The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-04
HUSBAND ON THE WARPATH.
COL. ALNUTT OF FLORIDA SEARCH
Es FURIOUsLY FOR HIS WIFE.

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Count victor de visone FIes's From
His wrath, But Says He Knows
Nothing of the Whereabouts OF
Mrs. AInutt - Long leland City
BuiIding Ransacked-Searche 40
rested.
From the New. York Sun.
Count Victor de Visone, an Italian noble
man, is spending the summer at Long
Reach. The assassination of King Hum
bert has brought him into prominence ow-
ing to his acquaintance with the late mon
arch and his familiarity with the Italian
court A New York newspaper sent word
10 the Count requesting an interview
Armed with memoranda, personal
memoirs, photographs and anecdotes
gathered during his sojourn at court
Count Visone left Long Beach with a
friend on the 10 o'clock train yesterday
morning, intending to go to the newspa-
per office.
AT Long Island city the Count and his
friend went to Is Borden avenue where
the friend has an Office, and went up
stairs. A few moments later the door
was flung open and a tail, powerfully
built man rushed into the room. glared at
the two men, looked into the closets and
rushed out again without saying a word
The tall man, who was Col. John Alnutt
of Tampa, Fla, then began a systematic
search of the building, saying that he was
looking for his wife. He first tackled the
apartments of Mrs. Louis Bresloff Her
1t
only occupant of the fiat at the time and
she was almost frightened into Mysteries
by the sudden intrusion and The strange
actions of the man. He was finally in
duced to leave and he then went up to the
next floor.
The whole house was in an uproar by
this time and the Count took refuge in
the back yard While the Colonel was
upstairs some one went to the Italian wo-
man, Mary Cavagnaro. who has a fruit
stand In front of the building, and whio-
pered to her that the man in the back
yard was an Italian count. a friend Of the
late King Humbert and was in danger of
his life. She sneaked into the yard and
advised the Count TO fly. He lost no time
In getting to the ferry with the bundle
of papers under his arm.
Meanwhile the Colonel was continuing
the search for his wife, who, he believed,
was concealed in the building. He walk
ed into room after room, and when he
found a door that did not yield readily he
pushed it in with his shoulder. He look
ed under beds and tables. and when Mrs.
Cavagnaro, tenant, scoided him for in
truding, he did not seem in the least dis
turbed. Finally he went up to the top
floor. 40 the rooms of Mrs. Ellicott.
Hearing some one at her door, she open
ed ii suddenly and found the Colonel
there with a bunch of keys in his hand.
She attacked the Colonel vigorously. and
threae tened to kick him down stairs. The
Colonel retired to the street in confusion
and on learning that the Count had start
ed for the ferry, went after him. Mrs.
Cavagnaro found a policeman and with
him boarded ferryboat which was about
40 start for New York. The boat was
held until the Colonel was pointed out
by the excited woman, He accompanied
Nthe policeman to the station and COM
Nromised with the woman by paying her 81
y the damage to her door. The Colonel
m went to New York and drove to the
~ Bartholdi.
~ Alnutt's wife, who was a Miss
pr" of Opelousas, Ala, is the daughter
y, mixer of that place, and is said
~ Eminent in Southern society. She
a a,a, i esol. Alnutt about three years
ias1 A.etive commercial and agricul-
.uial ,intereAy all over the South. Mrs.
A"utI nau Pm az the Long Beach Ho-
sei anu leit TIRE on Monday afternoon.
l. - saio thae ne and her husband had
sIeeihent I'd that she packed her
Trunk ana TOOK Ne o'clock train for
ne" YORK Ihe olonel started for the
S'y Oh tre next Yin. Failing to find
her here, he wanted 20 return 70 long
n q
train had gone, he hire rig and was
driven the thirty-five mis- 10 the beach.
On Tuesday the Colonel aareed thatAthA
Motel people knew the ybereabouts of
his wife and were purposes keepine the
knowledge from him He erew a revol-
yer, il is said, and threatenedto clean out
the place. Handouts were pocured but
were not brought into play.
Count Visone returned yesterday to
Long Beach on the $40 train finn Long
Island City. He appeared much ,nnoved
The Count said that he had been present
ed 10 Mrs. Alnutt at the hotel and had
met her there casually. Beyond that he
had never met her, and could not see in
what way the Colonel had become ~ in
fatuated. with the mistaken notion t.st
he knew anything about Mrs. Alnutt u
her whereabouts. He said he was return
ing to the hotel simply TO show Col. AL
mutt his good faith in the matter; and tc
prove to him that he did not know where
Mrs. Alnutt was.
AT the Bartholdi Hotel last night it was
said that Col. Alnutt had called there
about midnight on Tuesday.
rs my wife here?" he asked In an ex-
cited manner.
NO" said the clerk, "she is not here. -
Damn il, man, she must be here!
shouted the Colonel, and it was not until
ne had examined the register for the past
ten days that he was satisfied that Mrs
Alnutt was not at the hotel Then he
went into the restaurant and ordered a
steak. Just as the steak was ready he
said that he had TO go out and send a
telegram. He did not return until after
l o'clock, when the restaurant is usually
closed. They kept IL open until he could
eat the steak. After that room was as
signed to him. but he did not go to it, He
left the hotel and he did not return again
until yesterday afternoon, when he paid
his bill.