The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-24
CAREER OF A BANDIT.
fTALY's NOTORIOUS OUTLAW
WROTE HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY

ne was Extremely Religious Describe.
the Way lie Murdered IIis Companion
Rosa Mates rus % the Physician.
Who Condaetsd the Inquest
One % fae most Sensational book
that has ever been published receatIy
appeared 10 F0ssarI iu Sardinia. Il o.
nothing lesH than the autobiography ~
q bandit. the title being Life History
% Giovanni T0Iu Related by Himself
u b. published by "a lawyer named T.
Costa. IE compliance with the bandits
request. says the New York Herald
A. Costa was summing himself 10 his
garden some time ago old Tolu, who
had Tor years been one Of the most
notorious brlgands In Italy. appeared
before him and begged him 10 give his
story 10 the world.
o. Il wani. faid the 7i-yelr-old bandit.
TO give In this way "a warning 20 ms
colleagues, a lesson 10 Eighty young
Hen and a word Of advice as 10 the
manner In which the government
should treat the poor people
With these words be- handed over his
manuscript and went 10 biz home.
where he died few weeks later.
Strange 10 the story which be- tells
tie began his inquitous career hy a
murdcruus assault on n priest who had
used his influence ~ prevent respect
able young girl from marrying him.
After that exploit be- fed 10 the woods
and there be- lived FOR thirty long years
No ordinary bandit was be- Lust "
gold was NOT hls bese'tinE sin IIe at
tackled only those whom no. believed 20
be- bis enemies Thus he was ever
ready 90 deal a blow against police ~
hccrs and spies. but ou the other hand
be- was % STOUT champion of the poor
and needy The latter. indeed. looked
up 10 him as their leader and willingly
contributed 20 hls support
Strange 90 say this redoub'abie out
law. who feared no man. was the abb
ject slave " many childish upers'i-
lions For example. be- was convinced
that priest who sand more than three
prayers during the mass was bent on
some evil deed and would surely be-
witch some member ~ bis cougregi-
ton HeiuE once attacked with severe
Illness boo FlurInos Dis native place. no
felt certain that % hostile priest. aided
hv several others. bad afflicted him. Il
het0ok myself" Do says iu hIs book
"to q worthy priest and he took Dis
hroyiary and began t0 exercise me
Thrreupon the pain left me and ! had
rest FOR several weeks. Later I went
90 The rurafe ~ Or. who was said to
Do especially .kil.,d at exercising 30
hgio mo kuorI and then ue sprukIaI
me with water and prayed O. long time
Three times went to him. buf ahrn
! told him uu .ho third occasion chat
the pain was worse than ever DO frank.
ly confessed chat Doc too. was beWItcF.
90 having been bound Bog auuthor
priest who was much stronger than
be-
Tolu never rcn'urGl 90 take ans
ones .iic until he bad hrsr appealed iJi
advice 90 The Madonna aud the who'll.
army OF saints one day boz decided ,.
murder certain Salvatore Moro "A.
went t0 his house he 'DIs us of
begged the Mother o' God 90 cnUeh,ar
me and - show mc whether fha mfr
really deserved death ALSO com
m,uIed my soul 20 God lu case .houII
surprised and KILLED by mt enemy a.
tor . bad slain Moro 8 loaded my rga
afrcsh. after which said Ia.l Mary
and prayed fur the repasa of fhs Ge
parted soul ln This way ] learned thl.
had BILLED the body bgt not the soul c
my enemy
This extraordinary bandit spent h..
leisure ln reading devotional books. hi.
flyorIto being Mgr D.1da,f version
OF the Bible Although was au out
Law. hc tells us, - never neglected nos
religious duties Morning aud evening
] said my prayers without fall. ave.
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