Case #1794

Case Description

The Killers; including Alessandro da Bonanigo, Count Giustinian Giusti, Giulio Zanchi, and three others; ambushed the Courier of Mantua and his postilion. Both were shot from their horses with arquebus fire and then "horribly slaughtered with a multiplicity of wounds." They then stole all of the dispatches and letters carried by the victims.

Motive

Robbery or espionage; Alessandro claimed they committed the crime "for no other reason than plunder" when taken prisoner. There was suspicion that the assailants were acting in service of a foreign prince to intercept government documents and communications.

Legal Record

Court

Council of Ten

Outcome

Filled indicator = recorded in source; hollow = not recorded or not applicable.

Archival Sources

Source

Capi di Consiglio di Dieci

Archival location

Rettori di Verona, #200

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