Blandford Weekly News. — 1886-08-28 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

PARISIAN DRAMA.  A characteristically Parisian drama of real life has test been brought to light. The principal actors therein were a sporting journalist and a young woman named Marie Arnoult, who lived under his protection in a small furnished apartment on the fifth floor in the Rue Camhon, a street which runs from the Boulevard de la Madeleine to the Tuileriee. A few days ago the journalist, who is a married man about 50 years of age, returned borne to his house in the Rue Montenotte Ternee, in a strange and 1 pitiable condition. He IVA,, hardly able to walk, and his face and clothes were covered with spots of blood. He was helped to his room by hie wife, to whom he said that he had been attacked outside his dwelling by some ruffians who were in the habit of lurking about the locality after nightfall. The doctor was sent for and a very brief examination of the injured man was sufficient to shew that the patient had received two bullets from a large revolver, one of which was imbedded behind the tight ear, while the other had entered his back in the region of the loins. It was impossible to extract the bullets, owing to the depth of the wounds. Upon questioning the patient the doctor received the same explanations that had boen given to the man's wits. These, however, were of so confused and I contradictory a character that the doctor pressed ! for roore satisfactory atatements. The wounded man ! then made a clean breast of the affair. He raid that his mistress, Marie Arnoult, living in the Rue ! auntion, had attempted to murder him. He had gone to see her in the evening, when, according to her custom of late, she evinced signs of a jealous disposition. She accused him of frequenting the Eden Theatre and consorting with women there. During the discussion he went to a cupboard for a glees of wine, which ho drank. While in the act of replacing the bottle in the cupboard, for which purpose he had to stoop down, he felt something cold strike behind hia right ear; at the same time hoi frame was violently shaken, and he heard a report. Turning round he saw Marie Arneult in the middle of the room taking aim at him with a large revolver. She had jest discharged a shot from one barrel at hum, the muzzle of the weapon almost touching him at the time. Although 'Unlined and stupefied by loss of blood, which was flowing freely from his wound, he was able to etagger towards the doer. The woman followrd him like is tigremA, still tiring at him, and she hit him iszain in the back. Notwithstanding his wounds he was able to get down the stairs, and to totter home. So ended the first act of the tragedy. On receiving this statement the doctor lost no time in communicating with the inspector of police of the locality, who went with two detectives to Arnoult's apartment in the Rue Cambon. They found her dressed ready to go out and sitting at a table. On it were placed two loaded revolvers, which were immediately seized by the policemen. She aiiked to be taken to see her lover to embrace him for the last time, and, on being refused, she gave the man to understand that she had intended to !shoot herself if her lover had succumbed to his wounds. Marie Arnoult was taken to the central police-station, where she answered every question put to her with commit,mate coolness. She it • tall, good-looking woman,. about twenty-five. The wounded man does not want to take proceedings against the woman, who declares that, owing to jealousy, she had fully determined to murder her so-called lover.  Mnimaiiiimßego