New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-29

..s,s Of Occidental civilization, al It's Naunts or
,Ir mastered tho various arts. # has never re-
soea the Industry Of kidnapping 10 such seientlhc'
1-nciples as has the Oriental
The Fastener is willing 70 put capital into the
,,,siress. ard conduct il much as Westeracr
I'D ! commercial enterprise he hires a big
,,s II rascals captures prince OF blood, or OF
.l,b or uercharloc a missionary, and waits for
.,,,,sn.,,..s atior 10 ralse III. rrice OF
70 FOR a ransom, Indeed. kidnapping is too
80, q word for the Oriental. Call him rather
- ,be ,itle he has himself affected, His Highaess.
me Detainer. ,- -
The brtgards Of Morocco. Ike their cousins in
-, TSurooe. have waxed wealthy in many
- closely resembling their last achievement.
pn.B tbe leader OF the band who swocped down
~ PerdicaIis in his castle home near Iangler
"a who FASTENED away with his American rris-
%. "a The neighboring mountain fastresses. has
: long record Some years aso he became Sc bold
. 80 attempt 10 capture the Sultan himself. and
- stationed his men at certain turn of the chief
.lezs-d Of Fez, where the ruler was wont 10
-. evening tours IN his newly imported automo-
snn All would have gone well had his retainers
-, more about gasolene engines. AT the given
80, he, leaned into the roadway levelled their
~ a, the chauffeur. who inv oluntarily brought
- machine 10 stop. But the engine SIM Kept
-or,6ing away with an occasional spit ana sput-
~ tin some caitiS overcome with terror shouted
out -, ,.,,.s -, =, +hs.er,
rIaos,Srr the brsgands fed from what they &C
mall, believed was devil wagon
oe5cials in washington who are studying me
- ~ M Perdioars have come 10 the conelu-
- 49, the successful abduction OF Miss Ellen NJ
So has an important bearing on the case News
80, to.lv and minds come 10 tardy conclu-
-, =, +bs Orient Miss Stone and her friend.
49, Tsilka we're carried on by Bulgarian ori-
r.-as in the fan Of 1901, and for six months the
,b,istian world was kept in suspense. After capt
80, fbei- two victims a. Bansko the kidnappe7s
.s f-o,n Macedonia into Bulgaria, where
- c.n,a told after~ard. the whole population
sr,a5 in league with the conspirators AS long
as they remained in the mountains Of Gueltepe the
,sntors seemed as much at ease as u IN an inNul-
nerable fortress
The ungisdom OF hurrying Moslen kidnaPper
bos been illustrated again and again. and often
RADICALLY As soon as Mr. Dickinson. the United
states Consul al Constantinople. learned where
Miss Stone was secreted and Bulgarian troops were
disnstched 10 rescue her. the brigands decided 10
sIsy the two women. Finally miider sentiments
prevailed and instead, the prisoners were hurried
AWAY through bitter snoWstorm TO new rem
devious In the piercing cold Nine. Tsilkap who
had Just become mother nearly persisted
Overhaste did cause the death Of several English
tourists in Greece not many years ago. While
visiting the ancient battlefield OF Marathon Lord
Muncaster Mr.. Vyner and several other Britishers
we're held IN and taken prisoners by brigands.
knowing the character OF the men with whom they
had 10 deal. the Greek government officials wanted
10 parley with them. learn what ransom they de-
manded and carry out the stipulations TO the let
Ter The British Minister al Athens, however,
could not abide such policy OF procrastination,
and insisted that army be at once dispatched 10
the front AS consequence the heads OF the
Fnglshmen were promptly cut of.
For much the same reason. therefore. the Sultan
81 Morocco the other day soon he
warned 10 do so by Rsisuli. withdrew his soldiers
from the territory where the brigands concealed
Mr. Perdicaris.
Despite all the Italian government is doing 10
restore law and order in Sicily. there are many
parts Of that island in which the kidnapper has
supreme sway He is so feared by the peasants
thar he goes and comes unmolested. and he makes
his chief living by capturing too adventurous for
eigners, who wind up their Of sightseeing IN
his camp Now and then az these kidnappers
will venture near large city, and by means OF
grotesque ruse he will generally succeed in wrest
ing ransom from some rich landowner.
Sicillan woman, for instance. who owns large
estate near Palermo fell victim 10 such q plot
not long ago. She awoke IN the middle Of the night
10 hear some one calling her name. II was the
voice Of her husband. she thought who had told
her that morning he intended stay overnight IN
town. in the belief that he had changed his mind
End had returned home find the outer door
locked. she veatured down to the porch herself
whore she was suddenly caught, gagged and car
ried Of. The husband promptly deposited $4,000
in an urn in the garden the brigands had re-
quested. Without moleststion the kidnappers re-
turned their captive
One Of the most famous sicilian bandits IS Ne
hichetu, whose feats Of strength are the themes
Of ballads, which may be heard any pleasant night
when the windows wide open. and the guitars
ere stunning in Elizabeth-st. When only a boy
Menichetti was won't 10 himself. according
10 popular legend. by playing leapfrog with bull
lie would hold the beasts horns for moment and
then vault over the huge back.
Before Europe was convulsed with that series
Of social revolutions which ended In The establish
nent Of the first French Republic there an
era when kidnapping was prevalent as is auto
rob!ling to-day. child OF wealth was never per-
nr'ed 70 leave the house unless under guard, like
zone miniature car. Men and women were in
farai danger, and if q husband failed to return
al night the wife naturally concluded that he had
been kidnapped. Corspirators were ever rubbing
hsads over plots 10 ADDICT princes, so that the
ransom paid should make them independent Of the
Ncssitudss q their profession for the rest of III r
lHss
It vss in this Uncertain epoch. in the year l7Os
that an attempt vas made TO carry OF the Dauphin
q France, and 20 hold him for $4,000 ransom. II
vas known that each night the heir 10 the French
'llone Passed the Bridge Of SeVres on MS
Wy nome from an after dinner drive Some
fGsaenot refugees accordingly. who had become
otnoeFs IN The Dutch army, assembled secretly az
'91Fl!al and from there. under cover OF darkness
''ept into The shadow Of the bridge. Before long
STATE carriage came rumbling toward them ana
y '!e dusk they thought they saw the royal arms
'Ne uaiiorms IN a trice they had stopped the
.o-oh draegeG cut It's occupant, and had carried
- OF. as fast as their horses could run. toward
Holland They had hardly reached the boundary
ne, however when they discovered TO their pro-
.lae disgust that their victim was only the
.'sGQgis &c Bcriaghen first secretary of the King.
u seems that the Dauphin had followed hour |
'4.F with 70 escorts and no guards
an Ritcmpt which was made seven years later |
20 Senap tie pueterder 20 the crown OF England /
proved a5ortive through the sagacity of woman. /
Nponsi Douglas. head Of Irish regiment In the /