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Horrible Tragedy In TurRey--A Youns
Woman strangIes her Mother from AS-
arice, and Is Betrayed 20 Death by her
Husband.
\ A letter from constantihople, dated the
14th, says; l
The trial of young woman for the murder
of her mother has caused profound sensa-
ton in this city. Near the Arsenal resided a
yousbachi (captain) and his wife, Fatma Ha-
noun. As the couple had no other resources
than the Ray and 'rations Of the husband,
they lived in d very modest manner In a
small house; and not long since, were even
obliged TO sell black slave, the sole servant
they possessed. The wife, who was only
seventeen years of age and very pretty, had
all the passion for jewelry and splendid
dresses which distinguishes TuI kish women;
and the dream Of her life was TO obtain such
things. She had an aged mother, who had
been obliged to accept the place of house.
keeper in the family of rich pacha; and the
old woman, whenever an opportunity offered,
visited her daughter, and carried her small
presents Of sweetmeats. One day, the pacha
resolved on giving grand banquet, and in
order to enhance the splendor of It, asked his
friends, as is usual in Turkey, to lend him
portions of their plate, and even articles Of
lewelry. '' ''
When the feast was over, all things bor-
rowed were given to the old housekeeper,
named Aiche, to restore to the owners, and
she set out with them, but, being rather fa-
tigued, she called on her daughter. Fatma
with eager curiosity, questioned her about
the banquet, and the old woman, to please
her, spread out the things she was carrying
brooches, rings, golden rarfs ian article in the
form Of an egg-cup, destined TO support cof-
fee-cups,) and other valuables. When the
young woman had admired these objects suf-
6cently, the mother packed them up, and
asked where she could deposit them for
| safety until the next day, and Fatma locked
them up in box The mother then pro-
duced quantity of sweetmeats and frag-
| ments Of the feast, and proceeded to assist
| her daughter in spreading them out for her
husbands supper. - ......... F..
| While they were 80 engaged the cry Of
| the muazzin for evening prayer was heard,
and Fatma said to her mother, "Ofer up
your prayer, while 4 continue my task
The old woman knelt down and prayed.
| When she had done, Fatma exclaimed, ~
want some charcoal but the wind is 80 high
in the place where it iskept that it will blow
| out my lamp" "Give me the lamp" said
the mother, "and I will light you" The
| two women went to the charcoal she'd the
old woman carrying the lamp; but on ar
| irving there, Fatma blew out the light, and
| passing round her mothers neck a rope with
a moose which she had prepared, pulled \
| tight. The old woman resisted a good deal
but was at length strangled. The husband
shortly after returned home and Fatma mad,
him feast on the things which her mother had
brought. Then she produced the box in
which were all the articles of value deposited
by the old woman, and said "Tbank Allah
| we were poor, but now we are richF
The man, astonished, asked where so great
treasure came from, and Fatmn, with ex-
traordinary calm, stated that she had OBJ
tanned it by numbering her mother, and she
| related all the circumstances of the crime
1--WE must sell the things at once" said the
woman, Tin order to have money" mo, !
said the husband, ''If j offer them for sale
shall be arrested We had better wait unit
tomorrow, when we will embark for a for
eign country" :l .. ,
The woman had no objection, and, shortly
after the man went out on pretense of buy
ing tobacco, but he proceeded to the Mouk
tar (Mayor) and the Imam (Priest) of his Dis
trict, and related what had occurred. Boil
these persons declared that they could no
believe him. and expressed the opinion tina
he only made this extraordinary statement Il
iniure his wife. But" answered he, "com,
with me and you will see." The man ther
took them to his house, but did not let hi
wife see them. He then placed them in
| position in which they could hear, and sale
| to his wife: "What you told me just now il
so extraordinary that it seems to me dream
Repeat it," The woman detailed once again
the circumstances of the murder. "Are you
convinced now?" cried the man to the Priest
and Mayor, when she had done. "Did tell
you what was untrue2 You hear that she
was guilty-arrest herl" The woman was
then taken into custody. She has just beer
brought to trial for the crime, and being un
death. But, as she is enciente, her execution
has been postponed for the present, ..,