Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-10


Nivillo: please hand over the money "a
! those two bags The guards wee hvlI,-
| less and had the NOR; iiication OF seeing
their dinner guest ride away an ~ fey
with his booty.
Goodness in Face of Danger
| The bandit once escaped what appeared
to be certain capture by r,ennarkable cool
ness and presence OF mind Whiie lie MS
seated with some trends In nous" IN
! Setenil playing the national card gam.
! "tute.' over wine and cigarettes. on, or
his numerous proteges ran into the voc N
with the alarming news that the e, Z
guard was approaching the house bent
upon his capture, HIS companions NJ
once offered all kinds az advice to him
ne must hide under pile OF sheep
skins lying i'm the corner. he must drop
ont or n rear window: he must elmo
out upon the roof and lie quietly hidden
there. and so on. I'll Nivillo however.
begged them to be quite at ease and
continue their interrupted game as II
nothing were about To happen. Descend
Ing the staircase he opened the front
door and came face Ia face with a patrol
of the civil guard. They inquired
whether he had seen Fl Nivillo In an
even, firm voice he replied that he had
been playing cards with him. hut that
half an hour before the bandit had ridden
off TO n neighborng village. The Of
ficers dashed off in hot haste in the
direction indicated. but needless To saw
did not succeed in capturing FL Nivil!o
on that occasion.
Els Children Aid in His Arrest.
The brigands family is composed OF
five chldren-two sons and three daugh-
tiers. One of the former liz married and
! resides in Estepa. The three girls oDo-
lores, Carmen and consueio. are noted
beauties. with the dark hair. eyes and
complexion that have made AndalGslan
women famous They all speak French
correctly. an unusual accomplishment in
the children Of a Spanish brsand. In
their small but comforts bly, furnished
house in Estepa is that luxury. a piano.
which the second daughter plays with
| exceptional ability.
Expelled by the police TO Gibraltar last
November the children took steamer to
BuenoS Aires and so unwitiingly caused
the Spanish authorities 10 suspect that
Ell Nivillo. who was badly wanted.
| I'm hiding there. Information was sent
| To the Spanish legation in the Argentine
| capital, and few days after the arrival
Of his family FL Fiviilo was prosaically
arrested at ranch tenanted by him at
| the village of Ensenada. near La Plata.
Gains Sympathy Of Spanish Lady.
| That misplaced admiration of and sym
| pathy for those accused of crime is not
confined TO many of the hystercal fair
sex of the United States is proved by
the treatment FL Niviilo has received
since his arrest. While he WAS in iail
at Buenos Aires. he received hundreds 90
letters OF COMMUNICATION from women
cont aiming offers of assistance and money
! IL is said that he laid by tidy sum by
charging 81 apiece for his .aut ogra phs.
which were in great demand among tho
| Spanish senoritas Of the South American
| city.
| On the day Of FL Nivillo's arrest Ge--
man presented himself Al the home of
| the president of the Argentine and asked
| to be allowed TO visit the Spanish bandit.
| His request was denied and later he
| approached a subordinate official and Of
| fered him 600 pesos to procure his al
| mission to the prison. Tho official be-
| licving the over-anxious German to be a
confederate of the brigand. reported the
| offer to his superiors. with the result
| that the subject of the kaiser was pla ced
| under arrest An investigation was sub
| sequently made. and il was discovered
| that the suspected man was nothing
worse than newly married and very
wealthy tourist on his honeymoon. who
was anxious to see what a real live An
dalusian bandit Was like.