The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-14
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TWO ROMAN BRIGAND TALES.
The Venus of TiVOIi and the Surprise
of SiGnOr ROmanin.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Brigands have begun to appear again in
the Roman Campagna, and reports of the
robbery of persons taking trips outside the
city walls are becoming common. A young
widow, well known in society at Rome, has
been the victim of an embarrassing ad-
venture in consequence. She went for
days outing TO Tivoli, accompanied by
gallant cavalry officer who had been
counting her, and stayed so late that she
lost the last train back to Rome After
hunting around for some time her COM
panion succeeded in finding an old-fashion-
ed postchaise and a man to drive. They
started late at night but after a few miles
We're stopped on the highway by five men,
who demanded their purses and watches.
Unfortunately, the officer undertook to re-
sist This angered the brigands, and, after
Overpowering him, they stripped the two
travellers of every scrap of clothing and
put them in the chaise and ordered them
to drive on. They reached the city gates
after O'Clock at night, and there were in
spected by the custom house officers, who,
after making sure that they were conceal
ing nothing contraband on their persons,
kindly provided them with a few indispen-
sable garments. Gossips got hold of the
story and now the unlucky widow is
known in Rome as the Venus of Tivoli."
A different story comes from Grosseto
in the swampy lands near the sea, on the
railroad between Rome and Ieghorn
Grosseto lately had water works and an
aqueduct constructed, but differences arose
between the town authorities and the con-
tractors as to the quality of the work and
commission was appointed TO settle the
difficulty, with Signor Romanin, deputy in
Parliament as chairman. Signor Romanin
with the other commissioners, two engin-
GERS, and some laboreFs, the party consist
ing Of thirteen persous set OUT one fine
morning to inspect the aqueduct They had
entered a path six feet wide, running be-
tween the aqueduct and the River ON
bronze, when they noticed a young man
with double-barrelled gun some distance
ahead. When they gOI near him he brought
the gun up to his shoulder and quietly asN-
ed them to get together Loo lire at once
or he would fire The commission nearly
tumbled over backward. but as no one
showed any inclination TO fight and the
path was too narrow for flight, diplomacy
was brought into play and an offer of 100
lire was made. The brigand. however, treat
ed the offer with scorn. You are very fine
gentlemen" said he TO Romanin zone of
the deputies who steal millions Fork out
what you have about you, otherwise 1
won't give you time to say a Hail Mary -"
The deputy hastily poured out the contents
Of his pocketbook on the path and was al
lowed to go TO the rear. One commissioner
after another was then called out to do
the same, but the laborers were spared. The
party then withdrew few hundred wards
back, and turning around, saw the robber
shake out their pocket books and take the
money. Not even 900 lire (s2O0 in the
whole pack, barely 750 l am ashamed to
have had anything to do with your he
shouted at them, turned his back on them
and soon disappeared in the swamp thick
cts. The commission then went back
picked up its emptied pocketbooks, and re-
turned to Grosseto, refusing TO continue
the inspection Of any more of that aaue-
duct