life. %She had no fault to
find with him." one of her female
friends explained, but she thought
him a dreadful bore" She used to
say to him: II no longer love you.
I have never loved you. I regret
the gentlemen friends that had
before met you. ! want to see
them again. am still fond OF them
ALL"
On the fatal day Stora escorted
his mistress to boulevard cafe
freuuented 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 man
with her dog out in the bitter cold.
Hours called by and there he stood
like an unrelieved sentry. You
might have gone in," the judge re-
marked. "She had forbidden me to
do so." Stora answered, evidently
regarding this as sufficient reason.
Meanwhile, Muguet was chatting
gaily with friends in the warm cafe
and making fun of her lover as he
shiyered in the cold outside; but
no one joined in her merriment, Tor
they all pitied him. At last she
condescended to join Stora, who took
her off to dinner at q restaurant.
AS they passed by flower-stall he
bought her q 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 were
looking at us. / was quite asham-
ed" Stora related. Even when they
had returned to their abode, Muguet
kept on taunting him.
She said, Il am sick of you; you
disgust me-" She insulted me and
called me names, when | had spent
$4,000 on her. She said, Il am
weary of all this. Be off. l 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. was being turned
away like dog. There was re-
volrer on the table, and | fired. |
no longer knew what l did.
Some of Muguet's former male
friends were theu called as witness
es. They had not a word to say
against Stora. On the contrary, they
spoke kindly of him, bat they gave
a poor account of their experiences
Of Muguet.
when a man has a mistress VINO
makes him unhappy, the best thing
for him to do is to leave her, drlly
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 lot
this, as the court. after brief con-
sultation, returned verdict OF ac-
ouittal amid the applause of the pub
lie In the court.