The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1866-10-19 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL OF A TURKISH  STUDENT AT BRUSSELS.  M. Lauchaud, the well known advocate, who distinguished himself on the occasion of the trial of Madame Lafarge, is to plead at the trial of Risk Allah Effendi, at Breese's, for the supposed murder of ilis pupil at an h.tel in that city. The Preen in France and Belgium has been for some time occupied in pieparing the public for the dinouernen: of one of those romantic dramas which large cities occasionally afford. The career of Risk Allah Effendi has been full of Incident. The gay circles of London abounded at one time with gossip relating to the then young Turkish student, who was following the lectures on medicine at the London University. His Oriental costume, his prepossessing appearance, and the fluency with which he spoke most languages, rendered him a general favourite. He received from the Ottoman Embassy in London the title of medical attache. After paying attention to several ladies of fortune, he eventally attached himself to a fair dame who, having been twice the widow of men of fortune, was possessed of considerable wealth. The world said they were not so happy a.s they might be, and after a short residenoe at Boulogne the lady died, bequeathing the greater portion of her wealth to her husband, Risk Allah Effendi, but a sum of money was left to a young lad, a relation of a former husband, on his attaining his majority. Risk Allah was by will appointed his guardian, and was to possess the amount be. queathed by this legacy if his ward died before ooming of age. Risk Allah took the young man to Turkey, where he assumed the rank of bey or colonel. It was said that the youth escaped from various dangers whilst in the East. Together they eventually returned to Europe. As it may be remembered, • great sensation was produced by the amount/ in the journals of Brussels of the suicide of a young lad in that city towards the end of last year. This was the young man to whom Risk Allah was guardian. A judicial inquiry took place, and Risk Allah Effendi was placed in confinement for several days, but there was a want of evidence that he was in any way connected with the death of the youth. He esme to Paris after the investigation, where he was received by numerous friends, anxious to show their sympathy for a person moused of • crime of which he was declared to be alto. gather innooent. He at this period published a volume, containing a narrative of his life and adventures, which was eagerly read by a wide circle, for he had many acquaintances. In this way he penetrated certain circles in Paris, and was regarded am an amusing person. Not very long since he returned to London again. Meanwhile the Belgian police had got hold of some correspondence of a Turkish servant of Risk Allah's connected with the death of the youth, who was found dead in bed with the pistol by his side which had inflicted the mortal wound. The Belgian minister at London was ordered to demand his arrest for a criminal offence, and he is now in prison at Brussels waiting a second trial, which comes off at the end of this month,