The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-22
WRITING EXPERT
TURNS UP IN italy
First Appearance Of This Kind
of Testimony Is in a
Murder Trial.
ROMANCE OF THE TYROL
Immensely Wealthy Young Count Woos
and Webs a Beautiful Daughter
of a Cobbler, Capturing
Even His Family.

A~Sensational murder case is on before
the supreme court at Bitouto, Italy.
The defendant is Lieutenant Modugno,
of the Italian army, who is accused of
having murdered his wife, but the crime
!s enveloped in mystery. The young Of
ficer took part in the expedition to China,
where he fought with great valor, but
made himself very conspicuous by his
most cruel treatment of the natives.
About a year ago Signora Modugno was
found dead, her ore hand clutching a re-
volVer, while a letter found by her side
stated that she was tired OF living and
had killed herself.
Lieutenant Modugno claims that he was
in an adjoining room when he heard the
shot. The letter supposed to be written
by his dead wife has been submitted to
experts, who declare that the letter was
written by the lieutenant, and that con-
seQuently he himself murdered his wife.
Comrades Of the young army officer
have, however, produced other experts,
who declare that the letter is not in
Modugno's handwriting. The decision of
the court is looked forward to with great
interest, as this is the first time that ex-
pert testimony has been brought forward
In a murder trial in Italy.
King to Visit Berlin.
L lc youIS lNIii6 <hlpilolioO, WIZ Is ii
great admirer of the kaiser, has announced
his intention of visiting Berlin during the
spring. This visit will be followed by 9TH
ers to all the courts of Europe. If the
king were allowed to follow his own ideas
his first long trip would be to the United
States, but on account of the bitter feel
ing In Spain against America since the
war of 1898 his advisers strongly oppose
this plan. The king, however, emphatical-
1u iaclinaS to give If m and those w1p
know him best declare that he probably
in time Will carry out his plan of making
an extensive trip through America from
New York to San Francisco.
A TyroI Romance.
Count Stephen Gyulai, a member of one
of the most aristocratic families Of Hun
gary, has caused a sensation by marrying
Miss Elizabeth kolazia, daughter Of a
poor shoemaker Of Vienna. He met the
young girl, who is remarkably beautiful,
at the Burg theater, where she was sit
ting in q front seat in the gallery. The
counts valet folowled her to her humble
home and the mex day the count pre-
sented himself at KolaZia's little shop and
asked the cobbler to introduce him to his
daughter. The courtship lasted almost
three years, but the count finally succeed
ed in winning she girls heart and the
wedding took place in this city. The
count, who Is 81 years Did, IS a son of the
famous Count Gyulai, who died in 1886,
leaving an enormous fortune and vast
estates in Hungary, Tyrol and Lombardy
to his son and two daughters. The sisters
of the young count have opposed his mar
riage, but the beauty and loneliness Of the
bride conquered them completely.
No Hope for Russian Jews.
In spite of the efforts Of the czar, who
is strongly opposed to all violence against
tho Jawc tha roauy1u f,,rp,p1 Ho1v ALL
ance, the object of which is to promote
the systematic persecution of the Jews in
Russia, continues to gain strength in all
parts of the empire. The league was
originally founded by students at the
University Of Odessa, and now numbers
thousands of members among all classes
Of Russian society. The Russian govern
mant, in opposition to the cars wishes,
continues to approve and supper the
movement, having adopted the view that
all Jews are revolut.onists and anarchists,
and the authorities all over Russia give
the Holy Alliance their assistance.
The result Is that Jew-baiting is in
creaSinR to an extent hitherto kno
The members of the Holy Alliance, which
also enjoys the patronage of the Holy
Synod Of the Orthodox church., have
caused the arrest Of hundreds Of Jews in
Moscow, st. Petersburg, Odessa and Ka.
luga as revolutionary suspects.
The latest musical success in Vienna is
an opera, Monsieur lie Professeur," com.
posed by a blind artist, Vela de Vii. The
music is highly praised by the whole press
and the premiere was a complete success
the audience refusing to leave the theatel
until the blind composer had appeared
upon the stage.
The car has personally ser a reply tc
Don Alfonso de Bourbon, who as head O.
the anti-duelling league asked the car t.
give his valuable aid in abolishing duel,
In Russia. In his reply Gear Nichola.
writes that he accepts with great pleas
urs the honorary membership of tn,
league and promises that the Russian
government will do all in its power tn pre-
vent DUES in Russia.