Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-04-26


In 1919 an Italian, Domingo Cadamar-
tori came to 81, Louis, says the Democrat,
bringing with him his wife Paula, his |
daughter Mary, the latter about eight
years OF age, and two younger female
children. The father appears to have
been a professional street beggar, and
employed q number of persons to 10
through the streets soliciting aims of the
charitably disposed He initiated his
daughter Mary into the art and mystery
Of begging, teaching her how to make
appeals in the most pltiful accents, and
what sort of persons to apply to. He
did not conhne his operations to St.
Louis, but took his troupe of beggars to
Cincinnati, Chicago, Nashville and other
cities, and accumulated a handsome for
tune in few years.
Having laid up enough TO make him a
prince in his native Italy, Domingo, in
1861, left his family in Strengthened cir
cumstances, and returned to bask in the
sunshine of fortune in the land of blue
skies and balmy breezes, and remained
there for ten years. His family supposed
he would never return, and his daugh-
ter, who had grown up to womanhood,
undertook to support her mother and
sisters by following the profession of her
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and would sometimes remain away six
months at time, playing star engage
ment as a street-beggar. Being an adept
| in the art she was quite successful, and
always came back with her corsets we'll
stuffed with stamps. She was in the
habit of depositing her funds for safe
keeping with the Treasurer of the ST..
Louis University, and, like dutiful chic ,
made her deposits in the name OF her
mother. This continued until she had on
hand the handsome sum of $lO, 5G2 20
ln the meantime she took unto herself a
huahand-Henry Capelle-who still lives
with her.
When Domingo Cadamartorl returned
to the city he sought out his wife, and
VIA ieJOiced to Lear that she was in
pr srerous circumstances, and had over
Sl0,5uO Oh deposit. He went with his
wi,e TO the University aud demanded the
money, and, as it had been DEPOSITED iu
her name, the Treasurer COZ sidered il
hers. He gave a note for the amount,
payable on the 29tk of MAY, 1872, to tn
order Of Domingo Cadamsrtori, the hus.
baud, at the request Of the wife. BefOr,
the note became due, Ma Y Capelle anC
her husband claimed HE nlougY, assert
lng that II was the property Of Mary, and
5 that she had deposited il in The name o.
her mother az trustee for herself Sui
was brOnglt by the Capeles, but b.
agreement II was iisniss-d without ire
= iudice on condition that the universi
4 Won d file IN intcrpleaier, and have al
. thu cl4i'nauIs h Ougi in Courl and ihi
!. ua te aiju'tcu ed.
!. Tie U ive'sty accordingly filed sui
. agar So Nndaua-tori ard wife, and Hem,
3 Capcir an tc, --''iug fo.th tn fact
e Of the cas-, and asking cave to pay tn
/, uorcV iutU CVnri. aud ths, tie owner
snip ~ .efrHma3 IT, ,'nuft.
/. D0Ulf.o ada uartvri ii IN nsw :
e ,ta Ing that he w.nt 10 ltay VII til
Z Intention o. leWnniug but short int
I, I'M thnt rireiHs ~ rs kept him ava
e FIR le' Ae' rsj IL ne lh his family I
3. cptrf, tile circumstances, ana in III
}. poss ssi0n of some real estate. He de
y nies that III, money was deposited in tn
h pane of Ills wife as trus ee, and claim
q the WrOle SUN as his.
q The answer of the CaPelles aver this
Domingo Cadam compelled hi
4 daughter MARY 10 70 from pace 10 plaC
e as a professional heggar, AID that whe
i he lift ;he family In dcstiiution. sh,
ii hrirg expert aud tkilful in the art
Begging, followed that occupation an
;, accumulated the y hole sum In dispute 1
IT her own exeriOns; that she Deposited
n In the name Of her mother as her truste
intending TO clam ii, and now demand
is IL as her lawful property.
1t The case is rather singular one, an
the statements of the parties show Oh;
D, heYglng is one of the most lucrative
~ the tine arts,h