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SHOOTING CASE RECALLED. PARIS, Feb. 19. Romance has followed what at first was thought would bo a tragedy when in March, 1927, a British guardsman, Mr. Raymond dc Trafford, aged 27, the youngest son of Sir Humphrey do Trafford, and the Countess Alice de Janzo, aged 28 years, were found wounded in the boat train at the Gare du Nord. Mr. dc Trafford, who was wounded near the heart, declared that the shooting was accidental, but the Countess de Janze, who was wounded in the abdomen, was later arrested. She was charged and convicted, but was granted a free pardon.
Mr. do Trafford recovered after a long illness. It is now announced that ho and the countess will be married shortly. The Countess de Janze was formerly Miss Alice Silverthorne, of Chicago. She is related to the Armour family, who own large meat packing factories in the United States. She and Mr. do Trafford met in Kenya.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21118, 27 February 1932, Page 11
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