Another tragedy, acted in a different social sphere, was described during the trial of Comtesse Alice de Janxé for inflicting grievous bodily harm on Mr. Raymond de Trafford, her Igver. The ease was an illustre. tion of the completeness with which love, acting on an emotional nature, can make a woman forget not only her husband but her children. As Mme. de Janzé said at the trial, she wax completely carried away and thought of nothing but herself, She made Mr. de Trafford's acquain. ance in East Africa and fell wildly in Jove with him. He agreed marry her if she divorce from Comte de Whea the situation "was put before him, the husband agreed to the divorce, but then Mr. de Tratford's family stepped in and, on religious grounds, objected to his marrying a divereds, also intimating that, if he ran counter to their Wishes, his allowance would be stopped.
We do not know which of these arguments hud the greater weight, Wut the fact remains that Mr. de Trafford decided that he could not Keep his promise to marry the woman who had sacrificed everything for him. He came from London to Paris to see her for the last time, ud, when he was returning next. morning, she accompanied him to the railway station. She entered a first-class compartment with him, intending, she snys, to shoot herself while kissing him for the last ti 6 Dut, at the final stant, she Ton control of herself. He" suddenly: noticed that she hal a revolver, and seized her arm. In the struggle, the revolver was discharged twice, and both were shot in the body, narrowly escaping with their lives. Inthe circumstances, it was reasonable to de Janzé intend. herself and not to take the life of the mun who was about to leave her, and for this reason she was not charged with attempted murder and vas tried by a coryeetional court (which has no jury) instead of being sent before the Mr. de Trafford had the courage to appear in the witness-box and take all the blame on himself. Whatever feelings may have been aroused in the lady's mind by his presence, she made no sign and never once looked at him while he was in court. The magistrates of the cores tional court could not render verdict of acquittal, which is what the Seine jury undoubtedly would
gnerely nominal penalty of Ihave done, but they imposed months imprisonment, with the benefit of the First Offenders' Act, and a fine of Frs. 100.
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