The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-14

"Ns.us III tiIO ACSni ihtertiSdtiou
which ensued consequent on Ales-
sandro's claim TO the property, little
opposition was made, because it was
geilerally believed that the little fel-
low had fallen int0the water while
playing. The beresyed mother re-
tired from the stately villa where
size had experienced 50 much happi-
ness and 50 much griet, and took
refuge with her family, with whom
she still resides, the recipient offs
comparatively moderate income. y
EVIDENCES OF FOUL PLAY.
About year ago Becharia gave
utterance during q drunken spree
to certain expressions, which ex-
cited suspicious and reawakened ID
terest in q manner which had been
dismissed very generally from the
public mind He was arrested and
held for several weeks, during
which he wal. subjected to several
private examinations before the
magistrate and representatives Of
the Bettinelli family, but it would
seem that there was not sufficient
evidence to hold him. It was re-
rnembered, however, that heI had
disappeared on the afternoon ofthe
day on which the child was sup
posed to have been drowned, and
was not sten at Carretta for two
days stterward. 1t was his eyi-
dence with regard to the finding the
whip, that was taken as conclusive
in The legal investigation. It was
also now urged that The tearing out
Of the string from the child's hat
was not 4 natural thing for a child
ofsix years Of age to do. It had
been sewed III very strongly ''aa
Becharia is a man Of bad char
acter, and has earned the title Of
"bhlly' BY his brayadO and disrep-
utab 9 exploits. , He was supposed
at one time To have been in the
service ofiS band Of brigands among
the mountains. Little Lorenzo was
an unusually bright boy, and had
already shown himself possessed to
an extraordinary degree Of the mar.
velous faculty for playing on mu-
sical instruments, which isso often
developed In Italy. 1t is surlnised
that the temptation to carry him off
tor the price to be obtained for him
from a psdrone would have been
quite sufficient for a man like Bech-
arie. Whether indeed there were
probable proofs OF collusion between
him and Alessandro is a matter
that is known only, if at all, to the
officers. Nicolini Significantly sug-
gests, on this pOint,a that the first
thing to do is TO find the lost heir.
THE sEARcR'FoR THE LOST HEIR
That he was not drowned there
are almost positive proofs. A gold
ornament, which he wore upon
little scarf about his neck, was ad-
yerti, ed tor, with the offer Of three
times its valne. 1t was furnished
by a Naples pawDbroker. He re-
ceived it a year ago from a woman
that he did not know, and had
Dever seen since. Through the
instrumeptality Of the Government
detectives traces were found of a.
boy who answered in every respect
the description Of Lorenzo. lie
had been purchased abou: the time
Of Lorenzo's disappearance by a.
Nespolitan dealer ii these little
Italian slaves, who, however, pro
fessed not 10 remember from whom
be received him. lie gave the
name of the padrone 70 whom he
sold him in turn. The latter was
found iii Mafseilles, and had sub
let him, Is the custom "A, to q pa
dF0nei in Paris This latter pa
dr0ilo abUAtlsix months ago, sailed
with him to New York, where
Nicolini is now searching tor him.
It is possible, Of course, that the
boy il simply The victim OF the
vulgar cupidity Of some ordinary
kidRapper; but when NcQlini was
asked to give the name Of the pa
dOne who lest came iato possession
Of hin, he shrugged his s6shOulders
ana taid Tbs namo was kuOwlI to
him. hnt Ae tbOQghe &IWas mot
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