The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-16
MATTE HUGHES BROWN.
A Former Carbondale Lady to Whom
New York Newspapers Devote
Much Space,

New York Newspapers Devote
Much Space.
FOR the past few days readers of
the New York newspapers have been
regaled with accounts of an action
brought by Mrs. Martha II. Brown
against Michael Angelo Salvatore
Mario Valeri, Count hi Verschetti,
House Of Savoy, Swiss Italy" but
otherwise Angelo Naleri, an artist,
who was arrested on Wednesday night
on her complaint for the larceny of a
solitaire diamond ring. valued at SlS5.
The count" refused TO discuss the
case in court when arraigned before
Magistrate Olmstead in the West side
police court Thursday morning.
II now transpires that the lady who
is alleged To have lost the ring Is Mrs.
Matte Hughes Brown, daughter or
Mr.. and Mrs. Reese Hughes, Of Salem
avenue, this city. She Is very weli
known here, having lived here with
her parents since childhood. The fol-
lowing narrative of Mrs. Browns
troubles with the count IS taken from
the New York sun:
on the Ilottcr of the West ForIy-seSenth street
police station he Is Angelo Ndlcri, 81 years oli'
ulsinant against him, Mts. Martha H. Brown, he
calls himself Mchclanycio salvatore Mario Naleri,
Count hi Nrrschctti, house OF savoy, Swiss
ltalv noblcluai', artist, author and playwright
Mis- Brown charges him with grand larceny IN
that he stole diamond ring nom her ana
.ttompted tc blaekmail in writing letters to her
threatening to expose hcr real character ii she
didn't give him Sl,0pO.
Mrs Brown is widow and Lies at 2H west
un .1l
aud is a musician, song writer singer, play
wright and poctcSs. She is the author, she says.
Ul Jesus, thc Light OF the World" religious
song, and "Whcn Tall Wild Roses Bloom" which
is said 10 he some wears after they have been
tanned Another work which she has IN manu-
script, she says, Is short story entitled -Four
Months Acquaintance with an Italian Count
Mrs Brown says that the count has been Il
Lucst OF Barker iirignoli at the BANKERS coun'
try home at Rivcrdalc on the Hudson, is a
friend Of the Count and Countess Castellana
and comes OF one Of the best families in Italy.
She gets her information from him. The troubles
that led up 20 her having the count arrested
we're described TO a sun reporter last night by
Mrs. Brown follows:
Il frat met h,m last October at a musicale
given at the Waldorf.Astoril. The count was a
guest and | sang and rcctcd. | was introduced
10 him and he asked permission to call ON me.
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house several times On one occasion he sug'
rested that he would give me lessons in French
conversation il | would teach him music. This
was agreed upon and had a number OF les.
IONS.
Last summer my folks came on from Scranton,
where they live, TO visit. At my house the
count met my father. Before my father lett ior
home the count ask d him tor permission Ia
propose TO me-, My father said he wouldn't al.
low any such thing, but the count proposed
anyway and | rejected him He proposed sew.
erll times after that but each time he got the
same answer. The first time I rejected him hc
babe me gGod-hy with tears in his eyes, but he
kept calling me Just the same after that
Once when | told him that | wouldn't marry
him he threatened 10 kill me, but didn't mind
il, because | only attributed II to his cXcitablt
italian nature. At another time he showed me
pearl handled stilctto, and said he would kill
me with it if didn't become his wife, but
didn't mind either
The last time | saw him was on Jan. 10. liz
called at my house in the evening When he
came in | toying with a solitaire diamond
Iind ] was slipping it off and ON my finger, and
II dropped into my lap. The count picked it up
aud admired il very much. lie put IL on his
trgcr and kept ii there When he was going
hntcd in a delicate manncr--so as not TO bC
rude, you know-that I would like to have the
ring was worth $lSj
The next dav | wrote him a letter suggesting
that he return the ring. lie didn't do it, but in
stead wrote me a letter that was scurrlous and
indecent. The letter contained all kinds o
threats. After that I got letter almost every
day from him Each letter was worse than Tn,
last. lie said that he would take means TO ex
pose my true character and that he would ruir
me morally, mentally and materially IL 7 ddn't
from the last letter ] rcceived:
"T will sign any papers generating yo,
from all guilt Tor check Tor Sloo0.'
ooh, was nearly worried to death. I didnt
know what to do. ! became hystCrical ant
broken down in mind and body.
"ln increase my troubles l began to recev,
telephone messages at all hours The messages
rurpOrtrd to come IRON man named Lewis ant
sometimes the man would say he was Cameron
They would ask me If the count was stoppinI
with me, or ii he was here at the time. wa
annoyed in all sorts of ways. My father cam,
30 the city about five days ago he said the bes
Thing TO do was to notify the police | didn'
like the notoricty was would follow, bu
| went TO Captain Donahuc and explained every
thing 10 him lie has got the letters I received
from the count
Captain Donahue told Detective Dale to max
an investigation of Mrs, Browns charges. Dali
told Mrs Brown 10 write decoy letter to tn
count, saying that all she could raise was $500
and elaking an appointment with him TO call a
her house In reply she got letter from tn
count, saving that the count was going to Phila
d'lphiI and was sorry. hut could not keep tn
appointment Just then. Mrs. Brown wrote hin
another letter at the instance of the detectiv
asking the count to call at her house last night
She told him that she had managed to get tn
$1,000, which she would give him.
Mrs Brown and the detective were waiting a
Mrs. Browns house last night for the count T.
appeal But in his place came a messenger bo
with letter Tor Mrs. Brown. The letter wa
from the count She wrote him another not
and gave the note to the messenger boy. The de