Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-21
Assists DiSsoluts Brother BY Furnishing
Hin Information.
BOTH ARE TYPICAL MORAL DEeENERATEs
From Day Of Hsr Marriage Bologna Has
Talked Of Her BscapadeL,
CHANGE OF SCENE MADE NO IMPRc
Young Man who Commit, MUIR
der Escapes, but Me y .Om-
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Copyright, 1902, by Publishing Coz
ROME. Sept 2O.-(New York World Ca
blegram-speclal Telegram.)-The Count
Bon Martini murder is now monopolizing
the attention Of all Italy. 1t recalls in
It's horrid cruelty and depravity the his
toric tragedies associated with the Italian
tyrants in the dark ages. Count Bon Mar
tint, a wealthy nobleman, married Zodo-
linda the handsome, well-dowered daughter
Of Prof. Augusta Murri, a medical man of
European celebrity. Zodolinda is a typical
Italian, passionate and ungovernable, and
even at the time she was married to Bon
Martini, though only 10, she had developed
a morbid taste for sensational and vicious
literature, obtained for her by her brother
Zullio, medical student, known in
Bologna as a young man Of singularly dis
solute character. zullio's influence over
his sister was always exercised for evil, and
after her marriage he did all in his power
to estrange her from her husband, having
also got their father to prevent her mar
riage to a young friend OF his own. with
whom she had fallen in love. zodolinda,
in her strength Of mind and surroundings
and propensities, seems to be the reincarna-
tion of Lucretia Borgia. as pictured by
some of the medieval chroniclers. She had
numerous admirers after her marriage, and
twelve months ago her husband, a patient,
forgiving man, separated from her. She
had two children, but Bologna rang with
stories Of her amours, and she was literally
a public scandal.
Prof Murrl never rested until he brought
about an apparent reconciliation between
his daughter and her husband, and with
the children the couple went together to
| VI - l.
the trouble broke out again in the house
hold and Bon Martini resolved to settle in
Padua, in the hopes of removing his wife
from bad influences. He left Venice the
25th Of August and deposited a large sum
of money in the bank at Padua, intending
to buy property near that town.
Found Dead In His Room.
he then went TO rBolOsna where he was
seen by several friends, afterward quietly
going to his home. house In the Via
Maxim. Three days later the other in
mates of the house, suspecting something,
broke into Bon Martini's apartments
and found him lying on the floor in a pool
of coagulated blood. His throat was cut
and there were seventeen dagger wounds
on his body. The apartment was in dis
order and some feminine wearing apparel
was found, giving the impression which
Zullio originated, that the count had been
murdered through jealousy over some
disgraceful intrigue No clue to the MUIR
derer could be obtained and zullio, after de-
flaming his brother-in-law broadcast, sent
a wreath to his funeral and then disap-
peared Suspicion was aroused when the
police received a letter from Prof. Murri
stating that Zullio had committed the MUIR
der to avenge his sister, who accused Bon
Martini Of ill-treating her. Inquiries then
elected not only abundant proofs Of Zul-
lio's mad hatred and jealousy OF his
brother-in-law, but he had also been in
great monetary difficulties, having tried
through the instrumentality of DR.. Naldi, a
man OF evil repute and a gambler to get
a loan of 81 900. NaIdi was himself with
out means until the day after the counts g
disappearance, when he paid some debts
and left hurriedly for Genoa It is now
known that the countess sent the key Of
the counts house to zullio from Venice
and he. with Naldi, who has confessed, lay
in wait for him. While Zullio pinioned
the victim. sitting his cries, Naldi in
ficted several death dealing blows with a
large knife. They then robbed the mur-
dered man and coolly arranged things 10
make 1t appear that the count was the
victim OF a guilty intrigue 1t was found
that the countess had telegraphed Zullio
tidings Of her husbands movements and
Of the money she imagined he had with
him and the climax of the sensation was
reached when she was arrested at her
fathers house as an accomplice in
the diabolical affair. Since her arrest
she has abandoned the pose Of a be-
reRved widow and adopted an attitude of
revolving cynicism. zullio is still at large,
but It is believed he is In Bologna, while
Nsldi was trapped after vainly attempt
| ing to hire as a surgeon on an American
bound ship from Genoa. AS a revelation
Of callous brutality as we'll as incredible
moral degradation the story Of Zodolinda
and zullio could not be exeelled.