Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-05-15
ting answers to All his auestions.


ting answers to all his questions.
The complaint against her was as
| follows Giulia, daughter Of Matteo,
deceased, had married six months
previously q young shepherd named
Giovanni Sayiera. They had lived
happily together, no one had known
of any disagreement, when one day
Sav;era was found in bed murdered.
His throat had been cut with great
! knife which lay on the floor near the
bed. Giulia was found with bloody
hands and clothes. She made no re-
sistance when they arrested her, but
ut the first examination maintained
an obstinate.silenee. To-day differ
ent witnesses would be called, and
they hoped TO find an explanation OF
the awful deed.
The mother of the accused appear
ed as the first witness. She made
her statement amid tears and sobs.
At the first sound of her voice
shudder ran through Giulia's slight
form; she lifted her eyes but dropped
them at once, and was again cold
end silent.
"Oh what shall / say concerning
my unfortunatec hild!' lamented the
mother. "You, my lord, know, and
all those assembled here, you who
have seen her grow up, played with
her, and danced at her wedding-all
know that she always lived in peace
with us. Yes, she was the happiness
of our life, our sunshine. Giovanni
Saviera was her only love-she had
long loved him, and that day that
saw her in her bridal dress she call
ed the happiest in her life. | have
never heard them exchange unkind
words. Giulia was always mild and
good, although Giovanni sometimes
showed unlimited greed and ayarice.
Oh, my lord Judge, | cannot believe
that she has done such an awful deed.
Men may disagree and one stab the
other, but no young wife commits
such crime. Giulia, my child, say
that you did not do it."
But Giula remained immovable,
with downcast eyes. Several wit
nesses were heard; all agreed that
the young couple had lived happily
together. But why, then, hal she
perpetrated this horrible deed?
Glovanni's brother testified furth-
err: 1.-TWO nights before Giovanni was
found murdered in bed I went home
with him from the pasture. | had
been up on the mountain for more
than week with my herd. Among
other news of the village, Giovanni
told me of two Englishmen who were
passing some days here. He intend
ed, so he told me, to transact some
business with one of them, but what
sort OF business he kept secret. When
we reached the village Giulia came
to meet us, and greeted US gayly and
cordially. She took bundle oGwood
from Glovanni's shoulder, and said,
laughingly, that it belonged TO her
to snare his burdens. She was eE-
tirely herself, prattling rs u.s.
nal. She had no evil thoughts then,
l will swear TO that. On the contra
ry, there was something constrained
and stiff in Glovanni's bearing to-
ward her. Next day l asked my
brother how his business with the
Englishman went. His face darkeu-
ed, he mutered curses, and answered
that the Englishman had gone. /
laughed at him, for l thought the
stranger probably admired Giulia's
beauty, and Gloyanni's jealousy was
the whole business. | did not see
Giula the whole day, and Giovanni
said she had driven the herd, for
they used to change places to relieve
each other. Next morning when l
went, as had promised, to ask him
to 60 with me, l found him yet in
bed. When | called he did not an