The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-02
Developments in The Case Of Lambertint
Against AnlOnelli
SECRET SCANDALS COMING TO LIGHT.
The Holy Fathers Anxiety for the Purity
Of the Purple.
ROME. IuIY Is 1877.

In the OF Lam bertini w. Antonelit which
Is now agtatng all Rome. IL is well calculated 10
cite only Rome but the whole Christian world for
claim to the inheritance OF the late Cardinal Anton
oil advanced by tho Countess Loretta Laspbertini
against tue Cardinals three brothers and heirs Counts
Gregoro, Angelo and Luigi AntoneI on the plea that
sue is u natural daughter OF His Eminence. and re-
pea,ediy recognized by him such during bis life
time, naturally the deepest interest and con-
Germ As the properly left by Cardinal Antcnsli 10
reported to amount IN round numbers, 10 forty MILL
ions OF francs, the OF tho civil tribunal will bo
expected with great interest," material well moral;
and the three brothers to defend their BY
every artice the law affords will they hear Of any
negotiations for an amicabe arrangement
WHAT THE POPE THINKS
THIS obstnacy their part is very painful 70 she
Pope, who after many years Of Intimacy with his
Cardinal Secretary OF State had unlimited trust Ia
him and never would credit any OF tho rumors which
many years ago ana on successive occasions reached
his ears respecting the immortality OF Cardinal Anto-
Deis private life His HoIiaess fascinated BY the
Cardinal and used TO say that the caiumnies directed
against him by his enemies only the Inventions
OF ln,risuers anxious 10 eject him from Office order
to MAKE room tor their own partisans Even Mgr.
dc Merode, one OF Antonelli's btlerest enemies who
certainly very influential prelate In the Vatican
and most chivslrous champion OF the Church, never
could convince Plus TX that Gard An,oneln was IN
many respects disgrace TO the cardnaltian purple
On the contrary De Merode is Of the Popes
Tor trying TO open his eyes in this matter Alter Anto
neli's DEATH however, several revelations out
which shook the Pope's previous faith and made him
anxious that little possible should bs oil ho
late Secretary OF State.
THE POPE AND THE FAME OF THE CARDINAL
may DO easily imagined, therefore, how DESTROYS
HIS Holiness is at the present conjuncture that the
credi Taft M. Churc and ia of IN
who guided the desnies Of the Holy Sec for 30 many
years may not be furnished by the scandaious details
which adverse lawyers Will ruihlessly drag
the public assize court
THE FAMILY STUBBORN.
The Pope, however, has failed TO persuade tho
brothers Antonehi OF the accessibility Of . compro-
mise and irrtated at their persstency His Holiness
few day ago. refused TO receive Of them who had
asked for audience IN order TO explain the motives
winch Determined hm aud mis- brolhors resist Tue
claims OF the Countess Lamoertini rather than pur-
chase her silence by ye,dng 10 her small portion Vt
her s0disant late fatuer's enormous wealth
WHAT rs THOUGHT ~ THE VATICAN.
In tho Vatican tne CARDINALS gallant sscapades have
been known aud talked Of Tor years by every innate
ot the palace except ~ have already said the Pope
himself.
rHE CASE THE DAUGHTER
To provo the principal alleged acs oi this singular
case amounting 10 nlty three in number the Countess
LambertiLs advocates IN the drst sting VI the tri.
bunal on Wednesday, demanded that their wilpessea
should be heard. Among there are three whose
evidence Is conadercd 10 be extremely important aud
conclusive. These priest nov seventy years Of
age. midwife aud tho late Cardinals house steward
or deau OF the domostcs Tho President OF the Civil
Tribunal viii give his deteri on tins point next
Wednesday. Tue defendants advocates maintain
that it is supernuous 10 listen evidence
relating to the paternity OF the Countess Loretta
Lamoertin, because her birth officially recorded
IN the baptismal register OF santa Maria Via 1855,
as daughter OF signor aud sgnora Marconi. her gcn-
formally animated to the claimant thaI II she makes
use OF letter to the priest above mentioned, on which
her lawyers greatly rely they VIII her Tor forgery
DOT admitting authenticity of the document This
step would suspend the whole trial.
