New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-27
KNIGHTS or THE ROAD.

Tlir - rlRlAK or bKlGANDiIH N GREE J..
r.bl.s,i.ni,a in Greece has OF late boon directed
,.,,,rd i.. marked Increase In criminaty so bold
mat lt l.f.s legislation and MS the Inhabitants
with alarm. y yerliabl" panic has been created by
lr-au!.. whose dcprc iations have been so frequent
anl persistent a. TO arous" the Government To tx
ti,.lc action. N"ycr since the reign Of DICK Tur-
rlr anI Jaok sheppard has such series of crimes
l..r rpr, rated SIN worse the authorities APP
iar r,og,rl..a - suppress these awloss knights %
%, rot! ~. country. according to 4 correspond
..t of "ie Trmrs" g. literally infested with them.
rt. rank pni dlo being criminals who have been
condemned for murder or theft and who. by some
means rlanl~iue - .va1o justice. betii" tncm-
-, .... - do. l.ehwuy The most daring Of these
aIoftctor- ere those least sough, for or Suspected
iy Do. police. These having passed beyond DIG
raAa-c eN'orl from rrasant or to"n'man accord
iu- f, opportunity. Moreover. encouraged bj the
immunity They have enjoyed they have had the
ll'!iho,d t. enter villages. small towns. ana even
TIM iasrcr c'tc9.
Tho.c or.an.zea bands have long existed. but
heretofore the Government has taken no measures
toward thoir suppression it being occupied with az
fairs o; state aui directions of finance. - IT, OWNS
2. tlt eat th, notorious Djoniis P9pakirtzopoulo5
a-I Tzanaka4. who's names furnish Who'll" chapters
n ta. criminal records. have hourshcd from year
60 year. their exploits being fully as remarkable ~
.u. related ia notion. These outlaws eNiort pro-
lection by threatening their victims with death
houd the latter attempt - seek Justice. Brigands
and tt,i. ,Aoits sui possess mysterious iaSci-
nation Tor tue people. "nd especially for the nhnb-
itlutf of tIc cintous OF continental Greece frf-
uisnng rcminse,nc. of the rude was Of a history
preceding the great revolution. In many places no
oppr,i rium Is attached to the term brlgand. on
the coutiary "a brlsanl is regarded ~ 4 hero.
'itlcptc. one va, through unfp"ard circumstances
and th- ri-or 81 ltw = compelled To- live b. his Wis
\ "kcptc" +. an example Of hcr,is'h ami cru." pa
triotian the estimation oi tines" simple min led
foIk lie H. by no means looked upon a. u law
breaker. but rather ,night-crrnu', VINO accord
ngiy Is kutcrt ..nod right royalty preparatory to
his starting OFT upon the highway. once arrived.
hc scz"s the unwnry traveller ut the edge Of 'he
wood. captures him and holds him until the ransom
demanded from his relatives Is paid, the ransom
being proportionatr to the wealth ana station OF
the victim. Shou!G the band be disturbed or an
noyci by police Interference. the captive Is put 10
death.
An attempt was made to suppress brigl1dlse In
1870 winch resulted most disastrously Troops
were ordered 10 trace these criminals to Their
haunts At that tine the parents OF a certain cap
tive ,nIcivorcd tarough every means to ciTcunFeht
the authorities pending the negotiations for his re-
lease Failing IN ;his they received from the brig
ands the eyes OF the unfortunate prisoner III othet
on ana sent a warning 10 mis- family. h'sc eN-
aupl"s proved cNectIal IN SccurlHs 10 tne "uu""S
i,nrounlt, and cxorbitant rewards for the future.
tn" briolnds OF the present time are isod'tIy
worthy OF an historian. In virN ot tneir e>p'ohs
on might expect to hear new sooys cry"s --latest
history OF blirands" Extra! Bold capture OF
Signor 30 These details IN reality inrnshlhS
the chief toric 81 the hour Jrlis alone me mGst
arOciOus OF theS" deSpcradOeS Is surely dcserNiH6
of a column I'm the journals From earliest tIihes
brigands nave cured heroes. the halo OF roman
ticisTn surrounding heads best 1T Tor the cN 'cu-
toner. The history of brigdndlge should iurhlSh
to-day splendid field for the novels. The Ilst "i
fcons upon whose heads price Is set grows oaiiy.
Ony recently the police have not ed a number o. ~
diyiduals whose sole calling tppea"s 90 nave pe'h
the haunting OF dark and unfrcquented alleys
where. later. corpscs were Iis,)Jered Such mys-
terious deaths ere Of daily occurrence. In every
case the perpctrl or has been iIentilcd ,
Nothing has. yet. proved cfcctual In eNt"rihl,,
mating the brigl1 Is. Under a law ptSSel IN 90.
the parents of papakritzopouos one OF the most
celebrated of the hrignnds. were transported pr
yond the borders of SANTA. Here these wortIii.eS
related tale Of narrowing persecution ueciai li,S
that on account Of love affair In when the Tn
had engaged. they had been ban.shed from tne
country Through sympathy extended 10 tneil.
these indicators were enabled to organize anu "
carry out series OF crimes that appalled, the en.u
community az that period. At the present wnoe'c ~
succeeds In Kidding the country or TINS pest VI
brigandage will have rendered an inestimaDie
vice: II H. already agreed that Draconan ,
20 be adopted and. should Greece ana LUZ he
unite In the effort. a millennium OF peace may w
anticipated by Tho long suffering populace