Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-10-26
A Neanolitan Romance.

from I'd" Ob-etNHtore kutnhun August w. !
A melancholy occurrence, which ha- no
parallel in lac records OF romantic crime, |
recently took place in Naples. In the
River IA al ChnIa resides Sig SrlaphiuO |
Ri-si, 81 no is the official agent in Naples /
of the royal lottery bureaus, ana the owner
of magnificent sils hazaur and private |
banking house ON the Toledo. lie has II
son, Giovanni, and two daughters Mrs.
Rissi lied several wears ago. The son had
long lived in an English boarding house,
i'm the Stiadu SANTA Catrina iii ChiuiH,
kept by ore hrc.
lucid Bumha' hourishing dale groom
was seat to England iu purchase valuable
horses Whio Ia London his Majesty 5
erunm died. Blythe old Kings permission
the horses were given 10 Byrnc, who was
an expert Jockey. Byrur went to Naples,
and was engaged in his Majesty's stables
Step by STEP he advanced L, the pos tiCn
of master ef horses. When the old King
was dying lie did not forget the horseman,
during the h'icf and unhappy reign Of
Fmucis the Second Byfnc retained hi, po-
sitiun, aud when the new King was driven
from Naples his QUEEN promised the
horscman that he ur his family should
never want as long us her purse could
a.. ST hem. Byne had saved money and
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commodious and respectable boarding
house, which has ever since been the
fayorite resort Of tourists In moderate
circumstances.
Young Giovanni Rissi had been for sew
eral yeats II visitor at Byme's house, or
! tensihlY to procure a knowledge of Eng
| fish, but really To court one of Byrne's
daughters. Mr.. Hync had two daughters
| Eliza and Martha, whc were accomplished
aud Of great beauty. Eliza. the elder, ad-
ded to her remarkable personal charms an
amiability Of character sufficient to win
| the most fastidiOus. She formed a union
with young Rissi, and both lived with the
| firm determination Of becoming one day
man aud wife The marriage day was final
! ly settled upon, but Rissi's father objected.
! Mr.. Byrrc was indignant tho at the elder
Rssi's objection, and refused TO permit
! his daughter TO hold further communities
| tion With the bankers son.
From the 9th to the 9th inst which III
cludcd the day assigned for their wedding
| (Aug. -. nothing was henrd of Miss
Byne or Giovanni Riss. Rumors of an
elopcmcnt were inevitable. the general he.
lief being that they had lied to Wemy's
Bay, near GreennOck, scotland, where
Miss Byrne had many friends. About
seven O'Clock on the evening OF the pro-
posed nuptial day. when the sun had inst
sci over the grand Bay of Naples, and
while thousands were going To the prince
ly grounds of the Villa Rralr to bear the
music or rrvcl IN the the luxurics of the
daiutily fashioned saloons, the attention
of a policeman was attracted To something
that was occasionally rolled by the tide up
the convex wailing of the public garden on
the bay.
Tr.-s.s tho folds IF n ei1lo,, d,os, .,,l
also the garments OF n man made the gen.
darme hasten to the authorities of the
deadhOuse and announce what he had
seen. The moTguc boat, with its dusky
coverings, was sent to the spot and the
objects were hOisted on board. A Young
man and woman bound together with
cords around the ankles and necks Were
revealed to the men in the boat. The cir
| had been beautiful. The pearly teeth
chisclcd features and splendid auburn
tresscs put the corpse mongers out of theil
routine of cold CaTClt ssness for once. TIT
{ portly form of the well-known and uni
. versaliy admired Giovanni Rissi was thel
discovered.
The music in the garden was hushel
and the news OF the discovery sped through
every circle within the Villa Reale--
, mobiles, united aristocrncy, and plebeians
, The point Of the public gard n, oppOsit,
4 gloomy Nesuvus, where the cOrpses werl
o. found, was thronecd with spectators, an,
! the boat was followed on its way up TIL
e bay to the dead house. A Phial of prussi
r acid was found on Rissi, and II was PROVED
! that he and the girl died from the effect
: of poison. The bodies were taken toIth
1 late dwelling Of Miss Byrne. and afterwarl
the remains of Giovanni Riesi were sen
to his fathers house.