The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-02
ANToyELHrs ALnEoED DAUenrER.
Tamburinni. Dcposition-w why the Cardinal
Slapped Antoiaetta's Face.

Tamburlnnrs Dcposition-Why the Cardinal
slapped Antoiaetta's Pace.
Eoa n, Loadpa Times
RoME, Aug. 16.-During the examination
tuncli casc on Friday. Tamhurlani further
stated that he and the rcst Of the Cardinals
Mnrconi WINS the mother of the Countess Lam
hcrtini until ono day. coming ont of the Cardi-
nals study In statc of agitation, she sale. 70
him. Sal. cosa mi ha fnlto II Cardnalc" g. He
has given me n slap on the face')-a then
went on to recount to him that. having told the
Cardinal she thought it was time to find n good
match Tor Loretta. h" had asked her II she had
any ono in view. md on her replying son
Of Gen. Garibnldi." he had gone into tower;
upon the iacr- she showed the mark-and told
her to- mind her own business, for she was
neither the father northc mother OF his daugh-
ter, hut only u pDhrcNdufe.
From Tamhurmni's deposition II is evident
that Antoinctta Marcuni was upon y very free
and cnsy footing with the members of the Car
dinal's nntwhamher. She may have found II
polite to "" So. or she may have hccn more In
her element among them. for she was original
Caradori Frcgoso of Rmini. Sometimes when
she went to the Cardinal for money she would
say to Tamhurlani, on entering; angelina,
have come tor ---, the witness Illustrating the
way shG expressed the last word by raising her
hand and rubbing her thumb aud forcflngor to-
gethor-thc well-knuwu sign meaning money
in the dumb slow Italnns use SO much. and
generally accompanied hv n knowing nod or
wink; 1t appcars that while. anterior TO 1870.
her houec-iOr she kept AN expensive cstnb-
lishmrnt and entertained n groat deal-wns
much frrJucnted by pontncal Iounvcs and
others OF that pariv she, after the change of
HoN,rnmeut. oN"r, isel the same open house
Kind OF hospitality to the extreme Liberals, and
hence arose her acquaintance with the Cart
ualils. and the vNtraOrdiuury proposition for
an alliance between son of the great Kcuuh-
irgn General and the daughter Of the great
Cardinal Secretary Of state pprhuus Autnfn-
eta thought She was about to effect n politiral
combination ot the highest Importance Tam
lnriani also said that when the Countess Lam
~ ffI 81.
year Oi his life. when he suffered much from
suut, she would almost always, on entering.
ask at once. Come state. papa ~ and that on
h"lng SHOWN INTO m" Cardinals trcspno" he
would. instead oi rising. as he invariably did 10
receive every one, say t. her, pointing % "A sofa.
Accom- oduteVi, and continue his writing.
The examination OF the two witncss,s rs
nave informed you, lasted scVen hours. the adj
No'atDs for the defendants raising many ohicc-
tons to the questions put and cross Examining
III" witnesses severely. They also made another
effort 10 obtain tho name of the lady stated t.
Tamhurani smoke ~ the visits paid to the Car
dinnl ly Young foreign lady ia 1888 1851 and
1913. they asked him what her name was. The
witness answered hc did not know. But" they
urged, she tist have sent in her card that
Tue Cardinal nl,si Know who it was desired 10
see him. and surely you must have okcd at it?'
" was not in Attendance the witnoss replied.
on ne 2eeasion oil her fret visiLs and after
TaLd ms En- nrn.e used cay. This evening
ndy was always announced 10y that
liiilei and known by the servants only as
III DaTtnf- ssh. AS n rule Italian Servants
Ia the difficulty. and often inpnssbilisy. they
mud OF pronouucins foreign names. adopt tho
Plan ~ speaking q and announcing foreign
visitors with whom they are acquainted by their
residence country. OF title, such us II Siguor
lnglese. or La Slsnora III Piazza de Spasna.'
and sonnet me- hy their personal ppculiarlties
ns II Slr,n.r pnIlIio" / ono" hsnrj n e',,,,,
what high-shouldgred lady ushertl in ~ - La
Si-nora Guhal, Tamburlani is described 40
and ia manner conveying the Impression that
Lea WAS speaking the truth. To soma Of the
In reply. TIL Archpri.st Ncnditti. on the cone
irary, was "a good deal confused, aud responded
with hesitation. lie had acted rs AntOinetta
Marcoais nan of business a by no means
unusual ollie for priests 10 assume I'M
der the Ecccsiasti,o- Temporal Govern
ment. and he deposgd that on ono oc-
cnslon when he had accompanied the
Marconi 10 the siNtine chapel t. hear the Ms
restraining her from alta ,king and pulling the
hair OF a young foreign lady Of whom she was
the vertaOic mother OF the Countess. short
time before her death Antolnctta had acAlowl-
edged 70 him that she was not Loretta mother.
and ne had recently been shown Photograph
he had recognized as the portrait of the lady
AniolncttA wanted 20 assault in the SiXtine
Chapel. This WAS the same photograph Tam
onessa. Among the evidence prepared for the
plaintiff IL an album containing double series
arranged side 10y side with others Of the Count
ess Lainherinl taken at various periods from
likeness between the Card nal and the child up
iothe age OF II or Is IS more than remarkable.
hut the resem' iaur"-though still sfriking-be-
comes l.ss marked as the features Il
the unIevelopnd girl gradually round
into womanhoid but. ~ have told you. the
question at Issue is not who WAS the father. but
VINO WAS the mother of the Countess lAmber-
uni In the earliest OF these photographs Of
the daughter, then young child, sAs is repre-
nt'd ~ the attitude Of prnylng before a statu-
cite Of the Virgin. which had been sent from
the Cardinals room for the purpose and below
II Is written. Je prie Ia : Y. que mon p1re soft
hrurcuN q moi ave- lui! " In tho house No, ~
VIA uuattro Foniana. Antolntttl had in her
drawing room hlth paintings and husts Of the
Cardinal, and IN" child used to point thcn out
T. visitors. saying. "Qursio para mio.N
Qu"ip papa mic, and vixen Antoinetta.
who WAS very pu7S l1nat. woman, was angry
with her servants 90 tradeslcolle. she would
threaten them openly with the Cardinals wrath.
In iart, tho moro ono hears of the amount If
publicity attending the affair the more one is
surprise n should have remained for So long a
mere runlor. Tho censurcs ~ the Vatican have
already fallen upon tue Arcnprcst N-nditti.
IL mas been deprived OF the rl-,ht # celebrating
n.a-s-"u the plea. however, OF being subject 10
iainting It's.