Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-17
ADVENTURES OF RRlGANos.
Two Meet Tragic Deaths-one Fools
Pursuers.

Three brigands have been the sub
ject of more or less romantic stories
in the European newspapers in the
last month, two on account of their
spectacular deaths, the third because
Of the skill with which he has so far
baff1ed the police.
One Of the three was a Magyar, one
Sovanpou Soska, and his field Of ope-
rations long ago was the Carpathian
mountain district with its vague, lone
ly roads and inaccessible retreats.
Twenty-Five years ago he was the
scourge Of the country.
No traveller was safe, and when
travellers were too scarce rich far
mers and even landed estate owners
in the surrounding region were his
prey. One Of his pleasant habits was
to seize people and hold them for ran
SON. If his demands were not salts
fled he did not kill his prisoners, but
usually sent them home minus their
ears or couple Of fingers or even a
hand.
He became such a nuisance at last
that a small army was sent out to
hunt him. He fell into their hands
by accident and was sentenced to i'm
prisonment for life. In prison he be-
came softened in spirit. He turned
religious and his repentance was so
sincere that the bishop of the district
at last interceded with the Emperor
Francis Joseph in his behalf.
He was released after twenty-five
years confinement and returned to his
native village, where he started to
make his livelihood as a herdsman
for his brother. His wild career as
a robber had been made the subject
Of a whole library of stories and me-
moirs of the dime novel kind in Ger
man and Hungarian.
He at once made a collection of
these and read them over and over
with avidity, commenting on their lit
erary merits to his friends and cor
recting historical inaccuracies. He
plainly regarded himself as a great
public figure and revelled in his glory.
After a while, however, his fame be-
gan to pail on him. He lost interest
in peaceful pursuits, grew morose and
despondent and spent his time roam
ing among the rocks and forests where
his early exploits were performed.
At last he was missing for several
days. Search was made and he was
found dead in one Of his favorite hid
ing places, with the best Of the books
about him neatly stacked at his side
and his big cavalry pistol, with which
he had blown the top off his head,
still grasped in his hand.
The second brigand who has just
met tragic end was Francesca Par
Isl, who had flourished and died in
the neighborhood Of Salerno, Italy.
He was an intelligent and very robust
peasant Of the better class and lead a
peaceful life until some time ago he
became the victim of an accusation
convicted and sentenced on what he
declared was perjured testimony. AS
he was taken to prison he swore that
he would devote his life to revenge
when he was released.
In the last six months he establish
ed a reign of terror in the country
around Salerno. He robbed nobody,
but devoted himself absolutely to his
vendetta. He hid in the woods and
fields and only emerged from time to
time to shoot at some one who was
concerned in his trial. Some he miss
ed, several he wounded more or less
seriously. One man he MANNED for
life only a week before his own end
came, because he believed him to be
q spy Of the carabiniere.
Parish was so skilful and had so
much sympathy from the country peo-
pie that the authorities could get no
trace of him, although they picketed
forest known as the Faiella, in
which he was supposed to lurk, by
day and night Finally it was by
tracking women who were supposed
to be his sweethearts and admirers
that they located him. incidentally,
they found that there were several
of these and they carried all his sup
plies of food and ammunition to him.
Finally 1t was arranged to keep
watch on all the women on a certain
night. The carabiniere officers let it
leak out, as If informally and by ac-
cident, that they and their men were
worn out with watching and would
have to take few nights rest. AS was
expected, one Of the women left her
home at midnight and was followed to
Parisi's hiding place. The next morn
ing the carabiniere formed three par
ties and closed up on him from the
only three lines of approach to his
lair.
A pitched battle was the result, and
Parish is said to have fired sixty-one
shots from guns and pistols before he
was killed. None Of the soldiers were
hit, but they say that the bullets whis-
tied close to them and they had to
keep we'll covered to save their lives.
The brigand's body, when they took
it into Salerno, was found to have no
less than twenty-nine bullets In 1t.
Giuseppe Calomone is a Sicilian. He
is still at large, though a hundred
carabiniere are looking for him. He
also proclaims himself victim Of the
laws injustice, seeking revenge. He
says he was the victim of political
spite.
1t Is true that he was accused Of
stealing about $40 from two fish deal
ers in Caltanisetta, though there had
never before been the least reason to
doubt his honesty. A local official,
whom he had fought politically. push
ed the prosecution and he was sem
fenced to ten years Imprisonment.
1.-The good God" he screamed to
the spectators in court on his convic-
ton, "ought to make the earth open
and swallow up these false witnesses" I"
However he took his punishment