The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-29
LUN-KY, THE ToNoUIN BANDIT
He 10 Something OF a Dude. hut Prosperous
AImOSt Beyoad BELIEF.
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from me thtc1QO NcuS
Lun-Ky is q desperate who leads a bandit
horde in the mountain Businesses near Dong.
tren in Tonluin. He Is hardly more than 2e
years, of age. is OF commanding stature and
singular ierOcity. and has operated 80 actively
during the last two years as to have become IA
object OF terror throughput that part Of the
country. 1t is believed that unrequited love
impelled the youth to adopt this lqwless, life.
for two years ago lie was reputable lad, ap.
prenticed 10 saddler, and asslduous II
the local magistrates This girl. however.
suddenly welded with an old and rich neigh
Peared oh from Dong -tren and presently 6lazed
into notoriety as the boldest bandit chlei IN
Tonquin. 1t is, perhaps, tho ambition OF me
sions as to occasion his old and tickle inamo.
rata severe heart burnings. Al al events. the
are said 10 exceed the bounds Of credulity.
Somewhat OF dandy In his tas'Se. ne wears
gorgeous silks and feathers an, covers ms
bosom with u network II god. iiIs weapons
are Of tho finest quality. and include IN their
category jewcIled sciucter-, chony-stock car
Two MOI months ago the brothers Rogue and NJ.
Costa, three Fronchm9n tcmp9rariIy reSidinR
in TonGuin wero captured by Lun-kys band.
native tadesmA io ne the hhbn S F %a Gs
brGands A. s 92% a. NJ t mo heaed y
this outrage lie applied himself industrioutly
10 securing tho release OF the captiyes. but the
ouenei up demanded an eXorbitant ransom.
nor would they accede 70 any compromise.
by the ' llage priest and attended by an escort
oil French marines, repaired 70 the mountains
bearing the required ransom. II avlng reached
miles from the bandit camp. this little COM
pany was halted before a bamboo post upon
which was hung An inscription saying that the
About this time Lun-Ky himself appeared in
the distance and announced that tho Consul
the marines behind. II was ANOTHER llobson's
choice. SO the troops remained. and the Con-
sui and tho priest went forward WIZ me Geasts
place. perhaps two miles distant, the ransom
was carefully inspected and counted ,
1t consisted OF 100 pieces oil SILK, tWeN9
watches and 100000 In coin l.un-ky objected
to the silk, because 1t WAS not as ne COM
Psi1ed Of the best Haa b as Int
represented that the sill was the very best tiths
GOULD be obtained in TGn4uiRi ana Ln SaSt ,as
were delivered W. the bandits 10 the IluMper
Of 400 kneeling all tho While IN G,LrIe MItIn
leyeed rifles really to IRE at ne ir1' , 1sn ra
leased men Disappeared down tha hli.sldo tho
bandits struck camp and made oil WIN hasle.
taken in o captivity with the MGssis .osta and
Rogue was not released with the oIhers' ana
mandarin giving certain importAnt intoEma.
bandits be held Imonable for tho lawlessneess
Of the bandits themselves Discovering ina
letter. anu TecognlHlnE IN sing ~ ~, eu9lHS
VIII knew 100 lTu'h, the bandits put him into
close confinement, and II Is supposed lha'
they subsequently, .hehradoi him, ,.,,,,.-
The ransomed Frrnchmen report that dug
ing tGcir captivity they were kent manaclel.
heaped upon them. They say that Lun- hy4
Teyerenced by his fellow bandits rs an in.LIieH
pTaeticaily an absolute mouarchy. Lun.Ky
has thOughtfully given it out tina, a. On as
the numher OF his followers has reached seven
hmrdrrd no will sw0op down unnl ms haINS
village capture his old sweetheart ana
slrangle her venerable husbanI INST how.
being 9 particularly humiliRtlnR offence. IN
China. ThiSlRnnouncOment has. as you Pight
suppose, occasioned distinct feeling VI uns
OaSlness In certain quarters