Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-09
II took them as such at first"
What did they refer %,

II took them as such at first"
what did they refer TOP"
Il refuse to answer that question ~
she said, firmly.
You must answer it," rejoined tn,
officer
Il shall keep silence even though m,
silence should lead me to the scaffold. )
The officer waived the question. ant
then told her to proceed with the res
of her narrative.
"What my father told me-" she con.
tinued, Il am free to confess filled me
with intense Indignation against nv
lover. wrote to him those two notes
insisting upon the return of all the let.
tiers had written him. In reply he
solicited an interview with me at the
garden house. CONSENTED TO meet him
there. He arrived between Z and 5
O'Clock in the evening. Our interview
was long, and at first, quite stormy.
However, his protestations of love, and
what he said besides, overcame nv in
dignation. l finally promised to re-
main true to him, and we parted in the
most affectionate nanner."
''But how do you account for this
knife of yours being found in the gar
den house under such suspicious cir
cumstances 2" asked the examining Of
ficer.
Il am utterly at loss to under
stand how it got there, | generally
kept it on the writing desk in my bou-
doir. 1t is horrible beyond expression
to think that this knife of mine should
have been used for 50 fearful purpose.
| am utterly bewildered about it,
Her language and mien were appar-
entity those of person tellsng the
truth. But what about ali the suspi-
cious circumstances which certainly
pointed TO her as the Counts murder
ess.
Her father was next examined. He
confirmed all his daughter had said
about her alteration with him in re-
gard to Count Nostikoh, but he, too, re-
fused to reveal the charges he had pre-
ferred against the lovers character
Then Ivan Dulizurok, the coachman,
was called up.
81 knew the count very WE'LL" said
he, ''in effect, L carried Mile. Aida S
notes to him, and brought back his an
swers. | gave him those two notes and
he gave me another in which, as he
told me, he begged her to meet him at
the garden house"
''How came he to make such conf
dant of you:"
because L watched frequently when
they We're in the garden house, so that
no one disturbed them
"Did you see him last night?"
~ did"
Together with Mile. Alida?'
Yes; she had told me to watch and
prevent any one.coming near them
"Did any one Gomez
| eyes, Marie Nerin, Mademoiselle
Alida's maid.'
"Did you speak to Marie Nerin:"
eyes. l caught her stealing up TO
the garden house. l asked her what
she was doing there. She answered
his daughter. She became very angry.
and threatened that NJ. StanirOy would
have me fiogged if | interfered with
her. This frightened me and ran
back into the house"
The French maid in her testimony
made some startling disclosures. She
answered the questions of the eXamin-
ing officer at first with seeming reluct-
ance, and did not become a more will
ling witness until she had been threat
ened with severe punishment. Then
she said, with very glib tongue:
"Well, as cannot help it, l will tell
all l know, although | am very sorry
for Mile. Aida. NJ Staniroy asked
me last night to watch the garden
house, as | had often done at his re-
Iquest. About O'Clock saw the count
enter the garden house, where he was
shortly after joined by Mile. Aida. L
could hear distinctly what they said.
Mile. Aida called him a perfidious
villain, and said she had thought of
numbering him. He begged her TO
calm herself. but she seemed to work
herself into a perfect frenzy, and then
[ heard him utter low cry, and say,
'Alida, how could you do this!' At
that moment was interrupted by Ivan
lDulizurok. with whom / had words.
Not desiring to quarrel with the fellow
any more. returned to my room and
went to bed"
"You did not hear or see NIL. Aida
return to the h. .se?'
"No; was awake good while yet,
but did not hear her."
"Did you communicate what you
heard and saw to NJ. Staniroy!"
"No; he was not at home"
Things began to look very black for
Aida Staniroy. Her father broke into
loud lamentation. She herselfremained
calm.
81 did not know" she said. with a
Idisdainful glance at her French mald,
s.that Marie Verin was acting the spy
towards me. But | must say that all
she said about my interview with count
Adolph is true, except that the count
did not use the words: How could you
do this?' All can do is TO reiterate
the protestation OF my perfect inno-
cence of this foul murder, no matter
how suspicious everything may look
for me-"
All this was very sad, but what were
the officers to do but to take the young
lady to jail on a charge of murderg Al
ida accompanied them willingly. Her
fortitude excited the surprise and ad-
miration even of her jailers.
The affair created naturally the most
profound sensation in the ancient capi-
tai of the czars. For a week no one
spoke about anything else. Notwlth-
standing the seemingly overwhelming