Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-04-04
A HUMAN TIGER.
Tho Nice Party Who Once Ruled the
Delta on the Nile.

OF the cruelty Of the Turkish gran
dee, Defterdar Bey, who married
daughter of Mohanmed Ali. numerous
anecdotes are related in Egypt, says
the N. Y. Ledger
This savage, when governor Of the
delta, piqued himself on the simplicity
and prlmitiveness Of his manners aud
his entire freedom from European hab-
its aud notions. During the period of
his command in the upper country
soldier robbed poor woman of lit
| tie milk. The woman, not foreseeing
the result, laid her complaint before
the bey. who demanded her to point
out the culprit. This being done. the
soldier was ordered to be laid upon
the ground and his body ripped open.
The milk being found in his stomach,
! the hey paid the complainant. and said:
The robber has been punished; but
had he been discovered TO be innocent
the same punishment would have
awaited You"
1t was the custom of this barbarian.
who always moved surrounded by the
terror of arms, to ride abroad accom-
panied by number OF mamelukes (or
domestic saves), each Of whom car
ried thousand sequins in his girdle,
that. should he be compelled TO fly.
which. considering his decided hostili-
ty to the pasha, was by no means inn
probable, he might still be provided
with money for his immediate use
During the Syrian campaign six OF
these young men, dreading the effects
of his ferocity examples of which they
daily beheld, made their escape, aud
took refuge in Ibrahams camp. Being
discovered. however they were imme-
diately apprehended and conveyed
bssl1 to Cairo. Here they were com.
manded to appear before their inexor.
able lord in the great hall of the pal
ace. where they found him encircled
by number Of blacks, armed with
drawn swords. They were not long
in learning their fate. He command.
ed them TO take every man sabeI
and attack each other in his presence.
until five of their number should fall
promising life and thousand sequin:
TO the victor. The mamelukes obeyed
ranged themselves three and three, and
having been trained TO the use oil
arms, and uniting skill with courage
fought desperately, shedding theil
blood like water, while the Defterdar
sat calmly on his diyan enjoying the
spectacle. At length after long anC
sanguinary struggle, one only remain
ed the victor over his unhappy com
pauious. Exhausted and bleeding il
every limb. he raised his eyes towarc
his master to receive the promised re
ward. but at that moment the bey CAV,
the nod to one of the black slaves VIII,
stood behind the victim and the heat
of the mameluke Immediately ROLLED
along the floor.
On another occasion, two OF his mil
} itary slaves. quarreling, drew thei
swords in his presence; at which hi
anger being kindled. he commanded
their heads to be struck off. Tn
mamelukes. however, mindful OF th
fate of their companions. resolved &
sell their lives dearly, drew their pis
tolls, and. aiming Mt the head of tn
. tyrant, were about TO rid the world o
such monster, when the interposi
ton of other of his slaves enabled hin
to escape into the harem. Reckless
,, aud desperate, knowing escape impos
, sible. the manelukes. now joined b.
, several others, who all had wrongs aUt
insults TO revenge. pursued and be
sieged him ia his private apartments
where but for the speedy arrival of
party Of soldiers from the citadel, h
would have paid the forfeit of his in
Vulnerable barbarities and crimes
With this assistance he succeeded il
repelling the assailants, who. in thei
turn, were shut up and besieged j
. one of the turrets OF the palace form
! Ing the powder magazine. Here the
: acid out during several days, hghtin
b ,daspera,ely. but Mt leng,h, hndin
= their numbers decreased, and beiu
sntirely destitute Of provisions the
: set lire 10 the powder aud blew then
: selves up with the tower in which tho
: had taken refuge.