Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-13

Austrn that "a woman convicted Of capt
tai ofcnse and condemned 20 death could
DO saved, even " on the srandld, II single
man would come forward aud then aud
there make her his wife.
The women OF Vienna arc Justly ccio
bratcd Tor their beauty, and moro than one
OF tho faircst women In the Austrian capi.
tai has suffered the death penalty icr
crimes, usually melted by jealousy, that
would shock band OF thugt
Marie Hartman was employed ns govern.
c@ In the family Of colonel of ilussnul
She was wonderfully bright, aud In ndll
ton she bad the rare beauty that comes
FROM a crossing Of the Magyar and Ten.
tonic races Colonel Won Gran was about
thirty years Of axe, rich, hnudhomc nnd
gallant-his adventures In the latter limo
bclng excused by his associates, owing to
the fact that his vito had been an invalid
since the birth Of her only child. now H.
tie girl Of Nix.
Forgetting their social difference as well
"a the marital barrier thHt separated thcii.
Marie Hartman fell violently In love with
The colonel, AMI although De denied ever
having encouraged her passion there were
not wanting those who believed that tho
girl had some reason Tor believing thHt
hes employer preferred her " Bis invalid
wife, Hut be that a. Il may Il Is very
certain that Marie got the idea into her
pretty but very wicked littlo head, that II
Nine. Won Graf were out 81 the way ,ha
would he Installed very soon thereafter %
the mistress Of the colonols heart aud
homo.
Too impatient 10 wait Tor the natural
agencies that produce dissolution, Marie
IL .N..... A.. No. :
Death She WAS a great fAyorito with tho
igyalld lady. and this gave her the oppor.
tunity TO carry out her plans, which aho
did with a c..lmncss aud hearilossnoss 20
which tho annals Of crime present but few
parallclA
From the time she began administering
poison to her mistress TIL the dny that un.
fortunate lady diei was exactly seven
weeks, and during that time The change In
Madam Won Gratis cAsc puzzled tho fore.
most doctors IN viennn, Including the
physician OF his majesty the Emperor
Francis Joseph
with the coloncl'a free consent nn au.
topsy was held. and then the truth cana
out. The unfortunate lady had been Killed
By nr,enle. administered with surprising
skill
It was some time before suspicion point.
ell TO MHrle Hartman, aud then Il pointed
unmiu;akahly. The girl was arrested. bus
displayed a moral oblIqulty that amazed
mca whose lives had been devoted to the
investigation and punishment OF crime.
Even when the evidence was uvorwhelm-
ingly against her she protested her limo
ccnce with n nonchnlancc and cironiery
that nstontshcd the court, aud when con.
victcd and sentenced she broke ont with a
torrent Of profanity aud told the Judge
that she expected TO make faces at him
when they mot Ia place warmer TINA
Vienna.
The girls recklcssness and bcauty ut
tructeI the interest Of one OF the prison
doctors, middle aged, well 10 do man,
who was notod for bis plain features aud
professional skin. This interest gradually
intensified Into love, but Dr. TrOtt dil not
dare to announce his feollngsto his friends
or TO the beautiful criminal.
~ length the day set Tor the execution
of Marie Hartman arrived In the interim
between horRcutonco aud execution s6c IT,.
fused to sec any clergyman, declaring with
laugh, when talked 20 on the subject,
thut she had no hope OF heaven or fear VI
hell
DR., Trott was at the place OF oxcca.
ton, aud when he saw the lovely nonl
about 10 mount tho scafiod an hi, dread
Of whit society would say vanished, and
urged thereto by hla oyorpowcring love he
rushed up to Marie and cried out. with
his arms ABOUT her neck, "Mnric, love
you, md | vii save you By making you
my wlfe"
With laugh, she looked Into tho plain,
honest face, aud askcdi
Must marry you In order to llvo,p
"Yes," replied tho doctor. Say you
Will marry me and you will live The
clergyman, who is her, 10 point out the
better way, will unite u.s."
Marie Hartman looked from the earnest,
plain faced man TO the scnlolli then,
Struggling her shoulders, she said!
"One eau purchase life at too high
price. think that II marrying you IS tho
only alternative, prefer to dch
And with u hooking laugh she mounted
the scaiiold and died without the least
slgn OF agitation or a pang OF pcnitoneo