Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-16
VII.
THE TRIAL.

| which the isthmuS forms the base. This
peninsula extends from the gull OF Trieste
to the gulf of Quarnero, and along its
coast line are several harbors. Amongst
others, almost ut the extreme southern
point is Poa. which the government was
then forming into dockyard and arsenal
| OF the first rank.
The province, more especially on its
western coast, is still Italian, and even
| Venetian IN it's customs and language.
| The Sclav element still struggles with
the Italian element, and the German ele-
ment has some difficulty in maintaining
| its influence.
! There are several important towns on
the coast and in the interior Amongst
! these are CapO d'lstria and Pirano, whose
! population is almost entirely employed in
| the salt works at the mouths OF the Risono
and COrna-Lunga; ParenZo, the head
! quarters of the Istrian Diet and the resi-
| dence Of the Bishop; ROyigno, rich in its
| olive trees; and Pola, where tourists find
| interest in the superb monuments of Re
man origin, and which is destined TO be-
come the most important military port in
! the Adriatic.
But neither of these towns has
the right to call itself the capital Of
lstria. The place that bears that title is
Pisino, situated almost in the centre Of
| the triangle, and thither, unknown TO
| after their secret arrest.
At the door of Zathmar's house a post
! chase was waiting. The Tour prisoners
entered II, and two of the Austrian police,
who were put in charge during the Jour-
ney, took their places beside them. They
were thus prevented from exchanging a
word which might in any way cOmpro-
mise them or lead to a mutual under
standing before their appearance in the
| dock.
Anescort of twelve mounted gendarmes,
commanded by lieutenant, took up their
positions in front, behind and at the doors
of the carriage, and ten minutes after.
wards they were out Of the town. BOrik
was taken direct to the prison at
Trieste, and there put into solitary con-
tinement.
Where were the prisoners going? In
what fortress of the Austrian government
were they to be lodged, since the castle at
Trieste was not to receive them? Count
Sandorf and his friends would have been
glad to know, but they tried to discover
in vain.
The night was dark. BY the light of the
carriage lamps only the first rank Of the
mounted escort could be seen. The pace
was rapid. SandOFf, BathOry and Zathmar
remained motionless and silent in their
corners. Sarcany did not seek to break the
silence, either TO protest against his ar
rest or TO ask why the arrest had been
made.
After leaving Trieste the post-chaise
made bend which took it obliquely TO-
wards the coast. Count SandOrf, amid
the noise of the trotting horses and the
Jingling sabres, could hear the distant MUIR
muir OF the surf on the rocks along toe shore.
For moment few lights shOne out in
the night, and almost Immediately disap-
u~a IA ha oil frru af An.
gia, which tae pOst-chaise had just
passed without hating. Then Sandori
noticed that the road lay into the in
terror.
At IL o'clock the chaise stopped to
change horses. 1t was only at a farm,
where the horses were waiting ready
to be harnessed. 1t was not a post
station.
The escort resumed its journey. The
carriage passed along road among the
vineyards where the vines interlaced
themselves in festoons to the branches Of
the mulberry trees. The road was fiat,
and the carriage made rapid progress.
The darkness now grew more profound,
for heavy clouds, brought up by violent
sirocc0 from the southeast, covered the
sky; and although the windows were let
down from time to time to admit little
fresh air-for the nights are warm in
AbbIth--lJ was lulDOsblDit 10 ulbllnRulHu
anything, even close at hand. Although
SandOrf and his friends noted every Incl
dent on the road, the direction of the wind
and the time elapsed since their depart
ure, they could not discover the direction
in which the carriage was travelling. The
object was doubtless TO keep 1t as secret
as possible, so that their place of con.
inement should not be known to the
public.
About 2 o'clock in the morning they
again changed horses. As at the first
change, the halt did not last five minutes.
Count SandOrf thought be could make
out In the gloom few houses at the end OF
a road. as though on the extreme Outskirt
of town.
This was Buje, the chief place OF dis
trict situated about twenty miles south OF
MuQgia.
AS soon as the horses were put to. the
lieutenant spoke a few words 10 the pos
tiliion in low tone, and the chaise set of
at gallop.
About $3.50 o'clock the day began TO
dawn. An hour later the position OF the
rising sun would have shown them the
direction in which they were going.
but the police shut down the shutters,
and the interior OF the carriage was
plunged into complete darkness.
Neither Count Sand0rf nor his friends |
made the least observation. IL would not |
have been replied to; that was quite GER |
tain. The best thing to do was TO submit |
and wait.
An hour or two afterwards-itw was diff |
cult 70 reckon how the time went the |
post-chaiee stopped for the last time, and /
the change Of horses Was very quickly |
performed at Visinada.
As they left here all that could be no. |
ticed WAS that the road had become very
bard. The shouts OF the postlli0n, the /
OF his whip, necessarily urged /
the horses forward, and the shoes ratified
on the hard stony ground OF a mountain
Gus region. A few hills with little clumps
OF grayish trees could be made out on the
horizon. Two or three times the prisoners
heard tue sounds Of flute. They came
from the young shepherds who were play
INK their curious tunes ss they gathered
together their iloek Of black goats; but
this afforded no sufficient indication Of
the country the prisoners were passing
through. That had 70 be found out with
out seeing It.
About . O'Clock the ehalso went or In
quite different direction. Unless they
were mistaken, they were descending
rapidly after having reached the highest
point OF their Journey. TIE speed was
nuch increased, and occasionally the
wheels bad 10 be skidded.
ia fact, after leading through the hiilv
country commanded BY Mont Maieur, the