Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-12-01
4 NOBLEMAN'S END.
Member of the House Of Vitel-
Ieschi of Italy Takes His Life
at New York.

New York, Nov. 27.-The man who
killed himself in Newark, n. J., on
Wednesday night is now known to have
been Marquis Muzio Degi Azzi Vitel-
leschi. The unfortunate marquis, &C
cording to the Herald, formerly was an
officer in the Italian navy, but is said to
have deserted his ship in this city rather
IMAM lace possible charges of remaining
ashore longer than his leave allowed and
quarreling with brother officer.
The young man had been employed as
a printer, but paper which was found
IN his room told who he was. 1t was
headed "Iestamento" and is as follows
Last viii and Testament.
''The undersigned Muzio Degli Azzi
Nitelleschi, son of the Marquis Francesca
Maria Vitelleschi and of Virginia Borelli,
his wife, declares to have sold this little
typographical establishment to Raphael
Capone of A Prince street. Newark 1t
IS my firm wish that this place now pass
to the above named Signor Capone.
ITO my intimate friend, DR.. Gusto
Calvl, | leave and bequeath the judg-
ment note of S115."
Here he names the person against whom
he obtained Judgment and refers to the
man and his wife in terms anything but
Hattering. Continuing, the will reads:
have some other things, as follows:
A bed. desk and other pieces of furni-
ture, and these / leave to my dear friend,
Cassimir Scoppilone.
The dough roller for making macca-
ronl l leave to the Rev. Frank Pesaluro
for his sister.
''The revolver with which 1 kill myself
| wish to have pass to Miss Margaret
Treichler Of Bangor
The pen with which 1 write this, my
last will and testament, |, in full posses
sion Of all my faculties, [ leave as a SOU
venir to Miss Dora Meyer.
Written and signed a few hours be
sOf the House of Marqueses of Vitel-
leschi''
On the upper margin of the will, ap-
parently written with a trembling hand,
was: L am going TO death as l should
go singing to a ball"
The body was taken to Mullins morgue
and when the truth as to the young
mans identity became known many COM
patriots in Newark paid their respects to
the dead.
Funeral Fitting to His Rank.
Raphael Capone, one of the mans most
intimate friends, has taken charge of his
estate and is arranging funeral thought
to be fitting to the suicides rank in his
native land. The funeral will take place
on Sunday afternoon. and Italian civic
er cities will attend.
The uncle Of the dead marquis is a
senator in the Italian chamber and the
family is said to be one of the oldest in
the Italian nobility.
He was a tall and finely proportional
man Of aristocratic appearance. He had
been educated for the Italian naval sery-
ice and held q commission as lieutenant
on the Aetna, which took part in the
Columbian celebration and naval parade
in New York bay in 1892. While his YES
sci remained in the harbor Vitelleschi
made many friends, not only among the
United States naval officers but also
among the fashionable folk of New York,
who received the courtly young nobIeman
with open arms. He found New York
society so congenial, so the story goes
that On one occasion he oyerstayed his
was afraid to go back on board his ship,
believing that he would be severely disci-
plined and that his prolonged absence
would be regarded as desertion.
he Feared Disgrace.
Rather than face the disgrace which
he believed would result for his absence
from the ship, the marquis resolved to re-
main IN this country and become a citi-
zen. \ factor in this determination was
IN alteration which he had with a broth
er officer and the dread of punishment
Tor that otfense as well as for the de-
Sertion.
After the ship had left this country he
went to Newark. His relatives in Italy
forgave his offense and would gladly have
welcomed him to his ancestral home had
it not been for the fact that the naval
authorities would probably call him to ac-
count for his action in leaving the yes
sell
Not long his father sent him a draft for
$4,000, and other remttances had been re-
ceived by him at regular intervals. He
engaged IN the printing business in Ar
lington street some time ago, and was
apparently in a fair way to prosper
His title had been dropped and among
his friends he was known as plain Muzio
Eitelleschi. His intimate friends say
that he had been in love with two Ameri-
can girls, who had not reciprocated his
affections. He is also said to have brood
ed over the death of an older brother,
which occurred a few months ago, and
the news he received last week that his
father, who is rs years old, had just mar
ried an 1S-yearold girl in Naples.