The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-26
A BANDIT IN POLITICS.
The Career Of the Man for Whom Italian
Anarchists Bave Voted.

New York Evening Post.
In the supplementary elections held last
Sunday for members OF the Italian Chamber
Of Deputies number OF Anarchists in some
of the districts of Rome voted for Tiburz,
the brigand who some time ago was con-
demned to imprisonment Tor several hom.-
cides. The police arrested several An
arcnists for distributing pamphlets IN favor
of TiburZi
Dominica Tiburzi is one of the three re-
naming Italian brigands of note. the others
being Ansuini and FIoravanti Tiburzi was
a cowherd at Cellere. In 1872. when twenty
five years of age, for a highway robbery,
extortion and murder he was condemned to
penal servitude for life. In January, 1874.
he escaped from the salt mines of Corneto
Tarquina and has since eluded all efforts
to capture him. Between Civita Vecchia and
Grosseto. in the solitudes of the macchia.
he has lived for twenty years, defying the
rewards offered by the authorities.
Tiburzi does not rob; he does not steal; he
does not harm any one. He levies taxes
after his own fashion. The wealthy of the
neighboring districts pay him every month
a fixed contribution: money, wine, bread,
weapons and tobacco In recompense he
guarantees the safety of both their H.
and of their property; in short, he acts as
q kind of public guardian for them. The
relations between the brigand and the peo-
pie are OF most friendly description. The
poor when destitute of food come to TiburZi;
he also gives them coin with which
he is always we'll provided. The
ngiy the t GMner which, pay brings 9' them
an entire security for their rural property.
But woe to the spyl Sooner or later the
atrocious vengeance rouses the authorities,
and convinces the unbellevers Of the exist
Nf ,.lp,-r
Tiburzi lives. In these eighteen years of
hiding from jusece Tiburzi had several
companions; but, less sklful or less for
tunate than he, they have all persisted. The
last were Domenico Biagini and Luciano
Fforavdnti. In 1889 the three together were
surprised by the carabineers: a sharp fight
ensued; Riagini fell dead. The other two
succeeded in escaping, vowing vengeance.
They believed the spy was a certain
Marquis Guglielmo, although the carabin-
GERS have since declared ii was not true.
A year after Gabrielli was overlooking the
working of fifty reapers on the Guglielmo
estate at PoZZatelli At s o'clock in the
morning the reapers stopped for a few min,
men suddenly issued forth from the side of
the morass which bordered on the estate:
one of them advanced to Gabrielli and
The latter refused. The speaker seized
him hin and dagsed him few ,f SIPS b to Whers
gun. Before the entire company of fifty
persons, powerless and terrified, was the
9Th of August" cried the avenger, as he
fired two shots into the unfortunate man ;
brain. Tiburzi and Fioravanti reloaded
their weapons, and crying, In this way
spies are treated" disappeared again into
the HOrass.
Heavy rewards were offered for the
capture of the three principal brfgands:
10 600 francs for whoever will deliver up Ii
burZi 1900 for tioravant; 1000 for AnSuini.
However, owing to the nature of the place
and the peculiar system of brigandage
practiced, UP to the present time all eff
forts of the authorities have been In vain.
Many strange tales are told in connection
with the adventures Of these men. One day,
called taxpayers TO Tiburzi, met him in the
country. After the usual greetings, Tiburzi
said to him: "Oh, by the way do you know
that Spadini (the well-known Roman gun
SMITH has magnificent English repeating
rifle? Be kind enough to buy it for me-"
but never thought more of the rifle or of
Tiburzi until, some considerable time after,
he again encountered the latter. The
thought Of his forgotten promise suddenly
flashed across his mind In some treptdation.
he was beginning TO excuse his shortcom-
ing, when the brgand affably anticipated
him: Don't trouble yourself; have already
got the gum" he said, pointing TO the wea-
pom his shoulder.
Another time a company of hunters halted
in a retired part of Viterbo. While the sup
per was being prepared handsome man of
distinguished mien came forward, and,
greeting the landlord, seated himself at the
common table; he ate. drank and took part
self many spirited stories OF the chase. He
accompanied the hunters for considerable
distance their way, and finally politely
took leave OF them. who is that fine fell
low" one of the party asked the landlord.
THAT is the famous Tiburzi, the brigand!'
he replied.