The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-05-02
IDAHO WORLD.
THE MURDERED PRINCESS.

THE MURDERED PRINCESS.
a NOBLE RoMAs FAMILY IN MouRSIsG-rHE BEAuT1
Fur CORPSE GIVEN Up By THE TrREa--A DIAMOND
rrupDxD nAoaER BukIEp IN BEE Bosox.
RoxR, March 6th.-A profound mys
terry has lately alarmed the nobility Of
Rome. On last Tuesday evening, q lit.
tie before the hour when hundreds Of
church and convent bells proclaim the
setting of the sun and the "AngeIus,
the Tiber cast up the corpse of q richly.
attired lady near that historic structure
known as the Ponte Molle. The dead
lady was first discovered by vender OF
fish, who immediately made known the
sad fact to the gensdarmes in charge Of
the toll-gate in the vicinity of Ponte
Molle. The corpse is described as that
Of supremely beautiful woman of not
more than eighteen or nineteen years
Her dress was of buff silk. trimmed with
rich laces and beads. Her wristbands
were fastened by gold buttons, each
bearing the. monogram G. c. In her
bosom was plunged dagger with a
diamond-studded hilt, and faint stream
of blood was discernable on the dress.
Profuse black curls hung dishevelled
over her shoulders and face, and on a
plain white collar pinned to her dress
below the dagger wound was written
in blood Vendetta"
The body was removed to the police
quarters in the Ponte Molle district, and
for many days nothing further was heard
of the melancholy occurrence, either
from the press or the authorities. The
matter was spoken of carefully by strong
men, and tender women discussed the
mystery with bated breath. Wherefore?
Because the palace of the Chigi family
was filled with silence and sorrow over
the unaccountable absence Of its fairest
member, the young and charming Gaia
RIM Chigi That the old Tiber had
found and given her up-had witnessed
a terrible crime or refused to conceal a
foul murder-not member of the Chigi
house would believe or confess. Here
rested the mystery for three days, at
the end of which time all enterprising
newspaper known as the Gazette del
Popolo gave detailed and fearless &C
count of the strange absence of Catarini
in February last without giving further
notice Of where she intended going,
than u viii walk as far as Torti's, on
tie Corso." From that hour nothing
had been heard Of the Princess Chigi
until the Identification Of her corpse, of
which | will write below; having Ger
tain circumstances to relate with refer
ence to the life Of Catarini previous 10
her mysterious disappearance.
The Aldobrandini family is one Of the
Oldest and most noble in Rome. In It's
annals are the names of i!lustrious and
chivalrous relatives who followed the
Knights Of st. John and the Templars;
names that won laurels in every crusade,
and even heroes that pitted their yalor
and strength against the hordes of
wicked King Attila. Several eminent
poets saw the light first within an Al
dobrandini palace, and cardinals, arch
bishops. canons, monsignors, captains,
guards and civic senators hail from the
houseof Aldobrandini. To this mem.
orable family the Doria>P amphili, the
Borghesi, the Braschi, and the fast
waning 0rsini are closely related. The
sutton of Catarini Chigi for several
years was Erberto Giuglio, a prince of
the best Acknowledgements blood.
All the nobility of Rome anticipated the
marriage of Prince Erberto and the
Princess Catarini as almost inevitable.
Their intimacy had grown SO ardent
that all the friends Of Catarini sedu-
lousy avoided all but the most formal
bearing towards her upon all occasions,
o point of etiquette to which Roman
gentlemen attach great Importance. 1t
was, however, remarked that during
the eight days of the octave" preced-
ing the Roman Catholic feast of the inn
maculate Conception December 8th),
the fair Princess Catarini di Chigi per-
formed that ascetic religious series of
devotions known as
SPIRITUAL RETREAT.
This retreat is generally conducted in
monasteries and colleges for men, and
the converts and female schools for
women. During the spiritual retreat a