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COUNTESS AND BARONET'S SON WOUNDED.

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London, March 28.-The Coan-

tesa de Janze and Mr. Raymond Vincent de Trafford (27), third and youngest son of Sir Humph- rey de Trafford, were involved in an amazing shooting drama at the Gare du Nord as the four o'clock bost train for London was about to leave on Saturday afternoon,

a Central News

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from Paris.

message

WHITELEY'S AND SELFRIDGE'S JOIN.

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Two of London's greatest stores, Selfridge's and Whiteleys, shortly to be amalgamated.

It is officially announced that negotiations for the amalgamation of interests between the two com.. panies have reached an advanced stage, and that a formal announce- ment will be made to the share-

holders shortly.

London's oldest and London's Both are now lying in hospital | newest stures, both of which a critical condition. Mr. de have played prominent parts in Trafford had entered a first-class the romance of trade, are thus compartment of the train, when about to come under common con- the Countess arrived on the plat-trol. form and made a search qf all the carriages. She found the one in which Mr. de Trafford was seated, and entered.

A loud discussion was heard go- ing on in the compartment, when the train began to move slowly along the platform. The train had not proceeded any length. | however, when it was stopped in response to the pulling of the communication cord.

It was discovered that the card had been pulled in Mr. de Traf- ford's compartment, and when the carriage door was opened both he and the Countess were found to he suffering from revolver wounds.

Picked Up a Revolver.

The amount of capital involvel in the proposed amalgamation of these two great West End atores run into several millions.

Whiteleys, the Universal Pro- videra, of Queen's Road, Bays- water, W., ware established in 1863 by the late Mr. William Whiteley; and was registered us a limited Company in 1898. The authorised and issued capital is £900,000. There are £900,000 4 per Cent. First Mortgage Irre- Ideemable Debenture stock.

Selfridges, registered in 1908, had an authorised capital in "£1 shares of £3,250,000. In addition, there are 5 per Cent. First Mort- gare Debentures, the amounts authorised being £400,000; issued, 2006,000: and outstanding. £277,- 700.

That is My Secret."

Mr. Cals, Special Commissary at the railway station, was im- mediately sunimaned, and he ens tered the compartment, where he picked up a revolver which was lying on the floor of the carriage. The Cauntess remarked. "I shot "Yes, it was 1 who shot him just

," and then fell back.

an the train was about to leave. Mr. de Trafford meraly pointed I had a sudden impulse to commit to the Countess. Stretchers were this rash net, and afterwards my secured, and the two were renov-only thought was to kill myself in ud to the Laibolsiere Hospital, my turn. Fam very sorry for where an operation was performed this dareasoning net.” on earl of them.

The railway coach in which the drama took place was seated on its arrival at Honleyue, and sent lack to Paris,

The crowd of people who were seeing friends off on the platform were unaware of the tragedy until their attention was drawn to it by the furious barking of a huge Ger- man sheep dog, which had to be muzzled before the carriage door eonid he opened.

Met in Kenya.

This was the dramatic declara- Son made by the Countess de Janze to the special commissary of police who visited her in bos pital yesterday afternoon, says a Central News message from Pariy to-day. Questioned further as to the motives which prompted her act, the Countess said-That is my veret. You are asking me something

cannot Answer.

Please do not ask me now."

Mr. Raymond de Trafford re- fused to receive the police com- missary or answer any question, and he was not pressed owing to The explanation of the drama his condition. He even declined probably lies in a last mulante to receive an Embassy official, wie. quarrel The couple have been called on behalf of his family. (seen together in Paris society for

The only visitor was an Eng some time since they first met inish major, who arrived in Paris Kenya Colony, where the County aeroplane. The major, who is ind Countess had gone with their an old friend of the family was two children for the benefit of the by Mr. de Trafford's bedside for Count's health. They were build a few minutes, and his presence ing a house in Kenyn, but the

was very comforting to the injured Count became very ill, and they man. The major was able to tell had to return to Paris, The two his friend of the imminent arrival victims of the drama were in each of his brother, Captain Humphrey other's company as late as Friday de Trafford.

last.

Although the Count has a resid. ence at Neuilly, the Countess has not been living there lately, but has occupied an apartment in the Bois de Bologne. This apartment formerly belonged to the Count's mother, with whom are now the

two children of the marriage.

Unless hemorrhage' supervenes from the operation to extract the bulles from Mr. de Trafford's hest, it is believed that he will recover.

The Countess is not so seriously

injured, but she is in a state of. intense meatal distress, and this is hampering her recovery. Both The Countess, formerly Missare in an extremely weak státe. Alice Silverthrone, of Buffalo, and { Mr. Joseph du Viver, an-Ameri- a niere of Mrs. Ogden Armour, of can lawyer, is acting on behalf of the well-known ment packing the Countess. He states that a family, was one of the most popu separation between the Count anil. lar debutantes of Chicago society, his wife was on the point of being Her marriage was a great social arranged. event, and her connexion with a The Countess's dog, which play- noble French family brought hered a dramatic part in the train numerous friends in French so drama, is stated by the New York ciety.

Herald to have gone mad yester- day in the absence of ita mistress. Some friends of the Countess are coming ever from London to take. charge of the animal in the hope of saving a life.

It is stated that at the meeting last Friday Mr. de Trafford an- nounced to the Countess his in- tention of breaking off once for all a friendship which had lasted for some time.

The Countess's chambermaid testified to the nervous condition of her mistress, following a long talk on Friday evening, and stated that Mr. de Trafford called upon her as late as Saturday afternoon to say he was going back to Lon- dan immediately.

Condition of the Wounded.

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An Improvement.

London, March 29. I was informed at the Lariboi- siere hospital this evening that there has been a very slight fur- ther improvement to-day in the condition of both Mr. de Trafford and the Countess de Janze, writes the Dally Chronicle Faris corres pondent.

At the Laibolsiere Hospital yes- Mr. de Traffod was shot in a terday one of the doctors stated railway carriage at the Gare du that it was very difficult to say Nord on Saturday by the Counters anything definite for a day or two. de Janze, who afterwards shot her- but it was believed the wounds self with a heavy revolver.

would not prove fatal in either A charge of attempted homicido

case.

against the Countess is in course

The bullet which hit Mr. de of preparation, says the Central {

Trafford went across

his chest News. from one side to the other, pass-

Further questioned as to her ing in the neighbourhood of the version of the shooting, the Coun heart. The bullet which the toas said: "I take all the respon Countess fired upon herself lodged sibility upon myself. I bought in her abdomen, and was not diff-the revalver an hour before going cult to extract.

to the station, and my An attendant on the train, who accompanied me to the gunmaker's heard the shots fired and saw Mr. to buy it.

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de Trafford fall, anid. a dog was "It was a moment of madness tied to the handle of the door. As quite incomprehensible, as Mr. de the discussion between the man Trafford had promised " to "come and woman became more heated, back to Parts again next week the more furious became the dog. When I fired. I only thought to The attendant saw the man urg-wound my friend. I had 116 ing the woman to leave the train, thought of killing_him.” but she was resisting his efforts, Judging from the course which and just after the train started he the bullet took in. Mr. de Trafford's heard two shots. He made a dash | body the shot was fired while the for the carriage, but was prevent-Counteen" was actually embracing ed from getting near it by the dog. him when saying good-bye.

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