A SHATTERED DREAM.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 250, 15 October 1908, Page 4

A SHATTERED DREAM.

NUYV CLAUDE MELRIO'iTE. London, August 21. An J talian girl of 'noble birlh has had iior dream of happiness as the bride of an American t'rucsus rudely shattered. Count Accassano. a noil lanuowner ami Government favorite in Utaly, visited Mexico fuur years ago to inspect certain railroad properties, and took ilia daughter Esther with him. In Monterey, the Accassanos met Jas Lally, wlio professed to be a millionaire railway magnate, in some way lie had obtained a, little money, and, b&i3ig a man of line presence, cut an imposing iiguro. When the Count and his daughter returned to Italy a correspondence ! | followed between Lally and the girl. In time their engagement was announced.

Lally wrote that he could not go to Italy to be nm-rricd, v-a account oi' his "extensive traction interests hi America. ,J So the Aeeassanos came to America. Lally met them at ])ustin, Oklahoma. He seemed in such a hurry for the wedding that the Count grew suspicious, a,id began an investigation into the prospective bridegroom'* financial and social stiitus, AMi'le it was pending Lally persuaded the girl to accompany him to the officii of a Justice of thy Peace, where they were civilly married.

The denouement quickly followed. Evidently considering all need of further caucalment over and. indeed, impossible to be continued. Lally took Ills brid« straight to his 'home. It was not the palace of which he had exhibited pictures to the Acoassanos, but a railway "shack."' Daily admitted that he was only a section foreman, and that his income was but £ls a month.

The bride's collapse on learning the itrut.li was accompanied by all the emotional display characteristic of an Italian. Tile Count soon appeared on the fcene, and took his daughter away. Lally telegraphed ahead that his wife was being kidnapped, and, at Wele-ot.ka the father and daughter were detained by tiie authorities. After the Count lmd finished an indignant explanation, however, they were released. There was even talk of mob vengeance on Lally, but the Coirnt begged for as little publicity as possible. lie and his daughter have just sailed for Italy.