The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-12
CRIME, ROMANCE
AND INTRIGUE
SENSATIONAL CASE NOW ON
TRIAL IN VENlcE--puBLlc IN.
TEREsT INTENSE.
COUNTESS TARkOWSKA
Is Central Fiaure--Has Led Several
Men to Ruin-caased Death of
Count kamarowski to Get
insurance..

! Rome, Bee. 11.-Great public in
terest u displayed In the trial now ii
progress at Venice cf Countess Maria
\ Nicolaevna Tarnowssa. who with twr
8of her lovers, Is charged with th2
murder Of her betrc thed The case
lacks none OF the sensational and
romantic clements usually found in
THE modern novel
! The countess is Of Irish descent, and
| was born in Kieff in 1879 daughter
iof Count ORurik whose family emf
grated to Russia from Iereland. As a
school girl OF seyenteelf she elcped
with Count Taryowska, but quarrels
soon followed
Quarreling with her husband she
carried On an intrigue with one oi
his friends, and, desiring to torture
the count, kissed her lover in his
presence and before company ef
guests. The count shot his batrayer
dead on the spot. The scandal in
Kief was immense. but no punish
ment fell upon the count.
Divorce proceedings followed. and
the countesss lawyer. Prilukolf, a
married man and one of the most en-
inent men Ct his profession IN the
city, became violently Infatuated with
his client On her divorce in 1902 he
abandoned bis Wife aud his career
and hcd with the countess Together
they visited London Paris and other
citles.
On their travels the countess met
Count fSanarowski. former admirer,
who had been serving in the Japanese
var, He proposed marriase and was
accepted
Meanwhile yauns Iaaa named Nh
umeff, Russian aristocrat and son Of
a prominent Russian official, had met
the countess and come under her
spell, She gave him encourasement
and he followed her from place t,
place. Prilukoff madly jealous beth
Of the count and Of Naumoff. was
with difficulty kept In control by the
wiles. All four met In
Vienna last The countess and Priti
koff had adjoining rooms at a lead
ing hotel Count Kamarowski occu-
pied rooms on another floor, and Ma.
lmoff. in despair at being unable TO
see the countess, stayed at another
hotel not far distant
plot for the murder of Count Kan
arowsh was now evolved. He was
by Terrorists and had insur.
I'd his life for 100000 in favor of the
The countess decided to throw in |
ler lot with Prilukoff. and the insur
lnce Of the count suggested the pos |
3ihility of securing money for their
future happiness. The murder OF /
Count Kamarowski was therefore de
,ided on. They cast about for an as
sassiin and the countess found one |
'eady to her hand in the jealous Ma
imoi.
Towards the end Of August Count
went to Venice The |
summoned Naumoff, showed |
lim shameful letters purporting to
,ome from the count, and played on
lis jealousy until he swore to kill his
'ival He went to Venice early in
september and fired five bullets from
/ revolver into the count as the lat.
er lay in bed In his villa
Prilukoff, with two private detec
ives. had followed Naumoh. intending
o declare that he had been sent by
he countess to guard her threatened
lance But Prilukoh's presence in
Tenice at the time Of the murder was
ound suspicious and he was arrested
n his return to Vienna. He accused
he countess and she vac also arrest
4.
Recently the prisoners were extra
tied from Venice. where their trial is
ow proceeding. The countess has not
est a particle Of her selfpossession
nd good spirits, and when not in
ourt passes her time smoking cigar
ties and reading novels.