, 1873-06-26
THE TERROR OF GNESEN.
What Nlndo Him a R0bber, a Mur-
dcrer. nnd I'M 1ncondiary.

What Nlnde Him a Robbcr, q mur-
doror. .nt1 nn lncondinry.
." From the Strtss Ti1nes.
/ Daniel Harder waB, at tho time Of his unnatur-
twenty SECOND year, his conduct has beon ire
proaohable. an net Of injustice, which ho suf-
fered in 1867 at the banda Of q PruBsian nob1o-
man Of high rank, converted him from a
onemy Of society, and eventually led him to tho
scaifod. It ,was shortly after tho Gnoaen land
wehr battalion had returned from tho war with
Austria, and after Harder, who had haryod as
private in that corps, had resumed his duties aa
achoofmaster at qrodzyk, q village near Gneson,
that he accidentally mot tho Baron yon Hett-
|satedt, tho Major OF that battalion. Tho Baron
was under the influence Of liquor, and, without
any provocation whatever, began to abuse Har-
dor very grossly. Hardor tried to get array from
face. This was too much for tho village school,
master. Ho turned furiouay upon his aesailant,
and, although the latter Waa in full uniform,
bent him severely, broke big sword. and loft him
bleeding and almost insensib1o on tho ground
He thon loft tho place for parts unknown. On
the following day summons wan issued against
him by the dnoaen military tribunal, and, fail
ing to appear, ho Was sentenced to be shot, All
tho etTorta to ASCERTAIN his whereabouts ro-
mainod frultfeas, and six months aftorward
tho ntfair was we'll nigh forgotten. There
was but ono man who remembered It with tho
keeuest bitterness, and that waa Daniel Harder
himself. While he had hidden from tho police,
be Ind broodod ovcr tho grant wrong that had
been done to him, and determined to wreak a
terrible revenge upon tho Baron Won Hottatedt.
Tho latter lived In . worry fine mansion, two milas
from dnesen. Shortly after midnight, On the
sion, 1t throe dinerent places. Tho building
was speedily laid In ashes, aud owing to tho rap
idity with which tho flames spread, ono Of tho
Daron's children perishod In them. Tho oon-
tlagration was evidently tho work Of an incon-
fna
Daniel Hardar % the man who had done it..
4 reward Of u 900 was offered for Ills appre-
henHiou, and tho gensdarmerie Of the whole dis
trict was Bont out to hunt him up. It WAS dia-
but ho managed to eludo pursuit. Daniel Hnr-
dor had set tlre to tho Hettatodt mansion, aud
honoeforth hin cAroer was TINT OF an outlaw,
knowing that his life was forfeited. Tho poaa-
ants hogan to look upon him as da1o dcvil, en.
dowod with almost supeefhpman powors OF
endurance, aondiah malignity, and tho most In
domitable COURAGE We ne1t find him associated
with band OF highway robbers, who made tho
vast forests OF tho Chosen district their head-
quarters, and whose chief ho beoamo soon After
ward In consequence Of, Ills superior intolli-
gonce. Tho baud, under Ills leadership, became
4 scourgo to tue district. 1t committed hun
irodh Of lnwleHs acts It robbea, killed, md
burnt, and at QUO tfmo fought regular battle
tho latter wore killed. Harder delighted in bid
ding defiance to the authoritios. Once ho visited
Chosen In disguise, and called upon the Police
mastor. A few hours aftorward lo sent that dig
uitary lottor, In which ho informed who Ills
visitor had boon. During tho :yoar Of 1870 tho
l1npudonco Of tho Harder baud became so great
That dotaclmont Of rogular cavalry Was sent
out to Auour tho voods mud hunt the daring
criminala down, but all to no purpose.
l1ardor becamo such torfor to tho dis
trlct that the peasants did not daro to glYo ILL
formation that might load to his apprehension.
The Mayor OF tho yillago OF Dilitzki who had
volunteered in 1879 to load tho gondarmes to hts
place Of concoalmont, waa brutaly murdered i