The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-12-17 00:00:00

A SOCIAL MAMA,

The Vienna correspondent of the rhea gives lb'
following asconnt of •social drama, the Isst act of "'bleb
was played out between Vienna and linnieb a few days
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The catastrophe 'which revealed the drama to the
public) is related by the Munich papers as follows :
• Forth. lea year a young lady of about 25, Countess
Chorinsky, of Vienna, lived in Munich, in the Antalien•
stream, No. 12. She lived • retired life, separated from
her husband, the son of the Stadtholder of Lower
Austria, and formerly • Pepsi officer, bat now in the
Austrian army. On Tuesday morning, the 19th Nov.,
another pretty young lady, who spoke rather broken
German, •arrived from Vienna, and alighted at the
"Hotel des Quatro Salmons," where a gentleman, She-
lties arrived from Vienna, came to see her. The gentle-
man gave the name of Hurlauft, merchant, from Bruen,
while the lady gave that of Maria Baroness Vay.
Although a stranger, the Barony's, without knowing
the Countess went totem her on Tfittra.fay, and went
with her to ;hop daring the day, intending, se she said,
to go on to Paris. Aceordicg to her account she bad
been separated from her husband • fortnight before. In
the evening she returned again to take tea with the
Countess, and the two ladies sat down on the sofa
amicably. A cominiseionaire same and brought two
tickets for the theatre. The landlady with whom the
Countess lodged mime, and looking in at the door,
announced tins; the Baroness got up to speak to thi
commissionaire, told him she would ply for the tickets
in her bill, and that she would only leave an Saturday.
A'ter • time she came out again, and wilted the landlady
to call • hackney coach to go to the theatre ; she asked,
likewise, whether the case was lighted, the Countess
living on the fourth floor.
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After • few minutes the landlady came back to say
that the carriage wes ready, hut finding the door already
locked she thought the ladies had not waited for the
hackney coach, but had gone to the theatre on foot.
She expected the return of the Countess till late in the
night, but she did not return either that night or on
the next day, which seemed strange, as she had always
led • eery regular life. On Saturday the door was
opened, and the Counter was found lying dead on the
floor, close to the spot where she had sat on the sofa.
A few drops of blood, which seemed to have rime from
the nose, were observed before her. Her cup was empty,
bet that of the Baroness was filled. It was ascertained
that the Barone.. had returned to the hotel in • very
excited state at half-par eight o'clock; that is, about
an hour after she had left the house in the Amebae-
strasse, taking the key of the door with her, and that
she left the same evening by the express for Vienna,
while the so-called merchant left only next day at noon.
There were no appearance of robbery, for the Countess
had her gold watch and chain, as well as her rings,
among them • diamond ring of cmsiderable value; in
her chest of drawers likewise nothing was touched. The
body was opened, and, as had been suspected, it warn
found that the Countess had died of prussic acid. The
authorities in Munich of course communicated at once
with the authorities in Vienna, who, hearing that it
was no ore of robbery, at once inspected that the deed
must have been done by some one connected with the
Countess or her husband.
The suspicion fell on a lady named Julia d'Ebergfinyl.
She was known to have been very intimate with the
husband of the deceased, the Lieutenant Count Choir'
isky, who same every day to see her, and sometime.
more than once a day. It was besides ascertained that
he had slept in her rooms dazing her absence. Accord-
ing to the statements of the servants, the lady rem-
plrtely ruled her admirer, who was extremely lealous,
and was often seen leaving her with tears in his eves.
On the 18th of November the lady had her things packed
and started without telling whither she warn going. line
did not see the Count that day. On Friday morning
she returned to her hoer ; she roomed very much
excited, tier cheeks, usually blooming, were pale, the
eyes sunk, and she looked anxiously about her; but all
this might have been mused by the nocturnal journey.
On the same day, and likewise on Saturday, the Count
same to see her, but on the three following days be had
not been seen. All this wee reported lathe police agent
Breltenfeld, and to this another circumstance was added
which led to his arrest.

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'Pb, young Coast received a telegram from Munich
calling him there. He had heard the news of his wife's
death without showieg signs of emotion, bet he became
on confused at the receipt of the telegram that it Minis&
all those present, He at first refused to go, and caly
went at the Ratans, of his father, who acoompanied
him. He was arrested, and on him was found a
medallion containing the picture of Julia d'ilbergiinyi,
and the picture was recognised em that of the strange
lady who had been with the deceaaed.
This led to the arrest of the latter on Tuesday ewes.
leg. The pollee agent asked to see her OS urgent
business, and the chambermaid took him to her room.
The agent told her of his errand, and she declared that
she was innocent, but she became pole and began to
tremble. She. however, asked to be allowed to dress,
and then accompanied the pollee agent.
Such are the details of the last set of the social drama
in high life which has pot the population of Vienna
Into • fever of excitement. As for the dramatis
persona, as far as they aro known as yet, there is, first,
the young Count Chorinak7, son of the 81adtho1der.
He began his career in an Austrian cavalry regiment,
hut had to leave it on account of a duel. He then,
through the influence of his father, re-entered the
the err-vice in an infantry regiment, but left this to join
the Papal army in 1880 as first lieutenant. He is said
to have behaved well, and was liked by his comrades
and in society. Rather impetuous and extravagant he
often got into trouble. In Rome he fell in with a young
singer from Munich, fell in love with her, and married
her. The family, although disliking the marriage, soca
after having made the lady's acquaintance seem to have
acquiesced in the marriage, and when, after about •
year's time, the young man got tired of her, they
received her, and she stayed with them until she
removed to Munich, where she obtained • pension
from her father-in-law. She seems to have been • quiet,
modest, unpretending person, who in spite of the Mae
position In which she was pieced, behaved in an us-
exceptional manner.
As for Julia d'Elserginyl, who is accused of having
been the chief actor in the drama, she is the daughter
of • wealthy and highly respected landed proprietor in
Western Hungary. She is about 26, strikingly hand-
some, and very eccentric and independent. Although •
chaisonicale of the ladies foundation of Braun, site lived
In Vienna, • thing quite usual in theme, of mush ladies,
who have the privileges of married ladies without any
of their drawbacks. What with the emoluments of her
place, and what with her father's assiatance, she lived in
• comfortable manner, giving free vent to her
tiocentrieity. She frequented society, and was, in spite
of her strange ways, liked by all those around her.
Now, it will be for the oourts of law to develop* any
further details of this drama, which promises to become
one of the caress, ceidbres. At the outset the diMoulty
promote itself of • oonfiict of joriediation. There is no
extradition treaty in Austria, so Bavaria cannot,
strictly speaking, alaim the extradition of the young
lady, and as the deed was not eommithed in Vienna,
she, as • Hungarian, is subject to the jurisdiction of her
own country. On the other hand, the young Count,
who is suspested as an acoomplice, hem been arrested at
Munich, where the deed was done; so sakes some
oommoniestion heralds the inquiry will be carried on in
two warts at lotto.

INYMPTING EIPZIUMKNT.—PIaos on the upper bar
of a grate, with tbs bads projecting about one ina in-
wards, some ordinary Lucifers in a few moments they
11..itat Then in the same position plao• • few ot tee
13410t7 Matches of Bryant and May (whisk ignite only
on the box), and it vial be found that they may roods
for boars —in fast nen tla• wood booming literally
*barred —without taking era. Ws look on this as a
singularly Interesting orailimation of tint Safety el ths
new Mash. Cars mast be taloa in both oases to avoid
spinal onntact with Itam.