Wichita eagle., 1888-07-22
BANDITS OF BURMAH.
ROGUES WHO ANOlNT THEMSELVES
WITH CCCOaNUT OIL.
Some Exciting Adventures with the Do
coits''-How the Bands Operztc-Siip-
perry and Dangerous Castoners-IEei-
dents of q NiShs-Relisious Traits

robbers ere called '-DacOits ead. Ike their
European brethren work II bands OF com
pariss having a chief with absolute authority,
heucenan-s a1d other subordinate cfscSrs.
Thsy are daring, rapscioas aad crue., setting
no value on human hfe ard exposing tksir
own fear.eSsly. They resemble ths E,roleaa
bandits IN their wise policy q keeping sood
friends with the peasautry AMI tolllrS people.
They thus insure supplies, fer which they
nay literally, and gain the earlies. Iatsllf
gence Of any pursair by tbs government
troops The Dacoits do 1ot take any prisoners
To rhssr Businesses - De ransomei. they
SIMPLY lay their hsnS.s upon all the valuaelss
they c1aa carry away with than, aad move
o. With great raplilty Oas ba1d operating
in the country rear Tcunghco numbered
about so men, under The leadership Of Ming
louac. q cool. cunning and brave chief. lie
had some royal blood N his veins. being re
lated to the king re.sniEg ~ the time a.
Nandalay.
They 20 upon these expeditions in per
fectly nude state, having previously rubbed
themselves well over WITH cocoaaut or -
same oil They proceed with their wholesale
robbery in perfect silence. the only light tkoT
carry beng the inevitable cigar or large
Cigarette, which each enc smokes As they
enter a house they pgT away, and hold the
lighted end 20 ascertain the exact where
aDouts Of any article they desire - carry or
Should any one awaken and attempt to r.
s;st OF raise az alarm, be or she Is speedily
DISPATCHED with tie keen dha, CT knife. they
al carry; but should any general alarm b
raised and decided resistance made, then q
retreat is ordered. and no party clear or ia
as quick order as possible. There being few
roads. properly SO called in Barmah. retreat
is IN consequences easy for the thisvss, WIS
know every intricate foo;path in the Jungle
A numerous band Of Daooits cnce. uEde,
the leadership OF Aingloung, had The aa
dacity 20 make raid upon the European can
Torment in Pe-l The night Of the raid wa
dark and stormy, i: being the commencement
OF the rainy MORRISON, or season Every
thing was thus favorable 10 their design; =,
sence Of proper guards. AMI a piichy dari
atmosphere. family and frfuiiy Illuminated
here and there by the few OIL Lanterns sas
pended occasionally al the entrances OF "A.
Bungalow Every one had retired 70 rat
anu al was quiet by midnight A. about
a. n. the stiffness was broken by the DIS
charge OF firearms. Several pistol shots rang
out through the silence OF the night, and IN
heard, putting the whole cantonnens in .
state Of uproar Some Of the young fellows
started for the aIracks and brought down
detachment OF troops. furnished with ian
terms to make thorough investigation II
ths cause OF the disturbances. Nothing, how
ever. was discovered, nor any persons found
TO be near tho enrichment, although several
asserted that Dacoits had PAID them slsia
. ~ -
After posting proper guard, nothing fur
Their was done until daylight came.
In the morning, by tho side OF the road,
a couple Of hundred yards from tho canton
nent, were found the nude, tat;o0ed bodies
of two Burmaus, headlrss, however, for, ac-
cording To the invarisbe habit OF the Dacol,s,
they behead any OF the band who may be
killed during foray, or 50 seriously wounded
as 10 be incapable Of escaping by their
method OF mutiiation the Ind viduslIty q
the robbers was lost. As the Dscc!ts have
agents in the various cities FOR the disposal
of their stolen goods. who are sworn nneEi-
bers OF the band, aud who ostenslbly pursue
honest vacations in life, such as skr0ffs
bankers, goldsrnIths. merchants, ct. 70
would inevitably tend % be.ray them and
iniure their business were any Of their
killed and wounded left behind them 10 he
recognized by their cap.o-a When an ex-
tensiye raid is contemplated every member
Of the band Is liable 20 lie called apoE 20
serve at the summons u the chief These
cndavers therefore gave no clue 70 the iden-
tity Of the perp~t-atoTs Of the outrage. Il
merely let US know that a party OF Dscois
had been let loose among a., and no; any
ordinary Indian houseer~aksrs.
The incidents OF the nighs were a. follows:
A young merchant and physician shared a
bungalow between them Tho former was
awakened by the doctor, who was shouting
Wake upt Thieves and who AZ the same
/ time made Tremendous cut VITA sAb~r a.
two dusky forms Girnly seen escaping By the
window. The doctor, who wss an athletic
I Sec, OF sorne six feet four inches in hstght,
declared that he split one fellows skull clean
/ open. On striking a hgat they discovered
/ that their shotgsns. risss and sfo-BEaIti0a
were gone their Colts army reviewers were
even taken from under their pillows IL was
I the rnasadroItg1ess Of one of the robbers
/ which causea their detection he let bit
/ Of bot cigar .sh fall upon the doctors fsos a.
/ be was tickling that ysntlsr1an with a feather
/ % make him shift Tia position IN the bes -
/ as % allow tie rsSc4l % take The revolver
+ from unden the pillow. The doctor sro@s At
| onoe, but va. too la:@ 70 savs as Colt, fer,
/ before De could sxtricn.s himself from The
/ mu.quito bars ths thief ~as OF with IL
! TIE young rnerchsn: had nos b<ra swak-
I ene.i Until reused by the doctor. TIE tsssf
/ who had him "a hand had performed TIE
/ tickling with too r,nch EdfOffse~s and i01s-
| rneut Severnl other uunSsLo~s bad been
ertsr~<. and compile sse2~d cf every
| valnahle Arms Of ei. drecrip,iozs. arn,nEni-
/ ton. uniforms, rsoIey, niTsr drinking cups,
rinyz, hreas-pins snd otksr trsnks.s-a1 ~srs
4 carried of One Of the s1fsersrs sad be nss.
| dreamed be had seen fers1rE smoking IA ~
te1roor1. DO: Gid not ava . realize TAI
| il was 10 dream. but a. zet1sl occzErszoe,
| until too late Tbs houses are cay e So
| trance "a tie walls prove obstacle - ths
| Dacoit., armed With tassr Hsen. ksary
| bsaded dh.s sAsrpened 20 . Tarorliks sdgs.
/ They simply cz.s hole ii :Ss vposssn -
| waited bamboo walls, rssr ths eoor. ard
/ creep in Osscs inside tAey sl-ays op~a .
/ window In Gaze they are oonlS~Ii-t 20 rzsks
/ bax.v sr.. Tas Whole ezsto1ssnt void
/ aout.le-s hare be-s plzEdsr~4 ut for 10
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| VIE al thesr ssroc.ty sod p<reEass -
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| are extremely rs.-zious- . .rs-t -. Enoo-n-
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bald p2Sodas 20 iroSs.isss tAesr 1s9;y, aHs
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