The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-18
A BEWITCHING WOMAN.
The Amount of Mischief She can do Among
Men Beats the

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch
VENICE, April 16.-Just what mischief aeau-
tiful and bewitching woman can do though her
position in life be an humble one has been de-
monstrated by terrible tragedy which has oc-
CURED near this city. well-to-do farmer
named Calcich, living near Rovigno, in the dis
trlct OF Bagosesr, was recently murdered, and
his son, after having been tried in one of the
criminal. courts here. has been sentenced to
death for the crime. doubt nevertheless ex-
lists whether the son really committed the muir
der, which is justified by peculiar and cOmpli-
Gated circumstances connected with the affair
a year ago Calcich and his two sons, the one
who has been convicted of murder and younger
brother, were living happily together, when
Lucia Kubec pretty girl of eighteen became
an inmate OF the Calcich household in the capa-
city OF a domestic servant, but her wileS soon
caused the CalclchS to become divided family
while she became virtually mistress of the
establishment. The father, who was upwards
OF fifty years OF age, fell under the spell of the
bew1tching siren only to iud that his eldest son,
who was named Michael after himself had also
succumbed to the destinations of Lucia. The
girl was as artfull as she was beautiful. how
ever and not only managed to carry on intrigues
Win the father and son but TO adrOitly manage
an armour with one of her fellow servants
The father had determined in order to tran
quilZe matters in his household to dismiss the
girl from his service and had notified her of
ms intention. Shortly after the father started
OIL early one morning on horseback for Rovigno
Nothing was known that i'll had befallen NJ
Calc1ch until his horse still saddled without
bride or rider trotted into the courtyard OF its
masters residence late in the afternoon.
search for M. Calcieh was then insti-
tuted which resulted in the finding of him
in a wood not far from his house. Five terrible
wounds upon his head attested the manner in
which he had met his death. They were such
as could not have been caused by fall from his
horse. The club with which the murder had
been committed was found a short distance
from The spot and was recognized as belonging
to the son Michael by the servants and also
by his brother He was therefore arrested and
had to await trial. When brought before the
Judge, Michaels aggressive temper told much
against him.
The examination of Lucia Kubec the servant
while of no value in clearing up the mystery
showed her to be almost incapable of telling
the truth She admitted having been intimate
with the three men. So far as the murder was
concerned, she gave evidence which was
1n1mlcal to the son Michael and swore to having
heard him threaten his fathers life on several
occasions.
Michael Calcich will have to answer for his
fathers life with his own, but il is not at all
certain that the guilt is upon his head 1t is
believed that Lucia, who had been the insti-
gator OF the trouble, knows considerably more
IMAM 1t is good for her own safety should it be
known by others, and that the fact that she had
been notified to leave the Calcch household by
the master may have had something to do with
suggesting the sinister crime.