New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-09


n certain great lady at which he, Luciani, was ann
ing. The insinuatin hero intended to be conveyed
was that l.ucian had been the lover OF Madame Rat
tazzi during her married lfe that Rattazz hal met
his death two three years ago by foul means ana
that Sonzogno had it in his power To make reNcia-
tions which would have rendered a contemplated
marriage between Lucian and his former mistress
impossible. The name Of Madame Rattazzi had
never been mentioned in the course of the examna-
tion: and no order for the elimination of the body
of her late husband had ever been given!'
Meantime what had really happened in the secrecy
of the prison cell and the cabinet OF the examining
magistrate was as follows: Armati TOR though his
confession was the last made to the magistrate, it
will be more cOnN cnicnt Ia begin with ~ con-
fessed that his friend ucian had come to him with
n proposition that he tArmati should kill Sonzogno
that he had replied that that matter which he
could not take upon himself hut that he thought
that he could find those who would do il that he
had thcreupon spplicd 10 Morclli and Farina. who
had undertaken to do the deed for GOoo francs
that he had returned TO LUciani and communicated
TO him this reply that Iucian had promised mat
the sum named should he forthcoming when the
deed was done and finally that when the deed had
been done he (Armati) had gone az arranged, 10
Iucianis mother and had from her received packet
wrapped in piece of newspaper, when, wheh
lie opened il was found 10 contain one thousand
francs only instead Of six, together with note
written on the margin of the paper TO the eject tna
the remainder of the sum promised should ne pau
when he Luciani, returned to Rome. Inc confess
sion of Morell and Farna confirmed in all respects
that of Armai. az regarded what had passed be
tween them and stated further that they. talkmg
the matter over between themselves, after under
taking the lob haG decided that the money could be
| carnrd without putting their own hands to the
work : that the man Frez2a. with whom they were
well acouainted could probably be induced to do thc
murder without any idea OF gain at all. lhey ac-
cordingv went to him at his carpenter shop, heated
his mind with a quantity of nltra-dcmocTatlc taik'
and then told him that it was the great wish oil the
liberal party, and specially of Garbald, ttat Lor-
7ogno should be put to death! Frczza, nothing
doubling. and burning to slgnalize himself as Il
patriot and hero went forthwith and did the deed
a, has been narrated. trczzas statement wholly CO.
ncidcs with the above.
I.uciai has up to the present time. wholly de
MED everything. despite all the efforts of
the magistrate to draw confession from
him. When confronted in the prison
with Armati, in reply to the statements of the
latter that he had confessed all because he saw
DENIAL 20 be useless and because to do 50 gave the
only hone OF lenient consideration. aud to ms eX-
horations to his fellow culpri 10 do likewise from
similar mot ives LucSan replied only by indignant
proicstations that he neither knew him nor what
| he was talking Of
Meanwhile however one other curiOus ard very
damnine piece of evidence had come into The power
of tie examining magistrate. A gentleman. lnys
tcriolsly indicated by the Roman papers as a ioEan
Patrjcjau of high rank. Int whose name need not DE
conceded h.rc-tlc Prince Balda,saIe Occscacli-
came one day 10 the magistrate III lis cabinet ana
! told him that the statement made by the man Ar
matt having reached lis caiS. he found himself III
position which made il incumbent on him to declal"
certain circumstances to the maglS' rate. lie went
on TO say that SignOr Lucanl had recently core 10
him vii u a request that hc thc Prince would lend
him 100 francs &: that he had pleaded his iiahty
TO furnish that sum, but had lent him nHciaiu'
I 600 francs that Ne (the Prince had gone 20 his
bankers for the money AID lad received Il III two
fvo hundred frame notes. which he bad gwen to
Lncjaui 50 far Ilnce OdcScalcli. The banker Is
able to furnish the numbers of the notes he handed
10 the prince and of these notes il traced To the
possession OF one Of the men MOrell and faIlna
I The other cut-throat fOnfe.5es that when he was
arrested while on his way to prison ne found means
TO roll ND his note and drop it INTO The street IL was
raining fast ut the time, and this mole has not been
recovered Nevertheless Sicnor lurianI remains firm
in his denial of all knowledge Of the circums anccs
II VIII be admitted that the Story Is a strange one
and that ihcrc is for the ami ~ OF The
Romans 10 hcai such further details and particulars
rs NAV be elected by the trial in open court For The
rest of us a variety of the circ'm tanccs have iei-
toned form series of very curious Illustrations oi
several phases of Italian life society, and morals.
+. ADOIpnUs IEoLOPE.
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