The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-26
SHOOTING BOLD BRlGANDS.
5fELODRfMiTIC END or THE TTALIAN
marc, dNTONINO LEONE
Three Brigands Fighting Thirty-four Carnbi-
neers One Hour aud "a IInii-Tbe bodies
Laid Out In IA Little Chnpci-Brcaking Up.

About II \. VI. ON the 1st Of June, in Monte
Maggiorc. district Of Tcrmini. n man introduced
himselfto Sign0r Michele Lucchesi. Delegate
Of Public Security.
10 the inquiry IA to what he came for. tho
man responded. "Sgnor Delegate. we have
started some game"
The Delegate. still unsaisncd. was asked
rointcly ly the man if he wanted Leone.
Only too happy was the rcjoindcr. but
who are youY' demanded the Delegate.
have been engaged to carry provisions to
leone; but in-' al !of that crrand have come
understand. Then whore is the brisand p
In n field Mt CostH-di- Daini-quito near.
som" two ur three miles on
" All right. was the reply" you wait here"
In half IN hour the Government force was
moving BcrsAglirriS. guards of public security
ON hnr~rhlnk. curahiucrrs. thitty-tuur men in
all started VT on the traces Of Leone.
Arrived al The SPOT indicated by h" iniornicr.
III" force was divided into three groups. the
flrld WAS surrounded tn rifles wore in rradi
nos AMI every one WIS ON tue ilpioc Of cNprc-
treat and opened fire. But they aui kly saw
thcy wcrn inv -trd ON every side; hope of
10 soll their lives dearly. So Il bris. exchange
OF shoi- tnok rlaec TN al thr"c Leone. and
one Iaranli. ant another Rosario IT, Bu'. both
from CacWm -wrr" kill"L Iarandi. Indeed.
had manag od Ia run the blockade OF riilrmon.
but he WAS pursued 10y tn" mounted consu.hu.
larry. md icll rddlrd with bullets. Leono died
from shot in the neck and two in the should r.
He was armed with "A carbinc-rrvolv.ro of twenty
four changes and had ON his we'll known velvet
hunting cont. Their were found ON him u
silver watch. with imitation gold chain, ana a
pockntbook contaning several letters. Iarandi
and Rosario 10 Bu' were armed with central
PERCUSSION riil $. aud IA the r Pc textbooks wrr,
only a few lire. The combat Of three against
thlry-four lasted an hour and a halt
The yiriorS returned to Monte Mnggoire in
triumph with their trophies. Half way they
wcrc met hy n crowd of Ne townsioik who. hav-
Ing heard ui the hrisnnd hunt. hhi armed them
selves hastily. and were hurrylng up to be- o" IN
at The DEATH IN" ur"" curlsos w'rr lnid cut
III the tulNnrin. ~ IN" lltil" chapel is call led.
which one invariably lluds at the entrance 10 the
Sicilan townships. II wis N THIS same Cal
NariO that iii~i twelve, months ago a head WINS
found-ihc head OF the notorious clnIo;ti"rr III
Paslualc. with card on H. fprrnoad, and un
n. rhrd an Inh"uuc'nlrnl thnt th' AYR was
on who's" h"'l was Iut "a" sum of - ulp lir''.
Leone was iAr last. Oi N other two Vim emo
klllri IN ,r9mlnt ~ II hrad 9l ms band IN sep
tentcr. 1870. md Di lHsqulln WAS slain in r.
sNcnge ~ Leone several r"nnin. Among
others Salp."irl, Randozo "a rmp,l OF Lconrsl.
and Torrrta. Ia" notoriou, Torr'tin. whose
death was. lN mistake. or Irohqhly ~ blind.
Certainly. Leone III pa~dullr taprarn. No
bill. amt T. unIar. wer' iAc produce Of tree at
who's roots u" aye must bc laid. And ihcs"
L,onr hnl an the daniird tastes ~ the oror-
ut" Nri-uni AMI If anything could add 30 the
biiiril - 90 las last UuWNNf- ft must have
bccn thc .ui-,iuu-n- - that b. diDd before bee
had uiJr To- Hrr.n-' h. 'nai toilet, 50 that he
mishi nr rvrri'd INTO the u-tnni~i'l mNrN't
plnrc us his Cr.at rNN r.i lar. tHrrNro. arrivrl
IN purple iud fln' hnN %. and 40, RIM, " ia
y.Mi.' - st. '''l' '''.' ~ '''ii'.t iii'' H' Ni9
g'ii''hth. F.'hi was cNlnhl'. uilit his i"f'-
rluu, rei' lN'Isr 50 O.. 90 ."unr -iiy and oven
kingr -. Ii.t s.. .rr nrW d. mad 60 l',th
w i.' count ! ia-e "a ~. rrN; .ah thr
sent nr'. 10 ,t"t. -'i-' q ior,a 'daNl' dpru-
nchi. now in'- i...or' nlr. II CON iulN~ hy say-
lng thut ~ "HDio L.Hn' ID ~ ppo. u,.rl 33.
peasant 90 \IlIi ili!.I %. -uity ~ Va iul AnM.-
eide un t.e person 'f & ',. 3 i.r II el.il-a. Iiu-
mNtrd m Npt.u.' eliza. % {. 81. Il %. .n ambush
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