, 1875-05-02
AN ASSASSIN'S CAREER.

Il Terrible Story of BIoodshed. "
letter nom Corsica informs us that msn
called Albe1h, after long career OF blcodshe1.
has at length fallen victim himself. In 1873
Albert set fire to some weeds in hia field. The
fire spread and burned little bit Of neighhos'a
crop. The shepherd, Casimlri, saw the aocl-
dent and told Casanova, the proorietor Of the
damaged field. what had happened An ACTON
ensned, and Alberti, aned 10 francs, vowed
mortal hatred against the Casanovaa and the
Casimiris. Tbs next day he shot Casanova and
took to the Tickets, after the national custom,
and there he wasea var with the gen-l'armea,
began to levy blackmail but il q very pollsa
manner. A!berti next came across Germaui,
the brother-sn-fav OF Casanova, and shot him
then be ahot the l1ttle boy Of Casimiri, as be
Was aittinE on = rock. 10, king after bus fatbaxs
cattle. Tie boy not having been killed BY
the bu!!er, Astrd finished him of With his
poniard+ striking mis- victlm With such force that
the blade, after having passed through his body,
was broken Oh the rock. Albertrs wife, in 10
cozdance with tho nat1onal traditions, aept he1
husband supplied with ammunition and food.
She was one day insulted by Casanova, and the
next day the Ills j er's grandfather was ahot ~
he was blowing his field No one dared to touch
the body, which, after some dags, was carried
of and buried by the gens-d'arnes. Alter
the assassination Of Germani. the second hrother
Of the victim: joined in the pors nit. Of
the ASSASSIN, and acted as guide to the geus-
d'armss. but without Success. or sudden he
renounced tho idea OF revenge and received
word from Alberu thot he might 60 about his
daily occunat1on without fear. a few dnva At
te1ward Geruani met Aiberti. and received thu .
d'scharga OF bIunderbuss- Though wounded
10 four places he made miraculous recovery
Hearing OF what had happened, the th1Ed Ger
mani. who had baen sentenced TO ten years fo1
atabbing, who had como]etsd uis time, but who
was still kept under tbs eye Of the police,
managed to leave Francs and get back 70 Cor
sica. On his ARRIVAL he at once plunged into tho
tbickets In quest of Aloerti, and then COM
menced sort OF three-cornesed duel, ike thati in
" Mldsmpman EA T." The gen1-i'armes vera
in puEsui: Of both b1nditss, who protected them.
aud Germani little time for popping al each
oher. Germani, bY the wav had commented
operatiors by shooting Lucacci the uncle Of AZ
best's wife,. Willis this warfare WIS 9uia9 On,
Alberti came across casimiri. the rhopherd. who
had given evidence against him, and Caairnid
Was immediately disposed Of.
f:c ling matters fr wing too hot, A1berti deter
mlnad 10 leave Corsica for . whlle, but having
heard that a man called 8snt,n had assassinsted~
nls n tather-ln-las, ha deferred sailing until be
could revenge himself. He passed the night OF
Mafch At small village. and aftsr copious
oreakfast next morning started for the thicket-
However, overcome with aleep, he threw him
seai upou the ground before reachtnB SHELTER
and wrapped up in his cloak, closed his eyes aod
awoks no more. Tue brother OF Caa,m1r1 CANA
upon the bandit and instantly diapatched him,
nd il is supposed that Abort had been pEeyi-
ously drngged.
In tew yeara Ne shall probably he.r Of A.
berthe son killing yop2g German or casimtri.
The most terrible part OF the business il that
these veudettas spring up upon such slight pro.
vocat1oua. In the case Of Nberti. q fine Of ten
francs ~sa productive Of dozen 1nurdefH
fhere are Btlll several bandits in the thicxeta,
among shen the brothe1s Bellacoecia, who took
10 the khitkets. Boomer than serve Ia the 1r1nv-
They arc mach liked In the country and foitoN
he example OF Robin Hood ss far a. only taE-