, 1875-11-27
Death Of the Famous Italian
Bandit.
Tho Oldest and Doldest Of t1,o Mounfalu
Chiefs.''A Career Full Of Dark
and Bloody Romance.


tRe co"dot''ere lax beon terror to the provincial
,nhahltsuss IF Palermo, GlEgenli and Tfapani.
EACH OF these Provinces has In turn been
scohFRed By CaprAso and lts band OF mountain
! sobperA. Tho tluoe famous br,gand chiofs Of
| ita'y were III Paaquala, Rtnaldi. 1nd CApraro,
oht IsPfaFo was tho greaseat OF all. Ho wss the
o4aess OF tho three, aud far tho most formidable
"ot oh'5 1fcm Intellectual stgacity, and had
almost 'h1d strategic power, but from gay,
fec!'oss' and hlTa2e generosity Of nAturo that
male him tho idol Of hIH young followers, q
we'll "a the natura! loader Of his older onea. His
desperate ventures vero AIwaYs sstendsd with
success, and among hts associates he was con-
ttdeted gonius OF luck. Throughout hi, many
fnaFaudlng expeditions, and hin pntsona1 ep-
countefs with the Royal soldiers, he atwAYs
manged to escape with his life. aud was rarely
wounded, when his comrades had e!:nor TALON
around hin or been dragged to psiaou.
With AL biz Wild generosity, however, Csprato
"as monster at heart, and often cruel to those
lie has bad III hia power. Frequently no amused
himself By
1oh7rnfso Hts VICTIM
bofore putting him to tho knlfo. Il ID even
charged that he bad csunballstio Tendencies. and
nctuatIy feasted upon tho cooked bodies Of those
10 slew In fight. Last May in the Province Of
Tiapaine he made descent from tie meuntstn
1aHtnosaea to tho valleys below, and while plum
dcrin9 the house Of an humblo shepherd. nKs
suddenly attacked BY t1o companies Of Italian
e. Hry. desperate 1eht cnsueu and the hau-
a. "cEo finally forced to retreat. Capraro was
Allshsiy wounded, hut escaped. Ila truatles&
men Arnone. PortabnndicTi, Di Carlo Eerrara,
anu so'no fifteen othera were captured. all Of
them SLIGHTLY OF fata ly wounded. Captaro, With
1he remnant Of hls band. made bis way safely to
hls retreat IN tue mountsins. a few days a1ter-
}inr - 1>~ A.. t..
seHRenep that Capraso md niH bttganda had
been surpr!scd again In tAe sauae t,roylpco. and
thtt thaT wero canght in Tho act OF eating tho
stall pnsssing hearts thsy had torn out Of tho
bfeassa of thels victims Capraro. IS usual es-
capped. but Eo7erai more n{ bis gang uere cap
tussd, which go reduced his numbers shat It waa
thought ho would have to igiss up tho highway
tol uote Than two months he was NOT heard OF,
anu report got ont that ls had gone to Sicily.
"hcEo ho Nas born. and that be lad adopted
somo peaceful vocation among his reiatiyos,
Another ruu3r Vas stattod. nmonE tho peas-
antrS, tnat re had bton murdered ey tho Woman
ne lived with 81 his wfe. and buried ia tue
mountains, I hts runor seemed ~ true that in
August tie military 0acer commanding tba, DIS
tr'cs reported to his superior otgicnr that Le mad
dead.
Eut Cspraro Was no: dend. as this aaue oile1r.
10 bis sosraS. eoou lea'nad. Hc was only
nEsT1Sd ~ TIE MOUNTAINS,
mn. aos Jus wonas 10 cure ana bang nursed bv the
sleep. In tho .astar part Of September the iuhgb.
itants Of thd Sc:acca DistHc: wofo horraod to
Learn that the great robber. long supposed dead,
was among them. with bu: 4 yusall hand OF CON-
rAaee, ~ "aH true. but desperate dav,lS and
ready for tie worst dceds. Ei9nos Alessandro
Abns. commAndant OF tue Mouuted ,lii.ia Of
the sciaccA District, waH Immediately notified
.nas Gapi arc lad ds4eenlcl f,ou ths uonusaos.
