The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-04-05
''Vampire" on Trial;
Crowds Threaten Her
In GondolS, Guarded by
Carbineers and Firemcn
With Noxzles Ready,
Countess Accused of
Husband Killing Goes to
Trial.

romance Ailf itiNHh H|NHAtANA@t eAA
picturesque murder trial of modern
times IS being held Ina those silk
covered and plush lined gondolas,
GLIDING softly upOn the bosom of
the famous Venetian canals drlfting
larily beneath bridges, rich Ia
stories Of love and intrigue there IA
only enc topic of CONVERSATION, the
beautiful Countess TarnowaN. and
her career OF scandal intrigue and
crime She Sc is who Is on trial
FOR the murder " her husband In
August 1907
Each morning a closely sheltered
rondola leaves Guidecc0 prison Tor
the asslve court iu lt the countess
ls carried 20 her trial carefully
guarded hY carhlnccrs artillery men,
police and nrcmDu. Guarded. not Ga
prevent her escape, bur o. prevent
The enraged women ot Venice nom
tearing her 60 pieces The pictur
esque earhincers. With their hyll.
liant uniforms long cloaks and
cooked hats. who escort the pris.
oner everywhere standing with
guns ready 20 repel amy attack give
the trial the appearance of a mill
tary court martial instead % the
sordid. scandalous murder ease &c IL.
Wait Hours to Hiss Her.
Crowds assemble IN gandoias on
the Grand canal and wait for hours
for a glimpse of this fralL eliuging
beauty. whom the late Caesar Lon.
obruso. the great crimlnCloEist. dc
clarcd O. be The most remarkable
criminal Of modern times When
the police goudola appears. The
crUuching. frightened woman Is
greeted with Misses. cries Of abuse
ard Is often pclted with refuse from
the markets nearby Women es-
peciaily hurl excavations at ihe
covering creature. TheiF loafhlng
for her many crimes leaves 40 room
for ANYTHING Ike pity IN theif
hearts
Gondolas trying 20 set too near
hers are turned back by flrefueu.
who bold the noz1lts % the fire
hose ever ready % send a deluRo
oi water on the too veuturesame.
FtNNH2kitr9 y vampire
While there 4 nothing out pliilcss
hatred Tor the woman. for the real
murderer. the man who shot hts
friend. ths countess husband there
IS PITS and appeals Tor mevcy
Neither 40 Nenetians blame the 9th.
~ lover. with whom she conspirea
They believe that both were hypmo
tiEed By the vampire hy her
nashing. green biack eyes
Daughter % Count ORurik. de-
sceudant 81 an Irish family. the
Countess Marie NicoiaeYna Taruow
SKI was born "a Kicff. Russia IN
1878 As q school sirl ~ II she
elcped with the Count Tarnow SKI,
and the first truredy az her lie &C.
CURED two years later. wheu "a for.
sure her husband she kissed her
lover In bis presence and before a
company Of guests The count shot
the youthful lover dead on the spot
and was later acquitted lu the Rus
sian courts After this he divorced
the countess. and ID was during this
divorce case that She entrnuced her
attorney. Lulz Prilukoif married.
wealthy and the father 81 family
% children.
Followed Her Through Europe.
For her sake b. abandoned every
thing family. frienfs and practice.
Through Elrcpe Pc followed the IA
ventures throwing aside both
wealth and honor Other mea were
brought 10 her dainty feet IS the
spell u Irresistible fascination
One ~ these was she Count ka.
narrowly. who FIRST as her lover
and later az her husband fairly
worshiped her That she might not
want after his death. BE insured bis
life FOR tIe0C00 in heg favor That
Insurance application vas BIS death
warrant She c0nspired wlth her
lovera % bring about hts death
She chose one lover Dr Naumoff
a. the slayer. PROMISING him an that
woman can givc-herseif-as bis
reward Another. the lawyer Prllu.
koif vas set t0 catch the former
in the very act of murder. and thus
she fIendishly hoped that tae men
who were sacrificing their very
souls az her whim. might hill each
other Ia the presence of the body
Of the slain husband. Tor she rtn.
soned that her iufamy would never
be betrayed were they ali three
dead
In this her dlabollc plans went
astray for Naumoff after shooting
five bullets into tha body 81 the bus
band escaped in a waiting gondola
and lied from Venice. only 10 be ar.
rested az Verona The woman and
the lawyer lover we're also arrested
and for two and onohnlf years fho
three have remained shut up iu the
dismal cells OF ihe old Venetian
prison
The men have confessed both lay
ing all the blame upOn the countess
whom they declare 20 have been the
originator and insugator of the muir.
der