Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-26
AN ITALIAN HORROR.

i Rome dispatch TO the London Times
SAYS: considerable excitement has been
caused in Rome by one of the most cold
booded and carefully planned double muir
dcrs on record, and the excitement is the
greater inasmuch as the victims. though OF
comparatively humble position, were well
known to almost every one here. In 1870 q
man Of the name Of Monti and his wife,
neither Of whom could read Or write, hired
in the Piazza Colona one OF the kiosques
which had Just been erected in the chief
;horouchfarcs, in imitation of those Oh the
boulcvards Of Paris, for the sale Of news
papers BY diligence and saving-thc wife
attended to the kiosque, while Monti busted
himself with dealing III match-boxes and
other things-thcy had succeeded in putting
BY no less Than $1,000 francs. In the month
of May last Monti was induced by a man Of
the name OF Emilio Fallaci, but who was
uassirg under that Of AdoIfo lauducci, 10
Join him in carrying out manulactory OF
waX-matchcs which he was about TO cStab-
lsh at Leghorn, and TO accompany him
there. From Le9horn letters purportlng TO
be dictated By Monti were received from
time to time by his wife, informing her Of
matters connected with the manuiactory,
and requiring rcmlttances, which were lm-
nletliately sent. Becoming anxious how
ever. ;lc his pGctracted absence, she wrote,
expressing her fears, and in reply received
n letter telling her to make a trip TO Leg
horn, as he could not leave the works to
cone 10 Rome, and to bring the saving-banl
dcuosit books with her. She started with the
intention OF returning in three Or four days,
and IN the meantime left the kiosque in the
charge OF her eldest boy. \ fortnight hav
ing passed. her children received q letter
purportin% to be from her, telling them
thai she was uravodably detained, but that
their good Adolio' the partner, was going
10 Rome to get some things required out OF
the strong box. Adcifo arrived, was per-
mtted 10 break open the box and take all
he thought fit from it. and then departed.
Finally, however, suspicion was aroused,
and the LeghOrn police were communicated
with The pretended manufactory iii the
Via del Corallo was found to be deserted,
and on the doors being broken open the
bodies OF Monti and his wife were discover
Cd IL Il room, on the door OF which was
notice prohibiting anyone from entering
there because it contained inlamma0lc sub
stances. The body of the wife. who had
her entering the house, was lying on the
floor. That of Monti, in an advanced stage
Of decomposition, was found buried . foot
or two under it. From the state Of the re-
mains, and the fac; that he had never been
seen about by any of the neishbors, it is
suppressed that he was dispatched at once on
arriving there with Falaci, alias Landncci,
savon months ago. The murderer appears
no. only 10 nave gone, after the murder Of
.hs wife, 30 the police Office at Florence and
presenting himself there rs Luigi Monti. to
have requested the authorities to obtain for
him from Rome that attestation OF his being
tie lawful owner Of the savings bank books,
which would enable him TO sell them, but
with incredible GOODNESS, to have gone back
ward and forward there for several days,
until becoming. it may be supposed, alarm
ed, lie finally disappeared just as suspicious
were aroused.