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by the eccentricity Of his conduct. He was only
10 years old, but bad already spent two years a.
Gently to Zurich, to attend lectures there in
| the pleasant society OF the fifty OF sixty lady
| pupils who nearly fill the rooms Of their fayo-
rite University. It seems that the gallantry OF
Adonis, and that the fervor Of his race-he is q
Jew-lent additional charms to his attentions.
! For Miss Nelly soon left no doubt on the minds
| OF his friends that she preferred the PALE ro-
mantio Pole to all other admirers. For q time
all went on we'll the young couple exchanged
VOWS, gazed at the Alps and the stars, and built
countless castles in the air. Not so the mother,
! Whether she objected to the absence Of wealth
or to the race Of her daughters lover does not
appear clearly, but when her two other daugh-
ters, Eliza and May, reached her from home,
she moved with her whole family back to
Zurich, and took rooms in one OF the best hotels
| there. At the Same time she peremptorily pro-
hibited any further intercourse, directly or by
letter, with the young student OF medicine, but
when these measures shared the common fate
! OF all such threats, she yielded at last so far as
to promise that, il NJ G1attstern ahould abstain
for q whole year from seeing his beloved, and
should IN the meantime secure an independent
position, she would then longer object to their
marriage. To facilitate this plan she left the
| city once more and established herseH with her
family in Gersau, lovely village on the banks
OF the beautiful lake. Of Lucerne. But once
| more her purpose was defeated. The ardent
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heart Of sweet May, who was only u Fears old,
and ptying the cruel fate of her sister, consent
ed to act as messenger, and new vows were e1-
changed between the lovers, and new plans were
secret interviews were discovered, the mother
was justly indignant at being thus deceived and
the student vas forced to return to Zurich.
What happened during the next few weeks
that the chains OF Miss Nelly attracted more
and more admirers, and that her gentle heart
WAS unable to treat them all with the cruelty
which her betrothed would have desired: She
was fond Of admiration, and what pretty girl is
not, and, without for one moment forgetting
what was due to herself and to her devoted
mother, she did not discourage too severely the
ardent glances and tender appeals Of the young
men who visited the family. Among those who
showed their admiration most openly and point
Nav York, and young student by the name Of
Bird, and with these three admirers and her
sister, Eliza, she was one fine day in. August
walking in the country when the terrible catas-
trophe occurred.
It appears from the evidence IN the trial which
has just been concluded (Oct. 18), that the
younger sister, walking with MT. Bird snd the
elder Comfort, kept some distance in advance,
accompanied her, entirely lost aght Of the tito.
just then the un1ucky Pole suddenly appeared
in the path, confronting the couple, and de-
manding private Interview with his 1ady-lov
MI. Comfort objected in civil, though firm terms,
but the unfortunate girl; moved by 3 tender re-
gard for the young man, or. perhaps, wishing to
avoid q scene, consented. Her companion,
thereupon, discreetly left the two, and vent in
the direction in which the other members OF the
party had disappeared With heavy heart,
and many misgivings in his mind, he, pur-
sues his solitary way, when suddenly, about
twenty minutes after he had left the lovers, two
shots are heard He hastenz back. full Of vague
apprehensions, and, to his horror, finds the
young lady lying On the ground and bleeding
profusely, and BY her side the student, also vel
teEing in his blood Overcome either by the
fearful sight, Or, as WAS insinuated during the
trial, by profound respect for the revo1Ye. in
the two Victims, but runs toward some peasants
who are working in the fields, and asks them for
help. When they approach to raise the two suf-
ferers the Pole exelaims ~ Give the lady water;
and then place vet handkerchefs over the mans |
eyes, as he complains that they hurt him |
fearfully: Finally they carry him to the |
hospital in town and the poor girl to her moth |
is immediately summoned from Zurich, and his |
diagnosis results in the discovery that ball has
entered her face below the right eye, but cannot |
be found, and has probably been spit out with
and the left arm have been paralyzedii the for
mer slightly, the latter completely. The Pole
is more seriously wounded; the ball has en-
tered the head, just above the ear, and his mind |
i4A6CteQ. ne dIt6HPkS Iep6ALeQ1Y to LeAI OH I
his bandages, and declares he wishes to de- |
Besides acknowledging that he IS we'll as the
lady have been wounded by his revolver, he |
refuses to give any evidence. Hiss Nelly, on
the contrary, is ready to afford all the informa-
ton she possesses. She declared that Mr.
Glattsten had offered to shoot himself that
she had attempted to take the revolver from
him, and that, in the effort the pistol had gone
of, wounding her in the face.
This enthusiastic devotion, unfortunately did
not last "A few 7AV8 Iatar abe a 6if.
ferent version Of the affair, and declared with
special emphasis that much as she loved her
admirer, she was by no means willing to die for
him or with him. When this became known to /
The unfortunate youth, he also became commu-
incentive, and deposed before the examining
Magistrate in substance thus:
On the 4th Of August I received letter
from home, in which my father reproached me
This made me sad and angry at the same time:
In this mood went over to Gersan- There I
found Nelly walking and chatting with other
young men-and yet she had solemnly promised
ne not to see any Of her admirers, except in the
presence Of her mother, while I was away. 7
Tas sorry to find out how weak she was, but I
felt that Rhe could never be faithful to me-
aad often Thought of suicide, and these thoughts
lrew her aside, and said: 1T is all over; We
shall never be happy with each other. cannot
oear it any longer; am going to de- Nellyre-
olied: You know have sworn to die if you
U6, UAt"LaA yV4 bO14 ~ I ob4A N1, |
Nelly my mind is fixed; but You, Nelly, yo1
AN live. You are not as passionate as I am
'ou will soon forget me and be happy Then
he said: Il am to be happy, you must live.
ION know, If you die, must die, too-' Then
cried. yon will join me- in death, with your
wn free-wi1 2 Nelly answered: You know
am not afraid to die; never thought should
lie in this way but if you die here, I can do it
90: GiTe me- your pistol, and you shall see
hat have courage No. said I, il you must
lie. I will kill you We kept On talking;
egged her, again and again. to live, that
night die alone. At last I shot her, and then 7
hot myself. Unfortunately, did not kill my
elf"
Very unfortunate, indeed, for the wretched
estroyed, and the left eye is at least paralyzed.
he ball is still in his head, probably behind the
light eye, but causes him no pain. The young
ady 1s nearly recovered. Sigismund Glattstern
ppea1ed few days ago before the Court under
he charge Of murder. The State Attorney
enied Miss Nely's willingness to die with her
over, but admitted e1tenuating circumstances,
nd demanded only two Yeara, imprison-