Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-08-16

la CaliguanI's Messenger We fud the following
extraordinary narraIive. illustrative OF the saying
that truth Is Stranger Than fiction"
Towards IIie end cf 1871 .Signor Antonio Gag.
mir O. opulen merchant OF Feuara. disapp cared;
and after several days search. was found dead in a
iorr, 81. having been evidently overcome and muir
dered after desperate struggle Upon strong
grounds oi Suspicion. two men, TOel and RegiuccL
whO had frequently been employed "a his house is
OrieTS, we're arrested; aud uier q shOn EXAMINE
tpn. confessed then selves 10 nave beeu gully of
The crime. but iu u(ied themselves 10y protesting
that thev hid not cted from any personal nmilnus.
ty, hut only the gents fnr hire OF the deceased :
sisirr-in-law, Sgnpr BIrgandn. The idnw Of q rich
landowner, and woman equally remarkable for
her beauty and accomplishments, al {, HON they
complained Tor having paid Them very inadequate
ly for The deed. This accHsaIun at first could scarce.
iy be believed, from The station aud character of the
female; but acquired degree OF credbility irrm
CIRCUMSTANCES and particularly from lis being known
that The decreased had made a will some years he
quenihing lac whole Of his large properly 10 The
children cd Signora Brgarido. ia care he hlm,en
lett no immediate descendants nLd hud lately MANI
esIed an intention Of marrying Of las maId
wants
Signorn Birgaudo was arrested and brought 10 ri.
a together with Tneti aud Rcglucci beiure the
Criminal Tribunal Of Fcuara. Upon the confession
OF these Two men, cOrruburated b. the sircng aud
Berg indO md her too accOmplires " ere Condemned
To death, after standing cerfnin time exposed with
ropes found their nccks IL pIliOry to be erected
Ih front Of the Church Against this sentence the
three convc.s APPEALED olIhe Supreme Couu at
Bologna. The full cunffuiaiUn Of The senlenc e
was universally expected; and even the three adyo.
cafes Of SIsnoa Bugaudo had no other hope than
hat OF inducing the punishment one degree below
that ALREADY pronounced npon her.
That which neither The 20 i nor talents oi Sig.
horhs Council though The m 'st eminent men from
The bars OF Rome, FeuaIa and Bologna, could be
expected 10 effect. was brought about by ncts OF
Providence. Out OF The four witnesses whose les.
.Inony was 50 strong against her at Ferrara, two
d'ed Oi nalnral deaths ouly q few days before the
hearing OF the appeal a third. on the very morn.
ing Of the new TRIAL. ns thrown iom his horse nnd
Killed. The fourth made his appearance 10 Court
ana repeated las previous evidence. adding certain
acls 80 eNlra"rjnary that The Judge could not help
hahIhg some observations 10 him their peculiar.
ny and recommending him % reflect and modify
his statements u he Uuud Them incorrect or over
charged. But the man. raising his hands 10 heaven
exclaimed 'May dc uron the spot IL al I have
sad be not OF the purest truth At thejnsant The
words were uttered, he dropped dead upos the
ground, struck by appople1y. The effect VI This ~
cldeni on oil present may be easily conceived. The
ffe'iDent immediately Adjourned tho hearing ull
he next day.
On rcsuming The silling, the Court pronounced q
decree. acquiuing SIgnora Brgando. but confirming
no sentence passed upon TOetl and Reglucci The
widow vas about 90 retire in freedom when he
pn0hc prosecutor inlerposed ond moved the Court
that she should be remandod 90 prison i sir months
that time might be allowed Tor The discovery any
fresh evidence there might be against her; and not
wihstanding the strenuous resisirance Of the learn
ed advocates, the Court issued the required orJer.
TOeti snd Reglucci had not been ordered Tor ete.
ouiionHnd % was generally believed That their nun
ishment would be cOmmuied."