The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-05-19
Gusuins State 5uurnal.
Mysterios OF Italian crime.

THEATRE-AN ACTOR SHOT DEAD ON tn
sTAGE-TERRTBLE MURDER IN MILA
HOTEL.
An awful occurrence took place fe
evenings ago at the Principle Umbert
theatre, in Florence, during the perfoi
nance Of an equestrian spectacle, entitle
"The Capture of Cipriano la Gala" A
the eliminating point OF the piece there
grand engagement between band Q
brigands and party of sharpshooters, tn
former stationed upon group of rocks
and the latter on the level ground. Jus
as the combat was at its height one of th
sharpshooters fell, and in SO natural
manner that the act was greeted with al
enthusiastic round of applause. A mo
ment afterwards, however, 1t was plair
that something had gone wrong. A cou.
pie of men rushed upon the stage anc
lifted the body of the PROSTATE actor
when it was at once seen that be was lying
in pool of gore. Cries and shrieks arose
from every part of the house women
tainted aud men jumped upon the stage.
Meanwhile the orchestra continued to play
and many of the performers continued
their parts; others men and horses, rushed
aoOub III wiz CJuluotuu
AT last the manager, pale as death,
came forward, and his aspect at once
hushed the house into silence. An unto
ward accident the sadly had just occurred,
and the representation must at once be
brought to an end. The house was i'm me-
diately cleared, but crowds fingered for
some time about the neighborhood of the
theatre, and it was soon known that the
man who had so naturally" dropped on
the boards had been shot through the
bead, and was a corpse before the first
echoes of the public applause could have
reached his ear. Ia the Italian theatres
certain gentlemen, who exercise their Office
by turns, are answerable for everything
connected with the good order of the
representation, the taking Of proper pre-.
cautions against accidents, &c.
On the evening in question the official
on duty had superintendent the loading Of.
the firearms, and is ready to take oath that
they were charged with powder only.
The bullet, therefore, that shattered the
skull of the poor sharpshooter 10 the
mimic fight was presumably slipped 10
one of the barrels after the guns had been
distributed among the company but by
whom and for what purpose? This is the
mystery to which justice is endeavoring to
find the clue. 1t should be added that the
King was, according to his custom, prese
at the entertainment. having great passion
for all horse spectacles, and occupied bis
usual place in box close to the stage, in
the Company of the Bella Rosina aud her
daughter, the Warehouses Spinola. The
hot bo n int
could not have been directed at his Majesty,
for it was fired in the opposite direction.
From later accounts it would appear
that this sad event was the result of an ac-
cident. The same certainly cannot be
said Of the mysterious deed of blood COM
mitted short time ago in Milan. Two
foreigners, who represented themselves as
just arrived 10 the city, put up at the Ho-
tel de Vile, once the first house in Milan, |
and still the favorite of diplomatists and |
travellers of distinction" One of the |
strangers entered his name in the visitors |
book as Krassovischi, a Pole, and the other |
as Kauntonzof, native of Russia They |
took possession of two bed rooms upon |
the same floor, and, on the following day,
left the house together for short time. -
to enter his companions sleeping room,
and sometime afterwards to descend the
stairs with his tcarpet-bag. He gave five
francs to the WAITER observing that he was
suddenly called away by urgent business,
begged him not to disturb Krassovischi,
who was unwell and wanted rest. The
request is curiously suggestive of the rel
alive political position of the countries to
which the men belong, or profess to be-
long.
At 8 in the evening, four hours after the
departure OF the Russian, a man came to
the Vile with a parcel for Krassovischi,
who had not been seen since the early af-
ternoon. The waiter went up stairs, and
found the door of the bedroom locked.
No answer being given to repeated sum-
mons to open, the door was forced, and the
lifeless body of the Pole discovered lying
on the bed. He had been strangled with
a leathern strap, which still encrcled his
neck. His features were dreadfully dis
torted, and he had received several heavy
blows in the face from some blunt instru-
ment. DR.. Capeli, who was at once
called in, certified that the unfortunate
man had been dead for some hours, and as
his appearance denoted fair share of
bodily strength, it is suggested that he
must have been drugged and assassinated
when in state of insensibilty. A search
had been instituted for Kauntonzoff, but
hitherto without effect.
FIGHTING WOMEN IN FRANoE.--Durin
the events of the French revolution of
1889, many women distinguished them
selves by participating in the most sangui-
nary scenes, as well as conflicts, of that
bloody period. Among these were Thero-
igne, of Mericourt, who assisted at the
storming of the Bastle, commanded, with
the title of General, the Third Army Corps
of the Faubourgs of Paris, led mob of
women from Paris to Versailles at the time
the King was carried thence to the Capital,
and rode on horseback at the side of Jour-
dan, on the return of the revoutionists
By the side of Theroigne in these exploits
figured two other celebrated women of
Paris, Louise Audu, called the Queen of
the Markets, and Jeanne Lecombe. In
1880 and lS4s, many women took part in
he revolutionary struggle, helping to
build barrcades and defending them, !