The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1855-03-15
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the "AraDlan NlgDtS -
CoNsTANTINoPLE Jan. 20.-Many Of
our readers will doubtless remember that
this capital has for some length Of time
been the scene of many misteriousIy per-
pelrated robberies of houses. and the
equally MYSTERIOUS and sudden disappear.
ance Of many an English private OF A. B.
This "killing" work reached its climax
about May or June last, at the time when
so many troops we're 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 Mos
lem 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 great blessing that the vii
lainS have been at last secured, as the
cases Of murders we're again becoming
very frequent. On the Cd Of January a
gipsy came to the chief cavass. or super
ntendent Of police, and offered to dis
close the haunt of gang Of murderers,
on payment of a reward of ! 900 piasiers.
Though Immediately secured, he refused
10 divulge o single fact without the prom
ise of the above sum. The threat Of i'm.
mediate execution was next tried on him.
when The gipsy, in order to save himself
declared the whole as got.up story
lIereupon he was sent in charge OF a
cavass to the prison, but neither vans nor
handouts are in fashion here, and the
gipsy managed to omake 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 10 beiray
them. and, accordingly, quietly dispatch
ed him, 10 render him harmless for the
future.
In the evening of the Sd, as some ca
. vases we're making their rounds in one
of the streets OF Galaia, they observed
two men carrying large bag between
Them, apparently with much difficulty. -
The policeman suspected them by their
manner 10 have committed some theft,
and accordingly, to escape observation
4 got into the shade of dead wall to allow
: the others 10 approach. But this plan
failed. for the moon that moment reap
IS pearing from behind cloud, threw heI
u iigh, full on the dead wall, whereupon tht
II Two men let fall their bag, and took II
'e their heels. The bag was found to con
J. tain the body of an English soldier, will
II, a bullet through his head.
~ On the night of the 9Th three Frencf
'g soldiers, walking through one of the
streets at Pera, suddenly came upon two
Greeks carrying the body of an English
sailor. Suspecting the commission o
% foul deed, the Frenchmen unslung theil
yG I rifles which hung at their sides, and gave
II chase TO the Greeks, who instantly drop
', ped their burden and ran off. The chas'
III continued, up one lane and down anolh
er. for some time, when the pursued sud
u u denly halted, and gave loud shril whls
IN IN lie. Suddenly the previously empty Ian
u was crowded with dark figures, VIII
Il rushed on the unfortunate Frenchme
u, who had thus nobly endeavored 10 aVeng
Ut the death Of the English sailor. The
a' ., fired, and made gallant stand for som
IL time, until the overwhelming number
py bore them down, stabbing and clubbin
vi them without mercy. Soon after, som
ou cavasses passing by, the rufflans dl
appeared again as quickly as they ha
las come TO the rescue Of their fellow mu
he derer. but not without leaving two OF Il
re, Frenchmen dead. The third lived lu
hu long enough TO make his statement to Il
- police, who instantly searched all t
NJ NJ neighboring houses, courts and alley
.o1 o., but without finding anything susPicio
- Whale yer,
Ia A former member of the Baden volu
,nn o,n teer corps, who has been obtain ng
- scapty livelihood here by executing
gov SORTS of commissions, whereby he n
rs; RS; unfrequenlly came in contact with sor
Ihu of the scum Of all nations volunteered
=, find the haunt OF this mysterious gan
my and as he could be generally depend
CO. on. his tender was accepted, and da
Ger and revolver given him for Prote
tion. On the morning of the 9Th he W
1ed found dead outside Of Pera. A Cava
an who had also volunteered to solve
heG mystery, likewise fell victim, and "
m picked up one morning covered with d'
Kin Ger wounds, and perfectly dead
On the lin, however, the mystery "
zen solved. 1t happened as follows; A p
vas Of the name Of Gabacz, and an ltalii
nan Plsani by name, happened to occupy
can same room. The Italian led avery II
as and cas-, life, was seldom at home' a
does moi appear to have been out all nIs
pisani entered their common dwelling
whv the morning of the l0lh, with deleo'
bo. look. which caused his friend, the Pole
Iv demand Of him what i'll luck he had
and pisani answered, that he had lost all
,uld cash that night at play, and had ever
quit leave his gold watch as security Tor
rowed sum, adding Il shall go and
deem my watch directly or the rasc'
host will change it-and ! would not J
ask that watch for the world. Hang III
=, nameless streets and numberless hou
'he should despair of finding the cab
:; ., again but for clever trick Of mine;
III left the house cut large cross on
al nil haf IL M