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teI, they were conducted to the same pri- |
sou with the brolhers, and then an exam
ination was held. All persisteutly denied
the crime, particularly Beatrice. And
such was her influence over Mario. that
he formally retracted all that he had de.
posed at Naples, and died under tortare,
resolutely refusing to confess.
There not being proof enough to con-
vict the Cenei family they were now trans
ferred to the Castle st. Angelo, where
some, at least, Of them were put to the
torture; but as they still denied their
guilt, all proceedings were suspended, and
they remained in the castle for several
months in tranquility. Bat at last one Of
the murdere S of 0limpio fell into the
hands of justice, and confessed that he
had been commissioned to assassinate him
by Monsignor Guerra. This prelate,
fortunately for himself, got wind of this
fact, at a very early period, and, disguis-
ing himself as a charcoa-man, blackened
his fair face aid light hair, and driving
before him two asses, he had the luck to
escape out of Rome to place of safety.
His fight, however, was disastrous to
the Cenci family, for it was looked upon
as an admission of the truth Of the muir
derer's accusation, aud they were immedi-
ately transferred from the castle to Corte-
Savella, and put to the torture The two
sons, unable to bearthis agony, confessed
and so did Lucrezia when put to the tor
ture of the cord. But Beatrice endured
her torture with 6rmness, and strenuous.
ly refused to confess that she was guilty.
Ulisse Moscato, her examiner, was so i'm
pressed by the spirit and character she
displayed in her examination, that he
would not convict, but referred the whole
question 10 the pope The pope, think
/, ing that the beauty and cloquence might
have had its influence in softening the
heart of her judge, committed her to on-
other judge. and ordered the more strenu-
Gus torture of the hair. When she was
already. tried under this torture, he brought
her before her brothers and mother.ir.law,
who exhortcd her to confess. For some
time she resisted their entreaties, but at
last she said 80 you dill wish TO die, and
disgrace and rum our house, This is not
right but since it so pleases you, so let
: it be-" Then turning to the jailers, she
told them to unbind her, and to bring all
5 all the examinations to her, saying, "What
2 | ought to confess, that will | confess ;
: that to which ought to assent, that will
assent; and that which ought to deny,
that will deny" This was held to be
f sufficient and she was convicted without
S having confessed nor is there any indi-
Q cation that she ever did confess her guilt
y TIE pope thcreupon ordered that they
4 should all be tied 10 the tails of horses
: and dragged through the streets. and af'
t terwards behcaded. Many cardinals and
/ princes interceeded in their behalf, and
e entreated that they might be allowed tc
draw up their defense. This the pope re-
| fused at first, but he afterwards allowed
1 them % days time. The most celebrated
S Roman advocates undertook their defense
d aud at the appointed time brought theil
writings to the pope. The first speaker
y Nicholas dc Angels. had made but little
d progress, when the pope agrily interrupt
n ed him, saying that he greatly wondered
that there existed in Rome children un
!, natural enough to kill their father, ant
o that there should be found advocates de-
g praved enough to defend so horrible t
= crime. These words silenced all but Fa
!, rinacci, who said, Holy father, we hav,
n not fallen at your feet to defend the afro
!. CITY of the crime, but to save the life o
/. the innocent, when your holiness will de
b sign to hear me" The pope then yielded
l. and in colloquy of four hours duration
J. he set forth with such power and clio
o quence the crimes of francesca Cenci
e and the cruel wrongs his family had re
ceived at his hands, that the pope wa
touched to pity and, taking the writing
d Of the advocates, dismissed them. In
IS stead of retiring to rest, he spent thu
h whole night iu studying the cause will
: Cardinal S. Marcello, and going over al
the most excupatry arguments of Farm
# acci /; and, finally, his mind was SO i'm
pressed that he suspended the course 0
:. Justice. and gave hopes that he voul'
9 pardon them all. Such, in probability
!. would have been the result, but unfortun
d ately at this moment there occurred
: case of matricide in a noble family il
}. Rome, by which he was so exasperate'
is that he Immediately gave over the cause
!. and ordered this sentence TO be execute'
= on them all.
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