Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-26
LURED TO HIS DEATH.
A Favored Coachman, Murdered by
the Son of His Employer.
AVENGING HIS MOTHERS HONOR.
A Remarkable Crime That Has Set All
Hungary to Talking.
THE MURDERER A YOUTH Of SEVENTEEN
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most extraordinary crimes that has recently
been brought to light through series of
events that can safely be said to have no
precedent in this country, was made public
by the arrest this week of Albin, the IT.
year.old son Of Noclai Moressi, at Battaszek,
town of Southern Hungary, about 70 miles
from here. Albin is charged with the mur-
der of one Sassevale, his fathers coachman,
young fellow of good address, who had
been some FIVE years in Moressl's employ.
1t was this arrest that led to the revela-
ton of the following facts: Some 20 years
ago there resided in Vienna French money
broker named Dumond. He was in easv
circumstances, and spent his evenings
chiefly in the education of his only daugh-
ter, Estelle, and in strewing her pathway
through life with flowers. Nothing was too
good for his pet, who, having no brothers
nor sisters to share her good fortune, grew
up intensely vain and selfish.
Married a Wealthy Merchant.
In her fathers opinion Estelle was worthy
of prince, il not little too good for him,
but, although his paternal affection led him
to put an absurdly high valuation upon mis-
daughters gifts and graces, he was too COM
petent man of business to reject good offer
ior her hand, especially when it came from
so prosperous merchant as M. Moressi,
who was also the tax collector OF his district.
EstelIe, thus, in due course, became Nine.
Moressi, with fine establishment and all
the worldly com ort that her heart could
sigh for. Yet there was one bitter in
gredient in her cup of happiness. She
lacked society and that opportunity for
achieving the social triumphs that her
Vienna experience and her vanity alike
taught her were hers by right. Nor was it
strange that one Of the bellies of the Prater
should find in the rural dullness of an Hun
garlan market town scarcely the background
that she craved on which to display her
charms.
Saved by the Coachman.
There is no knowing what Nine. Moressi's
discomfort might have led to, when a very
serious accident opened the way for an
intrigue that soon monopolized all the in
tellect that this pretty, but shallow, woman
possessed. As she was driving one day in
the outskirts of Battaszeto, the horses SHE'D
and ran away. After going for some dis
tance, the coachman, Sassevsle, was again
able to control them, and by his earnest en-
treaties succeeded in inducing Nine. Moressi
to remain in the carriage and thus saved her
life.
Sassevale's coolness under these trying
circumstances naturally aroused all the ad-
miratlon and gratitude that Nine. Moressi
was capable Of Up to that time she had
paid but slight attention to this faithful
servitor, but now she observed that he was
fine looking, aud that, il not exactly hand
some, he had the indefnable manner and
cast of features that indicated noble birth.
Impressed with this idea, Estelle set to work
to inquire into the youths antecedents and
was soon rewarded by the discovery that he
was indeed the scion of an aristocratlc, but
impoverished, house, who had been reduced
to the hard necessity Of accepting menIal
employment.
She Led Him Captive.
Being thus interested in her rescuer, and
finding that he was really entitled to move
on q social plane above her own. Estelle
set about the pleasing task Of bringing him
a willing captive to her feet. Nor was she
deferred from carrying out this plan by any
overweening affection for her husband.
M. Moressi, several years her senior, was
not an ideal preux ehevalier, or calculated
to fx the affections of one who was now
attributes.
In short, M. Moressi was merely pros
porous money grubber, with no nobility and
character and no tastes nor interests outside
of his business. Fortune thus smiled on
Nine. Moressi's intrigue, and the aristo-
cratic coachman was glad enough of all op-
portunity to escape for a season from his
humble surroundings. But if young Sasse-
vale expected that his romance was to last
forever be little knew Mime. Moressi's fckle-
ness OF disposition. Perhaps the very ease
with which she had attained her end made
it less valuable to her.
Turned Against Her Lover.
She soon tired Of her whim, and actually,
having taken umbrage at some Jest remark
of her lovers, planned that her husband
should discover her with his servant. When
the critical moment came, her husband
turned out to be an arrant coward. He
lacked the nerve to kill the betrsyer of his
wife, and his disappointed spouse was forced
to devise yet another scheme to obtain re-
venge for q fancied slight.
Finding her husband spineless, she
plotted to avail herself of the courage of her
only son, Albin. and induced M. Moressi to
promise the youth purse of 800 forms for
avenging his mothers honor. The poor boy
performed his part OF the terrible contract
only too we'll. The unfortunate coschman
was lured to Nine. Moressi's apartment, but
this time he did not escape alive. When
the story was first circulated, as it was by
Mme Moressi, the boy Albin was hailed as
a young hero, but when. angered by his
fathers refusal to pay him the N ney prom
ised, be revealed the plot, the praise was
turned to blame. These disclosures have
caused the greatest excitement througho ut
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