New-York tribune., 1901-06-16
THE STORY OF A SPY.
ANTONIO PRINcrs RELATIONS WITH TTAL-
IAN BRIGANDs.
,Snnles correspondence Of The London News.

sIaples correspondence OF The London News
Antonio Princi. who few days ago was brought
20 a hospital in Naples suffering Win sclattsa' i
9s a050TSs va sy on the notorious brigand Muso
line and ier h1yiss BEEN IN S9q3 c2 5r IasI February
a a boy nc lived with his WIDOWED Ho1nsi i. a. a.
So ana returned home in 1899. lie is now twenty7
-four years old A reporter OF the .corilefe AZ, -
I'd learned the following particulars
Princi was acquainted with a police coI4ssa3le s 3
ITigand Of whom Weuzel was i'm chase; Prlna
knew Musolno well and too ne ~ lbs ~, her
Two sisters and a brother formed the family; ana
that MIsoino had rather b oq resf service
10 his country and proposed 70 MN me once s ..
81 Repao and he received the sum 50 francs
for current expenses with the IIoIhlSe Tl ~
tasE The next dav a runor was spread al Africo
that Antonio Pr.nci had been arrested. ana was De-
Neved by every
Meanwhile. with the % francs and revolver in
his pocket. Antonio went 10y ran 20 Mentu srlu s
fhence on foot 10 Roccaforte. place often ire
quented by the brgand. where he lived well, and
had his conidants and suhordlnates, VINO pracusea
Roccaforte Gt was on February 4 laso Antonio
went back toward Arico Inere ne me- M Vim N me b
task and suddenly asked Musolino whether he had
answered: .'Of the TWO attempted murders / am
innocent only OF one. Later on Wanted 10 10 re re-
me Mltsout elet l,4 ' ,, tben arted win
The promise 20 meet again soon. Antonio went 10
Weuzel assuring him that the hrigand would soon
be captured and le" days laisT kept , the ,; ap
she latter was armed with rifle. a revolver and
dagger. and was accompanied by one Of mis- men,
also fully armed. After short conversation
Prnci left them, and the brigand went straight TO
Roccaforte, where he shot az carabineer whom
he believed 10 be spy, and wounded him slightly
iin the leg.
On March l. Princi again net the brigand near
San Leo, and made an appointment Ia meet next
evening in the GrOtto OF Mingivia. near the GENE
him to be on the high road with a sufficient force
at y. m. on the appointed evening IL was mid-
lsight, however. before Meuzel, accompaniea by
Athe spot where the SPY was Walilns LOT mem. u
the others followed him, but they gave such signs
Fv saving that Musolino. after ell. not a super
natural being. They reached the grotto. and Weu-
oa %as Fnei agsnsi 50 R e N R su @ the @ M wh6 thought
g would be easier for the whole party TO enter ter
had 10 obey Weuzels orders and meanwhile he
high road and the other behind a wall under an
soak tree.
ferinci had almost reached the grotto when he
fheard the cooking Of guns and then perceived
tMusolino and another man aiming at him He
recocnized lis voice and an went into the grotto
ahe hrigand reproachinE him for coming so late.
her 'e seps s's5 fowaPS PS Afreo r Maono Viking t
sThey passed the first party in ambush. who did
fwhen OF the carabineers called cut Who goes
lshere? Musolino Immediately fired, MS compan,
don followed suit the carabineers replied. and
isorne two hundred shots exchanged. Princi
all the chambers Of his revolver, and then-ran
away. Musolino escaped with slight wounds in the
t.ace and one hand. His companion also got away
free. II was fight in the dark and among trees.
Princi taken 10 the hospital at MegGi0, and
sn the course Of a few weeks dismissed cured.
He demanded his reward. and received loo francs
With this money he went 10 America, fearing, no
doubt, the vengeance OF MuSOlinO, ard returned
quite lately because or illness he had contract
ed. e he is certain MuSOlinO viii always
escape for he is always Informed Of the move
rncnts of the police and troops. and viii not easily
allow himself TO be trapped. And. in fact. the
r'slim" brigand has not Yet been arrested.