Connecticut western news., 1899-01-05
GREEK BANDIT HERE.

Canaan Road-Tried to Kill Two Countrymeu on Canaan Mountain.
 In the early fall when the weather began to get tritis cool Harry Hcl- comb, the overseer at the Canaan Lime Company's kilns, reported to mr Eddy that three curious tramps were hanging around the kilns and that they came there to the fires to prepare food as they had a cooking kit with them. Holcomb knew they were foreigners but of what nationality he could not tell. Shortly after he reported that the three were still around the kilns and that he had learned that they were picking greens and shipping them away.
 In the latter part of November when the kilns were idle Mir Holcomb was re- turning home one night when he dis covered light in the kilns and upon investigation found it to come from a fire which had been built close to the woodpile inside the building, and be- side it lay the two curious tramps asleep, while their cooking utensils were strewn around. Holcomb order ed them out and tried hls best to ex- plain to them that they must not build fires inside the building and that they had better not show up there again.
 A night or so after Mir Holcomb again discovered light in the kiln and in- vestigating found exactly the same con ditions as before and he thereupon elected those tramps in no tender man. ner, and scattered their cooking kit in all directions.
 On December 26 Greek giving the name of Michasl Fernando was arrested in New York charged with attempting to rob Greek sailor. Nicholas Zoutz- ouble. On Tuesday, Dec, ,27 when ar- srrainged in court he was identified by great many of the Greek colony in New York as the famous Greek brigand, Zoteros Sarsntos for whom the Grecian government has offered Q reward of 5000 francs dead or alive. During the Greco-Turkish war he was at the head of a band of the most desperate bri- gands who plundered and terrorized the Greek farmers. Shortly after the close of the war Sarantos and his broth or Demetrius attempted the life of King George of Greece and his daugh- ter while they were driving on the highway but were unsuccessful De- metrius was captured, but Zoteros es- capped and learning of the wealthy Greek colony in New York he came to this country A reward of 5000 was offered for him dead or alive.
 At tho Identification of the bandit on Dec. 27 one of the curious tramps was the chief spokesman and he said his pane was George zegouras of III West 16th St., New York. collector of ferns and wildtiowers. He said: About year ago Fernando came to this coun- try and made my acquaintance. He told me his name was Fernando and often boasted that he had killed sev- eral men who had dared to get in his way. He was good talker. and last summer I advised him to go into the fern business, in which I was engaged. l used to go up to the woods outside of Canaan, Conn to collect the ferns, and one day took him with me. Then, shortly afterward he came into my room when I had number of friends, and with cooked revolver in his hand said he would kill the first man who dared to go out there again after ferns. I wrote to my father in the village of Perico, province of Naupactius, Greece, and described Fernando to him, telling him of his threat. My father wrote me to keep away from him, and told me that my description was that of none other than the most dangerous outlaw in all Greece. kept away from him after that, Thinking he had gone away from Canaan, about month ago 1 started with friend to collect some AOA~o "O iCaohOd tdC WOOuS huu IhI just started to pick the plants when we were startled by pistol shot and bull let whizzed by us. We thought it might be hunters, but on looking up we saw Fernando standing behind tree and deliberately aiming at us again. We dropped our coats and baskets and started to run, but he fired five more shots. None of them took effect. We came back to New York and I got out a sun mons from Jefferson Market po- lice court for Fernando, but he dis appeared and I did not hear from him again until his arrest"
 The appearance of the three men at the lime kilns agrees with the first part of Zegouras' story, and the presence of only two in Novemb Der is accounted for by the fact that they had severed busi- ness relations with Fernando and did did not expect to meet him.
 Zegouras will get $500 reward for his information and Sarantos will be turn ed over to the Greek authorities.