New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-05
1.-THE BALKAN MYSTERY"

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young London lawyer named Charlie
Bravo. It would seem from the record
that in December last Mr.. Bravo was cap
tivated by rather stylish widow, who
in her own right, possessed an income Q
about twelve thousand dollars year, an,
lived in handsome style in one of tn
pleasant residences of the pleasant suburb
in question. After brief courtship tn
young lawyer distanced all competitor
and, having gained his suit, Mrs. Ricard'
that was became Mrs. Bravo. For tim
thereafter every thing went well, and tn
young lawyer rejoiced in the prize he hat
won, and the comfortable assurance tina
he could now remain briefless with i'm
punity.
One night in April last Mrs. Bravo, be
ing in delicate health, retired early to hel
room. Shortly afterward Mr.. Bravo wen
also. A quarter Of an hour later the hus
band was heard by the servants crying
Justify tor hot water and complaining o.
! direful pains. Doctors were called,
friends were summoned to his bedside
but notwithstanding all that could be
done on his behalf, he died on the follow.
ing day. The theory set up from the first
was, that he had been poisoned, but he
denied in the most solemn manner all
knowledge of having taken anything Of a
suspicious character, and especially, OF
having, with suicidal intent, administered
poison to himself. On the evening before
his death he had partaken of fish and
lamb for dinner and drank glass or two
of Burgundy, but those who partook with
him and after him of the same fare suf-
fered no Inconvenience, and the remain
der of the Burgundy had nothing in it or
about it calculated to create suspicion.
The first jury of inquest impaneled
could make nothing of the case, and re-
turned verdict Of death by the vista
ton of God, or something to that effect.
This not being considered satisfactory,
the government was at length induced to
renew the investigation, the Crown being
represented by the Attorney General, and
Mrs. Bravo by the e1-Att orney General,
Sir Henry James. An intense excitement
was created among the friends and rela-
tiyes of the parties when the second in
quest was duly organized, and especially
when, through persistent cross-examina-
tions, bit of domestic scandal was grad
ually unfolded.
While on the witness stand Mrs. Bravo,
through species of moral or legal intimi-
dalton, was induced or compelled to re-
late the particulars of an improper init
macy which grew up between her and DR..
Gully, her first husbands medical attend
ant, but which, she declared, was COM
pletely broken off before her second mar
mage. The energies Of the coroner, the
jury, and one, at least, of the counsel,
were directed to the uneart hing of these
painful details, with the supposed view of
connecting in some N amer this lawless
Jason with the mysterious death of the
lady s second husband.
It was apparent, from the testimony ad-
duced, that Mrs. Bravo was not altogether
happy in her first marriage, that the
brave Captain Ricardo had fondness for
strong drinks, and when under the in
auence of deep potations, was anything
but pleasant companion. At length he
died, and the general impression was,
that he drank himself to death. But
when the subsequent intimacy with the
doctor was whispered about, and espe-
,ially, when her second husband died as
and far more Unexpectedly than
he first, and at distance of little more
han two years between them, an unchar-
table theory was originated, which con-
1ected the Esculapian Lothario and the
wife with the taking off of both.
1t is not difficult to imagine how terri
by painful disclosures, such as this wit
less was compelled to impart, must have
been to her. She had to join in her own
accusation and condemnation; she had
% bring the dark skeleton from her
'loset into the light, and the inquisitive
stood by, with a jeer or an
After sitting for three weeks, in a vain
'ttempt to find out how and in what man.
Ter Charles Bravo came to his death, the
ury Of inquest closed its labors, leaving
he mystery still unsolved. The only
hing really determined was that his
leath was occasioned by dose of anti
nony left conveniently near or admins
cred by some one, and that it was not
taken with view to suicide.
This long and painful investigation
hows how careful our English cousins
re in striving to find out the hidden
auses of mysterious deaths, and how
nth ears attenr they listen for the tales
7hich murder, with its mysterious organ,
els Here, in this city, We have just
ow the Dryades street mystery under
dvisement. We trust that our author
les will be more success sful in their
uest than the English Bravo jurors were.
he questions are: ''Whose were the
ones found in the Dryades street cess
DOL? and by whose murde rous violence
as death in the premises occasioned?"
We pause for true replies. |
ALLY, REPUBLICANS, RAlLY!I