The Detroit times., 1910-03-31
NESS HAS HAD
|ER aE Crime
- 1sial on Charge OF Killing
Ind Plan Was To Get Rid
Of Lovers, Too, =

(ICEs March 21.--In beautiful
Dood Venice the city OF ro-
~. the most sensational and PIC.
uue murder trial OF modern times
ing held. In those silk covered
Dlush-lined gond0las,. gliding soft.
DO the bosom. OF the famous vene-
canals drifting -lazily beneath
Ds, rich I'm stories OF love and In
-. there Is only one topic OF con-
0tton. the beautiful Countess Tar
MI and her career OF scandal in.
~ and crime, She II Is who is on
Tor the murder OF her husband
1ugust, 1907.
oth morning a closely sheltered
16la leaves Guidecca prison FOR the
~ court. In IL the countess IL
<<ed to her trial, carefully guarded
hundreds OF carbineers, artillery
"a. police and firemen; guarded not
treyent her escape but to prevent
onraged women OF Venice from
Elng hor to pieces. The picturesque
hineers, with their brilliant unit
~ long cloaks and cooked hats,
- escort the prisoner everywhere.
1ding with gui,s ready 10 repel any
MI, give the trial the appearance
military courtmartial. instead OF
oordid, scandalous murder Gaze
0<Owds assemble I'm gondolas on the
ND canal and wait for hours for a
1p6e 6f this frail, clinging beauty.
III the late Caesar Lomobruso, the
ntfcr1m1nologist, declared to be the
nt remarkable criminal of modern
o1I when the police gondola APP
<<n the cFoucaing. frightened wo-
% greeted with Kisses, cries OF
noA and - often pelted with refuse
Nm the markets nearby. Women
6nocially hurl excavations at the cow
flng creature. Their loathing for her
nnny. crimes leaves no room for any
hing. like pity In their hearts.
aondolas trying to get too near hers
xro turned back by fremen, who hold
xh6 noxxles of the fire hose ever ready
"a send deluge OF water on the too
xo1turesome.
While there Is nothing but pitiless
hatred for the woman; for the real
Murderer, the man who shot his
lx3erid. the countess husband. there
~ pity and appeals for mercy. Neither
DO yenetians blame the other lover.
wifh whom abe conspired. They Do
1iere that both were hypnotized by the
-vampire"-by her flashing, green
black eyes.
Daughter Of Count o'Rurik, de
ASCENDANT Of an irish family. the Coun-
teas Marie Nicolaevna Tarnowski was
horn III Kien, Rrssia. in 1879. AS a
schoolgirl OF II she eioped with the
Copnt Tarnowski. and the first trag-
xdy or her iife~ occurred two years
later, when. 10 torture her husband,
nhe KISSED her lover in his presence
and beforesa company OF guests The
count shot the youthful lover dead on
the aD0t, and was later acquitted In
the Ruesi scourLs. After this he. di-
vorcedt .the. counIsss, and II was dur
Ing .fhis divorce case that she en-
rranceds her attorney. LUZ Prilukof,
married. wealthy. and the father OF
family of children.
For her sake he abandoned every
king. family. friends and practice.
Through Europe he followed the ad-
ventures. tfirowing aside both weafth
and honor Other men were brought
% her dainty feet by the spell or ir-
3iesistiblc fascination.
One OF these, was the Count Ka-
tmaroysky. who first as her lover and
later as her husband, fairly worshiped
.ker. That sho might not want after his
Death. he insured his life for 100000
~ her favor. That insurance applica-
fIon was mis- death warrant. She corr
or{red with her lovers TO bring about
kie death.
8Ile chose one lover, DR.. Naumon, as
che slayer, promising him all that
woman can give-herself-as his re
ward. Another, the lawyer Prilukon'
Wa set 20 catch the former In the
xery act of murder, and thus she
6endishiy hoped that the men VINO
4sore sacrificing their very souls al
MI whlm might Kill each other in the
'ereaence OF the body of the slain hus-
'6and. for she reasoned that her IN
1anay would never be betrayed We're
1hey all three dead.
II this her diabolicai plans went
nrfray. for Naumofi, after shooting f1ve
knl;ets into the body OF the husband,
|,1ucaped :n waiting gondola and fied
|ltorm Venice, only 10 be arrested ri
15orona. The woman and the lawyer
5|,nver were also arrested and for two
<1nd one-half years the three have re-
MINED shut up IN the dismal cells OF
We old Venetian prison.
The men have confessed, both laying
{o1l the blame upon the countess. whom
1hey declare to have been the orig
\ lnntor ana instigator of the murder.