Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-07-07
SHOOTING BOLD BRIGANDS.
MeIOdTRmRiic End OF the ItalIaI
Bravo, AntOntnO Leone.


meIOdrRmaiIc End Of the italian
Bravo, AntOninO Leone.
The London Daily News, in a re-
cent issue, prints this:
About IL am. on the first Of
June, in Monte Maggiore, district
Of Termini, a man introduced him
self to Signor Michele Lucchesi,
delegate of public security.
To the inquiry as to what he
came for, the man responded, "Sig-
nor Delegate, we have started some
game"
The delegate, still unsatisfed,
was asked pointedly by the man if
he wanted Leone.
"0nly too happy" was the re-
joinder; "but who are you?p de-
manded the delegate.
al have been engaged to carry
provisions to Leone; but instead Of
that errand have come on another
to you."
81 understand. Then where is
the brigand 2"
SIN a field at Costa-di. .Daini-- =
quite near, some two or three miles
off"
"All right" was the reply, @you
wait here"
In half an hour the government
force was moving. Bersaglieris,
guards of public security on horse
back, carbineers, thirty-four men
in all, started off on the traces Of
Leone.
Arrived at the spot indicated by
the informer the force was divided
into three groups, the field was sur.
rounded, the rifles were in readi.
ness and every one was on the tip.
toe of expectation, when three men
emerged from their retreat and open
ed fire. But they quickly saw they
were invested on every side; hope
of escape there was none; their one
resource was to sell their lives
dearly. So a brisk exchange o.
shots took place till all three
Leone and one Zarandi, and another
Rosario Lo Bue, both from Gao.
cami-were killed. Zarandi, in.
deed, had managed to run the
blockade of riAemen, but he wa'
pursued by the mounted constabu
larry, and fell riddled with bullets,
Leone died from a shot in the neck
and two in the shoulder. He was
armed with a carbine revolver O
twenty-four charges, aud had on hil
we'll known velvet hunting coat
There were found on him a silver
watch, with imitation gold chain
and a pocketbook containing sew
eral letters. Zarandi and Rosario
Lo Bue were armed with centra
percussion rifles, and in their pock
etbooks were only a few lire. Tht
combat Of three against thirty-foul
lasted an hour and a half.
The victors returned to Mont,
Maggiore in triumph with theiI
trophies. Half way they were me
by crowd of the townsfolk who
having heard of the brigand hunt
had armed themselves hastily, and
were hurrying up to be "in at thu
DEATH" The three corpses wer,
laid out in the Calyario, as the llttlC
chapel is called, which one invari
ably finds at the entrance TO tht
Siciliah townships. 1t was at thi
same Calvario that just twelv,
months ago a head was found -th,
head of the notorious condottier
Di Pasquale, with a card on it
forehead, and on the card an an
nouncement that the slayer wa
"Antonino Leone" Of the thre
condottieri on whose head was th,
sum Of $4,000 lire, Leone was tn
last. OF the other two Vincenz,
Caprara, the greatest of Stellar
brigands, was killed IN combat a
the head of his band in September
1875, and Di Pasquale was slain il
revenge by Leone, Several remain
Among others Salpietra, Randazz
Ia pupil Of Leone's) and Torretta
the notorious loretta, whose dealt
was, by mistake, or probably as
blind, circulated some time age
Win they be caught? Certainly
, Leone, Dl Pasquale, Capraro, NObi