AUD lad already committed cue murdar and
seseEal minor robheries. lte Ae once sum.
monad squad Of soldiors. and ncs-
inS h,,. IN ,os9as soaseIt win sisnor clensnta
patroling tho dlsst.ct in ques. OF tho baudit.
Aiies search Of two days. AIbihi came near 4
village called Msi,ifosnat mud. while turning su
abrupt bcud in the road hc saw brigaud scout
nences Of Mount Carauie. uo quickly detached
five Of hia mounted troops towaru = nei8hboros
gFotto. aud thero. true to hls eurmlse, they
found CaprAro. with H,x Of Ills comrades prepaf-
ing blYouAc for tue nigas.
CAfEAloH DEATH.
Ioth partlea EaT each other at the sano time,
and In an tnHsant the rattIe Of r,le shots waa
heard ia the Still autumn sir. Quickly coming
ur to the $40. With tia rest Of lis own and With
Lieut.. DellltIs companv, tio colnnaulant gave
The ordor to charge. ELpraro. Who by this t1taa
Wss shot IN tue thigh fought like tiger. His
t ,nsn sloSea 10 some 5isns Of fear aud were d.s;
near range, ensued. rho '' aaht sD'ts. bocame as
hand to hand and desperate. Hsmned in On
Al a! sides, aud pEerted by dozen antagonists.
knife IN tho other. AT tho tast ha fell With
smother bullet in tho lofs hip. ono In tl,o neck
and two III the brc..t Four Of h,s men lad
fallen dssa viii lin h.m' aud the resna!n!nR two
bloody DROPS IN thosr pathway afterwards
showed. In tho encounter tive soldiers wese
Killed aud ths commsudant. Albini severely,
though uot mortelIy. wounded. In tho, gsotto.
Nh ApHH Hpp1tl
prlsed Seseral images Of eAnts xud Madonuas
wore found scattered about on tho ground.
Foug Jackets wore also fouuj. Que OF them con-
tsiuing = pocket.book With 81 lire in
fallen. but still held with firm gsaHp in his
right hand tho pistol he had hrod with such
deadly effect. Lying near by waa ha.dsoue'y
oFMamonted knlte. an'eased with blood. mish
llo B.lll retained OIL A!s countepauco
TIE NAUGHTY v1EHcESEsB
Of hid nature, and In death seemed to bid de.
tianco to hlH enom,ea. He wore t4ckos and
pantaloona Of tl1cI-colorod cashmere. = flannel
shirt Of hvo'ter tint, high boolH Of wlta leather
Aud, slnn2 over his shoulder. IN excellent biuoc.
aar tield-glass Of long rnnYa and elegant manu-
.aetnIc; @ 49, beautiful oha'1 Of 'nasaa1e gold en-
'lfcled ha neck, aud attached 10 1t was heavy
''lser watch. 4 ieavy gold ring, wiki "Ylncen-
70 C*pzaro" engraved on il, was found on lla
'ngcr: In his pockets wero two handsome
e1s % Tath hts name embtodered ~
Which he had. q doubla.bar, elsl siiIaof Lefau-
'leu1 workmanship, calihts H. lay by hls stds,
'od aud blacA with blood and powder staip. IIo
lfso wora a richly and neutrality-suspicious.
,olt. which contained thi ee dozsu rie csrtridgaB
Ths body Of tho faluou. robbsr chHftaiu wAs
surveyed to scacca, wleso it was enally and sat-
identified. Ths nsws OF bis death
lead like Nill-iro, aud hundreds of people
iocxed to bciAoca tron all parts Of the sur1ound-
ing country TO Wow hla faco. Like tho face ot
Catalina. that OF Cspraro preserved lts naughty
Ind reyengoful expression to tue Last. aven until
{ waB buried four days ktterxaTdA. Ut4 physical
lersopment WAS remarkable, He stool u feat
}, an unusual stature for a s!cilfau. aud weighed
h0 pounds. lie WAS all muscle and bone, and
prodlyt0IB stfaugth. In Ills youth hs
Fas Sail 10 hare been handsome, and more than
>ua
PLEASANT MAIDEN
las followed biEu ~ his hiIlng.plaoea Ia the
Al tha tinas Of tAis death be Nas h8
tears of sge+ Ills hair was quits gray. His
,eal aud f4cs Ware unusually large and nnn.