The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-17

/ uObleman's house. and by stalking about
| in his winding sheet frightened every one
| from the premises when he was free
I 20 pillaZe 10 his hearts content. lie was,
/ too, confidence man par excellence, and
/ exercised his art on the Jesuit father
/ coufessor Of the emperor himself By
the now familiar gold-brick game in a
somewhat different form ne con-
WINGED the avariciOus pTelate that he
could by a subtle alchemy transform com
mon earth into gold The priest begged
him for the secret and showed him the
trGasure-roOm of the palace which should
be at his disposal. Duval did not wait.
He bound and gagged his guide, filled his
pockets with gold and gems and fed. He
returned To England and lived like
prince, frequently taking q turn at his
old amusement, highway robbery. He
was caught and executed in 1869 and bur
led in Convent Garden. So great favor
tie had his handsome figure and gallantry
made him that ladies Of high degree Gov
cred his co Tia with flowers.
1t would be strange ifItaly, the land of
fierce passions and quick actions did not
furnish at least one great bandit-Don
Giro, Neapolitan. Educated for the
priesthood, he abandoned his profession
in his college days and assassinated a
schOolmate out of jealousy. To avert sus-
picion he also killed four of the dead
mans relatives by poison, and fed. When
an innocent man was arrested for the
crime he returned and gave himself up
and was thrown into foul dungeons TO
serve hfJeen-year sentence. He brOOded
IN darkness, and when he escaped four
years later he was "a veritable fiend He
became an outlaw leader, and when in
1915 King Ferdinand commenced
mobilizing the Italian forces to put
down brigandism, Don Giro did
the same with the outlaws until
he had several hundred under his COM
mand united into a secret society called
the Decisi. They penetrated every
branch of government. and spies were
found even in the royal household, the
participants receiving a share of the out
laws spoils BY 1918 they became so
formidable that Gen. Church, an English
man, was sent into Northern Italy to
capture the leaders. He proclaimed a
reward for Ciro's head, and the robber
chief offered similar reward for
Church, head Don CirO's men Rradu-
ally deserted, until, discouraged, he at
tempted to escape by vessel from
Brindisi, He was recognized by the
crew, leaped overheard, reached
shore and returned to his strong
holds He made desperate attempt to
organize another uprising, but without
Church's cavalry and, with his men dis
persed attempted to escape alone. For
several days he eluded his pursuers, but
was finally surrounded in an old farm
house, where on q tower he defended him
self until hunger and thirst compelled
capitalization. He was sentenced and
shot few days afterwards. He was a
man of great learning and talents, wrong
fully directed. He always dressed as a
priest.
What heart does not leap faster at the
name of Robin Hood What memories of
boyish alteration it recalls! He was the
pioneer of the bandits, and the gayest,
cheeriest and most poetic of them all. Lee
gendary as are many of the tales told of
him, it is pretty certain that he was born
at Locksley, in Nottingham, 100 His
name was Robert FitZbOoth, of which his
nickname is j corruption. He is said TO
have been Of noble lineage and was one of
the ornaments, for time, of the court of
Henry IL Being outlawed for debt he
made his haunts in the woods of Noting
ham and organized band of fellow roy
sterers. Their escapades have furnished
the material for many fancy tale and
many weird story. The fact that they in
theory, took only from the rich or those
who could afford TO lose was supposed to
mitigate their crimes. The Bishop of
Carlisle was their first famous victim,
but he was made TO suffer roundly. Not
only was he robbed, but he was bound
and compelled to say prayers for the
party, and then, fastened to his horse,
his face to the animals tail, was sent to
the king. Henry was very angry, and
decided to wipe out the band at all
hazards. Yet when the archers' tourna-
ment was given few weeks later Robin
Hood and several Of his men entered the
lists, won the prizes and disappeared be-
fore it was known who they
were. Later he robbed the king
himself in the forests Of North Eng
land, holding his majesty up in the
most approved frontier style Il was one
of Robin Hoods popular fancies to dis
guise himself and wander in populous
communities. Once as a butcher boy and
again as priest he lounged about the
very portico of the palace and was undis-
covered until too late. He was an adept
at the userof the long bow, and if 1.-THE
of the tales of his feats at archery are
true, he was the superior of any who ever
lived. He died at the ripe age of eighty
seven, being murdered in a priory-bled
TO death under pretense of medical treat
ment.
OF all the famous sinners who have
stolen the livery of heaven to serve the
devil in, none has more wantonly sacri-
feed all that he might have become than
the famous Able De VAUDEVILLE, who was
born about 1912 and was educated for and
became a Carthusian monk. Eager to es-
cape the confinement of the priOry he
robbed the monastery treasure room,
killed the prior and fed He killed one
of his pursuers and shipped for Cairo,
where he was captured in fight with the
Mamelukes, and, being taken with them
in their retreat, became a friend of their
chief, who took great liking to him. He
struggled an asp into the chiefs clothing,
and so brought about his death The
Able escaped, fed to Cairo and then to
Tripoh whence he entered on a pirates
career He captured several prizes,
and returned TO Trlpolf rich Terrified
by the suicide of his wife, because he had
neglected her, he went to Constantinople,
where he entered the sultan's service.
He was of the bravest of the commanders
of the faithful. but it was not long before
he had begun negotiations to betray to
the Venetians several armed fortresses.
This he accomplished. On his departure
he plundered a rich mosque and reached
the Venetian squadron in safety. He
went direct To Rome, received absolution
from the pope and returned to France.
his native land. His romantic career had
added much to his name, and he was
cOurted by the mobiles for his skillful ad-
dress and brilliancy in intrigue He had
all the luXuries that palace retinue and
lands could give him, and died at the age
Of ninety, d remarkable example of the
adventures which may befall q humble
individual