Hitherto the scandalous chronicle Of Rome had set
down the signorina Loretta Marconi (now Countess
Lambcrunp as beng really the daughter Of SgnorA
MarconL with Cardinal Antonel for her father, but
now the Countess claims to be the daughter OF Q
higniy connected foreign lady, sill living married,
whose name VIII not ee pronounced unless "
ready TO prove that her rcpuied mother. Sig.
nora Marconl became acquainted In 1850 with
Cardinal Antonelli with whom she established
intimate relations. The lady kept opticians snop
and was iorynve years DID, Five years later shc
dered the Cardinal great service ny pretending "a
ance her house VI female baby Just born oi
young foreign lady and brought 10 ner ny the sags-
femme whose house the young lady's acknowledgements
mad taken place, having been recommended there by
DR.. Lucchin who AZ the same time informed the mid
wife OF the Cardinals amoars before and alter her
confinement the lady visited at the midwiie's
house by Cardin nal Antonel, who convcrscd with her
sufficiently ascertain positively the relations exist.
ing between the lady and the Cardinal ana the patsr
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said have been OF German parensags snd moving IN
| rHK CARDINAL As FOND FATHER
The Cardinal subsequently the habit Of going
frequently TO see his infant daughter at Sgnora Mar
cons house, and requested the make the baby
always wear round her neck . gold medal which he
gave her, bearing the inscription 'Jucobo Anonellio.
= H. T. d. u A. PuoL NegoL Phi TX. T. NJ" HIS
Eminence also constantly him daugh-
ter's portrait IN a silk case. On drivng pass
signora Marconi's residence he used to look
windows ana smile ut The baby, VINO was held there
| tOr ~. a
signed 10 Slgnora Maroon l20, 0O0f the interest
OF which sum was TO serve Tor her maintenance
and education. On subsequent occasIoa
he adGed 70.000. tor the same purpose and mado
presents to The child amounting IN value " 20 OOOr
Meanwhile the enid grew up, but when her re-
putcd mother died lew years ago It was iound tnat
had spent not only the interest but the capital or
the which the Cardinal intended should form the
fortune OF The young Loretta sgnora harconrs death
| was q great rcici to Cardinal Antonc, who was
fatigucd and perplexed by her indiscreet demands.
She ieft as guardlan OF the young lady salroa jour
nast established Rome since the change Of governs
MATCHMAKING rng CARDINAL
Mr.. G waited on The cardinal al the Vatican
and informed His Emnence that he was In possession
OF all the relating to this affair and had become
the guardian his daughter. VI course the Cardinal
was an xous to avoid publicity SO he ~ once handed
| TO Mr. Ga SUN OF money for his daughter's
maintenance, aud 100, ooof, IN two instslmeuts iof
the Young I.oreta's dowry. With this sum she mar.
time, uu 10 see her father at the Ssucan When she
could him she wrote to him, aud he answered,
these relations being maintained until the CardnalI
death.
such are the facts which the Countcss' advocates,
Calm and rajani, the latter distinguished member
OF Parliament are prepared TO corrobornte as they
affirm, by satisfactory evidence, including 10 10 said,
that Of tie late CARDINALS coniessor.
THE CARDINALS INCOME AND FORTUNE
II 10 generally supposed that Cardinal Antonellis
great fortune entirely inside during his period OF
oce but II Is fact that nearly forty years ago. when
the then Abbe AntoueIl applied Tor admission into tina
prciacy, for which dignity the rules Of tho Boman
cufia required the applicant 10 be IN possession OF
certain private revenue he proved, by still existing
documents TO be tue posscssor OF family inhertance
amounting 10 5000 scuoi q year tso oo0I) Tno
mon with hrs brothers; nor did they ever divide Il
during his LIFETIME, the administration OF beng LEFT
In tner hands entirely As At the period OF Cardinal
AntouelIs death the Italian code Of civil law was and
is now IN vigor Rome, the Countess LamDertinI's
claims as a natural daughter have . better chance VI
success.