New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-07
TTIK NOTORIOUS FANNY JORDAN,

TIKI NUEuhAA0bA FANNY JOAOANs
The suicide of Don Hernandez Casfras
Through Her Wiles-A Woman With
out a Heart
From the New York Standard
Miss Fanny Jordan, Of Cincinnati, Ohio,
who has recently pursued most romantic
/ career in many Of the principal European
capitals bias returned TO the United States.
She arrived at an early hour or Saturday
morning. on beard of the Bremen steamship
Main, and was booked as Mrs. Chumley.
Shortly after reaching Hob5ken she re-
| paired to No. 20S Court street, Brooklyn.
The particulars Of Fanny Jordan's tirtatlons
Will many representatives of the royalty
and nobility Of the Eastern continent have
already been detailed in the press OF this
city. Et has not, however, been noticed
that the eminent metaphysician and poiIti-
cal economist, Don Hernandez y Castras,
late president Of the Cafe ii Europa, the
most celebrated in the world, committed
suicide in the midst Of the troubles and OPP
prObrinm which his connection with Fanny
Jordan brought upon him.
About the fifth instant Don Hernandez
returned from Como to Naples and fastened
thence to the little village Of Resina, re-
tired and gloomy quarter 10 the vicinity OF
Mount Vesuvius. On the night OF the sixth
instant Palma, West India negro and Ia
INTO the club room of the Cafe di Europa,
and announced that his master lay dying
from two bullet wounds inflicted by his own
hand. Without delay, the few members
who were present FASTENED to procure
coaches and repair to Resina. DR.. PaOla
Murrana was present, and accompanied the
gentlemen Of the club to the bedside Of their
dying president.
After an hour Of rapid riding the party
lsx4H cha fyyba
nandez had chosen to retire from the world.
1t was too late; the party found him dead
and cold, bis body PROSTATE on rude bed,
when they entered. Beside the noblemans
corpse rested handsome revolver. little
stream Of blood oozed from the fatal wound
in the right temple. The features were
rigid, and his upper lip was held tightly
between his teeth. On table near was
small sheet of note paper, bearing the arms
OF the house Of Hernandez y Castras, and
the following brief announcement Of the
deed was written upon it:
'"fo My Friends:
"The rashness Of my conduct was wholly
without malice, but it has so furnished my
name that / can not live in peace. Farewell.
HERNANDEZ Y CASTkAS."
In May, Mrs. Fanny Jordan reached
Naples, after having fascinated and hood
winked the young King of Bavaria. In
AtdASAG El4C AuubtAuCA AC4 CDA ACLAJ VIII
success.
Don Hernandez Castras, handsome
Spanish nobleman, in the prime of life, and
immense wealth, was Fanny's
chief aim. The Don was of a genial
and iovial character, fond Of VINE and
beauty, and favorite among the ladies Of
the best society of Naples. Mrs Fanny
Jordan was introduced to Don Hernandez
at the club room of the Cafe di Europa as
an American lady possessing brilliant ac-
and belonging to one of |
the first families of the West
The fanltless beauty and invincible |
charms Of the young American captured at |
least the deepest admiration and closest at |
.ention of Don Hernandez Castras. They |
went to Coulo, and after q few days the |
Don was fOund alone, and the fair lady
rom the far West was not to be found. At |
hat time Hernandez was betrOthed to one
# the Borghese family, of Rome, but the /
match was suddenly broken off when the
act Of the noble Spaniard's tour had been
circulated by the scandal
noBgers of the nobility His return to
'paIn, his brief sojourn there, his last visit
o Naples his retiring to the silent village
# Resina, the bullet wound, the pistol and
he letter. are all else to be told OF the fate
# Don Hernandez y Castras.