The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-03-24
SIREN IS ACCUSED
OF INSPIRING Her
LOVERS TO CRIME
Her Aged Fiance Killed, It Is
Claimed, in Order to Enjoy
His Fortune.

Venice, March 22.-All Venice and
pretty nearly all Europe is talking Of
the Tarnowska murder trial. The Coun-
tess Tarnowska, a maddening beauty
without a heart, is accused of conspir-
ing with two Of her sweethearts to MUIR
der q third. She Is said to have used
her hypnotic powers in get
ting one Of these admirers to shoot
IN his bed an aged nobleman to whom
she was betrothed, the purpose being
the f1ance had insured himself in her
favor. The lovely Countess Marie Tar
nowska. her maid, Marie Perier, and
her two sweethearts, a brilliant Mos
COW lawyer named Prflukoff n a
young Russian weakling named Maui
moff, are on trial for the killing Of the
countess senile fance, old Count IA
marowski, in order that they might all
continue a life of ease OF their vic
TINS life insurance money.
Women Try to Mob Her.
Three times since the trial began a
fortnight ago Countess Tarnowska has
collapsed-once when the market wom-
Ell of Venice mobbed the gondola that
vas bearing her from the prison to
her in the canal but for the chain
which bound her feet to the gendarmes;
once when Prilukoff, the older accom-
plice, accused her Of being a cocaine
f1end and a devotee of cruel practices
upon her admirers, and once when she
herself, retracting the confession she
had made, sought to put the whole bur-
den of the crime upon the other pris-
oners. This last happened the night
before last. It was marked by an out
burst Of hysterical protestation that ex-
cited the entire audience and changed
1t over night from a hostile crowd
eager to insult and threaten her, into
a silent, sympathetic assemblage, ready
to cheer for her.
For the favor of Countess Marie at
least six men have ruined themselves
and she is still young. Two were MUIR
dered on her account, one tried to COM
nit suicide and two are confessed MUIR
dercrs, and will end their lives as
felons. OF the six, four deserted wives
and children to follow her. Daughter
of Count O'Rurik, descendant Of an
Irish soldier of fortune, who emigrated
to Russia, Countess Tarnowska was
born in Kieff in 1879. AS a school girl
Of II she eloped with Count Tar
nowska.
Quarreling with her husband in their
home at Kieff, she intrigued with n
Of the counts friends and desiring to
punish her husband, kissed the mar in
his presence and before a company of
| SoNotS. II SSuiiS SAiol iS
dead on the spot. He was tried and
acquitted. Divorce proceedings fol-
lowed. The case was carried to Mos
cow. The countess's solicitor was Prilu-
koff, a married man, one of the eminent
lawyers Of the city. He became infatu-
ated with his client. On her divorce
in 1902 he abandoned his wife and his
career and fled with her. Together they
visited Paris, Munich and other cities.
On their travels the countess met,
again, Count Kamarowski, a former
admirer, who had been serving in the
and he proposed marriage. He was
immensely wealthy, n the countess,
after long delay, accepted him.
Naumoff Gets Under Spell.
Meanwhile the young man, Naumoff,
had met the woman and come under
her spell. She CAV him encourage
ment, and he followed her from place
the count and of Naumoff, was with
difficulty kept in control by the oun
tess's wiles.
1t came about that the four prin-
cipals net in Vienna in August. The
countess and Prilukoff had adjoining
rooms at a leading hotel. Count KAN
arowski occupied a suite of six roons
on a different foo and Naumoff stayed
at another hotel nearby.
AT this period the plot for the MUIR
der OF Count hamarowSki was vOlVed.
To insure that in the event of his
death-he was menace by the terror
ists-his wife should be provided for,
he insured his life for 100000 in her
favor.
Shot Old Count in His Bed.
In the last days Of August, Count
Kamarowski ven to Venice. The
countess summoned Naumoff, showed
him shameful letters purporting to
come from the count and played on
his jealousy until Naumoff swore to
kill his rival. He went to Venice on
September 4 and emptied five cham
bers of a evolver into the counts body
as he lay in bed in his villa.
Prilukoff, with two private detec-
tives, had followed Naumoff, the law
yer's story being that he had been
sent by the countess to guard her
fiance from Naumoff. But Naumoff
and the lawyer both were arrested, and
to complete his r%ascality, Prilukoff ac-
eused the countess. She was seized.
Once while in prison Naumoff at
tempted suicide, but the countess
maintained her cheerful bearing,
spending her time smoking cigarettes,
!, reading Pierre Lofts romances and
studying the Italian language, so that
she might be her own advocate at the
bar. The trial will probably last a
month longer. 1t seems inevitable
that, with the possible exception of
the maid, ali of the prisoners will be
found guilty.