Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1890-05-24 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

WIL.h me." "With you?" asked the handsomer of the two in a tone of supreme contempt; "and why, prsy ?" "You'll know soon enough," said the man, roughly. "Come along !" She gave him another haughty look, and followed him without a word. Not so, however, the otheryoung woman—she who had pillowed the head of the wounded man in her lap. "Henri 1" she cried, stretching out her bands, and gazing round her, as if in search of one familiar face. "Henri! You will come? You will not let them take me? Where are you, Henri? Henri!"  Ths taller girl rrossed over toiler, and whispered something angrily to bar in French: "I care not, she answered, shaking her off. "Who is Hm-ry ?" asked the policeman. "Henri? Why, Henri Grammcmt. Ile was here a few moments ago." "Was he the man that fired a pistol a short time since?" enquired the constable. "He? No—perhaps. Ido not know." "Well, you'll have to come to the station, that's all," said X 99, as he marched them off to a cab.  It was stilVearly in the afternoon; and the evening papers all iesned special editions, containing fall partici:dere of the "Hyde Park Tragedy," as they called it Following the account of the crime there appeared in each paper a "parcel of probablya " setting forth an attempted solution of the mystery, the joint production of the subeditor and of the reporter who had brought in the news.  The odd thing was that the solution of every paper differed from that of every other paper; and in one instance two hypotheses, mutually dash-mi-1 tire, were suggested in different columns of the same journal. The morning papers, when they ap' peered, presented exactly toe same diversity of opinion. Each had a different theory; and, as a matter of course, the readers of each journal ' adopted and warmly supported the idea advanced by the paper he approved of. The Times said it was evident that the man had been followed by his wife, who was jealous, and who had caught him walking with a rival. The shorter and plainer of the two female prisoners was his wife; she was an Englishwoman, and had married au actor named Psrzri, wko bad suffered the penalty of his infidelity. The Standard, however, was of opinion that the taller woman was Parirai's wife, and the shorter a former sweetheart, who had come upon the pair, upbraided Parizzi for deserting her, and finally shot him. Then, overcome by remorse, she had rushed to the assistance of the man she had just tried to murder, and forced the wife from her rightful place. The Daily News maintained that Henri Gramriont—the man who had mysteriously disappeared —was the real murderer. He was the husband of the short, plain girl—whose name, by the way, was Howard—and Palizzi bail had an intrigue with her.  A fourth journal thought that the case was clearly one of suicide; while a fifth considered that the circumstances pointed unmistakably to a duel, in which the two women had played the part of seconds—the more beaut:ful of the two to belong to the survivor. This ingenious theory was the one favoured and, indeed, invented by the editor of the Tag-Bag Gazette. The police-court was crowded to suffocation that morning; and when the two young women were brought into the dock, charged with attempted murder there was a great buzz of excitement among the audience.  The facts above narrated were stated in evidence, and • policeman attended to say tbat he had enquired at Dr. O'Drauly's, and had been told that the wounded man W 8.9 ill a very critical condition, as the ball had not been found.  A smart young lawyer appeared for each of the two women, and they both declined to answer any questions whateTer, hence the magistrate was just as wise as anyone who had read one of the morning papers, and no wiser. The police asked for a remand.  "But there is no evidence against my client 1" cried one lawyer. 'Nor against mine !" shouted the other. "They couldn't both have tried to kill the man, but I suppose one of 'era did," said the magistrate. "On, no, your worship; elearly a case of suicide," cried both lawyers, sinuiltuneop!ly.  "I doubt it: At any rate, I'll-remand the two prisoners for a week." Then came an application for bail, the two solicitors pointing out for the fifth time that as yet theca was little or no evidence against their clients; and this point they stuck to until the magistrate conmonied to take bail.  To everybody's surprise, a well-known comedian came forward and signed the bail-bonds; and then it imeame known that both the women belonged to the theatrical profession. The taller of the two had been known as Maud Mainwaring. She had at one time attracted attention on account of her beauty, but had of late years dropped out of notice. The plainer girl was a Miss Georgina Godwin, who was then playing a small part at a minor theatre.  So the papers said; and that night the minor 'theatre was crowded. Between two of the sots Miss Godwin engaged herself to the manager of a major theatre—the "Vanity" —at ten pounds a week. And then the manager of the" Vanity" did a really grand stroke of business. He engaged Miss Maud Mainwaring (who stood out for twenty pounds a week), and brought the two girls on the stage in the same piece ! . .  The venture was a splendid success. Everybody was still interested in the Hyde Park Tragedy, as the papers persisted in calling it. Everybody wondered whether it was the plain, sensible-looking young Englishwoman, or the grand young creature with the English name but the Spanish face and figure, who had tried to murder—had, perhaps, actually murdered—her husband or lover. The whole affair was so wrapped up in mystery that no one could feel airs that he had a duo to the real explanation of the facts; and everybody waited with impatience to hear what Parizzi might have to say on the subject. It was a Wednesday on which the two girls had been remanded; and on that day week they were remanded again for the attendance of the injured man—this time for a fortnight. On Thursday it was stated that PlifindWlLll out of danger, and able to leave his bed; on Saturday he was, to everybody's surprise, seen going about the street; and on Monday he had a visit from the indefatigible manager of the " Vanity " Theatre. Fifty pounds a night was what rarizzi demanded; and the manager gave it—on condition that the actor would appear In "La Vengeresse." Somewhat to his surprise, Parizzi agreed to this without much difficulty.  The 'pleygoing public was thrilled. In "LA Vengcreseo' ne everybody known flare ia scow