The Washington herald., 1910-12-11

pered about their mysterious and secret
trips abroad, and It was proved that
the Kings discarded love was well
acquainted with black art At the fu-
neral OF the young prince 1t was noticed.
too her father passing by the "lit de
parade" did not kiss his dead master s
hand, as required by court ceremonial
Very shortly afterWard the infant Dom
Joao was stricken down by the same
mysterious death; and he had hardly
been buried before the unhappy Regent
was summoned to the deathbed of his
next son-old Dom Fernando, another
victim to the implacable revenge.
Youngest Son Also Stricken.
A week later the symptoms of the same
deadly maIady were found in the young
est son. Dom Augusta. and when the Re
his way to his sons sickroom he was
stopped by an unknown mulatto. who
during the general confusion had sue
ceeded in entering the royal palace.
Look out well for the King. Dom
Luiz," the mulatto whispered, and when
the Regent asked what this warning
meant he was told the following story:
The mulatto was a friend and pupil
OF an old occulist and mystic in London
one evening in 1857 two foreigners, a man
and woman, had come to his master
and asked TO be told the secret of be-
Witching a person. The old mystic at
nrst had refused TO tell the dangerous
secret. but he gave in to the tempta-
ton OF money and for $4,000 he under
took TO throw a spell upon a family the
name OF which he was not to be told
by the aid Of a vial Of dried blood the
two foreigners procured.
The people had aroused the curiosity
OF the mulatto, who tried to find out who
they were Seeing that the young wom-
an wore signet ring. he borrowed IL a
Few moments and took wax impression
OF II. The coat OF arms was that Of the
side branch Of the house of Braganza
and the two foreigners were Donna
Agueda and her father. When the MANY
deaths occurred IN the royal Portuguese
family the mulattO was scared and told
his suspicious to his master, who sent
him TO Portugal to try to ward off fur
Their evil results.
Blood for the sOrcereF.
Precautions Immediately were taken TO
prevent any more crimes. Donna
Agueda's father was called to the Neces-
Shades, where King LUZ. in the pres
ence OF six loyal mobiles acting as wit
nesses, told him that his crime was
known, that In order not 10 arouse any
suspicion and cause any scandal he would
be allowed 10 keep his titles, Offices, and
decoration, but under the penalty Of
death he was ordered 20 remain near the
King as hostage. With his life he was
TO answer for that Of the King, his son,
and IN the same way for that OF Dom
Augusta.
Thus Dom Augustus life was saved
at the last moment. but he never re-
covered. Only the King. Dom LUZ. es-
capped the revenge entirely. The next
year he married Pia of Savoy-the dow
ager queen, who later saw her Oldest
son and grandson fan victims TO the
bullets OF the revengers and who has
now 70 fee from the country with her
whole family The old murderer has
died and his daughter is a nun in a con
vent
When the many mysterious deaths hap
pened poison was suspected, strange, IN
known poison that left no trace, but
many people stiIl think that the deaths
were due 10 psychic poison. the poison
Of the black art bewitching OF the blood.
Just at the time Donna Aguenda found
out that tie King intended lifting her.
her father invited the Regent 10 d num-
her Of hunts. Duke Ferdinand was taken
sick on one OF these and his hosts ply
stefan opened one OF his veins to give
him relief. IN this manner the blood
necessary to the sorcerer was procured
and in the opinion of the Occultists the
family Of BraganZa was doomed