The New York herald., 1868-04-20
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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or THE HERALD.
I.ife-An Aristocratic Pole Indicted and Com
victed-History of the Case and Sentence of
the Cuiprit.
VIENNA, March 1e, 1868.
When nobleman commits murder and the act
is brought home to him we have a cause celebre.
The Earl Ferrers and the Due de Praslin have no
other title to their places in history than that OF
famous murderers case Is pending here and
in Munich--namely, that Of the poisoning Of the
Countess Chorinsky by the Baroness Julie Won Eber-
genyi, with the connivance and aid OF the formers
husband and the latter's intended the Count Ch0rin
sky-which will certainly take its place alongside
OF the Ferrers and Praslin crimes. Julie Won Eber-
genyi's trial is expected to take place in this city
next month, and early after the conclusion of that
case Count Chorinsky win be tried In Munich, where
he now lies in prison.
In the meantime another aristocratic murder case
has been brought to trial in Cracow, and after pro.
longed hearing has ended in the conviction Of the
accused This case, the details Of which am about
to give you, has created an immense sensation not
only in Cracow and GalicIa but in the kingdom of
Poland also, and resume Of each days proceedings
has even found its way into the leading papers OF
this city.
Chevaler Mrczyslaus Won Korytowski is a scion Of
one OF the historical families OF Poland Some OF
his progenitors were the comrades OF Pulaski in the
first Polish war Of independence 176s-7l). His
father Leon Korytowski, is counsellor of appeals
in Cracow. The culprit himself is aged twenty-six
years. nl
Korytowski peYe and mere, occupied "hat, - or
a suit of apartments, in certain house in Cracow.
One OF these rooms they had let to an aged widow
named Agnes Zychowcz. Widow Zychowicz, pre-
vOus to her murder, was on the eve OF leaving the
house and OF moving into another quarter Of the
town. MIczyslaus slept in the adjoining room to
the widows, on sofa, and door led from his room
into the latter's. The widow z. was an extremely
economical and even miserly woman. She was gene
rally believed to be very well 10 do. She had in
hered from brother a considerable amount of pro-
perty, which she had invested partly in Austrian
and partly in Russian securities. SO the murdered
woman had property and was unprotected. The muir
derer had even as schoObOy been noted for his idle
ness ana indisposton to follow any settled pursuit.
As the age OF twenty he was, therefore, good for
nothing. For some years he loafed about, .cosher-
ingn upon other OF his relations Finding that
his relations were getting tired OF him, he hit upon
the happy thought OF looking out for good match.
Hereup0n he paid his addresses to Mile. Bronislawa
Kozminski. the daughter OF rich landed pro.
pretor The young lady was smItten; her
mother satisfied. M; Costantine kozmlnskL
10 the suitor, and informed him that for the
present he (the father) could not give consent
to the marriage because the chevaier had no settled
subsistence and was, IN fact, nothing better than
CheD0lier ddsdustrie. What was the chevaier to
dor He hit upon another happy thought. That was
TO buy a heavily m0rtgaged estate, which was situate
in me Kingdom OF Poland, and thus hold himself out
TO the world at large and to NJ. Kozminsk in
particular, as estated gentleman. The estate
tn question valued at % 600 roubles, but as the
charges upon 1t amounted to 22,047 roubles he was
required 10 pay only 600 rOubles on the completion
of The purchase, which comparatively small sum he
managed to raise.
The chevaier could not pay the interest on the mort
ggges and the mortgages entered into possession o
the estate. When they did SO they discovered that
the new purchaser had already sold the emble
ments, growing crops, that he had contracted 9th
er debts and that he had not delivered some wheat
which he had already sold to some merchants and
received part payment for. Thus the chevalier was
once more thrown on his back, and while In this po-
sition he hit upon the evil and fatal idea OF possess
ing himself OF the property or his parents aged
tenant. With this he could win his bride.
Chershing this design in his heart he paid visit
TO his parents in last September and slept in the
place have already mentioned He procured a pick.
lock, ana for two nights before the mnrder entered
the room OF the widow during the night, opened and
rummaged her drawers, but found nothing The
widow heard that somebody was in her room and
knew what the intruder wanted put was G aTaid hs 70
statement the afternoon OF the I'd OF OCTOBER last
year. to one OF her friends whom she visited on that
day and added the ominous presentiment that she
feared she would never leave her then residence
alive. The following night, the night Of the I'd and
sd October she was found dead In her bed with her
In the bed and clothing Of the murdered one was
found the sum OF $4,000 Austrian norins, partly IN
paper money, partly In securities. According 70 the
inventory found ia her room eleven Polish land
debenures valued at $50 rdubles in the aggregate,
were missing
Ten out OF these eleven debenures were on the fol-
lowing day discovered in Mirczylaus' room stuck up
the chimney. (See Rider Al The police functional
ries who examined the room when the alarm was
given swore that the murderer could have entered
neither by way OF the window nor Of the chimney.
but could only have come in through the apartments
OF the kozminskis Nobody suspected the parents.
They enjoy an unblemished character. Everybody
suspected the son. Moreover, the son gave the alarm
NJ three O'Clock In the morning OF the Sd and gave
in very singular manner. He proceeded to awake
the servants and told them that he had heard foot
steps moving about In the Widows room, and that
he had presentment that all was not right there
The trial began In the latter end OF last month,
lasted sixteen days and has Just been concluded. 1t
was attended by The nobility the urists and ocials
OF the neigliborhood well as by the gentry from
various parts OF Congress Poland, who came>t0 Cra
COW expressly to attend the trial. Admission to the
court could only be procured by means Of cards.
ON the twelfth day Mile. Bronisawa was exam
ined. She avowed that she dearly loved the culprt
When az one time her father opposed the marriage
herself. or her intendedis arrest she made gra-
duaily aware by her father and her pain ut the news
sent back 10 her intendeds mother the ring he had
| gwen her, and demanded that the ring which she
had given him should be handed over 70 charitable
institution.
ON the sixteenth day the court gave Judgment and
decided that the crcumstantaI evidence was sum-
cient to condemn the accused. The Attorney Gene
raj demanded that the punishment OF imprisonment
| for life should be inflicted.
The court adjudged a sentence OF eighteen years.
imprisonment with hard labor and the loss O. ais
rank Strange to say the court considered that has
tender age lat the time Of the murder over twenty
nve years OF age was paliatlng circumstance.
mention THIS fact without comment.
TURKEY.