Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-27
As II is Found in the Kingdom
of King Humbert
THE DISEASE NOT GENERAL
But Sevional-The Brigands Of sartlnis--The
Nsaponlan Robbors..-As a Rule
these Hlghwaymen Are Mol
Grunl..Siclllans sill allL
For The Gazette:

Florence. March 13.-lThe recent sem
tence OF eleven bandits In Sicily has
been signalizcd 10 the world az large ny
the papers, both Italian and foreign. as
Indicating M increase Ia the brigundnge
tint nliiicts some of the ltnunn pro
yinccs Ass usual IN such cUses Tie strict
utes We're exaggerated and demand Tor
remedy was loud. Much good advice
was then rendered 10 the government WIN
that special uuerring infNllibiity winch
betrays Nu absolute ignorance OF the
matter in question The general demand
was for energetic Intervention and n con.
sequcut increase of police officials ana
carabineri.
II police officials and cornbineri were a
true remedy for q social evil. there Woulu
not be such a thing as social science. III
would be quite enough 20 diVlde pOpulu-
tons into two great factions; the duty
of the first being to manacle the second.
Inhuppily for the wOrshippers OF the so
called energetic measures, Ia r'alhy y
social evil must be cured according 20
science. aud this cure is u complicated
affair which requires time and constant
intention 70 note the symptoms ~
only a part Of the cure. not the cure m
| itself Let ms examine the origin OF
brigandage In Italy. its development, the
mathematical lines that rule 10, and the
means requisite Tor its suppression,
First of all there iB no such tmng as
nm Italian brigundOge; there - II regional
one In that section Of the kingdom which
IL an appropriate hot-bed of such u local
disease.
This regional brigandage differs SO
greatly according TO districts that IL may
be said there is hardly connecting link
among them.
North Italy has been free from any
sort of brigUndage for the past twenty
| years. Tho clearing of all forest land,
| the network of railways and highways
the density of rural population together
with the Increase In elementary mstruc-
| ton. have worked these COOL results up
on the country and ruined all good pros
poets for would-De brigHud. Hence
| criminal instincts were forced TO take
more refined aud less romantic form;
| they emgrated into towns where rogues
| OF many varieties thrive MS long as no
one detects them. The days of Maino
| della Spinelta. of Alottiuo and Berrn
| Uhis latter was hanged some thirty
| years ago 10 Turin IRE past aud gone
/ forever. Pretty lurcCnies OF various kinds
! abound and most unhappily frequent is
| the loss and theft Of property along the
| Italian railway lines, the inferior olli-
| cials upon which have a most unfortunate
aptitude for picking locks, and they are
| permitted to do this with deplorable inn
| punity, little or no attempt being made
on the part Of the railway companies TO
! bring their offences home. Thus lock-
n
robbery IN italy. Alas. how Dick pnr-
| pin must blush In his corner of Paradise
These my succcssUrsy Oh shame
| Moreover In North and Central Italy
public offenders fnd u relatively easier
| 10 escape abroad The Alpine frontier
Cling of goods, but also for voluntary
| exile.
But as soon rs we reach geographical
~ the tlicket-coyered Marcmun and the
! Roman Cuupngnu the question changes.
| Population To the square mile decreases,
Ignorance pre- walls. scOpOrts rrc scarcely
frpqucuted boy stenuers, therefore any
man wno in village brawl, or who for
nlovc nilnr has struck a knife iDtp Il
fcliow-yiNgcr or Shot rival i.oiu De
| hind a fence. resorts 90 .he woods for
| shelter where he will drag ON % curious
SORT Of e1istuucC a huutpd-tningl life,
generally rpsOrtmg TO his rifle only for
srlf-deleuce IN fighting against the cara
hueri or iU that otapr form of sell de
fence which consists IN shooting down
| Wtnessiy soWc man who has BETRAYED
| his MlinC place 20 the police authorities
Those buHh-rangera seldom disturb d
| pacific tutClcr. sometimes they ljghI
their pipe nj the ciynr of spuusluun
they get food from the pcasnutTy, e
whom, " they thiuG IL convenient ihcy
even do good turn one seldom helr
| of any useless cruel deed committed hy
l
sum OF money fr0m the hailiil OF Il Mcl
! hind owner when they wnut Il littlc cash
Onthc whole IL would be- wise 90 leave
them undisturbcd, as putting into th
balance the cost of prosecution aud th'
| ADVANTAGE of their cnptgre, The former
is much more costly niiair Ol tie
type OF tEe above Kind of brigund ar,
the famous pair. IiOurEi md Ausaini
tho former 0i whom wns killed by th,
mounted police some Time ago; General
Is speaking The usual end of The pverag
NJ tremma handito Is q shot from tn
rifle Of curnhiucrl
Tie island of Sardinia has brigand
ale similar 90 tEat OF Che hpiCulud. ih
yindictiye Sandman, taken To the wood
/ Ike his COrcau coWiu ~ consequence
of funily feud that has brought abou
some blood spillinW, A Sandman ban
ditto Is 10y no means necessarily bn'
man. Sometimes he Is q descryedly popu
/ lar character among his follow country
, men, who are quite rendy % screen hi
. from the police authorizes. IL Us NOR
: | likely than not that he hot ms hr9t laal
| IA obedience % local customs, In accord
Z auce with an uuwriucn but strnEcn
4 local law that our more rohned clyililu
\ | ton refuses 10 recognize. lie Will go o
shooting ri tlicy hunt HIM down; he Wi
keep lnoaenayc IL left undistutbcd
Some old h0ndin enjoy much respect an
sympathy,
Nav lt, us cross Tie frontier between
the Neopoliton kingdom md the forme
states OF the thuch From here 20 III
Straits OF Meaaila, q vigorous hrleandng
ragged during tea years. that Is frot
/. 1850 10 1870 u took The appearance o
y political movement IN favor of GA
Bourbon dynasty Indeed it WNs son
n OF plehiun rtrAl Ncndee. Che Italia
i army was obliged 60 keep the hcl
against wcl-urmed b3ads. solnotimo
Y numbering mnnr hundreds of hors0nol
~ Chiarone lroeio Donatello Nmeo Name
= and such crm-handn leaders were no
|. destitute of strategy and stll. Som
other chiefs. like the two brothers Gion
D, aud CipnanO Va Gala, were noted cniell
for extraordinary cruelty, As yet n
Z history OF the political brgandnge oi thg
period has been written. Ii would BE
=. valuable and interesting work, reyeo
ing many curious Incidents In Malt
and In ROwe were the head canlers
& the standing committees, who were ~
e tive IN directing the bloody work OF III
a banda and IN Furnishing their leader
e with valuable information, oNcOllei
70 rifles, accoutremcnts and Aulmuniuo
N The army had hard worl, TO 30. aud O
e ten they had 10 be pitiless Court-mn
It tials and climiunl courts were quick
d Judging and prompt Ia shooting or han
~ ing Those foreigners who elamor 4
" the restitution OF the temporal power
IS the pope matt surely IGNORE TINT Il Wl