The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-06
A CORSIOAN VENDETTA.
A Blood Feud Laid by Treaty After
Several Murders.
[Paris Correspondence. |


A quarrel arising out of the municipal
election at San Gavino di Carbini, in
Corsica, last autumn, has, after nearly
years warfare and the loss of several
lives, been appeased by the joint inter
vention of Bonapartist Deputy and of
Republican lawyer, who sat as court
of honor to inquire into the merits of the
case. The facts, briefly recapitulated, are
as follows: A dispute arose in the room
where the votes were being counted, and
the contending parties at once had resort
to their firearms, with the result that NJ.
Francois Pietri, an ardent Republican,
was shot through the head.
Two brothers, Francois and Charles
Ncoli, were suspected of the crime, and
though the Court of Assizes acquitted
them, the family of the dead man vowed
eternal vengeance. Francois Pietri left
three sons, the youngest of whom, barely
eighteen years of age, shot three mem
bers of the Nicoli family between May
and August, while the second son was
himself NOR ally wounded in an encoun-
ter with one of the brothers Nicoli.
The village of San Gavino was divided
into two camps, the Bonapartists siding
with the Nicolis and the Republicans
espousing the cause of the Pietris.
The village was placed in state of
siege, the inhabitants keeping their
houses closed and going about armed to
the teeth, and in short time the panic
spread to the neighboring villages, where
the forces of the two political parties were
about equally divided. All business was
brought to standstill, and at last the
Project of Corsica came into the district
and sent for the representatives of the
two families to urge upon them the i'm
portance of making friends. After con-
siderable discussion it was agreed that
the two parties should be represented by
M. Charles Abbatucci, the Bonapartist
Deputy for the district, and M. Trani, a
leading Republican barrister; and these
two gentlemen, fanked by the sub-pre-
feet and the captain of gendarmerie, re-
paired to the scene of conflict, and after
five days hard work inducedithe bellig-
erent parties to sign treaty of peace.
Just as the treaty was signed news
reached the village that one Michel Clos
gi, an uncle of the Pietris, had been MUIR
dered while working in his vineyard, and
the Nicolis hostilities would have broken
out afresh had it not appeared that
Georgi had succumbed to an attack Of
apoplexy. The treaty of peace, which is
a curiosity in its way, runs as follows:
"We, the undersigned, being desirous of
putting a stop to the bloody feud which
has desolated SIN Gavino and Of contract
ing sincere and lasting peace, have sol.
emnly undertaken in the presence of God
to fulfill the following conditions; Clause
l. All hostllities shall cease from this DAY
forth between the contracting parties
WHO soiemnly promise to keep The peace
Clause II. The various persons incul
pated shall all surrender themselves upor
the same day and at the same hour
Clause III. With regard to the persons
inculpated each of the contracting par
ties, while allowing the law to take it
due course, reserves the right to produce
such evidence as is likely to be useful
but without resort to intimidation. Th,
undersigned declare that these engage
ments have been entered into in tn
presence of M. SEVERN Abbatucci, ex
Deputy; N. Charles Abbatucci, Deputy
and M. Trani, barrister, who have signet
this deed to give it higher moral au
thority, and whose generous efforts in con
junction with those of the Prefect of Cor
sica and the sub Prefect of the district
have brought about reconciliation.
Then follow the signatures of the person
. implicated, who undertake to surrende
when called upon to do 80.