Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1886-08-28 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

PARISIAN DRAMA.  A SENSATIONAL STORY.  A clusracteristMally Parisian drama of real life has just 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 Oambon, a street which runs from the Boulevard de is Madeleine to the Tuileries. A few days ago the journalist, who is a married man about fifty years of age, returned home to his house in the Rue Moutenotte Terries in a strange and pitiable condition. He was hardly able to walk, and his face and clothes were covered with spots of blood. He was helped to his room by his 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 show that the patient had received two bullets from a large revolver, one of which was embedded behind the right 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 Caine explanations that had been given to the man's wife. These, however, were of so confused and contradictory a character that the doctor pressed for more satisfactory statements. The wounded man then made a clean breast of the affair. He said that his mistress, Marie Arnoult, living in the Rue Cambon, had attempted to murder him. He had gone to see her on Wednesday, the 18th inst., 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 glass of wine, which he 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 his right ear; at the same time his frame was violently shaken, and he heard a report. Turning round he saw Marie Arnoult in the middle of the room taking aim at him with a large revolver. She had just discharged a shot from one barrel at him, the muzzle of the weapon almost touching him at the time. Although stunned and stupefied by loss of blood, which was flowing freely from his wound, he was able to stagger towards the door. The woman followed him like a tigress, still firing at him, and she hit him again 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 Gambon. 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 asked to be taken to see her lover to embrace him for the Wit Knee, 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. Maria Arnoult was taken to the Central Mice Station, where she answered every question .put to her with consummate coolness. She 13 0. ' tall, good-looking woman, about twenty-five. The condition of the wounded man is precarious, and the bullets have not yet been extracted. The wound in the.liead has made him deaf. He does not want to take proeeedings against the wbnian, but sins 1101 -61 confronted, according to custom, with her victim, should he get better.