The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-31

vcndcr and dancing master 'marricd
money!" and become the husband of one
of the celebrated women Of America.
During the first four years of his married
life, Bourganani, strange to say, proved 10
hc an exemplary husband. But he was
merely perfccting his plans in silence. His
witr'S property was settled on herself in
her own name, and was estimated At over
eighty thousand dollars. The italian first
; step was 10 LcJ from his wife the present oi
house in Washington city worth about
| fifteen thousand dollars. The petition was
granted, and from the moment of his en-
! trance into the possession of this property
the demon of avaricc seems to have seized
/ him bodily. And now new party appears
upon the stage. A Mr.. -, down
town merchant, associated with the Cuba
! trade, is stated to have entered int" n con
spiracy with Bourganani Ia delraud and
rob the wife of the latter. Bourganani
prolcssed to be anxious to engage in bust
ness, and introduced Mr.. - 10 his wife.
Mr.. expressed his willingness to as
SiSt Bourganani and to take him into part
ncrShip if the latter would advance twenty
thousand dollars. The wife advanced the
money. Mr.. - demanded five thou
sand more. This demand was satisfied.
Mr.. --, Unsuitable as vulturc, raised
his price to thirty thousand dollars. Even
this sum was placed at his disposal. The
parties now pretended to be gluttcd with
their plumber Bourganani entered into
business, and his rich, we mean his poor,
wife cnioycd few months of pccuniary
peace. But the calm was of brief dura-
tion. Late one night Bourganani returned
home " from business and abruptly de-
mandcd that twenty thousand dollars
should be paid To him the fol-
lowing day. He cOndcScendCd TO no
explanations, but the money he must
have. His wife refused him on the
ground of her inability to raise the amount
required. Bourganani who knew neither
pity, gratitude, nor honor, limited that he
could name property that was available,
by the amount settled upon two OF her
grandchildren, the girl Emily and her
Younger brother, who lived with them un-
der lis (nominaD protcction. Madame
Bourganani fatty refused thus to bcggar
! hcrgrandchildrcn to further his selfish ends,
and then, in return, her husband cooliy
/ expressed his determination at once to de-
camp to Europe, and, for rarity, he kept
his word. He departed by stealth ON the
next steamer, leaving Instructions with his
confederate, the downtown merchant
aforesaid, to undertake his case during his
absence. Bourganani is also said 10 have
dcpoSitcd with his 'aSSiStant five thou
sand dollars for the maintenance of his
lBourganani'>) family; but the merchant
never accounted for the omc-tilti part OF
this sum. Dut hc proved Il faithful ally in
evil nevertheless. He never rested hy
day or night till, by working alternately
upon Madame BourgAnani'> hopes and
fears, her love and her pridc-by taxing
her reason and cXhauSting her physical
>y>tcm--hc prevailed upon her to sign
away III Washington not only the coveted
property. the only heritage of her grand
children, but also all hcr right anil title to
her Opn cStUt, with the exception ol Il
SINGLE hou>c) in favor OF her husband.
Thus, hva stroke Of her pen, III n moment
of exhaustion and iniatuation, the wife OF
Bolnganani rendered herself and her chill
drcn paupcrS. The magistrates advised
her against this rash act, but the "down-
town merchant" knew The weakness of her
heart, and prevailed
Bourganaui returned, and his confederate
and himself enjoyed the spoilS.
Madame Bourganam, who was now aware
that she had committed 4 very serious IN
discretion, on several occasion, cndcavorcd
to remedy hcr folly 10y appealing to what
She supposed might he the better nature
uf her husband One day, by her inter
ccssion> she succeeded in 50 eXa>pcrating
the Italian that his anger oVercamc his
, caution, and handing her the writings
which had conveyed 10 him her earthly all,
he exclaimed, There, take Your papers
and hrgonr.' Almost incredible to state,
the tide of feeling in the breast of his wife
was turned by this sudden involuntary
generosity, and giving back the papers to
linn, She simply said, "No, | will not mis-
trust my husband, and departed. Thus
did She for the second time, OF her own ac-
cord, become Il paupcr.
Meantime, while gratifying to the full
his lust for gold, the Italian found tim" for
vilcr and Il mamclrSs passion. He had
wraricd Of the wife who, in Surrcudcrmg
her wealth, had in his eyes lost her sole
attraction, and he determined to diStort to
foul and di>tard purpose the once pure
affection entertained for him by his adopted
granddaughter Emily. This unfortunate
young lady possessed II pleasing person,
was OF medium height, Of Il good figure,
with rather sharp features, and was quiet
and reserved in her manner. The chief
element in her character seems to have
been morbid love for the Italian advcntu-
rer Bourganani-a love more deep than
the passion of many mature woman; Il
love at first sight, which has led to shame,
and will probably endure till death a love
which in itself and its surroundings is not
the least wonderful feature Of this remarlia-
bic case.
The conduct of Bourganani towards this
Young girl, whom he was bound by every
manly tie to shield, exhibits picture of
moral turptudc utterly indcScribable. He
betrayed her by long and gradual course
OF seduction, and thoroughly succeeded in
contounding and pervcrting hermoral sense.
1t was an intellectual as well as spiritual
and physical destruction. And what is
most amazing of all, it has been recently
ascertained that the fact of her child'S ruin
by the act of her own husband was for
several months previous to the dcn0ue-
ment more than suspected by the oothdppy
,cife and mother. What a situation must
have been hers all through the weary time q.
The human soul cannot imagine Il domestic
state more truly horrible. The minute
details Of the Italians villainy in this con-
nection are too gross for publication; they
really make one sick of city life and human
nature.
The scoundrelism of Bourganani was
very peculiar. While he has provedshim-
self to be rascal on large scale, he has