Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-10-05
Sad Romance of Savoy.

From the town of Annecy, south of Gene
va, across the French fruatier, and the CAPT.
tai of Upper Savoy, comes the story Of 3
tragedy, illustrating how innocent lives
may becoms sn:angled, and the entsnele-
men5 result ie terrible crime without aeri.
Gus wropg-doing oc the part OF spy OF the
participants. Some twelve years ago tiers
lived st Bergemo, Caterins Bemosh, the
daughter OF Eeli-tc-do shopkesper. she
YVES unusually good looking, bright and vi
veoious. Caterina wes jus. blooming into no
mainland whsn she attracted the attention
of Slgrore Montiers, wealthy lsdy wbc
persuaded her TO accompany her to Milan,
where che met Giuseppe Visle, youngsss
sor Of an old Lombard family, who had
come to Milan to study music, and Who,
ever s!ncs Osterina's advent, had nesn d
constant visitor al the signors's 1t was
not long before Viale msde formal profae-
siol OF his love.
TIE marriage dey was happy one, end
the honeymoon passed in neighboring VII
lage long to be remembered. The young
couple began life after their return to Mlleu
In narrow quarters, but willing to make any
sacrifice to be together. a child had just
been born when bad news CANA FROM Lom-
hardy. The Wales bad once bsen rich and
prosperous. but their property had dWlndled
away until oaly few acres ofoliVe orchsrda
remained. The father now wrote that he
could no longer send Giuseppe his allowance,
and that az his sight was failing, he should
need his sons assistance at home, but that
he would not be able to provide for his sons
wife. After ten days of iDdeoision end vain
Efforts to avert the Inevitable, 1t was decided
tbat Vale shou take the child and go
northword In obedience to his fathers
wishes, while Caterpa remained In Milan to
face the struggles OF life as best she could.
From that day to this Caterina hae seen neither
her husband nor her child. Heart-broken, she
gave up the struggle TO maintain herself, and &C.
copied the home otieret by distant relative, who
had gone to live at Annecy. Here Caterins re-
turned to the society OF the people of her own
station.
Still young and beautiful in spite Of her trials,
she made decided impression among the good
folks OF Savoy, whore she was soon wooed aud
won by ono of the gsndsrmerie, worthy fellow
named Maurice Bevsn. This was in 1884. In
1885 Caterina gavo birth TO q daughter and in
1887 to q son.
In marrying again, she was quite convinced Of
the death Of her first husband, firmly beiieviDg
In his undying affection, and that, il alive, he
would, at least, have written her. Povsn knew
nothing OF his wif.'s Italian antecedents, as Ca
terins never referred to them, but his curiosity
was somewhat piqued by the fact that she con-
stanty wore a locket that ho had mover seen
opened. Whom he referred to it his wife would
reply that it was "hol3 amulet
,ne day, some two weeks ago, letter camo for
Nine. Bevan. Instead Of giving it to her, Msu
rico opened it and found that 1t had been WI itten
months ago and directed to Milan, whence it had
been forwarded by friend. It was from Yiale,
saying that he and tho child were we'll. bnt Civ
ing no other details. Maurice put the note In
his pocket, and that night whiie his wife was
asleep, took fl the locket from her neck, opened
it, aud found pictures of Viale and tho little one
Deeply in love with his Italian beauty, hut no.
riAed at finding thst she had committed bigamy.
and that his children, whom he siorcd, were
Legitimate, BevaH broodtd over his troubles I'M
til Tuesday evening when he went home aud
finding them salsop cut tie Threats Of his vile
and daughter, strangled his son. aud hanged him.