St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-07

risk OF killing the brother Of his LADY
love. Francesca was also the reco6.
nised chief Of the Maiia sos:ietv in Pal.
ermo Eleven times he was on the
point OF being arrested. but on each
occasion he was saved BY the Mafla.
and at one time he was concealed In
the house Of . near relative Of the
chief Of police. et
The trial Of the case extended through
two years In Palermo and then the
venue was changed to Naples. where II
lasted for eighty dayS Love letters In
abundance from Leone TO Catherine.
and from Catherine to Leone were
read, in which the tender passion WAS
painted with all the high coloring Pc.
euliar to the Italian school The
brothers Notarbartolo did not deny
anything Of the love affair between
their sister Catherine and the young
officer; they simply confined them
selves to denial Of the charge Of muir.
der. Ooe OF them. Pietro. declared n
his examination that Leone WAS ceN-
pletely unknown to him when he 70
ceived the following note:
Sir: love your sister Catherine. Pronounce
the last word II Il should b NO." eive
you my word that shall sbide BY IL and insist
no longer.
In describing the effect Of the letter.
Pietro said: II spoke OF that letter TO
my mother who said. The young man
Is crazy. The marriage Is impossible
informed Lieut. Leone Of this dsci-
sion and advised him TO postpone -
far - possible the stupid notion Of Get
ting married We parted on the best
Of terms A few days afterward while
we were Ut dinner. We heard . pistol
shot outside the door. We came down
and found Leone dead 1T the door. He
had Just sent . bullet through his
breast"
"The medical reports seem TO estab.
lish that Leone did not kill himself.
but was murdered" the president Of
the court remarked
'On the contrary" Pietro responded
HE shot himself in the heart Lovers
always shoot themselves in the heart
and bankers always shoot thsm selves
in the head Whether It Is the heart
or the brain, It ID always the affected
part that they aim At"
The old nurse. who carried the let
ters of the lovers, denied that she in
duced Leone TO come to the house.
The deposition Of Leone, ST.. the
father Of the young man. was psrticu-
larly dramatic. He said: "When I
learned that nv son was In love with
one Of the Notarbartolo young laiies I
knew that II WAS al over with hin.
All the lovers Of the young ladies wero
killed BY the brothers Notarbarto!o.
Francesca killed Boccardo and his
brother-iu-law Coppola."
III struck down Coppola" the &C
cused F1ncefeo interrupted. ut was
because he bsgan to court my sister
Constance. and then deserted her to
make love to my sister Maria And
now poor Constance b crasy from
love"
"You are also accused Of having
killed Lieut.. Leone. Why did You run
away after the tragedy?' the president
asked .
because knew that would be
suspected I have already been In
prison for beating policemen, and I
know what it is to b shut up In four
walla"
Other witnesses gave the details Of
the duel In which Leone WAS kind
enough TO allow himself 70 be wound.
cd by the brother OF his expected
bride Letters wers then produced 70
show that when tbs broken-hearted
lovers were parted BY tho orders OF the
proId old woman ana Of the terrible
brotherA who suspected her decision.
Leone for . time accepted his fate; but
on receiving . burning and fearful
from Catherine. begging him
TO continue his suit and asking him II
he had ceased TO love her, he weakened
and determined &, return 70 Palermo
His brother ofRcers urged him not to
90 'They will kill you. they said
swell, lot them kill me-. Leone said.
~ can't give mp my love"
Several of his comrades testified that
he never had any idea Of suici.e The
evidence pointed TO murder. or 1t least
for quarrel between
Leone and the brothers was also do
scribed Fraucssco Notarbarto!o was
convicted and sentenced to 0ve years
The others were &c.
Quilted, and now Catherine i crazy