Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-24
DAYS OF ADIAVOLO
Recently Discovered Facts
Regarding the Brigand's
Death.
His Faithful Hebrew Friend.
EscGping Many Dangers to be Fi-
nally Hanged.
A Tell Tale Scar ON His Breast.

OAVOrO, is we'll Known 10 the WOrl
under his nickname of Fra Diavoli
Brother Devil and his early exploit
have been the theme of many
romance and Of one ofthe most pepu
lar of modern operas. How he game
his notoriety as a bandit; how, in IT'S
when Napoleon established the Par
thenopean Republic in Naples, he sup
ported the exiled B~ourbons, and HOY
he entered the city in company will
Cardinal Ruffo, is recorded in ever,
history of that time. But of his afte.
career little has been known, save tn,
facts that he persisted in 1906. TIL,
circumstances connected with thi
event have recently been brought t.
light, and are briefly as follows:
During the seige of Gaeta the
English and Sicilians dispatched nu.
merous emissaries to raise a revolt in
the Neapolitan provinces. Among
those who we're instructed with these
mutinous commands was Fra Diavolo,
now a Colonel, who had followed the
Bourbon court to Sicily. With other
leaders of '99 he set sail from Paler-
mo for Calabria under the escort OF
British ships, June 20. 1906. Land
ing at Amantes he
COMMITTED SOME DEPREDATIoNs,
took a few prisoners, and on hearing
that Gaeta had surrendered to the
French, he stopped for a time at Capri.
Having returned at the beginning of
August to the Gulf of Policastro, and
having been beaten in several en-
counters, he determined to re-embark.
So, with nine companions, he secretly
stole away from the remainder of the
band, and fastened toward the sea.
But at Tore Annunziata he was un-
able to procure a boat. A man was
therefore sent to Naples with money
to get one and bring it to Positano.
After waiting three days, as neither
the mar nor the craft appeared, fear
ing that they should be discovered Fra.
Diavolo and his followers went over
the mountains towards Eboli. Having
passed Salerno they went down into
the plain, and we're resting in a valley
at Montecorvino, when they we're dis
covered by a boy, who gazed with ad
miration at their arms. Falling in
with some sportsmen a little later, he
told them that he had e some men
with better weapons than theirs. The
spOrtsmen imagined that they might
be deserters, and went to attack them,
but they soon found out their mis-
take and were driven off after a short
encounter, in which Fra Diavolo was
slightly injured in the breast. The
brigands then took refuge in the
mountains Of Eboli, but unluckily one
Of them named Adelizzi was reeog-
nized by a goat herder in the employ
Of a family nearly related to some gen
tlemen whose brother had been a vic
tim Of Adelizzi's. That night, the
18th of October, at dusk. these gentle.
men, their relatives and others, came
to the cabin where the brigands we're
hiding. Adelezzi was captured and
CRUELTY PUT TO DEATH,
and Fra Diavola, who had not been
recognized, was conducted by a Jew
and a man named Gaetano to a hut
near the Snow Georges on Mount Saht-
Grams. The next day the country
patrol arrested a suspicious stranger,
who promised to disclose to them a
treasure if they would save his life.
He then led him up among the hills,
where two banners, given to Fra Dia
volo when he set out from Sicily, BY
the king, we're hidden. At once the
police were on the alert, having heard
that the famous brigand was in the
neighborhood. Meanwhile Gaetano
and the Jew cared for Fra Diayolo,
bringing him food and medicine for
his wound. He, in return, promised
them great riches and military honors
il they succeeded in effecting his es.
cape to Sicily. But Gaetano, who for
certain misdeeds was outlawed By the
government, thought he might pur-
chase pardon by handling the brigand
over to the police. Accordingly, on
October 81, he came to the hut with
this intention. There he found the
jew had already arrived, had cut Of
Fra Diayolo's mustaehe, and hac
taken other precautions to prevent hi
recognition. Gaetano took the Jew
aside and disclosed his purpose. Tn,
latter refused to consent to his be.
trayal, and when their discussion
brought them to blows, Fra Diavolo
suspecting something, escaped. Gaeta
no set out in pursuit, and called out
the people to assist him, but was
UNABLE TO FIND THE REFUGEE.
Fra Diavolo, in his disguise. seemed
a poor vagrant beggar, and followed
during that night the road to Salerno
Having reached the outskirts of tn,
town he changed his direction, and OF
the LIST OF November he set out 70
Naples. On the way he met a peasan
woman who was going to Barnissi. and
BELIEVING that he would not be discov
cred, he struck up an Acquaintance
with her. But when they reached III
town and we're near the drug shop O
a certain young Mateo Baronne, tn
latter began to chat the woman on he
new found companion. She reptile,
that she had fallen 10 with him on th
way, but that she did not know him
The druggist replied, jokingly: THE
be must be Fra Diavolo.p To this tn
/, man said: II am Fra Malora." "Fr
Diavolo or Fra Malora, haltln an
; swered Baronne, who was an undo
officer in the Provincial guard. an
who now took the stanger into hi
, shop. The curious citizens quick
assembled. Baronne, anxious 10 clair
the 1000 ducats reward offered for N
capture of the brigand chief, c%ollecte
a guard and led him prisoner 10 Sale,
no. Fra DiavOlo still
DENIED HIS IDENTITY;
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