The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-27
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This With Many Other UnfOr-
tunate and Trying Situations
Leads Marquis MuziO Degli Azzi
YettelSchi
TO COMMIT SUICIDE.
His Aged Father Had Recently
Married a Young Wife.
His Brother Had Died and He
Couldn't Go Home.
He Remembered His Sweet
hearts in His Will.

New York, Nov. 2I.-Ine man WHO
killed himself in Newark, n. j, on
Wednesday night is now known to have
been Marquis Muzfo Degli Azzi Vittel-
schi. The unfortunate Marquis, ac-
cording to the Herald, formerly was
an officer in the Italian navy, but is
said to have deserted his ship in this
city rather than possibly face charges
of remaining ashore longer than his
leave allowed and quarreling with
brother officer.
The young man had been employed
as a printer, but a paper which was
found in his room told who he was.
It was headed "Testamento' and is as
follows:
The undersigned, Muzio Degli Azzi
VitteIschi, son of the Marquis Fran
cescO Maria Vittelschi and of Virginia
Boreli, his wife, declares to have sold
this little topographic establishment to
Raphael CapOne OF No. A Prince street,
Newark.
now pass to the above named SiSnor
CapOne.
ITO my intimate friend. DR.. Guisto
Calvi, I leave and bequeath the judg-
ment note of $115'
Here he names the persons against
whom he obtained judgment and refers
to the man and his wife in terms any
thing but fiattering- Continuing, the
I have some other things. as fol-
lows; A bed, desk and other pieces of
furniture and these I leave to my dear
friend, Casimir Scoppilone.
The dough roller for making mac
caroni I leave to the Rev. Frank Pc
saturo. for his sister
The revolver with which I kill my
self 1 wish to have pass TO Miss Mar
garet Treichler, of Bangor.
The pen with which l write this,
my last will and testament, in the full
possession of my faculties, I leave as a
souvenir to Miss Dora Meyer
Written and signed a few hours be-
fore my suicide.
"Of the house of the Marquises of Wit
telschi''
On the upper margin of the will, ap-
parently written with trembling hand
was: 4 am going to death as I 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 compatriots in Newark paid their
respects to the dead.
Raphael CapOne, one of the mans in
innate friends, has taken charge of his
estate and is arranging a funeral
thought to be fitting to the suicides
rank in his native land. The funeral
will take place on Sunday afternoon
and Italian societies of Newark, New
York and other 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 tall and finely proportioned
man, of aristOcratic appearance.
He had been educated for the Italian
naval service and held a commission
as lieutenant on the Aetna, which took
part in the Columbian celebration and
naval parade in New York in 1892
While his vessel remained in the har-
Dor Vittelschi made many friends, not
only among the United States naval Of
f1cers, but also among the fashionable
folks of New York, who received the
courtly young nObleman with open
arms.
He found New York society so congo
nial so the story goes, that on one Oc-
casion he overstayed his shore leave
for so long a time that he was afraid
to go back on board his ship, believing
that he would be severely disciplined
and that his prolonged absence would
be regarded as deSertion.
Rather than face the disgrace which
he believed would result from his alb
sence from the ship, the marquis re-
solved to remain in this country and
become a citizen. A factor in this de-
termination was an alteration which
he had with a brother officer and
dread of punishment for that offense,
a. well as for the desertiOn. After the
ship had left this country he went to
Newark His relatives in Italy for
gave 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 account for his action in leaving
the vessel.
Not long ago his father sent him a
draft for $4,000 and other remittances
have been received by him at regular
intervals He engaged in the printing
business in Arlington street some time
ago and was apparently in fair way
to prosper. His title had been dropped
and among his friends he was known
as plain Muzio Vitte1schi.
His intimate friends say that he had
been in love with two American girls
who had not reciprocated his affection
cd
the death of an elder brother which
occurred a few months ago and the
news he received last week that his
father who is IS years old, had just
married an 1S-year-old girl in Naples.
NOT A GENERAL RAISE.