The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-05-21
Countess Tarnowsks. Her
Lawyer Lover and Her
Other Suffers
Sentenced For Crime oil Kill.
ING the Count.
NOTABLE TRIAL ~ EUROPE,

Venice. May q. Omitted Press)-
Countess Maria Tarnowska and her
accomplices. Lawyer Prilukon and
Dr. Nikolas Naumon, convicted for
the murder of the countess hus-
band. will petition for new trial.
The countess was sentenced TO six
years. Prllukon TO eight and Nau-
moi To six. Countess Tarnowska Is
I'm a serious condition as the result
of the long and dramatic trial.
The trial OF Countess Tarnowska
and her companions has been in
progress for weeks and attracted
more attention than any case Of the
Kind la Italy's criminal history. The
Duke OF Abruzzi. Nine. Rojane. the
actress, aud d'Annunzio. the writer.
are only a few of the celebrities that
visited the court room To hear the
progress OF the case.
OF the four prisoners. Countess
Maria Tarnowska. though only
charged with instlgating the muir
der OF Count Paul kamarowsky two
and half years ago, attracted by
far the most attention. Next to her
the most conspicuous figure In the
case was DR.. Naumoff. the youth OF
q. who admits having fred the
fatal shots. Nicholas Prilukon. "A
lawyer. and Elise Pcrrler, the coun-
tess maid. were accused as acces-
Horics.
The Countess Tarnowska, Nau-
mon and Priiukon are Russians. as
was Count Kamarowsky. Perrier.
the maid. is a French woman.
\ Romantic story.
The story OF the events leading
up 20 Count Kamarowsky's murder
practically begins with Maria Nico-
laleyna's clandestine marriage. at
the axe OF 10. to Count Naasili Tar
nowska. a dissolutc young noblcman
OF Moscow
The Tarnowska's were most UNI
happy together. The countess says
her husband lll-treated her grossly
She deliberately tried to excite his
jealousy. hoping To rid herself OF
him. She succeeded so well that the
count finally shot and killed one
OF her admirers named Bersevski
Finally he began divorce proceed
ings against her.
The countess placed her case m
Prilukof's hands He does not seem
TO have been particularly attracted
by her az first. The countess re-
solved TO attach him to her train OF
auitors. She succeeded. Prilukon
was man of ability. education and
standing. had wife and children
and earned large Income from MS
profession. hut he abandoned every
thing To follow La Tarnowska, aa
she was generally called. Neglect
of his business caused him heacy
Losses and. 10 satisfy the financial
demands made upon him by the
woman he loved. he ombczzled large
sums from his clients.
IN the course of a European tour
the two were taking together the
countess at length met in Paris an
old acquaintance. Count kamarow-
sky. for whom she practically threw
Prilukon over, partly perhaps Tor
variety. partly because the count
was rich man and Prilukon nearly
at the end of his resources.
Kamarowsky accepted La Tar
nowska's invitation to return to
Russia With her and together they
visited many Muscoyite cities. At
Orcl the count introduced his COM
panlon to his warm friend, Or. kau-
moR. who In his turn fell madly in
love with her.
For some time the countess diyid-
ed her time between Kamarowsky
and Naumod. The latter was almost
insane over her lie even submitted
TO physical torture at her hands, al
lowing her to thrust hatpins into his
flesh and to extinguish her cigarets
by pressing the burning ends against
his hands because, as she said, she
loved him more when she saw him
suffering.
At last the count made a will In
which he left his fortune to La Tar
nowska. His life was also insured
in her favor for 100000. lie want
ed her to marry him, but. as no
divorce had yet been secured by
Count Tarnowska, this was impos-
sible.
But short time before Kama
rowsky was killed the countess
made fresh bid for Prilukof 5
affections. She summoned him to
her in Berlin and he came. soon
he was again completely under her
influence. The countess told him
that Kamarowsky and Naumoff were
lcnntinned ON para FnnrA