The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-24
Cardinal Antoneiiis Daughter.

ROME July 6.--ln Rome, a case Is coming
before lhe civil Court which is likely to attract
attention throughout the world:
The plnntin il "A Countess Loretta Iamber-
TIM. the deiendnnts are the brothers OF the late
Cardinal Ahi'nelll, AM the lawsuit is to re-
which Count, - Lamhertini claims rs IA daugh.
ter oi his Eniinencc. Her claim to be recogn zed
as surh - CHIEFLY based on papers in her pos
session. and on the evidence Of "A midwife. a
priest. and a confidential servant of the late
Cardinal She has been hith.rto considered To
be the dau. .hter Of "A Nine. Mhrronl. and was
her present statement she is tho daughter Of "A
young English lady who, was in Rome in 1850.
The name OF tins lady since married. she
says she knows but sh" does not wish to
dvqlge 1t unless compelled TO do So, At her
birth Nine. MArconi took charge Of her and
brought her up receiving from the Cardinal
300 600 francs for her education. She alleges
that he frequently came To see her as a child
and give her modal to wear with his nam" on
It. When Nine. Marconi died she was left un-
der tho cnre OF guardian. who also received
money ior her support. year or two ago she
married Count Lamhertini and aiterward paid
frequent visits to the Vatican and correspondent
with her father, who answered her letters, up to
the time Of his death. Among the papers on
which she bases her claim IL letter written by
10 press the Cardinal for money. for" she
says. You know have his daughter e sup
port ana II he re, refuses wn me money shall make
made. some months back. 1t was thought 10 be
an attempt to eNtort money. and that the broth.
@' 5oq the ground re fS want Of w pISS
or legal standing Of the claimant, 1t seems
however. that her advisers are serious. The
indictment contains nfty-three articles. and
gives the names Of seventy witnesses TO be
called in the plaintiffs behalf Application was
made 10 the President OF the tribunal to take
down at once the evidence of those who. from
age, might he likely 10 die; but as the de-
has taken til next week 10 consider the
point, II is suggested that the defend;
the ohrf witnesses dying From the line Of de-
fence they are going to adopt i would seem
thnt they admit that me plaintiff ia their
brothers child but maintain that, her father
having been in holy orders at the time of her
birth. she would be u Hlid sdcrieQd, or child
nc. legal standing Whatever. ~ ibis her law
yers Will oh,et that AT the time Of the Cardinals
death the Italian civil code WAS IN force. and
that under that code She. as child Of his.
though an ilegtlmate one, has a right TO at
least share Of his property. and TINT the Pom
any force II is believed that great efforts have
been made 10 induce the Antone,lls T. rompro.
they seem determined to light II out
From, The London Duiy Nss.
ROME. July 1.-THE hearing Of the case was
resumed today at o'clock.
The counsel Of the brothers Antonelli. in or
der that tho hearing Of the three Witnesses
might not take place. tried 10 show that the evil
dence Of these witnesses. besides being mad
mlssible ON account Of the daughter being a Mia
sdTuegtd, was also inadmsslble 10y article l73
OF the Codex; which says that no one who Is al
ready the child Of a doterminate person can
claim hliaton On the other side it was con-
tended that the Italian law provides for this.
because In the case OF supposittious or substi-
tuted birth. proof Of parentage Id always admis-
slble.
The President reserved till Wednesday next
| his ruling whether or not the Witnesses We're 10
! be- heard.
The brothers Antonei ask whether the
| Countess Intends 10 avail herself Of the Letter Of
| SlgnOra Marconi to the Archpricst Nendtti
because If she does they will impugn its gen
| uneness.
The brothers Antoncll, through tho media
| ton Of Cardinal Simeoni. have sought an inter
view with t9r Pope, but his Holiness refused to
day and entreated admittance to the Holy
| Fathers presence. but WAS peremptOrily or
dered never to show himself at tho Vatican
again.
have obtained n view OF the collection Of
! likenrsscs of the late Cardinal Antonolli and
the Countess. taken Mt corresponding periods
of their lives. Tho resemblance in cranial con
tour, IN feature. IN expression IN attitude. ID
/ quite remarkable.