LE LAVANDOU.

Mr. Muratore, a greengrocer living in Toulon, was arriving near Le Lavandou with a load of potatoes that he intended for a local merchant.
About 500 meters from Le Lavandou, Mr. Muratore, who was driving his van, saw another car coming in the opposite direction with all its lights on. In accordance with the highway code, Mr. Muratore turned off his headlights, but the driver of the other car did not do the same. When the vehicles crossed paths, a quarrel broke out between the two drivers. Mr. Muratore had to threaten his opponents in order to continue on his way. He had barely parked his car in Le Lavandou and was about to deliver his goods when his opponents' car pulled up behind his van. Mr. Victor Long got out and rushed at Mr. Muratore, whom he wanted to hit with a file. Believing he was acting in self-defense, the Toulon merchant armed himself with a revolver and shot his attacker twice, killing him. His brother, Mr. Charles Long, was seriously injured and taken to the Malartic clinic, where he died without regaining consciousness. Mr. Muratore took Mr. Henri Brun as his defense attorney.