, 1879-02-07
EMILIA'S REVENGE.

PIunginK II Knife Into Her Ntsnt's Heart,
md Trantfrai1y KissfnE tho Weapon.
TuIEsrE, Jan. 9.-rhc court room Of the
Court Of Assizes In this city and the corridors
lcatinE to Il were crowded to sufTocatlon on
Monllay lust, mud ut intervals such intense SEN
ration was aroused that the presiding Judge
epokc with grave Bulscitudc 10 the arnso con-
course before him. 4 murder trial was ia prgo-
rcss, and the prisoner was woman. Emilia
YlnrI, accused OF tie murder OF Marin Du1esich.
Tic prisoner was led TO the dock BY q guard
Of four gendarlnes. Sho wore the sno1-Nhfte
llcad-lrcss OF the country girls Of 1ortzu, her
nalise hamlet, and displayed the lavish supply
of Caudy tr1nkcts which arr conspicuous on
every ictta In tile Villages 0f Italy aud tie AuA-
trlaiil frontier. The var'-coIostd gowns mud
tippcts Vi tl'e unfortunate woman anl thH two
Ietialu fr1cn'ls who sat bcslle haT, wcro strtk-
tn0Iy picturesque Ia contrast With tha eopore
raiH,ens Of tho eoust oficials, II was spgulAr
t.cl!eata cures Of The prlsoncf's classic facc
wero unroken ty wrinkle Of care or dtss!p1-
tlon. lirr dazzling. large hazel eyes, relieved
by long. luxuriant lashcs:. vera an imperative
object IT admiration TO nil present.
After tho usual formulas, EEtltlsa Vtnct's law
ypr called upon her to arise and coufront the
.Ia.lgs and jury. asd briefly relate the ciEcuT-
stances OF hcr crime. She said: !" at the nGe OF
~ abandoned my family orcauso my father.
haying lost his employment, Was unable to sup
mart 1ir. ! went 10 service for two years. atthe
e,ti Vi which ! began The terrible descent. was
soon wtltrted down TO the ysry bottom. l re-
/ bssanse enaulorrd Of Carlo Isinallt iuan for
whotu have lone all In tue world tthts hbe
exprcsscl with great Yshctnencu and upllfted
ar,ns); to tavs him from trrpetrattng crime
At the rlsk Of his life uF liberty. sacrificed the
proudcst a,!ornMcnt of w0,nAn,-l cut OF tnY
flrl, hair. which almost touched tho ground,
a.ul sald II for his sake. havc bud TWO chill
d!en by that taat, and hare ststrretl untold tor
n,ct,ts to suit even hts mere convenience. At
his hands tlaye undergone HloEu cruel treat
nleut THU, have wufds to 1csvrlbe Justly. Ihat
IL not all; beypul my svlt.sacstlicnR love,
Which was ready to epduEo n'Id forgive evcry-
thug. gave him all tho tnonoy could obtain.
When nv unistEuss snw mr without my hs15. ap>
pearias like Wild beast, she rufussd TO recog-
nixo IlIt. Aly rivals jcrred ut me, and their
taunts tlcd me viii, bitter feelings. but aa-
uwered: 1T matters little; Is it not a'l for
After having been reduced to thIs depth BY
Carlo Knaldl llln man iel fu lore With another
WOMAN, Alarta bulesleh. One evening. after rc~
heated ,,royotat!ons and insults, the fortunate
EnIlla armed himself with a dsgger-shaped
kutIr, approached hIarIa buiestch. aprAnR upun
her, aIul rapidly stabbed her eight titnc.: Maria
died III two minutes. Emilia walked back to her
infamous abotc, brau4lshsnE tue Dlood.stalne
knife in her hind. With .ppaFent uneoncern
she gathered her ELECTS, tied them IN b1hd1e,
nlnl coolly awaited tho arrival of thu police.
When they cAu,e, hall I'll hour later, 10 arrest
her she seemed 10 rejoice. Rushing toward
tho foremost vi the genlartnes snc sui1eA hta
hands ulal kissed thnlli, 4nA iu RAPTURE OF
rauylt.iyc cxlllastun allowed l1rIa to conduct
l.rr lu iIlr prttull. ru the crowd that followed
eursing bur, slla exclaimed: "All fur tu'e! all
for luye!"
When leu before tho Comm!ssary Ut Police
she frankly confessed cr crtc an.i its ,uIuutcst
particulars. HaYiug shown l,lm the nutderous