New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-09
THE MoyASTERIo ABDUCTION CASE.

The following account is given in The Lon
don Standard OF the remarkable OF the abduction
and conceament Of Fideia de Monasterio, woman
some thlrtyye years old, possessed OF considerable
fortune In her own night In this implicated
Nine. Chalenton. who has just been murdered by her
husband because he had got tired of seeing her namc
mixed up ia the affair." and thought lie could save her
further shame by killing her"
Fidelia de Monastero born In Valparaiso, I'm
which town her father wealthy merchant. On his
death which occurred after her birth, the mother
who thon but twenty years OF age and wonal OF
great beauty went to spain with her infant daughter
the birth the prisoner Carlos LahL Nine. de MOnas-
terio sent To be brought up in Germany, aud
many Ultimately the married q German woman
By whom be had three children but having buried her
he reOined his mother and hali-siser, and the whole
family settled In Paris. At that time Nine dc MOnaste0
had ample property OF her own, bequcathed by her hus
hand fidea had inherited some $4,000 francs, besides
estates which yielded u considerable income. The son
never had profession or any resources out what were
supplied by his mother or basister. Before long Nine
dc MOnasero became possessed with mania I0f all sorts
OF rdicGera speonatlohs Forty thoIsann frames Mer5
In picture enterprise nfty thousand IN ali electric
she was SOON ruined. and with her became aDso-
lutely dependent upon Mile. &c MOnAStero. BOth
We continuity imporlunng Fidea. and, nnding at
I,nrtba dcnty III getting they wanted they sent her
I'm 1873 a unatc asylum at Charenton IL seems prob
able TIM al that tme the mind OF Fidea had become
really unhinged. Finding, however, that there was
some difficulty about their victim signing the papers
necessary Keep them supplied with money, Madame
MonasIefio aud her took her back 10 live with
them first In the Rue FrOchOt and subsequently In the
boulevard du Chchy. Ia both these houses Fldea WAS
according to the evidence OF the neigbOrs kept under
ock ana key misery and dirt Both mother and took
to drukng and tue family became the nuisance OF the
ucighbOrnOOd -, "a
IN $50 Mme dc Monasterio met with a Nine Chalen-
ton to whom she took such fancy TO invite her to
live with them. THIS lady to have acquired
great influence tue whole family. After "a short
lime, however, Mime. ChaontOn look tIdella away to
another house Mother dnd son tried TO regain posses
sion Bcr butin vain. This went on for five months
when F.delia announced her intention TO embark Win
her friend her native country, Cnl where her prop
cry was managed by member OF IN" Legation. hme
die uonast aud Carlos became desp rate Ihey first
addressed themselves to one Dr. Luigi Offering him
Zee of l5OO .raucs for certificate OF unacy. This was
Indignantly refused WIN tue two doctors now 10 10
tried they were fortunate They repaired TO Nine
Chnientons house and engaged Ia noisy alteration
with the lady This brought f1deliG out OF hes room.
Having succeeded IN obtaining Just the glimpse
necessary satisfy the letter the unRcy regulations
thoy departed. The abduction was then orgaDlzed.
The persons who actunlly effected ~ were ROnnl-
Ruere Iant aud BarDieux with the assistance OF two
attendants from the asylum OF Dr. GOuJOn, Rue dc
Pcpus They went morning to the house and forced
an entrance. Madame ChalentOn offered stout resist
anc of course oyerpowerod and LEFT ialntlng
ON the ground while FGela taken in carriage.
ready provided to tho asy lum III the Rue de PIcpus
acquire the legal disposal OF their relatives property,
pnd no doubt they would have accomplished their pu-
pose but for Madame Chalenon and her neghbOrs The
latter account of the business 10 the papers and
communicated with The police. Madalne dc M0nastero
Judged II discreet her daughter from tho asy-
lu but only did to convey her TO some place OF
ceanent which has not yet been discovered. Mad
anne de MOnaserlO has asserted that she ID in England;
but the impression Is that she somewhere much nearer
home. Only the accused are in Overwhelmingly,
Madame de Monasteri0 and Roumiguiere. Liant aud
BarbieuI have fed. The Two Palsy doctors are merely
summoned TO answer the charges against tnem.