Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-02-18

of the gl0rleS Oh tHc Map ~,
though for forty years he hau w.
means of crime through which ne ii"N
aged TO amass an immense fortune
amounting to over S1,00O,O0o, YET ho
was one of the most popular person
ages in the dominions OF hihs
bert. and the name of the carapiiiic1
who laid him low with rifle puile' -
doomed to public execratlon. Noi
1t likely that the man Will i've ioAs
to enjoy the $4,000 price that was se'
on Tiburzis head. For there are nun
dreds Who deep in debts O. sra'''"ue
toward the famous brigand, nave s"oi
to avenge his DEATH The poor-anu
nineteenth of the people are poverty
stricken in Italy-were blindly de'ot-
ed to him, knowing that ne was o.
ways ready to relieve their misery win
a gold coin, which did not COME 'no
less amiss to them for having oeeA
wrested by force from some rlch 'ia''i
err. And he was likewise an hoholeu
guest in many country mousse anu
even castle, the noble owners OF winch
were glad to pay him tribute, extending
annum, in return for which he guar
| anteed them in the most abso.ute mani
ner from any theft, robbery or arson.
| He was an important factor IN all the
| parliamentary, provincial and muhicl-
| pal elections of Central Italy, ana, as
| far as the rural districts were con-
cerned, invariably secured the electloh
of his own candidates by an over
whelming majority, no one liking 10
run the risk of casting their ballots III
favor of any other nominee than one
| whom he nut forward Thus 1t came
that his power as political Doss
| grew to be as great and as extensive
as that of Richard Croker and OF
| Thomas c. Plat combined, and there
was scarcely a village or small town
in the central portion of the kingdom
the mayors and justices of the peace
of which were not men who owed their
election entirely to him. This goes far
to explain the astounding immunity
which We enjoyed for SO many years.
and fc, the fact that under his favorite
disguise of a priest he was constantly
able to visit Rome, sometimes for the
purpose of comforting with the score or
so of members Of the National Legisla-
ture who were indebted t. him for
their seats, and sometimes for the pur-
nose of inspecting his real estate-all
of il registered in the name Of his
father-in-law, and which comprised at
least half a dozen large tenement and
anartment houses in the Pratt di Cas-.
telli quarter. Among those whom he
favored with his attention have beer
the reigning Grand Duke of SAKE Mein
ingen, who was forced to surrender al
the valuables that he carried abou
him, as we'll as his wife's jewelry, twt
years ago while driving back from
Frascati to Rome, and it is probabl
that had Tiburzi known of the ranl
of his victim he would have held hin
for a large ransom. The late Cardina
Theodoli, one of the grand dignitarie
of the papal court, was another of Ii
burzi's Clients" as he used to cal
them. The cardinal was captured Will
recruiting his health at the villa of
friend on the Alban Hills, and was he'll
as a prisoner until his relatives coul
: scrape together the 100000 ransom de
q manded for his release. He was treat
: ed with the utmost consideration an
y courtesy during his captivity, an
, was formed to celebrate mass for tn
brigands every morning as long as b
y was with them. Indeed, they parte
a with SO much mutual regard and e,