Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-28

The Revenge OF a Disappointed Lover
a Life Attempted and . Home De-
.troyel


The Revenge Of a Disappearance Lover
a Life Attempted and Home De-
stroEed.
Liza Leess- r ysr Te-E Hsr17E.
A most romantic storEs and true one
: now attracting the attention Of society
in Lima In August 10. an attempt
vas made on the life 81 Miss Carmen
N5daurre- the daughter Of Don Meleh0r
NidzuTre. an Associate Judge u the Su-
u.reme court OF Peru. By an kcuadOrI2n
servant in the employ Of her father. Miss
Efdaurre. ackuOTlei-ei 70 b one Of the
rel-nIlg belleS u LIma-and N ne mat
rer Of beauty little more could . sad
vas D1ted for leT retiring ana Llo-lest
character. Don Ricardo Ortiz de ZeTal-
los. son II a former Minister Of Peru 70
France and who had just returned from
Pans. perfectly educated skilled N draw
inE-rOCm and Cabinet diplomacy Tell ID
love with her. The tender sentiment was
E-eiprDcated but for some reason me
father % the lady fr0wned on the course
q true love.
An Ecuadgriau Of good family. recently
arrived in the city. became hOpelessly IN
fatua1ed with the lady in question. Des-
pairing Of an opportunity 70 declare his
passion openly. for the reason IhAL IL vas
well known that her affections were en-
gagged. the adventurous lover adopted the
STACEY expeiient Of entering the service
u her father in the sOmeW laL modest
character Of a butler. Installed IN MS
new position this individual whose name
must not appear. for reasons 20 De gwen
hereafter. bT q series Of ridiculous postum
ings and more absurd silent declarations.
rendered himself 50 Objectionable as 70
call forth a request from the daughter 70
her father 70 dismiss the intrusive ser
want. The judge was slow TO accede 10
the request 81 his daughter, ana al last
the servant actually dared 70 make a
declaration To Miss Nldaurre, threaten
Ing her with vengeance II any revelation
81 his audacitv was made % her father.
There was no hesitancy, however, on her
part. She told her father, and he sum
marilv dismissed the EcuadOrian.
II was only two or three days after the
dismissal Of the aspiring servant when
Miss Nidaurre had occasion 10 leave her
house on a shopping errand. The young
lady was reaching her house, accompanied
By an old nurse. when suddenly the dis
charged butler threw hims elf upon her,
knife in hand. pulled her 70 the ground,
and IN "A moment had dashed his cOWardly
weapon into her breast. hoping 10 take
from others the prize denied 10 him.
Twelve or thirteen times the tainting girl
was struck by her assailant. The nurse
shrieked and impl0red for assistance. but
the street was dark. and people were
quietly at home after the labor Of the day.
Fortunately. the strong corset used by the
victim. bound with ribs Of steel. caused
the knife u glance aside, and thus all
fatal wounds were avoided. although sew
eral severe flesh injuries were inflicted,
and the young lady. now senseless, was
covered with blood and prone on the side
walk. The murderer thought that his
CHASTITY work was accomplished. He
turned away quietly, still keeping the
a krae
was no escape. The cries Of the nurse
had attracted assistance. He was cap
tured. tried and sentenced 10 fifteen years
penal seTyitude. which is now nearly
ended.
Frustrated. naturally, more By the ner-
yOus shock received than By her physical
injuries, the young lady remained long an
invalid. Her every wish had 70 be obey
ed. and she was finally united 10 young
ZeyallOs, who for 50 long had been denied
her door. But now the fifteen years Of
captivity are nearly concluded for the
criminal. Next month October his time
Of imprisonment will be over and he is to
be let loose on the community to resume
his love making in such a savage fashion.
RumOrs, and well founded. have been
current for year gone by that this man
has vowed vengeance on his quOndam
love; that her life must atone for his sui
ferIngs in the Jail. and that her death and
that Of her husband at his hands would be
a lit sequel 10 his attempted
tragedy. The character Of the
culprit is well knOwn-desperate,
case hardened and struck in that soft
point Of South Americans-theirs elf-pride
and esteem. He cares not what may be-
fall him 50 that his end may be accom-
plshed. Mrs. ZevallOs. nee Nidaurre,
cannot sleep. Her mind is becoming dis
ordered; she fears poison even in her
morning cup Of coffee; at dinner she in
sists uDOn the food being examined:
and. TO crown all, her state Of health, 50
afflicted by terror, has become 50 perilOus
that her husband has found himself
Obliged 10 close his lucrative and grow
ing law practice-he being one Of the
foremost advocates Of the capital-sell his
house and movable property, and by this
steamer he carries his affrighted wife 10
Paris, where they will be Obliged to re-
main until death or Kismet removes this
obstacle from the path Of their happiness.