The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-10-21
A TRAGEDY OF LOVE.

A TRAGEDY OF LOVE.
AN AMERICAN GIRL SHOT IN SWITZ
ERLAND By HER LOVER.
Attempted Suicide Of h A~ssasstn-1n
terestiug History Of the Affair, &c.
A tragic affair has just occurred in Switzer
land, the particulars of which have arrived o!
the European mails. 1t appears hal MRS
BonvilIe, of Brooklyn, N. Y, q widow, oeions
ing to an old and wealthy New England family
about six months ago sent her daugnee'
Julietta, aged sixteen. IL company VILE seSe'
raj other young American girls, 10 cnarge u, d
governess, to Zurich, Switzerland. TO % euu'
GATED. About the time they reached Autlcn
there appeared Ramon Zsbriskle, the SOD OF q
wealthy Polish Jew, residing In the city Oh
Warsaw. BE came to Zurich from vienna lol
the purpose of pursuing medical STUDIES,
and intending to graduate at the Swiss Uni
versIty. But it appears that. having made the
acquaintance of the lovely American girl,
instead of studying anatomy zabriskle forsook
nsrtly his books and the lectures on materio
med;ca, and studied English under the tuition
o fMlss Julietta, while he gave her lessons In
German. A correspondent of the New York
Herald writes the tragic result Of the lessons :
Mira. Bonvflle, upon her arrival from Ameri'
ca. mad. discovered that there was something
besides etymology and the languages IN tne
studies pursued by her daughter. Sne 6here-
fore directed the relations WIN AaoriSks 10
cease. aud forbade her daughter, MISS Jullet'
ta. to receive any attention from him, or TO
have any relations with him whatsoever. "a:
briakie. however, had zone too far into the
Nisgara current to think of swimming BACK
again: 80 he came to Gersau and look iodg-
ings at the Hotel of the Sun, near Inc ste paIs
wore a false beard and a wig, and endeavorea
To observe q certain ~incognito. he conmunl-
Gated TO the proprietor of the hotel that q love
affair had called him hither, but thae me
parents on both sides, the mother OF tne
t.beloyed," as well as his own father, nad Ior-
hidden and were opposed TO q union.
LOVE LAUGHS AT LocKsMITts.
Navertheless the two young lovers had fire.
ouent clsndestine meetings during their stay
az Gersau. The road which leads from the
iatter place 10 the village of Brunnen recalls In
MANY respects the beauties OF Inc NCornlcne
road" between Nice and Genoa. That ROAD
was chosen as q favortte promenade, ana q
more romantic opportunity could not nave
0A6n O6blI0Q lUI LuC luCCtihS PA1SS
II was here, on the rocks overhanglng the
AZORES of the lake, where they are known TO
nave adjourned often, and for hours. Wnetn-
or from being interrupted in these Interviews
or what other designs zabriskie had 10 con.
Temptation, has still to be revealed. Sn1nce u
to knoW that the Pole went to his rendezvous
armed with a small pocket. revolver: This
fact has been substantiated, by q mule ooyIa
acknowledgements TO Gersau. While watch
Inc his flock on the roadside the boy was Wont
to pick hazelnuts. Being thus engaged, ne
found q revolver In the grass on tWo oinerent
occasions. / have INTERCEPTED the lltIe lei
Iow: and learned from him that he had Ire
ouently seen Miss Julletta and her compan-
ion. and that knowing the pistol must nave
dropped from the pocket Of the latter, ne had
restored 1t to the rightful owner.
3 MADAME MOTHER RESOLVES TO FLY.
Mrs.. Bonyille, q very handsome and lady.
like widow, of commanding, maternal ap-
pearance had, as already Observed, perceiv-
ed the fascination which the letters ana vislts
learning. moreover, that her vigilance had
not prevented his attentions, Mrs. BonVlle
decidet to break mp the acquaintance 1aally
and e6ectuRlly.. Preparations were made TO
leave Switzerland, and even Europe, II need
ed. In order to separate the youthful lovers.
The declsion was communicates TO ,s.t EsIs
day he asked for bis bill at the hotel and lett
for zurich. On the day following, Sunday,
Anoust 4. Zabrlskie returned TO Gersau Dy
the midday boat, fnquiring at the hotel
whether q letter or message had been re-
ceived for him during the days absence. Re
celvIng q. negative answer, he hastened 70
his room, where, later In the day, an nnfinish-
ed letter was found addressed to Miss Ju-
iIetta. This letter, In all probability, has been
the isat ever written by him while enjoying
his eyesight. While pennlng that letter ne
must have seen Miss Julietta pass under MIS-
window In company with her eldest slster
american, a student Of the Polytechnic
SCHOOL. The other two were Englishmen, en-
gagedtn business IN Zurich.
ROMEO1RESoLyES ON MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Zabriskie was seen to leave his room appa-
rently I'M very excited state. 10 the mean
time little rose.colored note had been receiV.
ed for him at the hotel, but 1t did not reacn
him. It has been ascertalned since tnat 10
this note Miss Julietta Informed Zabrlskie OF
the unexpected arrival OF irlenas Oh ene lah hayi
that she was compelled to accompany them
and her elder sister on q walk, but, willing to
explain would meet him In the evening. Ia
brieskie had followed the little party In a hur-
Fled. excited manner, and on meeting, or rath-
er coming up with them, he addressed some
angry words to Mr.. Delmar, the young Poiy-
technic student. Mr.. Delmar answered that
although he was not afraid to fight he felt con-
strained from accepting a challenge from $50
worthless q fellow" or words to that effect.
Tharenpon Zabrieskie fourls6ed a revolver,
intimating that he had them all In his power,
and. bY way, of proving it fred q shot Into the
iske.tNotwithstanding the hub-bnb thus Gre
atef he uttered q request to have q few words
sione with Miss Julietta. The request was at
frss peremptorfly refused by all, including
Miss Julietta. Finally, however, !! was &C.
coded 70, and Mr.. Delmar added that they
would allow zabrlskie twenty minutes.
THE ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.
All continued on the road towards Drummer,
Zsbriskle and Miss Juiiietta slowly following.
The road along the lake describes many
curves, and on IeachiDg1he last turning point
Of the winding path all were startled by the
report, ,of..a pistolshot, soon followed by
another. Retracing their steps In all haste,
tina little party. g., Jullietta's sister and The
threo pentlemen-beheld the young lady lying
on her face n.the middle of the road, bleed
lag from q wound in the left temple, while
Zs5riskfe was stretched close by, likewise
shoti In the left temple, and apparently 10 q
diving state. Mr.. Delmar ran towards Brun,
men FOR assistance. Fresh water was procured
through the garden offs neighboring chalet,
while The elder Miss Bonvllle and the TWO gen.
tiemenT ran towards Gersau to apprise Mrs.
Bonville Of iwhathad occurred, and TO call Dr..
s~-~ ~ fha nhueiaipnQ rQat6ant