Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-04
SHOT AT BY PRINCE
Facts in italian Court Tragedy
Slowing Coming Out.
PRINCESS SLAYER BETTER
Baron Palermo May Survive His Self
Inflicted Wound.
TREATED VICTIM BRUTALLY
Squandered Her Money and Beat Her
When She Tried to Break
With Him.
PRINCESS SLAYER BETTER

ROME March An Rome still is talk
ing of the sensational murder Thursday
of the Princess Giulia Trigona di SAINT
Lieut.. Baron Palermo. Not in many
sordid crime
Palermo is slowly improving. The bull
let which he fired with the intention of
killing himself remains imbedded in his
skull. Although he is conscious and able
to talk. he has refused to give any ex-
PLANTATION as to why he stabbed and
killed the woman who had befriended
him.
The police. however, are not averse to
making known what their Investigations
arc unfolding. These, they say, show
that Palermo treated the woman brutally
before he finally killed her. The princess.
fral and unhappy with her husband, fell
easy prey to the rapacious nobleman.
whose ScandalouS adventures had brought
him to the threshold of expulsion from
the army
According to the police, Palermo met
the princess in 1905 at Palermo. He be-
came the friend also of the prince. The
friendship between the two men became
so great that Palermo had himself made
head of the local Malta and brought a bout
the election of Prince Tri.ona as mayor
OF Palermo
1t is reported also that the prince, re-
turning home one night from meeting
OF the municipal council, found his wife
and Palermo together. Enraged, the
prince fired upon Palermo, but missed
his mark. and Paterno escaped.
Made Promise to Queen.
When Queen Helena was informed of
the relations existing between Palermo
and the princess she called the princess
before her and induced her 10 confess
everything. Throwing herself at the feet
of the queen, and crying out in her des-
peration, the princess took oath that she
would break with Palermo, begin life
anew, and hencefCrth be only an affec-
lonate mother to her two little daugh-
tiers,
From this moment. according to the
authorities Palermo, seeing that his prey
was about to escape, became furious in
his actions toward the princess, and sew
eral times created scenes, even within
the Quirinal itself, shouting, Il shall
murder you. l shall strangle you-here
in the royal palace. amid the ladies of
the court, next to the queen"
Paternos demands for money, it is
said, became more and more impera-
tive. and once, it is alleged, he even
attacked the princess in the antechamber
to the room in which were the king and
queen. The princess, in defending her
self on this occasion, had her bracelet
broken, and this Palermo picked up and
put in his pocket. Then he left her, still
threatening.
The patrimony of the princess. because
of her loans or gifts to Palermo, is said
to have been reduced to $16O a month.
Truth Kept From Daughters.
When the tragedy occurred the two
daughters Of the murdered woman were
driving out in a court carriage. When
they returned to the Quirinal they asked.
as was their custom, iOr their mother.
No one had the heart to tell them the
truth, SO they were informed that the
princess had met with an automobile
accident and that her return TO the pai-
ace therefore would be delayed. Two
locks of hair were cut today from the
head of the dead woman. and later will
be given TO her children.
y post-mOrtem examination today
showed that the princess was first
wounded in the back and then in the
neck. Either of the wounds would have
been mortal. On the left arm also were
found two slight wounds.