The New York herald., 1877-09-02
THE ANTCNELLI WILL CASE

THE ANTON ELL ILL CAoG
THE ExAMINArIoN OF WITNESSES RESUMED
THE FATE OF ARcHpRIEsT yENDITu, WHO
KNEW TOO MUcH-vAIN EFFORTS TO AS
CERTAIN THE NAME OF THE PRINCEss's
MOTHER.
RoME, August l6. 1871
During the examination OF the witnesses pro Ju
tura memoria in the Antone case on FRIDAY, Tam
burani further stated that he and the rest OF the Car
dnal's household had always believed that Antoinetta
Marconi tho mother Of the Countess Lambertin
until one day, coming out OF the Cardinals study
a state of agitation, she said TO him,
''Sa, ha fasto IL Cardinde'--t"he has
given u slap on tho iace")-and thon went on TO
recount to him tnat, having told tho Cardinal she
thought time TO find good match Tor Loretta, he
had asked her II she had any view, and on her
replying "a son OF General Garibadi,'' he had gone
into towering PASSION struck her with his open hand
upop the lace-she showed the MARYLAND told her to
mind her own busuoss for she neither the fathcr
nor tho mother OF his daughter but only gouuer
ndnte.
A FAMILIAR rRIzsD.
From Tanburlani's deposition IL Is evidont that
Antoinetta Marconi upon very free and easy
footing with the members OF the Cardinals ante
chamber. She may ve found it polite TO DO 80. or
Tor she was originally maid servant in the house Of
the Marcheso Caradori Fregoso OF Rimnt some
times when she went the Cardinal for money, she
would say to Tamburani, on entcring:-''AugeIino,l
have como for -" the witness illustrating the
way expressed tho last word by raising her hand
and rubbing her thumb and forennger togesher--ths
well known sign meaning money in the dumb show
Italians use SO much and generally accompany by a.
knowing u cd or wink II appears that wnle, anterior
N bouse--fOr
lishmeut and entertained a greet deal-wa;
nSsrs Ssn aat party she alter the change OF govern
ment, the same open house kind OF hosp-
taly to the extreme liberals, and hence arose her
acquaintaucs the Garibaldls, and the extraord.
nary proposition for an alliance between son OF tho
great republican general aud the daughter OF the great
thought she was about to effect political comUlna-
ton Of the highest importance Tamburlan also saii
that " hen the Countess Lambertin came 10 see the
Cardinal durng the year Of his life. wnen he su-
tered much from goui, she would almost always on
on being shown INTO the Cardinals presence he would
instead o. rising ne invariably aid to receive every
one, say TO her, pointing to sofa, "Acconoddteoh
and continue his writing.
The examination Of the two witnesses. as have in
formed you hours, the advocates for the
defendants raising many objections TO the questions
put aud cr0ss.cxamping the witnesses severely.
they also m ide another effort TO obtain name OF
The lady stated to be the Countess Lamoertinfs
mother. When Tamburani spoke OF tho visits paid
TO the Cardinal by young foreign lady IN 1906 1874
aud 1855 they asEed him what her name was The
witness answered he did not know. ''Brt,' they
urged 'she must have sent her card that the Card
surely you must have looked at n!" II
not in attendance" the witness re.
ana afterwards His Emncnce used to say, s.Tnis
evening | expect la Baronessa-" From that time the
lady always announced by that ltle aud known by
the servants only ia Baroucssa" AS rule Italian
the difficulty, and often impossiDiy, they
fnd OF pronouncng foreign names, adopt the plan OF
speaking OF foreign visitors with whom
they acquainted by their residence, country or
tilie such as "Ii Signor lnglese" or La Sgnora di
Piazza spagna," and sometimes by their personal
pecuIarities as s.il S,gnor Pallido" ! once heard
somewhat nigh shpnered lazy usherod IN as LA Sig
nora Gobn" fa2Durlsni issescrlbed as having given
veying the impression that ne yeAIns INC trun.
TO some OF the questions put he answered at ones,
mon SO mente" and TO others gave detailed 2srrss
tive IN reply
The Archpriest vendittl on the contrary, good
deal confused. and responded with hesitation He had
acted ms Antoineta Marconi's man Of business-a BY
means unusual Office Tor priests assume under
tue observation-disclosures g0vernment--and be do
posed one OCCASION when he had accom- panied
the Marconi 10 The ski Chapel to the .Mis-
crere he had entering great diculty III restrain.
lug her IRON attacking ant pulling the hair young
foreign lady oil whom she was jeaous. He supposed
now that the lady was the workable mother OF ths
Countess A short time before her death AntoIpetts
had acknowledged to him that she was not Lorcta'i
lograph he had recognizes as the portrait OF
The lady Antonetta wanted TO assault IN Tho Sxtine
Chapel. This was the same photograph ramDurani
prepared Tor the plaht 10 an album con-
talnng double series OF many photograph por,rxit5
OF the Cardinal arrangedside BY size with others OF
the Countess Lambertini taken at various periods
from her earliest childhood to tho present The
likeness between the Cardinal and the child up to the
age OF twelve thirteen is more than remarkable;
but the resemblance, though still striking. becomes
less marked the features oil the undcveioped girl
gradually round into womanhood But as have told
you, the question at issue rs not who was the ather,
but who was the mother OF the Countess LambertinI
REMOVED HIS KNOWLEDGE.
then yong chd she is represented in the attitude OF
praying before statuette OF tue Virgin, which had
beeu sont from the Cardinals room for the purposel
below Is written 'Je prize la I. " quo pers
SOFT hcureux moi avec uI!" la the house No. SO,
VIA Quatro Fontana, AntoInetta haa in her drawing
room botn paintings and busts OF the Cardr
nal, end the child used TO point them OUT
to visitors, saying, "Questo papa mio"
.QueIlo papa mo-" aud when Antoinetla
VINO very passionate woman, wis angry With
her tradespeOpe, she would threaten them
openly with the CARDINALS wrath. In tact, tho more
hears OF the amount OF publicity attending the
affair the moro one surprised 1t should have re-
NAMED for so long nero rumor.
The censurcs OF the Vatican have already fallen upon
the Arch priest VrndtL He has been deprived the
right OF &C cebrang mass--on the pea. however, Of
being subject to faintng fits.