The St. Johns herald., 1891-08-13
A HUMAN TIGER.
The Monster Who Ruled the Delta
 of the Nile.
Inhuman Treatment of His Subjects the Chiefest Enjoyment of His Life-Iis Innumerable BarbarIties
 and Crimes.

Of the cruelty of the Turkish grandee, Defterdar Bey, who married daughter of Mohammed Ali, numerous anecdotes are related in Egypt, says the New York Ledger. He had, it is said, tame lion, usually lying at the foot of his diVan, which, although mild toward its master, was sufficiently ferocious to ter rify his visitors. Sometimes he allowed it to worry his slaves, calling it off, per haps, just as it was about to kill the wretches.
 This savage, when governor of the delta, piqued himself on the simplicity and primitiveness of his manners and his entire freedom from European hab- its and notions. During the period of his command in the upper country soldier robbed poor woman of little 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 mill, being found in his stomach, the Bey paid the complainant, and, dismissing her, observed:
 ''The robber has been punished; but had he been discovered to be innocent the same punishment would have awaited you"
 It was the custom of this barbarian. who always moved surrounded by the terror of arms, to ride abroad accom- panied by a number of mamelukes (o domestic slaves), each of whom carried thousand sequins in his girdle, that should he be compelled to fly, which considering his decided hostility to th, pasha, was by no means improbable, h. might still be provided with money fo his immediate use. During the Syria, campaign six of these young men dreading the effects of his fcrocity, ex amples of which they daily bcheli made their escape, and took refuge i Ibraham's camp. Being discovered however, they were Immediately apprc hended and conveyed back to Cairo. Here they were commanded to appea before their ineXorable lord in the grea hall of the palace, where they foun, him encircled by a number of blacks armed with drawn swords. They wer, not long in learning their fate. II, commanded them to take every man Saber and attack each other in his pres ence, until five of their number shoul> fall, promising life and thousand SC quinS to the victor. The mamelulze. obeyed; ranged themselves three ant three, and, having been trained to tn use of arms, and uniting skill wit courage, fought desperately, sheddin their blood like water, while the Defter dai sat calmly on his divan enjoying tho spectacle. At length, after long ant sanguinary struggle, only one re, mained the victor over unhappy com panions. Exhausted and bleeding in every limb, he raised his eyes toward his master to receive the promised par don, but at this moment the Bey gave the nod to one of the black slaves who stood behind the victim and the head oi the mameluke immediately rolled along the floor.
 On another occasion two of his mill tary slaves quarreling drew their swords in his presence; at which, his anger be- ing kindled, he commanded their heads to be struck off. The mamelukes, how ever, mindful of the fate of their com panions, resolved to sell their lives dearly, drew their pistols, and, aiming at the head of the tyrant, were about to rid the world of such monster, when the interposition of other of his slaves enabled him to escape into the harem. Reckless and desperate, knowing escape impossible, the mamelukes, now joined by several others, who all had wrongs and insults to revenge, pursued and be- sieged him in his private apartments, where, but for the speedy arrival of a party of soldiers from the citadel, he would have paid the forfeit of his in numerable barbarities and crimes. With this assistance he succeeded in repelling the assailants, who, in their turn, were shut up and besieged in one of the turrets of the palace forming the powder magazine. Here they held out during several days, fighting desper-' ately, but at length, finding their mum. bers decreased, and being entirely des- titute of provisions, they set fire to the powder and blew themselves up with the tower in which they had taken refuge.
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