The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-26
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T75..;sse,tA Glispateh.
-n,y SEPTEMBER go, 1871
c..r.rop,. the Robber.

=. ,ha Roston Advertiser from a
m,ro.nondent at Rome. gives the 'o, nnrnni Z
nnscrintion of tho noted rohoc, ua a,p,nent'
dcscrsi. afnasn NV the Italian Govern,hent,'
~ nvcr forty years confinement h'''
n's ,dv bccn mentioned. lt says tho mr.
TIE ,atest excitement in Rouac :. Ed ID c,,t.
rival Of the old highway-rooptt' os the Ro-
throat Gasperoni, or Gasoarotm, ,,r;haIdi and
man Journals spell nus h s;,.n tina bad man (,
nu.nas ,.,.;n,,s and false reputatlon. $3.50
very nnt'' ,or,soned with his band loIt!-
rom W. 600 nv the Papal SoVeThuelntt'
SIX Scus "s ravaped like wild beasts the
a...i of Frodnone. IheY nao tneil
i,,dinc.nIsce In the extensive 1naIsues vi
,h;crots called Faio!a, ana were tne terror
n the Roman Campagna I'D the carry pstt VI
90 century. OF the twenty-five briganas
i ;n', in 1875, only seven are living.
AVID these are old men, whose ages range
tom t"M seventy to eighty. Four Of them are
,hre tened with blindness, and have been
n,Iced for treatment at the hospltat caiieo
!. ,!r1,uta del Penearin."
buchanan Read and some friends went
70 see Gasbaroni the other morning ~ a.;
artists studio, where the old man was nv
ting for his portrait. With him was 'I Gt,
Mast. the one that wrote GaSoarohi ,n.,
,hn mnIv one of the band who knew now 10
,'r;t,. and who used to be called Gasoaro.
~. sccrctary. He has horrible face, ana
Looks rs if capable OF any crime. The art
-. who was taking Gasbar0nis portrait
told the following horrible story of Mas 10
ne in the Dresence Of the two men-tofd IL
IN IIn;,n-and neither one denied 1t; on
the contrary, looked as il it was oil right
When Masi was young Gasbaront entered
his mothers cottage one night for refuge
and food. Mast asked the chief TO let hani
ion his band.
You'll ~ said Gasbaroni, sneeriDsly
"Wny. YOU have not pluck enough to be u
g." fave | not?" cried Mast. "Pll show
Won il I have" He seized his mother,
stlbbcd her, cut her open, tore out ner
heart. and-but I cannot give the conclu'
sion. 1t is too horrible. And these are the
mcu sentimental sympathizers with human
liberty have placed on the list OF the NOBLE
army of martyrs! ,.
rions remar kable buildings and piazzas OF
Rome. lie was followed by crowd OIL
nouelE," as the Romans call ragamufhns
lie wished to see the Ghetto, and expressed
sururise at Its tilthincss. The poor Hebrews
10 y,hom the name of GasbarOni has been
s,ncpvm for all that Was bad, ana used tt
Tighten children, were terribly alarmed al
his appearance among them. At the Plazzs
.Nayona he said, Non M, place" Il don
Ike this), and added, with brutal smile
:Theic are no thicketS here" at Whict
the monelli gave q shout and laugh
When he reached the Pantheon plazZi
hc stoDpcd, took off his hat, ant
renamed silent. Then he burst out in IN
energetic manner, expressing his satlsfac'
ton, say ing it made him feel young again
for the Pantheon looked just as it did for
ty.six wears ago The ugly little iron KIDS
Gllcs set up 10 the square for the sale
newspapers caused him great surprise
whenever he saw one he went up to it ant
looked at it and it's contents curiously
When ne WAS told that Buchanan Read Wa'
an American, he said to him:
81 had an American with me once; h(
was one of the best aud brayest men of my
band" -.-. .-...
BuL when he was questioned, I am happy
70 saw. il turned out that the man was {
South American.
.Why not take me to Amerlca?' he
said TO Read ~ should like to go there
lain young man yet"
lie drew himself up with quite an iii
AMI added, 81 hive been told l have /;
great many friends in America"
His eyes have heavy, shaggy brows
when he is excited his cyelids roll back like
those OF an eagle, and there Is great deal
of lire in them. Indeed, GasDaroni looks
like bird Of prey, but Masi has the face
control Gasbaroni, but with little effect,
Yesterday he said about some appointment
GaSbaroni was making:
ono, it is too late we have no time
"What is it your business, Signore?"
erred Gt>haroni, turning on him derrely
aud striking his stick on the ground, ~
say We have J"