The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-27

the occurrence Of the events narrated aboyl
vas very much dissatisfied.
wished-and do not doubt but that 70
at this moment have the same desire-t
know what had befsllen the persons will
whom had become acquainted in 70 sineu
lar manner, and, above all-need I COMES
it'll wished to learn the fate of my "fai
burden"
It is almost unnecessary to state that m,
curiosity carried me back to Venice. I ar
rived there in the evening.
The next morning, at the breakfast table,
noticed that many of the Italians presen
seemed very much excited over their papers
occasionally giving vent to ordinations, and
IN some instances even hurriedIy leaving the
room.
At length inquired of my waiter the cause
OF the commotion,
Has signor not heard? Has signor moi
read the papers? Signor has no idea of it r
This was all that my inquiry elected from
nim' except that he presently captured q
paper which he handed to me, calling my at.
tention to particular column.
l took 1t and read the noted ar icle As
1t went far towards satisfying my curiosity,
both in regard to the cause of the excitement
and also as to the fate of the parties men,
toned in the above narrative 1 hall append
q free translation, Git is as difficult to make a
literal translation of reporters Italian into
English as suppose it is for an Isslian to nm.
dertake the same with reporters English, J
hoping, my kind reader, that it may be of The
same use to you:
The mysterious murder of the notorious
Bravado Pietro, whose body was found in the
Grand Canal, with several stilleto wounds on
Il, and the subsequent mysterious death of
Count dl =, and the disappearance of Sig.
nor Alberto Nosta, has at length been all
cleared up by the confession of the last named
person, who has just been arrested in Genoa
On the charge of murder, brought against him
Dy the Count di IS relatives. The affair
il singular one, and as it is not without in
crest, we shall present it to our readers in
orief.
Count di -. it seems was enamoured of
young girl, whose name for obvious reasons
8 withheld, who repealed his advances, till at
ength, all other means having failed, the
,ount determined to enforce his suit in an en-
irely novel manner, at least 80 far as We are
ware. With Nosts, his friend and adviser.
md Pietro, he managed to abduct Signora
=, on the night of the second day Of the
from her chamber, having first
'rlbed one OF the inmates of the palace to
lrug her and SO prevent her resisting Then
hey bore her to one of the chambers OF the |
'iombii, which was reached by secret stair |
rom without, and by means of forged keys
Which the Count di - had in some manner |
blamed. Here the count, who was masked |
nd disguised, strange to say, as Satan, allowed |
imself to be bound to rack by Pietro while |
Iosta. also masked, and in the disguise OF
lonk. took charge of the lady.
Their plan was to leave, or rather to force |
er to decide between accepting Count di-l
3 her husband, or then and there witness his
myth wrought upon as they desired, and
Wearing to marry the Count, tainted. At
lis j1rcture, strange to say, Pietro who had
ecu well paid in advance tor his share in the
roceeding, seemed to relent. The Coun.
as still bound to the rack, and Nosta was
ending over the lady. He seized the oppor.
nifty, stunned Nosa by blow, and, to be
rief, carried the lady safely to her home, and
sappeared before he could be ques toned.
or this show of humanity he should, st|
ast, have met with better end. Three
'ys after this occurrence, however, he was
abbed and his body thrown into the canal
7 Nosta, as it had been expressly understood
tween them that it should be, ii he re-
aimed in Venice twenty-four hours after the
duction. This Nosta confesses." +,
Alas ! poor Pietro. I shall never wholly !;
rgive myself for thy death.
" The Count di - was so much bruised :
d broken uton the rack that upon tde
me night upon which Pietro was murdered
died, and that same night Nosta fed, and
his flight excited tho suspicious of the
units relatives, who believed him to have
en- murdered by Nosta. This suspicion is
oven false by Nosta's confession, which.
viewer. convicts him in the other instance.
. shall give full particulars of the trial W hen
axes place, and until then shall leave the
oject, simply recording a rumor which has
It reached u.s. 1t is that Signors - is
out to enter the Convent of San Zaccaria." =
laid aside the paper. As I did so q geu. !
man, somewhat over fifty and rather pre-
'sesslng IN appearance, who, it seemed had
IN watching me from a near table for some
ments, now rose, and approaching, ad-
ssed me by name.
started. He who addressed me was a
Al stranger, SO far as knew. He noticed r.
surprise, and yet only served to increase p
he more by politely inviting me to follow
indeed, Venice was city of adventure, at ~
It for me- ~
You have lost something" he said, "it is
ny possession. Allow me to invite you to
house and shall restore to you what is
rs." NJ
had lost nothing; he was mistaken.
Not at all, Signor. It bears your name; 2.
q large CLOAK; it was found on the night Of =,
second day Of the carnival"
wo things more remain to be said =.
Nosta was punished by the law, after his
,rts. E,
The rumor in regard to the ladys enter
convent never had the slig htest founda-
+, and she bids me say, never shall have SO
, as her husband-myself-l
Re
An Old.FashiOned Business. M M