The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-12
ADVENTURES on BRIGANDS
TWO MEET TRAGIC DEATHS-ONE
roofs PURSUERS.
Magyar Who Mutilated Capuves shoots
Himself Frem EnnuI AFTER Reforming
-vendetta Ended by Fight Near
RaIernO -Tbe Antics or q Bold Ricili eit.

Himself Prem EnnuI ATteF Reforming
-vendetta Ended by Fight Near
salernO -Tbe Antics OF q Bold siciIi sit.
Three brigands have been the subject
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 90 far bafIed the police.
One Of the three was a Magyar, one
Sovanyou Soska. and his field OF operations
long ago was the Carpathian Mountain dis
trict with its vague, lonely roads and in
accessible retreats. Twenty-Five years ago
he was the soourge OF the country.
No traveller was safe, and when travellers
we're too scarce rich farmers 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 ransom. II his demands were not satis-
hed he did not kill his prisoners. but usually
sent them home minus their ears or q couple
Of fingers or even a hand.
He became such a nuisance at last thG&
a small army was sent out to hunt him.
He fell into their hands by accident and wa0
sentenced to imprisonment for life in
prison he became softened In spirit. He
turned religious and his repentance was go
sincere that the Bishop Of the district at
last Interested 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 liveli-
hood as a herdsman for his brother. His
wild career as q robber had been made the
subject OF q whole library OF stories and
memoirs OF the dime novel kind in German
and Hungarian. .r.
He at once made a collection OF these
and read them over and oyer with avidity,
commenting on their literary merits TO his
friends and correcting their historical
inaccuracies. He plainly regarded himself
as q great public figure and revealed In his
After a while. however, his fame began
to pail on him. He lost interest In peaceful
pursuits, grew morose and d~espondent
and spent his time roaming among. the
rocks and forests where bis 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 hiding places. with
stacked at his side and the big cavalry
his head, still grasped in his hand.
The second brigand who has just met q
tragic. end was Francesca, Paris. who
iourished and died in the neighbor-
hood Of Salerno, Italy. He was an intell-
Rent and very robust peasant OF the better
class and led a peaceful life until some ttme
ago he became the victim OF an accusation
which he declared to be false n was. CON-
vioted 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 whom he was released.
In the last six months he established
Il --- L. AhA ANNnAR AGAgNnh
Saierno. He robbed nobody, but de-
voted himself absolutely to his vendetta.
He hid in the woods and fields and only
emerged from time TO time TO shoot atgome
one who wal concerned in his trial. Some
he missed. several he wounded more OF less
seriously. One man he MANNED for life
only q week before his own end came,
because he believed him to be a spy OF the
c~arabinieri.
sympathy from the country people that the
authorities could get no trace OF him, al
though they pioketed a forest known as
the Faiella, In which he was supposed 20
lurk, by day and night. Finally it was by
tracking women who were supposed 70 bs oe
located him. incidentally, they found that
there were several OF these n they car
ried all his supplies OF food and ammu-
milton to him.
Finally It was arranged TO keep watch
on ali the women on a certain night. The
carabiniere officers let IL leak out. as y
informally and by accident, that they n
their men were worn out with watohing
and would have to take a few nights rest:
her home at midnight and was followed 70
Parisi's hiding place. The next morning the
carabinieri formed three parties and closed
ia on him from the only three lines OF
approach TO his lair.
Parish Ia said TO have fired sixty-one. shots
from guns and pistols before he was killed.
None Of the soldiers was hit, but they say
the bullets whistled close TO them and they
had to keep well covered TO ave tnelr
lives. The brigand's body, when they o o
It into Salerno, was found to have no less
than tWenty-nine bullets In it,.
Giuseppe Salomone is 6 Sicilian, He ts
still at large, though a hundred carabinierf
are LICKING for him .b be sis9 PPr pGS,sii%s
seeking revenge. He says he was the vic
tim OF political spite.
Il is true that ne was accused OF stealing
about $40 from two fish dealers in Cattanis-
eta, though there had never before been
the least reason TO doubt his honesty. A
local official, whom he had fought politically
pushed the prosecution and he was SEN
fenced to ten years imprisonment,
The good Cod he screamed 70 the
fought to make the earth open and swallow
up these false Witnesses
However, he took his punishment quietly.
When liberated he showed no signs OF bitter
pees. But when he reached home he found
that his mother had die on the previous
day.
After the funeral he tool to the woods.
His very first act wss TO shoot dead the
ofRcial whom he held responsible for his
prosecution.
When the man died at once, .salomope
bewailed the fact. He had hoped he would
linger for some time in the torments Of
rernorse and the fear OF judgment. &
Since then Salomoneis life has been the
ordinary one OF a brigand. he robs and
levies blaolmail on the villages and even
the towns OF Sicily. He has the sympathy
OF the very poor; who keep him posted on
the plans made to catch him..
He In said 20 be n most daring fellow.
BE meets In disguise h oarabinien who
are chasing him and o with them;
then he sends them on wild goose ohaseS
TO look for him fifty miles from where he
Ia going TO be. He has eoraped acquaint-
ance with Judges and other public officials,
shaken hands with commissaries OF police,
stopped at the best hotels and frequented
the theatre. His GROWING exploit was
10 write his own memoirs and have them
published In q Sioilian newspaper.