The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-10-02

ana de- Tnen / hat little Nita put in
a big school in Albany, and she is
there now
Il hat pin and a 1ocket and
chain wich little Nita wore. witch 1
naf kept They will be in the box
with this letter On the pin is the
name Alice The Iocket hat a picture
of a beautiful lady 1 took this pic
ture out and put a little slip of paper
under it with the date on it when
found the child.
This is all know. love little Nita
like she was my own. My brothers
name is Charles Sigmotta, but I do
not know where he is Little Nita
is at Madame De Longs school in Al
bany, in the Stat of New York
Il swear by all the holy saints that
what I hat written is true.
ANTONIO SIGMOTTA''
Here, indeed, was a valuable docu-
ment My exultation was so great
that 1 seemed to have Ralph Grav1s-
court completely routed, and Edith
Broughton's sweet face seemed to
smile encouragingly at me from way
across the sea- But after a few min
utes of supreme qualification. the
thought flashed over me that the
statement of Antonio Sigmotta, other
wise known as Bar1otti, did not in any
way connect Ralph Graviscourt with
the case. Of course, the PHOTOGRAPH.
the pin with the name Alice engraved
upon it and Nita Bar1ottfs striking
esemblance to the wife of Charles
GraV1scourt, were to my mind concIu-
S1Ve evidence, but would the evidence
hold in law? 1 knew it would not
took the Iocket from my pocket.
removed the picture and found a slip
OF white paper bearing a date 1 ex
am1ned this, and my heart throbbed
with excitement when I saw that the
date of Doctor Sigmotta's attemnted
RI
as that inscribed upon the tomb
stone IN Trinity cemetery, New York
as the date of little Alice Graviscourt's
death 1 carefully replaced the paper
and the picture, and with wild dreams
OF what might occur if I ever. escaped
from the clutches Of the prefetto.
passed the remainder of the night half
sleeping on a broad, low couch that
stood in one corner of the guard room
In the morning 1 was served with
substantial breakfast and soon
after 1 had disposed of it I was con-
Quoted before the prefetto The elder
Mahgni looked at me with a venom
Gus glance, and saw in the faces of
the crowd OF men around him not one
gAance of friendliness
Among the spectators was a rascal
Unlocking fellow who was called nv
the prefetto fPordino" and as he
seemed to have the friendship of the
powerful Ma1igni, 1 at once identi-
fed him as the Count di Pordino. the
uncle of Henry Thorlans, spoken of
by Mutterelli
Nita was not brought into the room
during the trial, and did not seem to
be an important factor. There was
not friendly voice raised in my be-
nam L made an attempt to speak
but was ordered to be quiet
Wnen the testimony was all in, the
prefetto turned to me, and said:
7 hoxr fc&]
evidence against you, and 1 find that
you are guilty of the murder of nv
orother From to-day, you are the
same as dead. The sentence which T
shaII impose upon you is that you be
put in the Cag1iari prison and work
for the state during the remainder of
your life. That is all L have to saw
to you
Butt" I cried, spring1ng to my feet.
L am not guilty 1 swear to you. pre-
fetto, that 1 do not know who killed
your brother! 1 had no cause to hate
him or to wish him dead. But others
had! An attempt at his life was
made in New ork- 1 saw it, but
had nothing to do with it Your
brother had enemies who have
tracked him here T.
Enough. You were seen yesterday
IN company with another, examining
my villa and grounds. At night nv
brother is murdered and you are
found on my property, carrying off
my brothers promised wife 1t is
enough
Then turning to the guard he ut
tered a command, and L was conduct
ed from this hall of justice to my pris-
on
AS entered the great iron gates of
the prison yard, and heard them cIang
behind me, 1 felt the deepest despair.
My clothes were taken from me,
and was clad in the bi-coIored pris-
on suits with which Sardinia clothes
its prisoners
These suits are made of stuff yery
similar to that in use for the same
purpose in the United States. but the
colors, instead of running in stripes
are divided in the middle. One-half
measuring from line drawn from the
nose downward, is dark and the other
night When / had been thus clothed
had one arm, leg and the right side
of my body black, and the left arm.
leg and half of my body a dirty grav
My watch, the gold locket and pin
that had taken from Mangni were
taken from me, but the letter of An
tonic Sigmotta was returned to me