| Show THE DEACON GASEI I The French Generally Uphold the Shooting of Abeille i MIXED SOCIETY OF GAMES Ilasons Are Frequent There Apparent Happiness Happi-ness of the Deacons The Skeleton in the Closet The Enl Special toTnE HERALD Examiner Dlspatch1 CAXXCS Feb 20The Deacon tragedy which has brought the gaze of Europe and America upon this city is viewed hero in a different way according to each nationalitys Idea of what marital relations ought to be The FKXCH GEXERALlr UPHOLD MR DEACON in shooting the violator of his home while ut the same time they shrug their shoulders at the suggestion that he should have thought such a step necessary I was generally supposed that he knew before all about tho relations between his wifo and 11 Abeille relations which unfortunately to bo surprising are not so infrequent as in the wealthy but mixed society of Cannes There is n class of Frenchmen some of independent in-dependent means like Abeille others adventurers ad-venturers and often blackmailer who mako a practice of pursuing THE WIVES AXD DAUGHTERS OF IALT AMERICANS It is a matter of common gossip that n prominent American lady wealthy In her own right has her French friend who is her chief attraction to Paris Tho husband dare not say anything being largely dependent de-pendent on his wife and what the case in one conspicuous instance I is the case in many others less conspicuous Mr Deacon happened not to hive a rich wife but to be I rich and independent himself and high blooded besides Ha was therefore short whore others shut their eyes When Mr and Mrs Edward Parker Deacon arrived in Paris the stylo of living which their ample moans enabled them to adopt and the HEMAJIKJLBLE PERsONAL BEACTT OF THE WIFE at once put them on a footing of social prominence and they moved in the best circles of Parisian society About threo years ago they mado the acquaintance of Emie AbeHen leader of fashionable circles and well known in tho best Parisian society soci-ety and well known In tho best Parisian clubs Mr Deacon met Aboillo at tho house I of a mutual friend The two mon were both the same ago and BOOH became fast friends in fact it was not long before Abeille established himself on a footing of intimacy in the Deacon household Mrs Deacon daughter of Admiral Baldwin United States navy by his first wife is dulgea thoroughly Parisian i her tastes and in HElL INCLINATION FOR BALLS nnd her fashionable nmuRemeuts to the full while her husband is a man of a rather morose mo-rose and taciturn disposition who seems to have shunned society as much as possible This appears to havo caused t breach between be-tween the husband and wife which naturally natu-rally widened as time went on although in the eyes of the world theirs passed a a model household Everything tended to increase the impossibility of their ever living liv-ing in harmony for in addition to the undisguised contempt and dislike Mrs Deacon felt for her husband she daily grew more and more into sympathy with her husbands friend Abelllo who became a constant visitor sometimes CALLING THEEE OH FOUR TIMES A DAT Very often he would come at 3 in the afternoon after-noon and remain until 1 at night when he would take Mrs Deacon away with him This state of affairs went on for a long time before tho unsuspecting husband could bring himself to doubt the fidelity of his wife or his friend but the domestic affairs of the Deacon family were going from bad to orso and Mr Deacon becoming unmanned un-manned by his suspicion took to going home more or less under the influence of drink On one occasion ho left home at midnight and took up his quarters at Hotel Windsor in tho Rue de Hivoli Thero ha remained for several days a prey to the deepest melancholy thoroughly BROKEN DOWN AND DIIINKINO HEAVILY When ho remained at home frightful scenes took piece almost daily in which the husband displayed all the symptoms of intense jealousy and the wife all the moods of a petulant wayward woman By do grees the estrangement between the husband hus-band and wife became final Mrs Deacon positively refused occupy the sao apartment apart-ment or sit down at meals with her husband hus-band Meanwhile her friendly relations with Aheillo became more marked than over They were in the habit of driving out IN THE BOIS DE BOULOGNE and were frequently at various places of amusement and also at the English tearooms tea-rooms in the Rue Castiglione After living for somo years in a magnificent cent suIt of apartments in 1 Rue Pierre Clinton it was decided that they should change their residence Abeillo showed himsel invaluable in escorting Mrs Deacon Dea-con Mrs Dtacon is a very attractive woman about thirty blonde and of medium me-dium height with largo sympathetic eyes nn3 an agreeable manner She wa always a great favorite in male society and has many admirers She dressed in the very latest fashions and she and her husband had FREQUENT MISUNDERSTANDINGS In this way Arbellle became HO thoroughly identified with the Deacon family that without feeling that there was any absolute abso-lute grounds jealousy Mr Deacon became be-came slightly irritated at Abeilles constant presence and the former friendship between be-tween the two men gradually cooled For this reason when Mrs Deacon with her children and males camn to Cannes early in the season and wont first to Hotel WindSor Wind-Sor Mr Deacon following shortly alter expressed great annoyance wten he learned I that Aboille had likewise arrived at the same hotel and was AT THAT