The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-08
ny HARRY @ FARMER

1904 by th(Aewapaper Enterprlae
Association
| ROME Not since the a. @
| Iuerrkla norFia has the dark crime
4 OF murder ao stirred the heart Ut
lEurape ~ did the asaaAainC1ou OF
Count Francesca nunmartinl No.
where save under the burning skies
of Italy could the ingredies2a Of
love. passion. pride. ambition. ava
/ rice. mat. Jealousy, anger hn9
hatred be- stirred into 50 horrible n
tragedy a. that which eliminated
Ia The slaughter OF an Italian noble
man. and Is noN followed by the
trial Of his beautiful young wife
esx lover. her brother. aud two 9th
er alleged acenmplleeH.
The trial of the Cou0iesa h9nmar=
ltiOl was. until a few days 90. In
progress AZ Bologna. u was 40
faurns6 for a week or two. Ia order
10 allow lawyers and witnesses 10
take part ina the elections nov In
bproRreus IN Italy. and will be- re
/ Humed as noon a. the elections are
over. Thus far II has boen marked
daily hy incidents dramatic in the
extreme. the most recent being the
calling to the witness stasd OF the
countess two little children. AGED
aud g. 4 feature OF To- trial
strange "a Americans o. toai all
the accused are confined IN a huge
iron rnEc. iu the court room. Ike
wild beasts
/ The eTimo for which these people
are 20 trial vas Coo mitfro In
August. tau2. and the events lead
L ing 90 20 q date back rs years be-
| fore thht. 90 lssg At that time
/ Prof Antonio Murrl Wa AZ the
tenita Of his career as nee of the
mod rrlehFatea oeullssa VI italy
People came 20 Bologna Trom all
dves southern Europe. 70 consult
! him. Hls income wm large and he
aod his family lived To nne style.
TIE family consisted of % wife
lean IN. aod two eslldrtp, Tsedo.
Hodn. e1o@ooly called l1oda. aEoo
IS and Tg.ll9. a Boy ct, Of - nlgas
clever aod well eduessd. 81 wv
her fathers favoritc Tkiiin wO
his moth hers pet. and hee SPOILED
him. 80 that he grrw htpiaV eng
and Hrlt-wllled Hriwera the boy
and girl there existed the nlrud'g a
affection
The flrat chapter OF the STORY OF
crime bekins with the introduction
into the family circle ~ Df Carlo
secehi. one Of Prof Murrfn assist.
ants and hla favuTlts pupil seerhi
Vas a man Of IS. not particularly
! Handsome. but poaassaod II the slit
Of fascinating women. The doctor
soon became the boon companion OF
Linda and Tullia. teaching them
/ gYmnvs loa and engaging IN all
their pastimra Tuliio hoped that
his sister wouid 1grrY Df sscthi.
and for a time u seemed as n Prof
MurH eoo DIS wifc held the aAmo
sssore
Bto after a few months there
came a change Linda'a attitude to-
ward nr. secehi changed She uv
tipid la his presence and feared 90
be left alone with him Ter parents
noticed this. and not long aftsrwArd
they politely showed Or Sscchi the
door Tuiiio vas allowed 70 con
tisue hts intimacy with III. doctor
but While Linda romaiasd ~ home.
Secrhi never came 30 the house
again.
Linda seemed M oos IN oily for a
time. bat ia fssi about - months
after tho doctor bowed himself out
II her young life. she formed a new
attachment whlch opened chapter
II ia her HE drama While on a
Walt 10 some friends ~ her moth
cr'a AZ padua she met the Count
Hon MARTINA young man % n
quiet. pleasant manner. an agree
able voice. ard a round. psod-ua-
fured face The count anne 81 an
old and nsiHturratir faruoo. and
poaasssed a private fortune ~ about
500 600. Ia beth politics and rrliE-
Ion he differed widely from the
family Of Linda sorri. Nc o.ios q
Jesuit and q conservative. sfoils toe
professor waa liberal 10 bis felaaiofo
views and pronounced republic
an.
But love pays no os.oo 10 politics
or religion. ard Prof Norri pso
soon asked 90 rive bis cuemst TO
the marriage 81 DIS dsaleo IN 70 the
/ count Fotterso at the den 81 a.
alliance with 4 noble house. b. ID
10 The love leftsrs Of the young
+ couple, Introduce oil durisg iaop o. or-
der trisl. shoe thec 20 here oscen
devotsdlY tnur pf one apotRea Tho
count W. but poorly cdnU kiod aud
hia affection wa elunsilY esTosssed
Hut there Us no doubt % SIS Yer ss.ue-
ness. and the letters Of 81 e'hp
troihed fairly burn with IN. s.aisEstno
81 woman rather than ne affcr-
tion ot girl. u i known Oo1O she
told the count 81 her afFeir eith
/ Dr Serrhi and that he iabrhf~ ely
assured hor he snulo ~ Id $50 10
MAKE boz f'ags tasu unhaauy fne'-
sent u o on life.
Aftee their marriage nh count