The New York herald., 1870-11-10
EN- ITALIAN BRlGEMD.
Lie, Career and Dsath OF Eaapo,itsn Outlaw
His Birth, Services and First Fail-Ro-
nance OF Crime The Hero Of the Vesu-
vius--Twelve Murdsrs-Betrayal, Ar
rest, Death Struggle and Death
Piety, Passion and Relics.

and interesting particulars about the capture OF the
notorious brigand Phone. once the terror OF the
country surrounding Mount vesuvius, who was ar
rested and killed at Naples on the 18th inst. As
everything which concerns the life and death OF this
celebrated capo-brfgnnte Is In the highest degree
characteristic Of Drgands and brgand life In Italy
in general and this man IN particular. will just
give you short resume or the eventful biography
Of this ilusrrious parsonage. now no more.
Antonio Cozzolino-this is the real name of
traae Of stoneoutter until he attained the age Of
twenty one, when he was called upon 10 enter the
Neapoitan army He was stlll serving In the Royal
artillery at the time when General Fanti conceived
the unlucky idea OF sending francesca Ills dis
banded soldiers home. On their being again called
flight ana turned professed brigands.
PREEMINENcR IN CRIME.
gave him chief COMMAND over ali t6e robbers nest
ing the country, and he has been nearly the only
one among them who has invariably succeeded dur.
ing the last ten years In escaping the search and
eluding the pursuit OF the Italian army and police
He very often had the temerity to venture even as
| who captured and detained as prisoner the Deputy
| Avitable, ut that time director Of the NeapOtan
out o are at liberty To
Command Of francesca IT, Who Is said @ 70 nave A'sss Be-
order Of the Pope, who wished to imprisOn him. aud
| kept him there for several months.
He has been condemned to death no less than three
times which Is not too mnch when We learn that
among the innumerable murders he has committed
cially brought home to him: The most conspicuous
among these crimes is perhaps, his assassination of
geous enough to attempt to arrest MIN alone and
assisted. What with the terror he inspired and the
5y his proverSa generosity and notorious pety dor
whether feigned or genuine, he, at any rate, gave
himself out for fervent devoIeel he has always
found plenty OF people to conceal him, and even en-
SAINT Antor.fo Nevertheless, since the administra.
tion fthe new Project OF Naples, Marchese d'Atto
/ Almost
accomplices and neante'agolt In the ordinary thea
tire OF his exploits had been successivey captured,
completely or friendship with him rested were liable
to arrest. SO he thought it more prudent to draw
safe places OF refuge both in the town
| itself and In the immediate suburbs.
ASSOCIATES AND DEFIANCE OF THE LAW.
He was the compare (godfathcrl OF nalf the popu-
iation between Otaiano and Boscoreae, and as the
o. sn a o s or ,a sna5 he Pat
with the most extraordinary discretion and fidelity
among his allies, the inhabitants Of the villages
around Naples and OF the city ITSELF He was fre-
quently to be In town, and upon one occasion
certain Marchese r., when walking across the
with an iifavored, repulsive-looking fellow and on
questioning him the man, trembling confessed that
himself now to be in perfect safety, and fnding him.
SELF moreover, short OF cash. took to organizing
system Of rcat as they are called in Itay,o forc-
by threatening letters; and, as they had considera
bly, more fear OF him than confidence In the police,
meanwhile plundering them in private at his case.
Since Cayaliere Colmeyer. however, has been at the
and less tranquility very severe surveillance hav
ing been established over the quarters he was most
in the habit OF frequentng such as Forio. Mercato
ana the lower parts OF the city,
AN OFFICER SPECIALLY ON HIS TRACK.
Among the officers employed in tracking him was
certain Petrillo who reminds me forcibly Of the
sergent de police bent on taking Jean Vatican, in
Victor HuRo's "MisGrabies.n This man seems to
have taken up his profession from VOCATION and to
drtlStlcally. lie
the Observation-Disclosures the indefatgabc zeal OF the
end. Now PetIlllo, 1t seems, had made the capture
OF this famous brigane the one aim OF his life and
ae ara I a5tePs ay "a
agree According to some It was friend OF the
Cavaere SAINT Antonio, some treacherons us ACCOM-
or his country, who gave Information to the police
to the effect that Phone was expected on the 14th
under the bridge OF the Arenaccia, where he was
to receive rtcdttO he had imposed on proprietor
Of basco ire case living at Naples. Others maintain
that the victim himself denounced to the author
ties the intended spoliation, and was ordered, In
consequence, to follow up the business.
DESPERATE STRUGGLE AND DEATH.
However this may be- Phone was in town as soon
him several times had ample opportunity to note
his features and dress so as not 10 be liable to mis-
take hts identity on the appointed day.
SO last Friday, when the man VINO was to pay the
Botanico, he found his brlgand faithful TO the ren-
devious. He would have been easy to recognize by
slight limp OF the left foot, even had he not been
clothed in his habltual costumes white dat hat,
violet cravat black velvet jacket black waistcoat
and striped trousers. He carried rough stick in
or his beard and only retained his black whs-
kers already tnged with gray. While the
rlcattdtO was counting out the money Petro
pounced upon Phone and seized him. whll6 sew.
eral police agents in plain clothes approached.
The herculean strength Of this officer, however
was not match for the terrible hero Of the Vesu-
vius. who succeeded IN freeing himself from tho
iron grasp Of his enemy an and & almost knocked him
tween the legs OF his assalant, saying, repeatedly
Sono tradtto, sonO t,'adtto ~ Il am berayed), un-
sheathed his dagger, dealing wounds recklessly on
oil sides with it, and distributed sundry kicks with
his feet. In the struggle he received stab from
dagger belonging to one OF the agents in his right
VIEWING THE CORPSE.
The corpse was laid on bier and carried In tr-
umpn TO the questura. All the town rushed out TO
see terrore della Aontag'aa and all that day and
bling before the Palazza san Glacomo It
became :. necessary to place sentlnels at the
from invading the house. deputation of the
lower classes actually came TO Cavallere Colmeyer,
and requested that the dead body might be publicly
exposed; but he wisely refused. In the evening,
however, 1t was brought to the Campo Santo Vec-
chic, whittier the mob proceeded Many carriages
were to be seen there for there scarcely Nea-
politan who did not Try to catch q glimpse or the
body; one touched 1t with his stick another put his
hand into the wound, all more or less insuIted the
corpse, so that once more guard was required to
protect the dead man.
He is described as robust without corpulency, and
his complexion Is SAID to be remarkably fair. His
features had calm, almost dignihed, expression,
and were regular and agreeable. His hands and
feet were exceedingly smal-aris0cratic as an eye
witness Of his capture expresses himself; the whole
appearance Of the body IN short placid and attrac.
tive.
Observation-Disclosures OF LIFE.
On him the police found several objects, which I
enumerate as they are eloquently demonstrative of
the strange mental condition OF the man and the
singular contradiction between his conduct and
alleged, perhaps unfeigned, tath There was
common little portfolio, with great many letters
bearing different addresses, according to the numer-
GUS feigned names which the 0rigdnte was wont to
assume. On one side OF the portfolio were written
In his own rough handwriting several verses di-
rected to the Saviour-"O cuOre dt Cesu Q,eUo ucO
posso Jata" I'm Italian"O cuore di Ges Q,tet ch 10
dtcO p0SSd FAR tu'J. This was not the only token OF
image OF ST. Giro round his neck ana carried in his
pocket O little brass TetiQudtTe, containing frag.
na ments OF the bones OF Santa francesca, San