The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-24
TO KILL A TRAiT0ROuS UNCLE
URGED HER ON TO THE
DEE-.
LIFE STEPPED IN VICE
Was story Told in Court Bringing
Tears to Eyes of Al Save ons
--Witnces Ssw SOUL On
the GridiIc.


sweatfaced schoolg t, Of II has en-
dured all that AMI they think 10
punish her by dea ii.
70 we felt when lonce fell upon
the court room Az ios2pbine Ternt
nova stepped f~om th witness char
this afternoon at the end III the awful
recital Of her wong
Human misery can SO no fur her
Dante bard Of Ijse ,htae Terranova'a
own sunny italy. imagined b Inferno
four centuri bafoaa our civilization
added refinement 10 hs catalogue of
toruress
In the brief compass Of he~ IL ye1rs
Of life this young prisoner has touched
both the heights and the depth
Robbed of her childhood to feel In
brutal appetite Of her bloo1 relation
her mind and budy subjected 10 in.
humauitlea even beyond the pale Of
mere full death caught mp in the
swirl Of passion at l6 ami permitted
a neeting glance ~ the dGligh of
love and honoraue marriage The
anne fell hand that marked her f9i its
prey once more tiapol thas vistt
from her and togsed hTA d .Eitlfil out
cast upon the merci eEs vo II.
Then IL was sh1 !, truck. And nov
she faces trial for fixing the paaalsy
for which IL dath
Yet, at the he gAt Of her tremendous
ordeal today be smiled IS nile 4 while
tears coursad down the cheek Of the
spectator and even the eyes Ell JUS
tice Scott gisteu "A 4smlIed. and dill
not understand tIs emo Ia that her
tale evoked For AeFs Is a dineraiit
world from ours, AMI In the peril
which sbe facfs now Ste has the only
peace her life has ever known.
Before a Crowd.
Eerore a crowd lall apetlborni bY
the awful details IT hcr life Jcgephile
III srranova lola her story She, told all
.pmitting no detail fr m the day OF he
earliest recollection down 70 the
moment when he hanG Of the law wag
clapped upon her shoulder, she re-
cited chapter after chapter Of her life
Of misery and woe. until her listener
reeled before the eicksning revelation
and sought relief in the OUTSIDE air.
Small wonder that one woman
swooned at the v.vidness of the po~
trayaI of. whiia many other women
pre- ent bowed their heads, Strong
men turned away, the jurors clinchel
their jaw and leaned forward with
incredulou faces, attendants who
have passed through scors OF tagic
Genes fumbled W tn their handker
ohiefs-a al were affected by the har-
rowing scene save Josephine Terra
nova alone
Grave and gay by tnr1r, her tones
high low she Flushed at certain pass
ages in her story. her words failed
her her eyes dropped and she tunaf
pathe'ically to he interpreter TO hide
her confusion behind an alien tongue.
Then once more she would leap to her
feet clasp her hand on high and In
ring ng voice initiate rhe prayer Of her
aunt that death might ove;take th7
bridal coGple on tho nuptial might.
that the crime Of tSe unnatural might
be- hidden beneath the grave
She told of he ea-ly hildh od Of
her toll and her slavery Of the end
less days ard the terrifying nights.
the coming of the bridegroom. OF the
wedding cht. OF her JOY With hsr
lover husband ami then Of the eiow
to her happile-s
And then she 'cl3 Of the par Ing
Her uncle work f7to her uncle
arms She wa5 PLACED at The altar. Tbs
uncle ard aunt ret her when she
came TO America They took he 70
their home They robbed her Of her
childhood. her schooling. her reiisipu.
her cor c.cnce. her bo1y, her soul.
Cast Her OH
Then t5ry turnei hsr oye- - Cni-
seppe 1errsn W and then the uncle
ouc1 10 have her bsck hv 20 soniag
she mini Of fhe husband he cast her
of. as they plotted. and Josephine
went hack
VITA "a -eyolrer n her atchel and
a dagger az her breast he
went back
= struck him on %. 7 struck her.
Do ret remember shat el-e- u was the
voice that Oh ire would have
struck al tha' stood in ms way. Was
il u-luE7 - God toll me to do II
Aa8 whst Col ssys &c oanno, be
FtonE
-oa -ho wall sec RI ric.sre-nr
Incie hang mr ap-on ore- A. ths
window his face core 10 inos ] burv
uy free from tie fHare They stre'ca
heg banfs te ne So end a X ne 70
.ise them forgiveness. Btt the 30 &c
afl vhizPe- in my ear and hear T.
Eating arl sleeping o1ce : cros- sV.
81. twice. three fimss 7 say. r. y1u
ire the voice of the devil go way.
itfH II rot 60 and listen. Ani the