, 1873-01-11
HURLED INTO A GORGE.
The Crlmo unl Execution OF Folacltn
Inllnvlclnn --- Jultctnt lshrbhrAstn
II, tho Oltlcst IEopllblio In Europe.

III
o,o ~ AIN rnout shedding executions which
o,,ou t,o1r XIV rfcca in n,oorn limos porhaps. wna
thnt Of d liandsoluo Young girl who was put to
dcath on tic 10th Of Docembor last, Mt sa, Ma
u, hai,n.
o Eon Mor;ro. It IA we'll known. Ia nj, anomalous
1;tffa romblio in tic midst OF tic mountain fast
nos sca Of Tic Apponinos. Tho hardy iannbit-
nxoo.od;nrlv ionit Of ncceag. have managed to
nrcnorvo tioir Independence for centuries pnst.
When Torrars pndua, md Bologna foil, aud
nror,ti Vonico was compelled to submit to mon
nnrchical rnlo. littlo San AIarino proudly nnd
dofnutly kopk tho republican bai,nor ailoat.
1svnn fho all-nraaping Nnpoloon tho First had to
rosneet their indopondcnce, aud oven the until
coifon If Ita,v undcr King Victor Emmanuel did
dillon.
With their independence tho people OF Sau
Marino have preserved tl1oir ancient institutions.
Thoir criminal laws arc those Of 20o yehra ngo.
There s worry ]ittlo application for them, tho
morals OF tho people being excellent, and crimes
being of raro occurrence but those who commit
ofronceB against the lnws arc very severely and
almost barbarouey punished. A thief will hayo
his right hand cut OF without mercy, md MIR
doror will be executed in q mattor which, III our
onllgltoucl ago. cannot but DO considered in
Iuusau aud shocking.
THO modo Of execution is ns foliowa: rho
culprit, after boiug convicted or having tAEen
iular, life, Ia bound hand and foot, aud then
saadaou ao - ~ 1raat e ontl, md hurled into ii.
~ ~ nc5rlv fiIfv wears no murder had been
,,,,yn,,tnI ~ Gan HIarino. So much tho greater
~, ros lin Inrror Of tho pooplo of tho 1itt1o
a',,S,;n yLo1, m tho morning of the 10th Of
N"no" at ti1ov loarnoI that tho corpso OF
od ,rs,;c IT, ~ III annenrancos was but woo
Old % Ind boon found, covered with somo rubbish,
nrt ~ /" FROM %tNr' ear To aar.
T., snuaat;cat,on vas at once pot on foot BY tho
proaidinr 1Sor of tno republic (s,cb is lis titlo),
a,,J ~ tI1, cnnrae of n fa7y hours It was dscoy-
araa u ~ int sto yn,n iri nnmei Fccita paayioni
i,nd urohnhtv cemnitfei the foul murder, and
t"t H. 1'nf9rtnnntn aud inuncent victim Of tho
snasfi ~ or;rna ,vna 1,or own ]ittlo daughter.
Fcl;cita was n tail. darls-hairod ana larh-eyed
,,oa;,tv ~ twt,oty- Two yoarg Hor features wero
W fa51t1osa ~ a. onn AZ thoao OF Rapbeols Mn
as nI n1thnmoh lar r,nronta both Of whom
od o,a asi th;l Rho VAS still cld wero yory
,,n ,nar hor hans and feot woro rs eunll NJ thoao
~ poot' nvnhasa nue nsn,>|' ''''4
OF Gucnees luz e ro,otfvoa in San Mar;no md nt nm
oorlv noe Ind boon sent to M ASYLUM in tho
I,nayinr1 c;ty Of Rimiui. wlero sic haa re-
,nat6rnd iii ber fonrtennth vear Sho Ind thon
cone rono to Romo, whero hor extraordinary beauty
ou,ne tlo n1r1erous artists in tic Eternal CITY.
@ "a ~ arnva ~, to looout for froah modols,
~ Ms sittnr for distinguished aculptors md paint
ara imring tic noxt soyon years, aud rigidiy hug
i,nnt;nn Ror rnsourcas she succcedod in accu-
.natiI; I'm ,vroa w},}ch sl,o mid hv for rninv
u''t6 IIsr ~ conct ,nay mt have icon wholiy
ire irrssnronci,a6lo, Tor Ersnt tnv tuusptatlo,
which beset the path which she followed; asiN
and no fault was found with her.
In an evil hour she becanle acquainted with q
Roman thief named Tito Gardinolln, who not
only soducod hor aud took all her savings from
ho ' vas sent to tho galloys, aud tho police, after
| Keeping hor III prison for Beyoral months, Or
dorcti lor to leave Rome, and Aent hcr bnek to
nor nntiyo San Mariuo.
- ~.
| a,rantfv in m advanced state Of pregnancy, and
| thn nuthorities wore worry unwilling to lot hor
anoin tako up her abode in their midst. They
c9nll not holm it, however, and a deserted hovoi
| was assigned to her ns n place Of residence.
visions fow charitable souls would give ior.
! In lie first days Of November, she gnye birth
10 q handsome fomalo child. What noxt oc-
curred until tho little corpso was found has
noyer become accurately known. Felicita was
~ 1o"I usiIo o,,;a wern aown 10 her She appeared
.uastiv JoioctaJ and snid tho Child was horg but
eloaaty nnnfasa thaT a1c Ind taken ita life.
lelusea a - @ a~oa 1ido ~ tna nnnh,ic VIM
salha{ u'ti ia s nrnsnr Iupe of San Mario urpo
Mas a,s1 oa 5ua ,ro1'an fo atne nt ieaat in emali
nort for ti,o fearful decd Bho had committed.
law pan. ao!,atr 10 saarod IN Lovo nc;znh lar
A1sqe s1 1.aa formalIv tried for hor offence
~ Thon t,ao 1ath s nf Noyambor she appeared 10 bp
~ tntaiiv liz ,n1iiforant to what ,,as going on.
Tho .iu3co told nor to stand Up, aud addressed
lno taueU te9'eys s.'~' N''A w. ~
noT a;ta " n,i,oy,ono vou oro n cme] murder
osa' % Not only havo you been guilty Of tho yiost
~ opp. r,,,on 10y on3 hannc1 1iaeraen on our nntiyo
VI oltiost IT, 49, ~, II ~ ,a1rnn humon 1;fa nni
county, ~ III ~ vo,r own o1ranriue Cruel
ut,,ra 1noter vou n,,al1 nuifor death fol
9oMr mnrdernns deed, Prepare Tor your doom.
Tha ioat startling wora aroueol tho prisouot
eron, lar ~ torror. Rho startoi IN in diynay. Of
= thnndorstr,1ck by what sic haa heard.
- Vnnr ioat I,o1r las comoI" ronoated the
,ros;1;n1 1,,1oc in n sojomn tono.
And tTen tho wrotohod Foliclta roalizod her
,,on;.;or 1t innt,th and eho broke into wild
rcr"ama.
.s0h' marcy. morcyl" sho cried, t'I WAS
! But tic Judges HllOOE LuqiI N6AQHy AIlu tLIe