The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-30
CAPTURE or 4 NOTED BRTGlND.
Giving himself Up at the Cnva di Cegnacoio,
ON vessvi.-- sympathy with Crime.



-, NAPLES, Dec. 12.--An event has occurred
this week which has carried us back In the his.
tory OF this province fully sixteen years. Fer
dnando S1arpati. the last oil the band Of Phone.
WAS arrested u lew DAYS since. Phone was pom
uarly known NJ the Brgand OF Nusuvius and
every night our mountain gitterod with tho
torches and the wutrhllres Of those who were on
tha traces OF the man who eludrd every attempt
70 arrest him. Strange tales were told Of hair
breadth escapes from caverns and cottages on
did escape arross the frontier into the Papnl
States. which were then the favored refuge of
The political criminals OF the Two Sicilics. In
Rome. Tor dccencys sake, he was put in prison.
where saw him and listened to his hOnstngs
TINT he was ono Of the first who fired shot
against the forces Of tho Usurper Of the throne
Like many others who return to their most.
IIone after some years. came bnck to this
country was recognized. and was shot in tho
street not lar from tho museum. FcrdinandO
Scarpnt was tho lust of his band. aud his story
Ii worth telling. In 1861 he first mado himself
notorious by attacking. with seven other men,
rich merchant OF Naples, whom he robbed
with threats Of taking his life of II large sum of
after To escape, tho consequences Of his
crimes ne fied TO Rome. whore he remained in
safety iill 1870, when political changes com
pellvu MIN to leave. and he returned to this
ncighborhood, defeating every attompt to Law
mold OF him. His chosen place OF refuge was
the country around Vcsuvius, the centre Of his
former enterprises. mud there has he lived for
SIX years feared and respected by all the pei.A-
ahtry not one OF whom would have dared 10
who were on his traces.
At Inst. however. he has bccu run down hy
our active Quastor. or rather. wcaried Of his
mode ol lie. he has given himself up Resnin
Mhs lifst searched. but. not bang found there.
thg police went To u spot on Ncsuvius called tho
CnNa III CcgnacOlO,' whore he gave himself M
without resistance SurpHti has several sons
ana u mother, who IN lU4 years OF age. and he
male II condition Of lIs surrender thai he
should be allowed 10 soc her before being i'm
prisoncd. The wish was granted. and Srarpati
Iri3fc hcing brought into Naples, WAS taken to
IA" Tito village vi 81. S"lastlann. which lies nt
ihr foot or inc mountlin. TO soc the Old woman
u touching incident showing. perhaIs that
even ia TIE Ireateat criminal exists some chords
Wulcl. VI properly struck. would lead to his re-
No,sooner was It known that "Mnstro Fardi-
lhillp. ~ no Wns ctiied. hat delivered himself
W o. justice, Than AL tho inhabitants OF tho
u 'ighhorhool gathered together IL have "A Inst
ppk al the old criminal. wa ils his two son. nc.
ymlanied him to the doOr, Oi tho prison.
where tncy Kissed his hand. Srarpati had been
irf'st'd several iimr@ but has niWlts managed
D escape. In 1871. me Wa srnt need in con-
una iv twenty AnHr- hard labor ami siucr
men i' ln7 been uH-illus ia the place vi his
I'm, known and ! .spc tot" ~ repeat him
'eli. TINS tpt - sunlcinnt TO show the syinun-
iy when cN iSta. between thr pDhsantry at l.ist
'hi thosc VINO are under tho ban Of tho law
ma tnis being 50. II should o'cHaion little sur
ltise that SICILY and southern italy have boon
,educVd T. comparative order WIN somuch diff
! INV. 70 TINS sSmpmtuy with and cOnniNaucc
" crime on the part OF tho people Will now bn
dded those OF the law. tor / cannot better de-
'iiDe no abolition vi the punishment oil death.