The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-05

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A I, Aristocratic Fsrser.

Ers.ifg from Bouiosnes on s"e ~.
sa vs.. ,,,orn;na Giuseppe Mantegazza, sixth
nus NOR ~ r ;scate. who traces his descent
aiaIq1s,,s os ~ Mantegagio, Lord OF satins
is,m who In the year 96s was MAGE
''nsS III Naccagno by the Emperor Otho II,
sass,,faced Ia the dock TO stand his trial Tor
~. sys,erw fraud. and falsifcation. He Is &C
.,,sass ~ having forged the names OF King
T;.tnr Emmanuel, Prince Humbert, OF sa-
.nv Her Britannia Majesty's Consul at
Nlorence, and others, to q number oil bills
81 seychanrc and documents drawn up Tor
mo purpose Of raising money, OF nav
inv. by means OF these bills and docu-
nenss. defrauded various persons IN
4 total sum Of more than hat
million france, and OF having counteriei1ea
the official stamp OF the British consulate at
Florence. These forgeries and frauas %ele
discovered In February last, but nisneIeo,
beyond what amounted to little more tnan
both Italian and foreign, has thougat II MT
s ss, To tl remain silent upon the subject. 1t
scss mt mere case Of ordinary crime; the
Marchese might be guilty OF having forged
the bills in question; the King had stated
that the signatures were not his; and Man.
tsfsarza- il was said, had confessed. But
The bankers and others defrauded declared
fbht. 90 far from having been taken
Ina by skiIful limitations, they were
snsa;fed in discounting the bills Of
fered them, inasmuch as MantegaZza
,ras honorabiy known in the financial
world and recognized as one OF his Aaaestys
nriyate agents. At the same time, also, the
names Of persons occupying distinguished
nositions were brnited about and as inter
ested IL not implicated in the matter, Win
what amount of truth OF faisity remains 70
be seen. In these circumstances tue cage
was felt to De one OF such deiicacy rs 10 de,
rnand absolute reserve until the tacts should
he elected at the public trial, which COM
menced to-day. The bills and papers stated
in the act OF accusation to have been forged
.by Mantegazza, and which viii be produced
at the proper time, are divided into three
classes. First, the following bills dis
counted and still running when Man
tepazza was arrested, and which,
therefore, also constitute the charges
OF fraud against him: Four bills OF
10000 francs, each signed with the King. 8
name and discounted-one by Signor Cal
linetti, of Milan; one by Messrs, Magnay,
Hooker & Co., OF Florence; one by the
banker PczZoli, OF Paris, and the fourth by
the Banca Emilia, OF Bologna; two bills
signed with the name Of Prince Humbert,
+. 275 francs, signed by Mantegazza, with at
tached to each an aUalto, or guarantee,
signed with the name OF the King. Sec
ondly, bills discounted and paid or renewed
when due, as follows: One for 30, 900 francs,
signed with the Kings name, and dis
counted by the Duke Visconte de Mod
rome, of Milan. This was the first OF
the forged bills, which, it has already
appeared in the course OF to-day's
( proceedings, were preceded by others
actually signed by the King and the Prince.
Two bills, for 50,000f. and 55,0OM. respec-
lively, discounted by the Banco de Credito
Italjano: one for 50,OOOf. discounted by
Messrs. Magnay, Hooker & Co., Of Florence,
and three for 50,000f. each, which were not
put in circulation. All these bear the Kings
name. Thirdly, documents fabricated to
assist in carrying out these operations, and
which consist of two letters Of proccura, OF
authorizations signed with the Kings name
one letter Of authorization signed with
Prince Humbert's name, and with this is a
certificate with the signature and
stamp Of the British Consul at
Florence testifying. to the validity
OF the Princes signature; two let
tiers purportlng to have been written by the
Commentators Aghemo, Chief Of the Pri-
waite Cabinet OF the King, in such terms as
AuOluCu ploOl Vhab pAohcSe~eSS" ''S@ 'SsA'o
under his Maiesty's instructions; and, last
", q deposit receipt for fifty-eight obliSa-
lions OF the society which formed the to-
bacco monopoly, signed with the name OF
the Commentators Balduini, president OF
The society and OF the Credito Mobiliare.
This receipt Mantegazza placed in the hands
OF Signor Paganini and obtained an adj
vance upon it.
These particulars having been given at
length, with variety Of details connected
with them, the President then began to in
terrogate the prisoner, and the statement
thus obtained from him was listened to with
breathless attention by the crowded court.
He acknowledged that all the bills and
i documents mentioned are forgeries, but he
absolutely denied having been the author OF
them. He had, he said, been employed by
the King and the Prince in bona tde trans
actions, and while carrying those into effect
he was brought into connection with per-
son whose name he refused to reveal. I'm
der that persons authority, which he be.
lieved to be sufficient, he acted in good
faith, and it was not until the thing had
gone too far to permit Of his retreating that
he discovered the true state OF the case.
Signor MontegazZa's statement was inter-
rupted ut its most interesting point by the
rising OF the court.
He has been convicted and sentenced to
eight years penal servitude.
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