The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-08
THE COUNTESS R
A True story of Love, Crime and MY


published, as the son Of tile principal nc
tor in this extraordinary drama was ther
alive; and from simple respect for his sor
rows the author OF this sketch has refrain
ed from giving to the world this startling
narrative. This is no fiction; it is all sub
stantial truth, and the author is prepared
to verify oil he writes. 1t may be deemed
perhaps, an everyday story, but when VIC
consider the social position OF the various
parties interested, it becomes doubly n sub
ject OF material and weighty considers
ton, and forms, in itself, matter for ma
ture and philosophical consideration.
The Countess Carer was the daughter
OF IN Irish Baronet, u lady OF most accom-
plished manners, and was justly consider
ed the beauty Of Dublin in the days when
the present Duke of Cambridge, COmman'
der-in.C Chief Of the British Army, was an
Aid-de.Camp OH the staff of the Marquis
OF Aylesbury, the Lord Lieutenant OF Ire
land.
It appears that the present Duke was
terribly fascinated with the Countess, Sc
much 10 that lie had cast OF her arm ta-
ken and placed in the College OF Surgeons
as specimen Of womanly beauty. ! once
saw a portrait OF her, which may be seen
at present in the private gallery OF the
MARQUIS de Rat Corfu, who boosted
that he would frame it with diamonds In
honor OF this famed Cleopatra. r.
She was mistress OF five languages, sang
exouisitely, played on three different in
struments like a master, and was consider.
ed one OF the finest dancers OF her day in
any ball room from Paris to Naples.
Her boudoir was a marvel, surrounded
by the finest copies Of paintings OF the
great masters, and arrayed with the most
graceful statues OF acknowledged sculp:
tors. The ceiling was n mass OF gold and
rlass, and the rarest plants filled her room
with q delicious perfume, while fountains
OF odoriferous waters flowed into n silver
basin in which golden a performed
their mute pambols. Such Is the power
OF money; the Countess was rich, the adj
mired OF all admirers, an angel upon
EARTH, the star of her day.
We read daily OF episodes in the higher
circles of life that strike the %plebeian and
make him nestle closer toward wife and
children; and when the picture OF such
morality Is held up toward him he recolls,
as st. Anthony from the serpent, fearful
lest actually should be nesting beneath
the shadow Of the virtue he has fought so
strongly TO protect. Vice is the shadow;
the reality lies in self.
But to our narrative. When King Mu-
rat-the son OF n wine.sellcr, elevated to
the throne OF Naples blythe generosity OF
Nepoleon L. was seated sumptuously IN
his regal palace, the Countess paid q visit
from her home In Zante to the Neapolitan
Capital, accompanied by her husband.
They hired a magnificent palace near San
Carlo Thcater, and procured a retinue OIL
domestics equal to that OF an Embassy;
From the public and social position hell
by Count Carer in the Italian Legislature
and society generally in his native Capt.
tai and England, and from the enormous
revenue he enjoyed from his estates in
Lombardy, Count Carer, through his En-
bassador, had but little difficulty in OBJ:
tanning access not only to the Court OF
King Murat, but to the more moral and re-
fined circles OF the Neapolitan society.
Al n very select ball, given in the Pal
acc by The King to n limited circle OF the
sik Of Naples, Murat led Madame the
Countess Carer in the maze OF the gtddy
waltz; and it was then, it may be presum-
ed, that the first Sec Of eSii WV t,' ~; !, Ibt ore
final sorrow and grave. 1t soon was
whispered that the hihS was Sa.at in 49, ~,
the Countess carer. Ms lnofIuS MS coS
not above reproach, Dut ils PoputalIty Wv,
great; and as Ida Carers 4eauty WIZ s'en
then a theme, the knowieuge Oh Ni' M :
admiration was all-suiliclent 10 make n IN
fayorite the rival of lesser stars anu !ne
rage OF rich mobiles, whose " aspiratloh
was thesmile OF an empty-headeu poleh-
tate, a libertinc, who, though proven u
brave soldier, turned coward n traitor
IN the hour OF need against inc very nun
who had taken him from the ranks OF his
army and placed u FOWL VIII III ~. liz = ;Jol.
lied her beyond every human being; hls
whole soul was conferred IN hef, anu me
deemed her the purest ana Dest OIL MoHn-
en-. He knew that he was NOT nalus3ilt'
but he still possessed some quaiIllcs WITH oIn
the most hcartlcss woman Gaa hardly hs hp
admlring, were SUE uS NUE. ,roaLs mss.
most fallen Of her sex. pays, Week pasS'
cd away amid the tnnult Of festive sei'
son, when n night ny 0oI;na ~
that has to this day puLzlca lhe Pohce"'
thorities OF Naples.
Itappears ti:at Count carer llad oe Tt't ~
a private dinner party, gwen oy u onIel
OF Police, n lett the IaIa n.P pno oicIocL
panied by two soldiers. About one o,Glo GS
In the morning the carriage reaciiea Tue ~.
Counts palace; he was seen to enter y ny
the two soldiers, and yet, I'VE hontsa '!er,
he was found within fifteen yards OF the
Chief Of Policies house stabbed 70 tle
heart! How it happened no one KNOWS
to this day, why 1t was done WIS m elual
mystery; and il ever crime created a sen
saiion It may be safely said TINT the muir
der OF Constantine Carer, Count Of the
Tonian lslands,caused sensation through
out Europe. n,.ho,a,.
n. Tos.or m hnorinU0 f her husband 4