Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-06-28
THE coRsIcAN VENDETTA.
where n l. Considered Prai-eworthy To
Wipe out Insults In Blood.

The CORSlCAN NENDET IA.
where n l. Considered Prai-eworthy to
Wipe out Insults In Biood.
Should Corsican. in revenge for in
Jury done To him self or his relations, or
even To his dog or his horse, kill another
with knife or coup ~ .fusii, public sympa-
thy sustains him, the hills shelter him.
his relations feed him, and justice in .
the shape Of gendarmes winks with
both eyes unless the murderer be very /
unpopular. True he is tcrmcd ''ban-
dit" and has to take refuge in the
mde9ui, as the natural bush is called
that clothes the mountain sides. Well
informed Corsicans tell one that there
are at this moment in the island over
LOCO In hiding. But please understand,
the bandit Is no brigand. Should YOU.
defenseless, happen 10 fall in with him
he will not take your purse, but on the
contrary, offer you food II he has II and
shelter in his cave, and most probably
refuse any pa yment for his hospitality.
1t is only his foes family against which
he wages war, and Of course, in self de-
fense, with the gendarmes. These lat
ter he will shoot with as much uncon-
cern as woodcock. And yet though
the Corsiean will not rob you, IL il not
because he does not love money For a
very few francs, both Corsican gentle
men and English residents aver, you
can find man who will do your killing
for you and rid you OF your enemy with
knife or bullet And while this utter
contempt for human life prevails there
can be no hope OF the extinction OF the
vendetta.
An English gentleman, Captain G.,
who has now lived for some ten or fifteen
years in Corsica, on his own property,
told me the following story: 1t seems
that one of the employees OF the
former proprietor, fancying he had some
grudge against the new owner, made
himself Objectionable by breaking down
fences, driving goats and sheep into the
gardc ls. and annoying Captain g. in
other ways. Captain G.. happened u
mention the fact of the mans cnmity
and deplored Ii as unreasonable. both t.
a Corsican gentleman, a neighborinl
proprietor. and also to a shepherd with
whom he was on friendly term.
"Let me know IL II continues" said
the gentleman, "and ! win havo the
man taken over TO yonder rocks and yol
won't hear OF him again"
II will arrange for little eonpde fitsi
whenever you like to giyo me the
office. A" said the berger.
This was fifteen years ago, but ever
now 1t is said there is In Ajaccio alone
at least one murder a week, though
these outrages are so hushed up by the
. authorities that it IS difficult 10 got any
reliable statistics. | never. for instance
saw the account of any murder in tn,
little local French paper lie Railloment
> the only one, think, in Ajaccio, bu
. this proves nothing, for there was un
: doubtedly one atrocious crime commit
2 ted in the village OF Bocognamo, ahou
/ twenty miles Off, while we were al a Ia,
7 clio, for particulars OF which ! vainl
studied the columns OF lie Raillemen
y The official whose duty il was to inyei
: tigate the matter had wanted 10 rcguis
{ tion from the livery stable keeper tn
, carriage had bespoken, so | heard tn
:. story from the mans own mouth. Tn
: victim was an Italian who had marie
;. and settled at Bocognano. The Italian
y are called iaeqHas by the Corsieanl
7 and come from Italy in large number
y They are very industrious, and do
q great deal OF the hard work of I'll
d island. Their example of industry 81
e cites the Corsican's jealousy, but not h
!, emulation: hence there Is little loy
y lost between them.
: 1t appeared that the pig Of Corsica
= wandered near the open cottage door
L, an Italian, and TO drive it OF the latt,
x threw a stone, whereupon the wife
= the Corsiean Indignantly demanded
J. her husband II an Italian was to thro
.. stones at a Corsican pig with impunit
The Corsican ut once went into h
housa and returning with his gun, sh
the Italian dead on the spot The mu
derer escaped to the mdtq,3, and Is,
- presume. there still, unless the exten
:, ating circumstances OF the victim beir
4 hIcqua has enabled him TO return u
!, molested to the bosom OF his family
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