VERY TlilE STOPPING THERE Unable en account of his business affairs to remain at Cannes Mr Deacon insisted upon his wife changing to another house and she accordingly went to the Hotel Splendide whore she selected for herself a anion and bedroom on the entresol telling 5non telng her husbana that thero were two otber rooms in that part of tho houso that she bad engaged for him her children and her Her husband not stepmother accompany ing her when she routed these apartment he was not known at the hotel Mrs I Deacon removed theHotel Splendido last Monday Mr Deacon left town at the same time but returned Tuesday went to tho Hotel Splendido office and ASKED FOR SIGNS ABEILLE Ho was told that Abeillo had been there the day before but loft on Tuesday This as subsequent events show was not true for immediate upon Mrs Deacons change of residence Abeillo secured rooms on the same floor with her and directly upon the other side of her salon Mr Deacon disappeared disap-peared again Tuesday although It is believed be-lieved he kept a careful lookout that night But nothing happened and he was quiet uutil Wednesday night when he entered the hotel and botelnndTJ THE TRAGEDY FOLLOWED Taking up the story of the killing from the point where M Aboille was left dying in the hal directly before the door of Mrs Deacons room and Mr Deccon was restrained re-strained by the people from the neighboring neighbor-ing rooms from rushing at his wife it seems that after all the parties had become come what ctlmer they entered the bedroom where Mrs Deacon hysterically Implored her husband not to lire again upon Abeillo or to kill her Mr Deacon was n cool as could bo expected under the whole of these exciting incidcnis and looking at his wife as she spoke he said I WILL SOT SHOOT iOU for the sake of our children Ill leave you to give myself up to the police Then lushing her aside he stepped over to the bed and pointing to it said I ia very evident that two people have been lying I there He then turnaa and loft the room As ho nassed Abeillo he stooped over him and asked him i he were badly wouuded bema could only respond with a droop of his head Then Deacon said the wounded man should be CARRIED TO HIS ROOM At this time all the people in the building certainly all those on the entresol bad gathered about the room and the servants came running up but finding Deacon with a revolver in his band and spots of blood on him they rushed back again Mr Deacon then left the hotel and went straight to the commissarie of police and spent the remainder of the night in one of the marie rooms Deacon being a man of distinguished appearance and well known at Cannes WAS NOT CONFINED TO A CELL Meanwhile Abeille was carried to his room He was partly dressed and blood streaming from his wounds saturated his clothing A doctor was sent for and on I his arrival he pronounced the case a serious I ser-ious one Everything possible was done for him but ho had a poor constitution and was by no mains strong although he was still a young man being a little over 30 years of age It was about 8 oclock in the morning when ho lost consciousness from loss of blood and he died shortly after Early Thursday morning the police authorities au-thorities of Grasse the town of Canne being be-ing a part of that arrondiesament were communicated with and tho juge d instruction in-struction and the procurator came down in the afternoon andintarrogoted Mr Deacon UE RECOUNTED ALL THE DETAILS as related above in the presence of Dr do Valcourt tho American vicocounoel at Cannes He asked whether n intended to bring an action against his wife since he could do so according to French law as sLe was caught in flagrante delictu Mr Deacog inquired whether this would necessitate neces-sitate Mr Deacon being taken into cus tody and upon receiving a reply in the affirmative af-firmative he said No I shall not lay any complaint for the sake of my children Nor did I intend to kill Mons Abeille I only wished to mark him I have had my suspicions for some years that my wife was misconducting herself but when I caught them I DID NOT DESIRE TO TAKE HIS LIFE I My wife has been living most extravagantly extrava-gantly for some time and spending large sums upon her dress but still I shall take no criminal proceedings against her I place myself in the hands of the police and I think I ought to be set at liberty I give you my word of honor to present myself for trial when called upon to do so Upon this assurance tho juge dinstruc tion decided to allow Mr Deacon to pass the night with Dr Valcourt who placed his house at the unfortunate mans disposition dispo-sition At 8 oclock yesterday morning Deacon was taken by the chief commissarie to the hotel do Ville at Grasse where tho details I of the interrogation were formally repeated to him Then he was set at liberty upon his own recognizance although the judge sipulated ho should reside in Grease until the assizes He therefore proceeded to the i Grand hotel JiB WILL BE INDICTED for tho murder of Mona Aboille at the next Nice assizes at the ond of March Mrs Deacon is in great distress and is preparing with her stepmother to loavo Cannes for Paris I is believed although nothing is yet positively known that her husband bas strangely enough consented to her taking their children with her Since the tragedy many sympathizing telegrams have been received by Deacon from America Paris and other places where ho ia known According to French precedent he is certain of acquittal |
