The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-07-18
TRAGEDY IN THE ALPS.
The Trial of Wealthy English
man for Alleged Murder of
His Wife.

The Trial of a Wealthy English
man for Alleged Murder of
} His Wife. se=
From the London Times.
VIENNA, June 10y esterday af
ternoon the Court resumed the sit.
ting. The prisoner spoke, in turn,
French, Italian, and English, and
gave his version of the affair with
great Volubility and energy. The
of July. 1876, a Mr.. De Tourvil,e,
| from London, came with his wife
aud her maid to Spending, where
the road to the Stelvio Pass branch.
es off from the main road in the vi
cinity of Vintsoga. The gentleman,
who seemed very excited and i'm.
patient, ordered light carriage for
the next morning to convey him to
the top of the Stelvio Pass. declar-
ing that the maid was not to 90.
The carriage started ut A. NJ, and
at half past Ii reached Trafoi. AT
half past 2 they started again from
TrafOi, arrived at p. NJ. on the
Frazenshohe. where the gentleman
took some wine, and then they went
on to Ferinnshohe. the highest point
of the road. They had scarcely
completed half Of the road when, at
the so-called Lasetta, Touryille said
it was too late to 90 up, and that
they wanted to return. At Al they
were back again at Franzenshohe.
Here he gave orders TO feed the
horses. while he and his wife went
on. The coachman objected, as be
had left his oats at Trafoi, and pro-
posed to return there. This was
agreed to, and NJ. Tourville and his
wife went on foot on the Serpentine
path.
The carriage arrived at Trafoi at
half past 4. An hour afterward
TourviIIe was observed walking at
his usual pace, not at all heated,
and holding parasol without han
die in his hand. He said he felt hot,
and asked for a glass of wine.
When asked where his wife was, he
said. without any sign of anxiety or
sorrow, that che had fallen and bad
~
pies. In reply to question from
the coachman. Tourville told him to
take two or three men and look for |
Madame TOurville, and that he !
would follow. His account to the !
maid was that while his wife was ad- |
miring the scenery q stone gave
way and that she rolled down. To
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his wife, who was always self-willed,
would go on foot, and that she
knocked her foot against a stone
and fell down. Although from the
shown by Tourville all
were of opinion that no great harm
had been done, the hostess suggest
ed that the carriage should still be
taken, and it was ordered. Inspec-
tor Zollner and two other men from
Trafoi got in with Tourville, who
mentioned that above and below the
place where his wife had fallen
down there were red stones. When
the carriage reached that spot Zoli-
ner drew the attention of Tourville
to the red stones, but received no
answer. The carriage went on for
some twenty minutes more. when
Tourville said his wife must be low
er down. The carriage returned,
and on its arriving at the red stones
Touryille said, "Here it is" The
men got down, but he remained in
the carriage. A straw hat and vest
were found four metres under the
road, with stone upon them. The
hat was full OF blood on the inside.
The men took it TO the carriage, and
Tourville, without touching it, re-
piled ind;fferently that it was his
wife's near by handkerchief spot
ted with blood was found, and this,
too, was taken up to the carriage
and acknowledged as Mrs. Tour
ville's. Following the traces of
blood, the men found q cuff and
necktie, likewise spotted with blood,
and at last, in the depth of the
the 1ifeless body. the
head downward, with gaping wounds
on the forehead, the, face covered
with blood, the dress deranged. and
The legs crushed. The men return
ed to the carriage and communicat-
ed the news to Tourville, who was
up and down. His answer
was. ''Dead, indeed p and he offer
I'd at first 100 and then 200 fiorins
20 the men to bring up the body.
To this, however. the Custom officer
objected, and ordered all the things
20 be left on the spot. Touryille
wanted to go back to Spending, un-
Ter the plea that the maid had been
eft there and could speak no Ger
nan; but he was detained and
lie was asked to take
Town his gloves. There was blood
IN the first and middle fingers, and
when asked for an explanation he
aid it was from the stones.
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