The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1869-11-26
NEW NORTH. WEST.
DEER, LeQggI Tly, ,ERs1p4y- Yhst

DEER, LeQQggGGy, ,E1Re1p4I- pE, e.
rHe sEr 70 !4 yF AEsslsA
A One Han Vigilance Committee.
From the Dublin uplvess,ty Magazine.
s.Bsther more tim , loshtast3 9ges y,
chronicles of the Island Of Sicily recorded,
or some inventive interpreter introduced
into them, . strange ssosy vi : !" Netosses.
Of that day, which furnished the found iou
for Monk Lewis romance If the Bravo Of
Venice, published ip 1906, and dramatized
shortly after by himself Is & Rueantio," ~
mclocrama which obtained great success Ia
Dubkn and established the :histrionic fsme
Of Harry johnson: The subject vss ala
made into play the same yearly r. w. FL
liston from the French. But the story-his.
torital or fabulous, We pretend not TO decide
which-came originally from the sotrca
named above Thus it runs:
This self.elected Minos Is described neith'
er rs philosopher nor phiIsnthsopise of
lofty intellectual endowments or position,
but as an obscure, industrious mechanic,
whose daily drudgery did not prevent him
from notieng +be scenes which psssed b.
fore him. He saw, with indignation, = total
absence Of public virtue 'shd private pfinei-
pic: honesty oppressed and vice rewarded !;
the sword of justice turned aside by corrup.
ton, and want of power or inclination in
the ruling suthorities.to chastise o6endsrs
Under the impulse of such convictions, he
resolved boldly 70 tskecn iMnjds ths Talk
of RcformsE &o n3n23GG.. =
Having previously determined In bis own
mimi that corruption and vice were too deep.
~ rooted to admit Of palliative remedies, he
resolved ~ wosk "a the. fears Of the wicked
and unbclcying by instant visitation, from
a quarter unseen, unknown, and beyond
their power 10 guard against or avoid. Pro-
yiding himself With Gsi.ort. gun, concealed
under his cloak, he sailed forth on dark
nights, md rs convenient opportunities Of
feysxl, despatched ebnoxion offenders 1T sll
ranks, whose notorious enormtties had long
coadtnned tscas In pdAAcopinisn IN diff
feseat parts Of Mssaina, within 2 few months,
many individuals xerc.faapd shot, but their
property UNTOUCHED. Usursrs who had ri.
med tkousapds by cxlortion; unjust. op.
prcssive magistrates !, pretended patriots,
who opposed every measure OF. government
for personal aggrandise,nent; adultcres5 md
debauchees; husbands who biushcd not 10
live On the price Of nuptial prostitution: and
wives who considered beauty as q fair re.
sonrce for repairing the losses a. The Faro
table. -, .s'.as'tt s-t f fs-e. =. 4..'T
Astonishmcnt became absorbed In terroe.
No villain Of consequence dared to walk the
streets. No vigilance could discover the
murderer. Guards and spies were equally
upsva1ung.2- II sras 1tboasht, too, ihas the
mass Of the people were not wholly displsas-
ed NJ these rapid Judgments and speedy e.
cculions. After more than fifty Of the most
VIGOROUSLY tiagtious men of the city had
been put to deash,, without . clue to the de-
tectionof the executi"ner, the Vicesoyof
Sicily Issued = PROCLAMATION In which he
Offered reward OF ten thousand crowns to
any one Who SHOULD rpp!essndor be instru'
mental in experimenting the offender or Of.
Tenders; the same sum md . free pardon
were also promised to the person who actu'
S,lr committed the murders in question, It
he wouldrepfsss steus ADD tbotuotives by
which he was actuated. To render his sin
ccrity unquestionsU1 the Viccroy went pub
licly, Ia procession, and with great pomp,
10 de cathedral receiving the sacisnent.
and ssAswuly yepRtc5 spppise y the altar.
that he would strictly. and without mental
resesvs(6n, phi osim sas~bw1 nsvssy par.
Tho assassin having satisfied his zeal for
justice, did btfhs Wiling u secute sxfesy a
we'll ~ shss Independence he thought he de-
served, Immediately repaired to the palace,
dcnsndcd IN Andiept, mo 3fscr ssfOo as
surances from the Prince that he would
re,ifiSusiy observe hts oath, confessed him
self tho sole nufdrcr;of Ne victims. who
q. different times had been fo y ,ip the
streets. The Viceroy, supprcssing, az FIR n
he Was able, the strong emotions OF horror
and surprise which struggled In bis breast,
proccsde,<lo ar6ue1with Tho HStormer on
,thslvajq.l ssENpf hs ppecfedisf',
In thus taking the law into his own hands,
and dispsnsins with judi0ia apsoccss. The
criminal defended himself on, The plea, of
morality and virtue; insisted that the char
ac,crs OF those he swept oh we're too noto-
Ti6us 70 require legal trial, and boldly rcp-
rimspded the chief. magistrates for allowing
themn "a i've. @"a'1'- - 4
Thagoyal Representative, xhstayer might
hsyp l9sa hin ipcknaaiea, Falisious'1 kept
his vow, paid tho stipulated sum. aad not
considering Messtns proper residence for
thu Seehasic,r sftssvvhvt hat happened,
shipped him, with bis family and effects,
from tho island. I'd x'vyessel bound to Genoa.
sssd hsspaspse ihs,s s1r4dFp5 biz w. IN
the territory Of that republic. His late fel'
low citizens coIfssus MAT for 1aay subss.
ausGt 'sey f 81 sd is.,.. e. n:
10 we'll for rulers and the ruled. and for Tho
pcdtCm ntlnkmd atIaRs sniS smgssse being
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