The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-01-26
A STRANGE MURDER
MYSTERY IN ITALY
Crime Worthy of the Fervid
Imagination of F. Marion
Crawford.
HAS AROUSED CONTINENT
Brother and Sister conspire to Murder
Latter's Husband and Commit
Crime, Almost Escaping Even
From Suspicion.

The Argonaut: One of the most ex-
traordlnary crimes of modern times;
one involving some of the most prom
inent families of Italy; one that has
aroused the interest of the whole con-
tinent of Europe, and about which con-
tinentalN newspapers print page after
page, is the so-calied Bologna murder
mystery. the trial of the accused in
which is now going on ard Will con-
tinue for several months, or until the
four hundred witnesses-which include
q cardinal, a bishop, two generals. half
a dozen senator's. n sixty medical eN-
perts-are heard, and the four thous-
sand documents in the case are read.
Clearly to understand the case, it is
necessary to go back several years. In
1902, there lived in the city of Bologna
a certain Professor Murri, one of the
most eminent physicians in Italy. He
was married and had two children, of
about the same age. a boy and 4 girl,
Tullio and Linda. Tullio at this time
was unmarried. He had gained some
prominence politically, and had been
elected by the socialists a member of
the Bologna municipal council, and had
become it's secretary. Linda had for
ieveral years been married to the Count
Buonmartini, a man of wealth and an
aristocrat, and two children had been
born to the pair. Trouble between them
1iSLb tilstll. Liz L l ts SCiI-
orally understood in Bologna high So
clety that the oun was a brute and
that Linda was a patient, beautiful
sufferer,
In August, 1902. Linda was in Venice.
The count had but recently returned
from the country to Ills Bologna palace,
when suddenly he disappeared. After q
few days, a fetid odor was noticed by
passers-by apparently having it's
source in the locked apartments of. the
count. The authorities We're notified.
The police, accompanied by Tullio,
whose duties as secretary of the muni-
cipal council required this service of
him, broke down the door leading to the
apartments of the nobleman. On the
floor lay the dead body of the count,
the corpse horribly bloatad and bloody
from no less than twelve knife wounds.
The room was in confusion. The
counts trunk and wardrobe had been
Violently broken open. An umbrella
and a travelling satchel lay on the floor
near h corpse. The bed clothes were
d~isarranEed. Besides the small table
two chairs had been set, and On it We're
h monldy remains Of a meal, While a
nearly empty champagne bottle was
near by. ON the escritoire lay a letter,
in a Wonlan's handwriting, stating that
Its writer would visit the count in his
rooms on the night of August 90. a
pair OF silk drawers, evidently belong
ang to q woman, We're thrown aver the
back OF a chair. The pockets of the
counr VINO always carried i sum of
money With him. We're found to be
empty. The r-lice. therefore. naturally
arrived at the tentative conclusion that
a woman of the town had plotted
probably with two men, to introduce
herself and them into the counts apart
nlehls y to murder and then rob him.
Well Rid OF Count.
The newspapers Of Bologna took the
salIe view or the matter and the SEN
firnent in high society seemed TO be
that Linda, sweet angel. was wen
ria Of the brutal and somewhat stupid
count: though. Of course, the crime
sTas in Itself q horrible one.
Meanwhile LinSsass brother, the mag
fstrate T-nlIsc, went 10 Venice, where
shf MRS staying, 10 break 10 her the
terrible news. ard shortly thereafter
the venerable and respected Professor
Aurrs. mis- BOB Tu2lio and his danghter
l-i1das 7Fesag 70 Switzerland, ostersihIy
70 15d fhefr r4lnds Of the u~npseasarr
impression pspzueed BY the brutal
sEssnf- s1e Police continued their in
FesfigatSon-
IL Fsasg NOT iarsg before they began 10
6oabr whether The murder had beer
sHrrgel 10 his task by motives of mere
easpaaa&T ATapnssIaog2s let7ers were re-
SsssFesa kags1ag that the police should
E1@r FAAN2Sr-4E 4lSb9i&4 SgEGEIA, q servant
nf HE count aE95 perhaps his mistress
Oh aEeaAsaca, III they desired 10 learn
Wfs5f3 slaa ssOt1r38ttea the murder. The
1aslsess lock his aiIt- and. among Other
~isassagaS. atseGvgged on aterrog8ffng
E9ssras that She and the nlagistrats
IEasle, rad naesa ultimate Then came
1ie SIEsss1
Professor Esast5 the famous scIen-
sasts fae learned ana respected pfygi-
Clam appeared before the proper ma -
ssfraEf and asked for a private inter
view Sch 10 further fer the assassin
of 85aas21 Bt~onsnartfni, ae laid. when
IL 1aa been granted him. .for i have
@@GGxae& aa4Ieil NGi7 his Mans I4ai4 IN.
son. TalIto.s
Tuaaio was arrested. He made a
EsaTt5ad confession. the gist Of which
g Ms issassS He had. Indeed a i. !, e
eaaalt, put only ia seIf-defense. He aa-
serted tasat the count was a vicious
Eian, ard a brutal husband To his sis
ter He eTsulIio) loved HIS sister "a his
aifs, and when he learned that the
count proposed removing from Bolog-
Easto Padla With his sister and their
two ssialidress he believed that his SIS
Ter wo,lld die of the counts persecl-
lions, iio longer having the comfort Of
her fathers and brothers company as
at4Ectogna.8IHilfo had
tied the count on the night Of August
1sfh, IN Order to persuade him to- re-
main ifa Bologna. The count had re-
fused they had 9quarreled; the count
had drawn a knife; a struggle had en-
sued Tor itspossesston, inc during the
the knife entered the body Of
fhe count and killedshim. Tulfo, fear
Ing accusation, thareupon arrange
fhe room as 1t was found, inflicted The
twelve Wonnds, and penned the letter
that was discovered o N the eseritoire.
Unfortunately for him the police
disbellisved Tullioss story, ana today
nj thesiron cagein the court ait Turir
theressstsYlds accused of murder no.
only Tullso,8 but Linda RosinagBonnet-
y SDr.Seechi and a DR.. Naldi. a
vast@nuInb of letters, telegramsan
other docurnerts have been unearthea
curing last tWp years. Tha move.
Of all the persons concerned, 4.
tending ever long period of time
ave been ascertained. And this 4,
what the public prosecutor@wiil en-,
daayorsstoSprove to be the true story b
the crime all thataed upto
Lirlda before her marriage and be
fore She left her the house la,
Aa owe III the person OF DR.. Secchi
oneso hergsfatherss distinguished Us
sistants. This intimacy was, tor som
hrokensoffaMhan III girl wa
twenty and she afterward me
Count Blpnfs1artin and married. HIN