The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-28

Neapohtan bar, and during the revolution of
that year was appointed under secretary of
the war department of the provincial gov
eminent. When Bombais troops suppressed
the rebellion Crispi escaped execution by
getting away to Paris There he lived for
several years
In 1859, while Crispi was in exile on the
island Of Malta, he met Nine. Crispi No. l, o
pretty peasant girl, whom he married. A
year later, by q revolution in Italy, he was
enabled to return to his home, and, ignoring
Nine. Crispi the first, married Nine Crispi
the second, who was one of Garibaldis hero
ines The triumph of the revolution made
Crispi prominent man, and he was elected
TO parliament. He presented Nine. Crispi
No. at official receptions who, being pro-
fuse with decorations, created a sensation
But Crispi continued to rise. And neither
ais wife, nor his so called wife, was good
enough for him in his exalted station. Sud
denly wife No. died. Crispi, who was a
lawyer, knew that while this wife lived, he
was not legally married to No. 2. Instead of
legaliZing this marriage by another ceremony
after No. died. he married young Italian
girl of noble birth, who became wife No 3.
Crispi was accused of bigamy and trigamy
and many other things unpleasant to men
ton. He knew that in the eyes of the law
he had but one legal wife, No. >, and at
tempted to brazen it out. He was appointed
minister of foreign affairs on the Goth of De-
cenber, 1877, and on the Goth Of the follow
ing january married wife No. 5, presenting,
few days later, his bride at court, where
she was most cordially received by Queen
Marguerite.
Then came trouble. A little Neapolitan
opposition sheet, The Piccolo, published with
out one line of commentary a document
which before week had passed was repro
duced in every newspaper in Europe. 1t was
simply a copy of the marriage certificate of
the statesman dated 4th of May, 1854, by
which it appeared that he had then been reg
allarly and legitimately welded to a common
: Foman, still living on a pension from him,
her legal husband, at Malta. sit is q base
SANDER, a vile falsehood," clamored Crispi'
''let my enemies prove their assertions" But
the pressure was too strong for the minister
and on the 9th of March, after two months
and half Of Office, he resigned his portfolio,
Queen Marguerite protesting that she would
not appear at any reception or ceremony to
which that birbone" was admitted or adj
missable. However, political reasons are
stronger in Italy than bigamy, and Crispi
went back into the Italian cabinet
But Nine. Crispi No 8 has had to fight for
position. About year ago the Duke of
Torlonia was deposed from the mayoralty Of
Rome. Mime. Crispi was supposed to be at
the bottom of his deposition, having been
sighted by the duchess. Nine. Crispi, in the
house Of q foreign ambassador, saw the
Duchess Torlonia. Mime. Crispi asked to be
presented. The duchess haughtily refused,
and when Nine. Crispi's request was insisted
upon the duchess left the house. Nine. Crispi,
in revenge for this affront made most public,
demanded Torlonia's removal, which no one
in Rome believed would have been thought
of if it had not been for Mime. Crispi's desire
for revenge.
Signor Crispi's only passion is said to be
politics He neglects literature and knows
the names of the most famous authors and
poets only from hearSay. AT the theatre he
goes to sleep whenever he is obliged to ac-
company his family, but as soon as he enters
the chamber Of deputies he is different man.
On the platform he stands straight like an
arrow, his fist tightly clinched, and his voice
grows loud as thunder. His speeches are
caustic, nervous, trenchant, not always fluent,
but enlivened at every point by logical hits
and conclusions which unveil his thoughts
and show him as he is. He is getting along
in years, being now Il. Perhaps be will be
able to get through his career without taking
any more wives.