Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-19

In the correspondence OF the London News, writer
from Rome July 34h, find the following account Of al
important political execution
Al last the uagical death of Court Rossi in 1915 hal
met with its tragca rjoude The only surviving autho
of the assassination in the opinion of the udres of ms
Sacred Consula Tribunal publicly beheaded at III,
early hour OF five a. NJ the morning of the 22d lust
According 10 the printed sentence Of which very few
copies. were posted on the walls and still fewer privately
distributed the persons chiefly concerned in the crime wer,
Luigi Grandon, Roman by birth, large laudhoder an,
colonel OF the national guard Sante Costantn of Foigno
sculptor, aged % Ruggero Clonello horsebreake
Of Naples, aged 80; Bernmdne Faccio,ti cabae;
ker OF Pa!estrina, aged "a lnnocenzo Z.ppacori fish
monger Of Rome, aged 30 Flippo Faccio,ti cabne.
ker, OF Paesrua, aged 80 francesca Costantni carpen
ter, Of Folgno, aged 81.
Besides these criminals In the power OF the Roman gov
eminent up to recent period the sentence mentions Fe-
lice Ner having died in prison aud Pietro Sterbni
Angelo Brunette better known to fame az Cceruacchio
FGppo Trentanore, aud Antonio Ranucci al iudyidua
who appears TO have married English wife whou
waOg for the death OF his Roman spouse left desolut
in the Eternal City AessandrO TOdini Luigi S4va An
gelo BszL, now believe carrying the profession Of
sculptor IN London and "other principals agents,
tors in the crime, contumaeOus emigrans"
OF these prisoners Gfandoni and Sinte Costanni wer,
condemned TO be decapitatedthe frat for having hat
foil kuoSledge beforehand OI the intended murder anC
the latter Tor having been Certainly one OF tho agents se
lccled for the commission OF the deed aud possibly ac
cOrdng to evidence, aud according his own boast
ing well the circumstance OF his having been ca
IN triumph down the COrso the evening Of he ST.
November, the actual author Of the deed The evidence
this point was however, very contradictory Colonel
10 and Derns dino Faccott condemned TO the gal
leys for life aud Francesca Cossnui Filppo Facciotti
and Zeppacuor to the gaeys for 20 years No sentence
was passed on the contumhcou9 or absent.
Colonel Grandeur fully expected tU have been pardoned
any rate to have ped capital punishment through
the Interest OF Cardinal FOnar when he heard of h,
rather sudden death Of the cardinal no los. all hope nnt
hung himself with handkerchief fastened to the bars Of
hs prison grating the 3Oh Of June last
attempted to put ond 10 his existence aso by REFUSING
food but his fae resisted the prVa,on Unit, the morning
of the 22l whea he carried the PiazL
dCercb to be g1lloned. After hearing bis sentence
he abandoned his Starving sysem aud INDUCED in
and smoking, refused the attentions OF hs spiritual com
| frters, aud resisted all at. empts to bindold him.
The sight OF Cardinal Marlui at the window Of th
Convent Of San Carlo in CIiinat excited him 20 som
biting remarks aud tue priests who received him AZ III
COnicrera Chapel soon tue nuty Of OBTAINING hin
there Whilst preparing bis head for the fatal axe h.
gave uerance oftrepea,ed cry Of "YiYa Ia Repub
ca Romsna bnt any further remarks 20 the Spectator
we're drowned by the roll OF drums around him
On the evening before tho execution strong patrols
geudarmes and sb paraled the city clearing the cafe
! Of loungefs aud sending prOmenidcB home. On III
morning, :. daybfelk pequeta Of dragons guarded
the avenues to the fatal spot that very few spectator
comparatively, attended az that early hour aud no scci
dent took place
The great trial Of the prisoners ofAugns last not
pecbd 10 he concluded before September or SuyomJs
and fresh prisoners continually arrested slspcio
| OF beirs concerned in the conspiracy