Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-03-22


AssAssIsATroNs IN CoSsrASr1EoPLE.--
The following letter, though we have
reason to believe its details to be perfect
ly true. reads like leaf taken from the
"Arabian Nights
CoEsTANrIEoPLE, Jan. 90.-Many o.
your readers will doubtless remember
that this capital has for some length oI
time been the scene of many mysterious
ly perpetrated robberies Of houses, and
the equally sudden disappearance Of
many an English private or A. B. This
.kilIing" work reached its climax about
May or June last, at the time when SC
many troops were quartered in and
about this city. Some people regarded
these acts of bloodshed as nothing more
than the result of some midnight brawl,
others considered them the works Of
Moslem fanaticism. But the fact was
never satisfactorily accounted for, nor
did the many investigations of the police
ever succeed in obtaining any clue as to
the perpetrators until very lately, when
the mystery of these deeds was cleared
up. And it is a great blessing that the
Williams have been secured, as the cases
of murders were again becoming very
frequent. On the Cd of January, a
gipsy came to the chief cayass, or
superintendent of police, and offered 10
disclose the haunt of a gang of muir
derers, on payment of a reward of 1000
piastres. Though Immediately secured,
he refused to divulge single fact with
out the promise Of the above sum-
The threat of immediate execution was
next tried on him, when the gipsy, in
order to save himself, declared the
whole as got-up story. Hereupon he
was sent in charge of a cavass 10 the
prison, but neither yans nor handouts
are in fashion here, and the gipsy man
aged to make his escape again. Next
morning he was found dead in the open
street, with four deep gashes in his
breast. 1t is supposed that the gang
got wind of the gipsy's intention to be-
tray them, and, accordingly, quietly
him, to render him harmless
for the future.
In the evening of the Sd, as some
cavasses were making their rounds in
one of the streets of Galata, they OBJ
served two men carrying a large bag
between them, apparently with much
The policemen suspected
them by their manner to have commit
ted some theft, and accordingly, to es-
cape observation, got into the shade of
R dead wall to allow the others to ap-
proach. But this plan failed, for the
moon that moment re-appearing from
behind cloud, threw her light full on
.he dead wall, whereupon the two men
et fall their bag, and took to their
heels. The bag was found to contain
he body of an English soldier, with a
bullet hole through his head.
On the night of the 9th, three French
walking through one of the
streets of Pera, suddenly came upon
.wo Greeks carrying the body of an
English sailor. Suspecting the COM
mission of foul deed, the Frenchmen
lnslung their rifles which hung at their
ides, and gave chase to the Greeks,
Who instantly dropped their burden,
nd ran off. The chase continued, up
me lane and down another, for some !
ime, when the pursued suddenly halted,
nd gave loud shrill whistle. Sud !
lenly the previously empty lane was
rowded with dark figures, who rushed
N the unfortunate Frenchmen who had
hus nobly endeavored to avenge the
leath of the English sailor. They
red, and made a gallant stand for
ONE time, until the overwhelming
umbers bore them down, stabbing and
lubbing them without mercy. Soon
.fter, some cavasses passing by, the
ufians disappeared again as quickly
S they had come to the rescue of their
elbow murderers, but not without leav-
ng two of the Frenchmen dead. The
bird lived just long enough to make
is statement to the police, who instant
= searched all the neighboring houses,
ourts and alleys, but without finding
suspicious whatever.
A former member of the Baden Vol
nteer Corps, who has been obtaining
canty livelihood here by executing all
orts of commissions, whereby he not
nfrequently came in contact with some
( the scum of all nations, volunteered
D find the haunt of this mysterious
ang, and as he could be generally de-
ended upon, his tender was accepted,
nd dagger and revolver given him
DR. protection. On the morning of the
tn he was found dead outside of Pera.
eayass, who had also volunteered to
olive the mystery, likewise fell victim,
nd was picked up one morning covered
nth dagger wounds and perfectly dead.
On the 18th, however, the mystery
7as solved. 1t happened as follows:
"A Pole of the name of Glabacz, and
n Italian, Pisani by name, happened
} occupy the same room. The Italian
ID very free and easy life, was sell
ON at home, and does not appear to
ave been novice in gambling either.
-fter having been out all night, Pisani
ntered their common dwelling on the
forming of the 10th, with detected
'oks, which caused his friend, the Pole,
demand of him what ill-luck he had
ad. Plsani answered that he had lnst