Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1853-07-30
[From the N. 0. True Delta, Of the 24th inst. ]
Strange Attempt to Murder.
THE BARGAIN AID THE ISSUE.


Strange Attempt to Murder.
| THE BARGAIN ND THE ISSUE.
| Marie Solari yesterday deposed in effect as
| follows, before Recorder Ramos, concerning n
Sicilian scheme to deprive her of existence
That on or about the 10th of September last as
she was sitting in her grocery store, on Charities
street, between st. Louis and Toulouse streets,
at about s O'clock in the evening, she was sud-
denly struck on the side of her head by heavy
club or bladgeon, which knocked her senseless
on the flaeF, where she remained for consider
able time, bleeding profnsely. After having
lost aaeonsiderable quantity Of blood she re-
covered her senses, and though she had no doubt
that the intent of the assassin who struck the
blow was to kill her., yet months elapsed before
she had any IDEA of who he was or what reason
he had for attempting the performance ofso
criminal an act The blow was inflicted on the
left side of her head near the temple, and had it
been but little higher, 1T would have certainly
| !, 9ved fatal. Thus matters passed till some
two months ago, when man wentsto her and
asked her if she wished to discover who it was
| that attempted to murder her. She said that
she would like to find out, and on the evening
Of the same day one Antoined Angelo or D. Augo,
q Sicilian, went to her and told her that he knew
everything about the attempt which had been
made, in September, to murder her.
| After being pressed to inform her, he went on
| to relate that one L. Casimir Rimassa had pro-
posed to him UAngelo) to murder her for a
consideration, but having little delicacy about
| engaging in person in such matter he told
Rimassa that he would not do it himself, but
would find II person who would be willing to en-
gage in such . speculation. Subsequently he
took man to Rimassa's barber shop on St.
Louis street. and this man agreed to perform
the required murder for the sum of 800, to. be
in hand well and truly paid after the doing OF
the deed. D'tingelo went on further to relate
| how the mansso hired by Rimassa had made the
assault with the bludgeon on the evening of the
10th of September, as aforesaid, and that he and
several others were looking on at the corner of
| st. Louis and Charities streets, to see that the
stipulated contract was complied with to the
letter The next day the hired assassin went to
get the wages of his iniquty, but previous to his
| application it was ascertained that the blow had
not been fatal, and as the contract had not been
faithfully performed Rimassa refused to pay the
full sum demanded. The assassin contended
that the blow was well aimed, and was of suf-
ficient force to kill any ordinary mortal. and
| though it was not entirely successful, the will
must be taken for the deed. This reasoning
however, did not satisfy the barber, and the sum
first agreed, upon was only paid in part.
| Mrs. Solari further proceeded to aver that she
was in possession of facts detrimental to the in
terests and character of Rimassa, and that it
was, she verify believed, to blot out all know
ledge Of these detrimental facts that he endeavor
ed to procure and bring about her murder. In
consideration of the premises, she charges both
d'Angelo and Rimassa with being principals, as
well as aiders and abettors, in the murderous at
tempt to take her life, wherefore she prays that
they be arrested and dealt with as the law directs
On warrant issued by the Recorder, Rimassa
was arrested and held to bail to await an ex-
animation. 'a Ff= ~ '-+f7-
The story is strange one, and were it not
that plans to commit murder, equally strange,
have been deliberately entered into. and indeed
executed, by a low set of Siclian bandits, who,
residing in this city. disgrace their country as
they do our common humanity, the improba-
biities would be too great for credence.
Since writing the above, we have conversed
with a gentleman who is intimately acquainted
with Marie Solari, the complainant in this case.
He saw her a few minutes after she was struck
with the bludgeon, and declares that the wound
was most frightful. The attending physician
gave it as his opinion that the blow would have
resulted fatally but for the thickness of Marie's
hair and the manner in which it was put up.
The woman is strong, healthy and energetic, and
no slight blow would be sufficient to overcome
her. 1t is said that the weapon used was
heavy hickory club, and that the blow was the
result of all the force which the assailant could
apply. Since the attempt to take her life, Marie
goes armed, and it would not be very safe to
attack her if she had any opportunity Of defend
ing herself.
In this connection, it viii, perhaps, be inter-
esting to state, that the past life of Marie has
been somewhat chequercd by romance. Some
years ago, when a buxom damsel in her native
Italy, she was employed house servant at
the residence of a gentleman of great wealth,
who, becoming suspected of revolutionary notions
was sentenced to be executed, while all his pro-
perty was declared forfeited to the State.
Luckily for himself and by the aid of some
friends, he managed to escape from his place of
confinement and sought an asylum in this land
of freedom. Marie, hearing this, and knowing
that her old employer was wholly without the
means of support, managed to save few articles
from the wreck of his estate, consisting of plate,
&C., and with these, she traversed the bread
Atlantic and came to the rescue of the condemned
revoutionist. Since then, she has been his Only
support. With the proceeds of the confscated
plate she opened a little shop, which, she has
industriously kept, and all that the old man
does, is to sit in his chair, talk to her OF other
times and sing to her the songs of Italy.