New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28
A BRIGAND OF ALGIERS.
CAPTURED AFTER A UNIQUE CANEEi''

CAPTURED AFTER A UNIQUE CAREER.
A recent press dispatch announced that the ho'o-
rious brigand chief. Areski-ben-5acmr' VINO "''
long been a terror 70 the people inhaoitihg 'he IRON
tier districts of the provinces OF Anglers anu oo,,-
stantne had been arrested. The members oi HIS
band had previously been seized one AFTER 'c o''e
by the expedition of four hundred men sent out
against the brigands The record OF TINS fiyeha
OF the Kabyles." he has been called Is one Va
the most extraordinary in all the annals OF Age
ran outlawry.
4 few years ago Areski was captured. tried and
convicted of various crimes. He was sent 10 pehai
servitrde at Cayenne. from which shortly ai'er"aru
he escaped aid returned to Algeria hiding In the
dense woodlands. After time he organized pahd
OF robbers formed Of number Of outlaws ana De
gan his career Of page. abduction and murder Ills
step In the form OF reprisals was to be reVehsed
on all the witnesses who had given evidence against
him at his trial. lie killed every one OF them IN
turn. either by stabbing shooting them That
system OF squaring accounts being settled 10 MS
satisfaction he adopted plan OF imposing Il 'aN
on certain inhabitants either In the form Of an
exacted tribute in cattle or abducting any hau'e
woman or girl who unfortunate as TO. at
tract his notice Wherever and whenever he met
with oppositlon he Invariably slaughtered his OPP
ponents. on one occasion, assisted by two accom-
pces only he waylad caravan composed oil M
teen Kabyle traders armed to the teeth Being IN
formed Of their coming he quickly placed among
large number OF burnous-white wool'en cloaks
with hools-and rifles pointed roadward. The trad
ers. being under the impression that they were IN
the presence OF numerous body OF armed mon
ready to fire at them. and believing that resistance
was useless yielded. and quietly handed over their
money and merchandise 10 this adventurous hriSand
on another occasion when ne awaiting himself
OF the hospitality OF a native. who had given HIN
n nights shelter in his tent g. screen MIN from
pursuit. he Informed by on" Of his spies thii
the gendarmes had discovered his escape Quick
as thought ne threw his shoulders IN" CLOAK
of a chief or douar. drawing the hool close over
his forehead. Leaving the tent. he made his way
toward the approaching party. and. addressing the
commanding officer said: "Areski * not mere
after robbing us he went away. Come In ana SOC
for yourselves" 80 sooner were the words ont 81
his mouth than the gendarmcs sprhng from their
saddles and entered the tent tn" moment their
backs were turned Arcs!l vaultcd into tho officers
saddle and dashed OF full speed 1t Is recorded
that AreslI had made up his mind 10 try and cap
ture tho Trefect OF AlgerS on his Journey through
the fores, Of Yacouren IT Is sad that he was late
in reaching the spot where b" hal lnt"nI"l 10
effect the capture and It is also said that ~ the
last moment be hcsi,ltcl. morcoy'r he frequently
minated his desire not 10 interfere with me au-
ihortics II they would only let him alone and -
coonists with whom ne was In peaceful c'mmunl-
cation he observed tina; he could SO ~ reason
why he should b, ntcrf"rcl with i"2frauch 20
he regularly paid his taxes. And. strange as 70
may appear. he certainly al regularly pay them
II no, directly nj ell events Indirectly. "ith'r
through hts wife or his father. who .vcl 10 A'F'rs
in a house which he NreskD rented In me '1shih
quarter Like the erN.whne Corsican hrIgaud. Bel
lacosclas he could boast Of being 'domcile'l
Year before las, the authorities believed they were
about 70 capture him \ battalion ~ zoulyrs. with
the assistance ~ a number ~ g"nlarm"*. formed
circle around him. but h. manarel 10 eiui" their
vigilance and within f-W d1yF he committed a