New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-20
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE.
GREECE.

UNEXPECTED RESULT OF The julia. ~ ,S,,
TIcATION OF BRIGANDAGE - AN EN"Lion
| IN ppopprvToR THE ONLY PERSON OF
POSITION IMPLICATED.
| IRON OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
ArurNs Dec. 24.-The Judges OF the Court
| OF Sessions appointed to hold legai nnqu,S i".o
notorious act OF brigandage commifen neie i's. app
when a party Of English tourists were cap'uiou ny '
Aryanitah band OF brigands, ana masN"oreu VII INC -
fusal Of the Greek Government TO grant theih INC an
| -, ,ho, domanded IA ransom-have given in their
enol renort after seven months labor, committing ior
trial some of the persons accused OF VII" wv
| br gands in their nefarious pursuits
1ti rcnort contains the testimony OF no FEWER IMAM
400 witnesses examined the subject ana tnro"s "NS
,terong light ON brigandage in Greece, and on the
manner in which these rufans ply their trlde ana n
- d ,I,e means of subsistence in the country IL
asablsbes beyopd doubt also that az was eeheraiiy
believed il is among the Yach population vi s'Tpoi'
n rowing people of the border lahus vi "ioo'o i'"
Turkey migrating continually from one country ~ Wv
other i'm search of pastures for ther hochS' anu ''
amenable to the justice OF either-'n"t "c'o pii7'
hands are principally recruited possess reauons anu
80. rd ana constant refuge and countenance. From
the volnnous testimony collected before TINS Court Oh
Inquiry and by which the course ana existence VI o
Aryantaki band be traced day 10y day' roin ' "y
IL crossed the Turkish frontier INTO "ieeee W to 5 "
committed the daring outrage against the hhgs parry
At Marathon and was dispersed, one sees that ls hV
|
| horberds that the brigands took refuge when nara
uressed y the troops Among the regular ana setuea
popuaton OF Greece never found refuge OF assicc'
pIess through extorion andear of revenge More hah
10 Of these shepherds now committed Tor tai ior
| this support given TO the Aryanitakl Dahd'
or the countenance given TO the bandits by pohticai
personaers of the capital Who it was said, had sing
ested and advised the demand Of amnesty as ran
som for the two Diplomatic Secretaries captured in
order TO create difficulties for the party then ia power
the grant iof an amnesty being clearly against the Con
stttien nothing whatever is proved by these inyesti-
eations The "leading members FOL the OppOsioh' Vi
whom the English papers made much as the ploters
OF the massacre have proved myth Not one accnsa-
ton Of this sort been carried home by the Court ana
all those arrested and aagned before it at the sugges-
ton of the English lawyers who attended the sittngs on
| the part of the British Government are now us
missed. Party spirit high in Greece, as every
| one knows. Party iealousies and hatreds are deep
| and bitter This IL the natural result of extreme
liberalism and very free institutions In a small and com
paratiyely Young country At the very time that the
Court of Inquiry commenced its investigation, the inu-
ncpal election had thrown the whole country into Ter
ment II was found that upon the slightest lntlna-
ton TO the English lawyers Of suspicious Of secret I'M
erS standings with the Aryanitai band being entertained
against any person OF the provinces whether this intima-
ton were conveyed through the ambiguous testimony OF
some inoran and erate shepherdor through the more
ambiguous mode of anonymous letters, such person
was Immediately arrigncd before the Court ana sum
| moned to Athens to be examined The temptation To
get rid in this way for the time being OF people ey 10
Influence the elections, too great. The result OF the
conflicting testimony which such accusatios produced
before Court ia curous to the least In one case
the Judges declare in their report Were all these depo
sitions he accepted strictly true would be proved
that this same brigand band of the Aryanks on the
| same day was hiding the estate OF Mr. AVcroH m
Eubea was denounced 10 the authorities having been
| rbaIe hon
the fioels OF Mr.. Boudouree; was discovered by the
village schoOlmaser Teasing in house at Villa Mega
ride with the former Mayor of the place, Mr. Malea;
while in reality facts unfortunately but too notorious,
have proved that that very day it was in the vicinity
OF Marathon, plotting its daring attack against the En-
gsh party OF tourists" This shows the value OF these
accusations The three gentlemen mentioned examined
n consequence Of them before the Court are men OF in
| fucnce in their respective provinces.
one part of decision OF this Court Of Inquiry how
ever has caused considerable sensation and some sur
prise Mr.. Noel, an Ergishman and landed proprietor
i'm Eubea who at the time employed by the British
Minister here as emssary the brgands to endeayor to
persuade them to give up their demand of an amnesty
which the Greek could not grant because con-
trary TO the Constitution and TO accept instead ransom
in money committed for trial for connirance Nth The
brigands in encouraging them 10 "insis' on their claims
of an amnesty and giving them secret assurance that
their demand would be finally granted they but per-
u.
citeInent here and it not that two English lawyers
have officially followed the proceedings of this nvestiga
Throughout have examined all the Witnesses and
seem satisfied with the justice and mparality of the de-
cison contained in the Judges final report Mr.. NOcIs
! conmitial might he supposed 10 be clever intrigue
OF the brgands to exculpato themselves by fncrim-
mating those very persons whom their accuscrs
| employed against them. Mr.. Noel had in his
| employ, as head shepherd, brother of the
Aryanakis, chief OF the famous brigand band and 1t
was trusting the influence with the brgands Of this
| man. whom he took with him safeguard, that Mr..
Noel offered his services to the British Minister ennis
sary TO the brigmds How that mission failed is but too
well known. On the body Of Of the brigand chiefs,
was found signed by this brother in Mr.. Nocls
| employ, which said:
"What you have done shout your captives is good.
Our friends that this Will be done 1ou VIII
get IL. When have arranged 1t we will come To You;
If not look ont! Send to friend He has something
very important to communicate. saw our Trend TO-
| day lie sends his sautatOn. Your brother.
| GEORGE YIASoU.
| "Dont give in about the amnesty"
This letter is proved to have been written by the man
in Mr. NOes employ whom he took with him in his visit
to the brgands Oropo before the dreadful massacre
| which soon followed it. He is committed for
trial at the next aizee. Warrant OF arrest has been
| issued against him, but he has absconded.
fNoe-The indictment against Mr.. Noel has since been
| abandODcd.-ED.
| THE ECLIPSE EXPEDITION.
| IRON OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
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