The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-06-20
THE STORY OF A SPY.
Antonio Princi's Relations With italian
Brigands.

bTlSuDuS.
Antonio Prlnci, who few days age
was brought to a hospital in Naples
suffering with sciatica, is notorious as
having been once the companion of, and
afterWard a spy on the notorious brig
and Musolino, and for having been
wounded in an encounter with the
Calabria last February AS a boy he
! lived with his widowed mother at Afri-
co, near Reggie. He served in the army
in 1897. and returned home in 1899 He
| Is now twenty-four years old. A re-
porter of the "Corriere d Napoli" WIS.,
tied him in the hospital the other day
| and learned the following particulars:
| Princi was acquainted with a police
| constable named Weuze One day
they began to talk of the brigand, Of
whom Weuzel was in chase. Princi
knew Musolino well, and told the con-
stable that the brigand had been a
wood saver that his father two sis
ters end brother formed the family
and that Musolino had rather STOPPING
shoulders. Weuzel told him that he
might be Of great service to his coun
try. and proposed to him the office Of
spy. Princi consented; they went in
the Prtfect at Reggie, and he received
the sum Of so francs for current ex
penses, with the promise of 10000 francs
and employment after he had fulfilled
the task. The next day rumor was
spread at Africo that Antonio Princi
had been arrested and was believed by
every one
Meanwhile, with the so francs and
revolver in his pocket, Antonio went by
rail to Melito, and thence on foot to
Roccaforte, a place often frequented by
the brigand where he lived we'll and
had his confidants and subordinates,
who practised camorra in his favor.
Not finding Musolino at Roescaforte Git
was on February IA lasD, Antonio went
back toward Africo. There he met
with the brigand. Now however, he
almost repented of his task, and sud
denly asked Musolino whether he had
readily been wrongly condemned. The
bandit colby answered: "Of the two
attempted murders I am innocent only
of one. Later on / wanted to revenge
myself on those who bore witness
against me without ever having seen
me commit a crime | want to shed
blood" The two then parted, with the
promise to meet again soon. Antonio
went to Weuzel, assuring him that the
brigand would soon be captured, and a
few days later kept the appointment
he had made with Musolino. This time
the latter was armed with a rifle, a re-
volver and dagger, and was accom-
panied by one Of his men, also fully
armed After short conversation
Princi left them, and the brigand went
straight to Roccaforte where he shot
at a Gardiner whom he believed to
be a spy, and wounded him slightly in
the leg.
On March II Princi again met the
brigand near San Leo, and made an APP
pointment to meet next evening in the
grotto of Mingivia, near the cemetery
of Africo. He then wrote to Weuzel
asking him to be on the high road with
a sufficient force at p. m. on the APP
pointed evening. 1t was midnight
however, before Weuzel, accompanied
by four detectives and three carabineers
arrived at the spot, where the spy was
waiting for them "If you have enough
coura ge," he said, "le us go on" The
others followed him, but they gave
such signs of timidity that he was
obliged to reassure them by saying |
that Musolino, after all, was not a SUI
oernatural being. They reached the |
yrotto, and Weuzel told Princi to go in |
and entiee the brigand out. This was !
against the wish of the spy, who |
thought it would be easier for the |
whole party to enter the grotto and |
,apturei the brigands there. But he
lad to obey Weuzel's orders, and |
meanwhile the latter placed his men IN
wo parties, one on the high road and
he other behind a wall under an oak
rec.
Princi had almost reached the grotto |
When he heard the cooking Of guns, and
hen perceived Musolino and another |
nan aiming at him. He called out, tell
ng them not to fire. Musolino recog-
ized his voice, and all went into the
rotto, the brigand reproaching him
or coming so late. A little later the
hree came out and directed their steps
oward Africo, Musolino walking first, |
hey passed the first party in ambush
tho did not move, and had nearly
cached the second party when one of
he ca bineers called out, "Who goes
here?" Musolino immedia tely fired !