Show A DEATHBED revelation THE ASSASSIN OF TILE THE DUKE OF PAR ma UC IN A philadelphia HOSPITAL an italian known as john bottini has been for the last ladt two months an inmate of tile the nervous ward of the philadelphia hospital at blockley lie ile has been treated for partial paralysis ara lysis of the rl richt I 1 ht side by belr dr mills alil fbi s and aud hav having I 1 ns sufficiently recovered is about to undergo an operation for cataract compatriots who knew him in his native country and to whom he has revealed himself declare that the name bothin la is a assum ed edana and that his real name is carra and that he is murderer of an italian nobleman charles V duke of parma absolute ruler of the city and province of parma in northern italy was assassinated march 27 1834 lka the assassin was wa antonio I 1 caama caara a former anem member of the carbonarl carbonari ard the friend of felice orsini and Gul gui Guisep guiseppe pc Maz mazzini zini zint it is this moan roan that italians identify in john bottini Bot Bo hinl hini to those whom he can trust with his secret Bo buttmi it is said will confess his identity but shrewd f and cunning as he naturally is he is reserved with new acquaintances even when presented to him by his most intimate friends nevertheless he is ever willing to speak of the assassination but narrates the story in lil such a manner that the closest observer would not for a moment suspect itin of active participation bathini is now 72 years old though recently stricken with paralysis f from rom which he is slowly recovering he does not appear more than GO 60 fie he is still wiry vigorous and active he li ii is like the majority of ills his countrymen below the average height ills his bronzed features bear an expression ot inflexible determination and evidence strong will power ills his face is clean shaven with the exception of a heavy martial moustache which like his thick hair is of iron gray neen veen anen the name of the duke of parma was mentioned his brow darkened as he said t yes I 1 knew him he was a coward a villain a brute after he bad said this the cloud passed away as quickly as it had za gathered and his countenance bore an expression of serenity in remarkable contrast to that which it had borne a moment b before for 1 I was in parma when the duke was wag killed I 1 he said in answer to a urther further f question and can tell you all the circumstances cum stances 11 in response to a request to relate the story which no one ono has yet had the opportunity to incorporate in history he proceeded hs ils follows the duke was killed in 1852 1 I think I 1 dont remember the date exactly but etwas it was winter time the man who did ic was antonio carra I 1 lunew knew him well ile he was about my height and had a mark on his lils neck ile he was a saddler by trade but gave save a good deal of his time to the carbonari carbonarl and then to young italy the society that was to revive the ancient glory of italy by the re establishment of f a republic and the consolidation of the petty principalities and duchies 1 I was in the society with carra af aizint mazzini was the president I 1 was his friend and knew him well I 1 knew or sin sini also laiso almonth after the duke was killed orsini caused the people in parma ma to rise in ie rebellion bellion the movement was crushed however and many brave pure and noble spirita found an all 1 early grave crave because they loved their country better letter than themi thema themselves elves cives tiie the tile duke was a bourbon the most roost cruel and savage of his bis name a brute in his passions overbearing over bearin in his disposition a devil devai in his temp temper er lie he ruled with a rod of iron hoping to crush tile the spirit of his people but thank god he never neve r succeeded perhaps ha s you will under understand why he acted ane as he did there was a revolution in 1848 when charles II 11 was driven out in 1849 the family was restored but charles II 11 resigned the crown to his son charles lif III ili the new nev duke fel fei felt feit t that the only wa way to retain power was to grind down his g subjects tho the people were inclined to allow him an opportunity port unity to become a popular governor but their spirit rebelled at his persecution the puke duke charles was grossly immoral and consequently hated religion lie he always carried a horsewhip horse whip and when he met a priest agriest he would whip him until he was tired and curse him film ills liis action towards his bis poorer r subjects was similar this led young italy to resolve on his death several men were detailed to kill him but all their in ingenuity could not overcome his precautions ile he wore a suit of armor un derais clothes so that a pistol bullet aimed at his body could not injure ure hinl hini for the same reason a dagger could not injure him and avain awain there was a great difficulty in approaching him as he be was always accompanied by a body guard at last carra was detailed to accomplish com what a dozen others had fa failed il to do ile he was determined to kill the duke but knew that to succeed he must adopt a different plan of operations from adv of his predecessors carra procured a triangular ille ilie and sharpened tto a fine point he steeped the instrument in gallic acid for a week so that in case he wounded the duke blood poisoning would ensue henert procured a suit of clothes the fabric of which was so prepared that it tore when even slightly pulled everything wa was now ready and so he selected a place to lie in wal wai t f for or the duke for sev sei several eral days he remained athis at his post until at last the desi desired red opportunity arrived the duke approached accompanied bahls by his minister and aud surrounded by his guard me people gave him mm plenty of room dreach dreading lim to meet him lest iest they should incite his hl anger by their very appearance carra stepped out irom from from his ambush ile he held the file in his hand and ed to inflict the deathblow death blow the undertaking was one of urea great t peril but though his heart jy JS his courage did not fail him the duke was now within a few yards carra suddenly rushed at him and before anyone any one could interfere to prevent it stabbed him with the poisoned file in the groin below the coat of mail the IThe duke fell feli with a loud cryor cry of agony and a curse carra waited for no 0 more As he ran off with all the speed of desperation a yell of terror and f furry burst from the minister and guard carra varra ran on nobody stopped him A few laid hands on him ant could not hold as the cloth gave way and nobody pursued at last cam cad a arrived at the city wall ile he ran up the steps it was an awful leap to the ground on the other side as it was 30 feet high but it was a matter of life or death and he undertook to leap ile he alighted uninjured but badly shaken lie he did not care for this and proceeded through the country beyond the city limits two hours later carra entered the city by bv one of the live ates cates ile he was immediately placed under arrest 11 why do you arrest mev me he asked apparently astonished As aas a conspirator and member of la cla glovina italia which has assassinated tile the duke of parma 1 after being kept in prison for tor two months carra was liberated as there was no proof against him he Re cameto came to america and sent a letter to the authorities thorit thorl ties les at parma avowing that he had bad assassinated the duke and that all other persons charged were wery innocent ile he was never extradited however for the tiie detectives could not find him I 1 as he had assumed a new name the speaker was rigidly circumspect under cross examination and would inake make no admissions astells as to his participation atlon in the crime but that thai the story rie fie he told with such attention to detail was his own a dozen or more italians in philadelphia knew to be a fact philadelphia neica mews |