The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-06
CLAIMING AN HEIRESS.
A Duel, Elopement, Separation, An
other Marriage, Another Sepa-
Observation-Disclosures.
Law Suit Over a Memphis Heiress

Memphis, Jan. 3I-Vincent BAG
cigalupo an6 his wife, an Italian
couple came to the city years ago,
and opened a peanut and fruit
stand. Their business was lucra-
tive, and in a short time they were
able TO establish small barroom,
which by the care and attention of
Mime. Baccigalupo, became a ia
vorite place of resort to a profitable
class of customers. IL was not
long before the couple moved into
a more fashionable quarter, and
opened a still more attractive and
snowy place, widening their circle
of friends until Nine. Vincent's was
known far and wide. Notwithstand
ing their calling, Nine. and her
husband were highly respected, he
having been named not long ago as
n suitable candidate for the office
of Chief Magistrate of Memphis.
At about this time daughter of
the couple, and an only child, who
had been bred at bourding school,
retured home. She was young and
comedy, her parents itch, and she at
once became favorite in society,
and numbered many eligible young
men among those who paid her at
Tel tons.
At about this time, too, a brother
of Nine. Vincent, James Brizzolari
was rising into notice as a promis
ing lawyer. He was a mem Der of
the Democratic Executive Commit
tee, and was believed to have good
prospects tor a Eat in the lower
House of the Tennessee Legisla-
ture. He had an attractive person
al appearance and winning manner.
Incensed by newspaper article
which he construed as rejecting
on him, he challenged the author,
and a duel ensued, in which he was
wounded. The affair caused a con-
siderable excitement, it being con-
Quoted in an exceedingly dignIfied
manner. 1t had not ceased to be
the subject of remark when it be-
came known that Brizzolari had
eloped with his niece, Miss Bacci
galupo, and efforts were made to
discover their hiding place were in
vain. 1t was not until some years
afterward that they were heard of,
he as a keeper of a bar room in
Fort Smith, Arkansas, and she, no
longer his wife, living alone in Lit
tie Rock.
Soon after the elopement, anoth
er Italian, Angelo Marse, came to
Memphis and established a bar
room that grew into popularity
along with its owner. After he
had been here three or four years,
he was indicted, tried and convict
ed of completely in the robbery of
the office of the Memphis Chief of
Police, and sentenced to long
term in the penitentiary. He serv
ed three years and was then par
loned in consideration of good !
conduct. He went to Little Rock, |
and, meeting Mrs. BrizzolarI, mar
ried her. They lived together until
when she abandoned him
and went back to her first
husband, her uncle Brizzolari.
The yellow lever of last summer
carried off Nine. Vincent and her
husband. They both died suddenly
and intestate. Their estate is val
ued at 100000. Marse returned
at once t. this city and sent a peti
ton to the Governor praying to be
restored to citizenship. 1t was
backed by strong recommendations
and was granted. just after the
papers had been forwarded to
Marse, the Governor received tel
egram from Brizzolari asking that
Marse's petition should not be act
ed upon until Brizzolari could be
heard from. 1t came too late, and
a suit has been begun for the pos
session of the heiress of the Bacci-
galupo property, each of the men
her as his wife.