Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-09-11
INTO A LAKE OF FIRE.
The Way In Which King HONDA rut hts
Enemies 10 Death,


the molten lava OF Nesuvius, recalls
the fact that number OF persons arc
known 70 have persisted in n similar
way. In 1889 merchant OF Gaata
named Lovera di PriolS deliberately
committed suicide by leaping into tho
crater OF the mountain, In which o
lake OF fire was raging, and sending
up NJ intervals volumns OF deadly, sui.
phuric fumos
The burning mountain has witnessed
darker crimes than suicide, Italians
have not forgotten the sensation caused
In 1850, when Fronohman named
Chahr0l from Bordeaux, was arrested
ON charge of having murdered his
wife aud guido named Colleguo by
pushing them into the crater. There
was no evidence except oiroumstautim
70 sustain the charge OF murder. and
confession wrung out by torture Is mob
the host confederation. But thora
was never any doubt among tho fol-
lowguides OF Eolleguo that both the
latter and Mme Chahrol were pushed
Into the crater
AS to what happened on the noun
tain only Chabrol survived to tell. As
no told tho story first no said that al.
though tho ground was warm, few
Jets OF yapor and gases, called fun
nrolos by tho Italians escaping from
small assures, were tho only signs Of
volcanic activity. Nine Chabrol
wanted to 500 moro and asked tho
guido 10 approach tho edge OF tho
orator NJ. Chahrol in vain ondoavor-
Ing TO dissuade his wifo from such
dangerous curiosity. Tho guido joined
the husband in protesting. but az tho
madame threatened to so alone,
Cologne said he would accompany
her Chahrol remained at u distance.
Tho guide and Mmo Chabrol wore
standing looking into tho orator when
n volume of sulphurous vapor rising
from tho pitt hid thom from Wow, aud
compelled Chahrol himself to retreat
somo distance Whom tho cloud cleared
away Mother guido nor woman could
be seen.
Chahrols story seemed plausible.
and tho authorities wcro willing to
accept 1t and would have released
him, Cologno's friends wore nob
satisfied however Thoy thought him
too experienced u guido to have
persisted In that way, and they telt
convinced that Chabrol was murders
er, Tho wife and daughter of ollegno
won't TO Naples and obtained an
audience with King Bomba's Minister
OF Justice Chnhrol was put under
arrest Under pressure OF the peculiar
methods then frequently rosorted TO
In Naples ho Mt length confessed that
no had killed his wifo and tho guido
by pushing thom both into tho luKe OF
fire that boiled beneath In tho crater
His motive for numbering his vito
was to marry u young person who was
with him In his travels M n niece.
He got rid OF the guide because tho
latter would have otherwise boon
witnoss OF tho wifo-murdor Chabrol
was executed In Naplos.
Racchia who took part in tho insur-
rection of lSi9, md was sentenced 20
imprisonment for life in dungeon.
was never heard Of afterward, and was
not found In tho dungeon whom poerio
and othors were liberated
Raochla WINS peculiarly obnoxious
10 the King because no spat upon his
mnjosty's portrait in tho palace at
Copuco, and had said many offensive
things about Hombu, IL Ia tradition
In Naples that on tho night following
the sentence, RucGhia was takon from
his dungeon pinioncd hand and foot
carried TO the top OF Mt Nesuvius aud
thrown into the crater, Bomha was
so ingenious In dcyIsing torture for his
victims that tho tradition Ia probably
true.
Tho most recent cnugo OF death Ia
the molten lake previous to that OF tho
Brazilian, Do Silvas, was that OF M.
NiRnes from Bosaneon. Nioncs un-
doubtodly committed suicide during
tho eruptions Of 1862, or b. bo pro-
else, just before they began lie loft
his guido and leapod into the chasm
and was never seen or heard from
agnin. lilo did not even cry out A
love affair Is said 10 have prompted
YiRne9 TO self destruction lIo was
only ~ yenrs Of age. AZ that time
there was some discussion as TO the
suffering attending such method OF
suicide.
Tho opinion generally exprcs ed by
medicine mon, says tho Chicago Her
aid, was that the man was unconscious
from the sulphur fumes before tho
awful dip into the H. id mass Of molt-
cd rock and that Eigaes had cnaured
no pain. band ~ brgnnds that
nouIished in the woods on The slopes
OF Etna In 1868, under tho pudorship
OF the Infamous Morozzo used TO
threaten their victim with death In the
volcano In the event VI the ransom not
being paid Whether they over car
ried out The threat Is not known. but
IL Is thought possible AZ least they
frequently had prisoners In whose re-
dcmption nobody took any interest,
and the peasant have always said that
MoroZlo sank some OF them in tho
bowels OF Mount Etna
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