The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-09-12

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leaving only two brothers, Gieone
ena Bernardo. Monsignor:s Guerrt,
alarmed 4 the aspect matters we're
taking, and fearing that: Mario Or Ohm.
pio might be induced 70 oorfess, now
| hired assassins to murder them. Bat
they succeeded only 10 .sssssin.ting
OLYMPIC. Mario, who esoiped,I soen
7aftsr~.rd vas Imprisoned ID Naples'
for some misdeed, and thsn he confess
ed the crime, and dssiensted' his accom-.
plioes. Giacomo and Bernardo wero &C.
oordingly arrested and imprisoned in
the Corte.Savellia, while 'Lucrezis and
Beatrice we're confined, in their own
house under strict guard: Later,
they we're conducted to the same pris.
on With the brothers, and then IN ex~
animation Was held. All psrsistently
denied the crime, particularly Be.triee.
And such was her influence over Mar.
zio, that be formally retraeted oil that
be had deposed at Naples, and died
under torture, resolutelya refusing, to
confess. laid j t. -. i:
There not being proof enough to
convict the oenoi family, they we're
now transferred to the Castle St. Ange-
10, where some, At least, ofthem were
put to the torture Z; but. - they still de.
MED their guilt, all proceedings wers
suspended, and they remained in the
Castle St. Angelo, several months in
tranquility. But 1t last one Of the
murderers Of. olimpio' fell into tho
hands Of justice, and con fsssed that he
had been commissioned to assasiuate
him BY Monsigaor> Guerra. This pre-.
late, fortunately for himself, got Wind
Of this fact, At . very early period, and,
Disgusting himself ~ charcoal man,
blaokening his fair face and light hair,
and driving before him two asses, he
had the luck to escape ont Of Rome to
a place Of safety.
His flight, however, was dis.st.ou.
to the Cenci family, for it was looked
upon as On admission Of the truth Of
the nurderer's accusation, and they
were Immediately transferred from the
castle to Corte Ssvella, and; put TO- tie
torture. The two soos, unable to bear
this agony, confessed, aud 80 did Lucre-
zia when put to tho torture Of the cord
But Beatrice endured her torture with
6rmness, and strenuously refused to cor:
fess that she was guilty. Ulissee Mos.
cato, her examiner, was 80 impressed
by the spirit and character she dis.
played in her examination, that he
would not convict her, but referred the
whole question to the pope. The pope
thinking that her beauty and eloquenoe
might have had its influence ia soften
ing the heart Of her judge, ordered the
more strenuous torture Of tho hair
When she was already tried under this
torture, he brought before her her
brothers and her nother-in.law, who
exhorted her to confess. For some
time she resisted their entreaties, but
At last she said, $50 you all wish to die,
and to disgrace and ruin our house
This ,s not right; but since it 80
pleases you, 50 let it be-" Then, turn
ing to the jailers, she told them to un.
bind her, and to bring Ill the exam,na.-
tions to her, saying, "What l ought
to confess, that will confess that to
which I ought to assent, to that will l
assent and that which ought to de-
ny, that will I deny" This was held
to be sufficient and she was convicted
without having confessed !; nor il there
any indication that she ever did con-
fess her guilt.
The pope thereupon ordered that
they should all be tied to the tails Of
horses and dragged through the streets,
and afterwards beheaded. Many oardi-
n,ls and princes intercsded i'd their be-
half, and entreated that they might be
allowed to draw up their defense. This
the pope refused at 6rst, but he sfter-
afterward allowed them Is days time
The most celebrated Roman advocates
undertook their defense, and At tho .p.
pointed time brought their writings to
the pope. The frat speaker, Nicholas
de Angels, had made but little pro.
gress, when the pope angrily interrupt.
ed him, saying that he greatly wonder.
ed that there existed in Rome children
unnatural enough to kill their father,
and that there should DO found advo.
oates dspraved enough to defend 80
horrible crime. These words ssilenc,ed
oil but Farinaooi, who said, "Holy
father, We have not fallen at your feet
to defend tho atrocity of the crime,
but to save the lite Of tho iunocen /,
when your holiness will deisn to hear
nj" )" Tho pops then yielded and 10
colloquy Of four hours duration, he
set forth with such power aud eloqueuce
the crimes Of Francesca Cenci, and the
cruel wrongs his family had received 1t
bis hands, that the pope was touched to
pity, and, taking the writings of the
advocates, dismissed them. Instead Of
retiring to rest, he spent the whole
night ID studying the cause with Car
dinal s. Marcello, and going over ali
The most exculpatory arguments Of Far:
lnscoi; and, finally, bis mind was 20
,tnnraasad that ha aa,,snanAaA' th.E 1oor,,..