Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-05-20
aoLLlckina BANDITS.
The Undignitied Way In which fhes
Kirht Peasant Wr0nga In Servih.

The Undgnined Way In Which ihes
Right Peasant Wrongs In Servia'
Some twenty extraordinary bandits
have been terrorlzing the peasants In
the vicinity of the small village OF Bela
Erk,va. West Seryia, for the last tive
wears. Nine days out of every ten they
pass in decent and orderly fashion ID
their mountain home. On the tenth DAY
they descend in a body on some littie
village, plumber the well-to-do citizens
with moderation, and right the wrongs
of the community according to their own
unique ideas of justice. The Belgrade
newspapers recently gave the par
tieulars of the last raid OF these Con
tinental White Caps, The town CLOCK
was Just striking midnight In Bcia
Erkwa when the leader of the gang en-
tered the door of the village tavern lie
found the parson and the town council
and the other big bugs in very mellow
condition. The sight disgu5ted the
bandit very much. He had the land
lady lock all the doors and give him the
kew. Then he scolded the twenty men
present severely for their lnten-
perance and boxed the ears OF the par
son and the mayor. At half past twelve
o'clock he called in fifteen followers to
consult with them as to the best
way of furnishing the drunken
dignitaries. The parson was voted
to be the worst offender ana
the landlady next to the worst. The
parson was laid across It table face down
ward and the landlady was compelled to
1 al n
of two-inch plank Salt and red-pepper
were rubbed on the parsons skin where
the landlady's stout arm and the plank
had torn it, and he was asked how much
money he had. About So. The bandit
chief took S55 The landlady was
fined 800 by the White Cap court for
getting the parson and town councl'
full. She protested she hadn' cent IN
the world. She was placed under the
same treatment from the parson and the
plank that she and the plank had given
to the parson. This brought 80 from
her cash drawer. A peasant, whose
sister had saved So for her marriage
dowry, fetched the money from home
during the ensuing armistice and gave
it to the landlady to help her pay her
fine. The bandit chief told the landlady
she might give back the dowry within
week, and to impress his instructions on
her memory, burned little "ross on the
back of her hand with a red-hot iron,
He allowed her six months in which to
get the S367 still due him on his $500 de-
mand. Just as the chief began to make
a little farewell speech, he was inter
rupted by d building contractor who had
recently signed an agreement with the
town council to erect $275 church for
t237 The contract or explained that the
council had held him to his contract, al
though he had told them that the con
tract would ruin him. The chief had
the town clerk produce the contract in
question, burn it, and draw up another,
in which the builder was allowed $500
for his work After this contract had
been duly signed and sealed the bandit
drank bottle of wine, sang patriotic
song led a triple cheer for the Servian
King, and babe the paralyzed big bugs
of Bella Erkwa goodbye, with the warn
ing that ne would return in three
months to see that every one whom he
had takenunder his protection was get
ting his rights y. Sun.