Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-02-15
MEMPHIS TENN. SATURDAY EVENING FEBRUARY l5 1878


move, aud gagging him in order 10 stop
his defiant and biasphemous talk, they
conveyed him 70 Aiaccio There be was
tried Tor the murder and other crimes he
had committed, aud on the 10Th Of
April, 1858, sentenced TO death. Upon
bearing his doom he burst into derisiye
laughter, and told his judges they had
better look out. as be would bo sure TO
got even with them. He was as
good as his word; for when he was taken
10 the scaifold, on the 10th Of May, he
was rescued from the hands OF the exc
cutioner by band Of disguised brigands,
who hurried him away before the ineiii-
cient authorities were able TO prevent Il.
A large and disastrous conhagration
which happened a short time afterward
at Ajaccio was generally attributed to
The sight Of the guillotine, however,
must have frightened the young bandit,
for we next hear Of him in the neigh
boring island Of Sardinia. That island
is populated by q race which retains
many Of observation-disclosures traits Of It's
ancestors. Brigandage is Goutisning
there TO the present day, and Suzzoni
had splendid time. In 1856 he was
most handsome young fellow, with
cheeks as rosy as those Of a young
maiden, small hands and feet small
twinkling black eyes, aud wealth Of
raven locks. He robbed and killed, and
at the same time becamea libertine Of
the most nubFidled sensuality. In 1857,
however Suzzoni, having murdered a
woman land set fire TO her house,
near Born, was arrested: and the sol
diers who oanght him prepared to shoot
him. he offered TO reveal TO the
young officer in command the place
where his accomplices we're concealed,
and, after leading the officers and his
men a foolish chase, made his escape
He was recaught shortly afterward, and
this time they wanted to hang him, but
again the lucky scoundrel slipped from
their grasp. Sardinia becoming tco
hot for him, he returned TO Corsica,
where he soon marked his path by rob-
berries and murders. By this time a
sort Of romantic halo had gathered
round his person in the opinion Of the
ignorant and superstitious peasants,
and il was believed that he was in secret
league with the Evil One himself, and
that no prison-bolts or chains would be
able to hold him. ynsI.
In 1862, Suzzoni fell desperately in
love with the wife of wealthy farmer,
named Teresa Benvoglio, whom he, in
his turn, so fascinated that she fled with
him from Corsica to Tuscany. Suzzoni
there entered the Italian army, and for
several years lead quiet and respect
able life. His mistress died in 1862 in
consequence of railroad accident near
Florence, and this event aroused again
all the dangerous instincts of his wild
nature. He deserted the army and re-
turned to Corsica, where he soon after
ward spread terror and CONSERVATION
among the honest people. Rewards were
offered again for his apprehension; but
he eluded the grasp of the authorities un-
til 1872, when, on the 18th ofApril, he was
arrested Sentence of death was passed
upon him on his trial He had an ex-
cellent lawyer, who managed to delay
the execution Of the sentence, and one
fine morning Suzzoni's jailer found,
upon opening the cell, that his danger
GUS prisoner had again escaped. The
new Prefect of Corsica, very energetic
man, upon being informed of what had
occurred, at once sent dozen of his
best officers after him, who, after long
and patient chase, finally overlook him,
and put an end to his remarkable career
in the manner which we have described.