THE FAHMY TRIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 219, 13 September 1923, Page 5

THE FAHMY TRIAL.

HORRIBLE ALLEGATIONS. SUGGESTION OF DEGENERACY. COUNSEL'S STRONG PLEA. | •) (By Cable.—Press ASKncintion.— Copyright.) (Received lfi a.m.i LONDON". September 12. I Tin- trial of Madame Kahmy is pro-1 is eccding, and public; interest is unabated. I /- j Mariani, the niglit manner of the i- Savoy Hotel, said that after ilio death 11 i of Full my Boy madame said she had been b. J quarrel ling with her husband about a ie ijivorec. c Dr. Uordoii gave evidence that madnme •c was nuffo.ring from a painful ailmt'nt, conis tisteni with her story of the husband's cruel conduct- An operation had lwen li arranged for. i- After tin , tragedy madame (old witness it that when tho husband i-ami , into her i? bedroom she iired out of (ho window x, ■ with the idea of emptying the revolver <c J and frightening him. d The chambermaid at the Savoy Hotel n pave evidence that she found an empty n I cartridge case miller the dressing table. i- This was consistent with madarmvs stale, a I ment. that she fired the first, shot out. of I tile window. <> Sir K. Marshall-Hall, in opening the >f case for the defence, urged that the ,! prisoner honestly believed her life Was I, lin danger. If she presented the pistol I] i at her husband to prevent, him effecting j) ! his purpose, and h«> was killed, such killit i inj: was ju.«t. ; ~ i Fahray was p degenerate, who gloried j ~ I in the sufferinpn of women. Ilin perverted | ~ j condnH towards hi- wife wa-. the cause! of nil the trouble. When prisoner iired' the first shot out of the window she thought the pistol had he.-omc harmless. -• She hud never (ired it before. •J i On July 3 the prieonor received an d j nnonvmous letter from Paris which made '"her hueband furious. The letter said: « '-Permit a friend who has travelled widely '" J among Orientals to advise you not, to return to Egypt. .Abandon your fortune «• rather than risk your life. The journey k> means poison in your food, a subtle weapon neither seen nor heard Remain -f in Paris." I fall my accused hie wife of writincr tlie •> letter and struck her violent blows. 'f I There had been money troubles. The I Ihib!-.biiH in May refused to pay a hill | 1! of IIR,OOO francs, saying: "Yon »o and j s pet a lover." The wife replied: "If I do you will divorce mc." Fahmv replied: .- "Xo. I won't." • ' n I Wnen she snid she was (foinj; to Paris j fjr an operation, and asked her husbnnd •Z , for money, lie showed her a bundle of j is in to*, iiut before jiving them made an c ' outrageous suggestion. She railed him a C, beast, and ? violent struggle followed, i-1 Kahmy Hpjit in his wife's eyes ann" j 1 irripperl her throat. She broke away and ii ( he made a second effort to strangle her. I !i . As he crouched for n further spring she a j put the pistol to his face, and to her 1 ) horror it went off. ■Sir E. 'Marshall-Hall concluded: "Thte man met liis d&ilh in a struggle duo to hi* own iniquity."— (A. and \\Z. Cable.) Marie Marguerite Fahmv. the beautiful KreiK-bwoinan. Ims been under remaufl siiue .Tune acciiFod of tin- n.tirdor of til ■ ricli youn;; Egyptian. Ali K.am-1 )Vy Kahmy. at Ihe Savoy Held. Ii is! estimated that the . ouplc spenL E lrtO j ■a day wliilf in London. >he creatod I {Treat interest when -he »pppared in the . dock c.harped with Jha shnotinp s "What,have 1 don<- : what can I do? t•• • I have lvoii married sis , months, and it lias lice;] torture. 1 r have euffered terribly. . What j i will they do to mci- ' i I Thiß statement was saiil t.. liav.. heeitl y made by ,Mme. Fahmv, when Albert | j Mariani. night manager at (lie hotel, grave evidence at Bow .Street, j A porter who ai-o gave evidence j spoke to the finding of the body and ot .. a revolver near it. Tile revolver was a ! . rather heavy one. At a previous hear- j 3 in X the pNto! belonging to Kahmy B«J* r was shown, and it was a delicate one, with an defiant bundle of mother-of-I pearl and chasin<r. Mine. Kahmy appeared in deep mourni injr. was compared at first, hut began . (o sob during tho hearing of the cviI deni-c. s While certain medical evidence was being given in support of her allegations I ' J against her husband the licensed Woman * I presented a pai'ietk- appearance. From I j t.imc to time -he raised !ier fur* over her face and wept, and at intervals one of ilie wfirdr.'-sc- handed her a bottle of ~nicllit;i'-salts. Several times the a ••■used looked ' somewhat vacantly toward* the witness-j _ I bo\ and shrusrped her shoulder?. Dr. ffordon *nid tiiat on the ranmJng ' after ihe tragedy iie saw woman, , an;l siic tf>!d him she lired the revolver ' Mont of the window aud thought it. wasj _! empty. She did not realise what she I hail done. She wa* very excited, and . ; was in a dazed condition. She also told . I him that tired tlie revolver in order jtu frighten her husband. pulled the tripper several times, but was surprised when tlie revolver went- off. When her husband fell down slit , thought he. was shamming-. Mr. Freke Palmer sniri accused, who pleaded not guilty, would reserve her defence and would call no witnesses. 1 MniC. Fahniy wast then committed for ' trial at the Central Criminal Court. She ; had already been committed on tlie col oner's warrant.. At the finish the accused woman was ill h stare of collapse Bnd had to be practically carried from the dock. •Public interest i» the case u - as main-1 tamed, a large crowd queuing up for \ admittance to the court.