The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-03
Clever RASCALS.
Robbers Of Naples as Daring as
They Are Resourceful-
SCHEME OF ONE LONE THIEF.

Too Conhding Proprietor.
His name was Signor Domenico Doc
for Doichinetri. and be was host in
Rome For scholar with degree
he enjoyed bis meals rather unre-
STRANGELY. but after the spaghetti and
capretfo had disappeared he used to
slow his pace over the finocchio con
vino and to straighten his back wipe
his musfache and begin his stories
..Napolf? ST. ST. Naples? Bella cit
ia. beautiful. beautiful. And what
thieves are they in Naples. 1t is the
one city where you cannot lead don
key through the streets"
There did not seem to be much con-
nection between these. and our puzzled
looks said so.
"Perche? You dare not lead You
must take him by the tail. for when
the unsuspecting peasant leads an ass
laden with panniers or onions or wood
into Naples before long he happens to
glance back. and. behold. all is gone
produce. panniers. pack saddle. all
| filched Thereafter he takes the ass
/ by the tail and steers him through the
streets that he may watch constantly
i -Poi-it is all organized Some years
ago the leader Of the robbers was the
captain Everybody knew him. When
anything was stolen from one. one
went not TO the police. but TO the cap
tain
There was a little music master
came home one day and found his pi-
ano gone. whole piano. and no one in
the house could say how. when or
where it went. The little man was
distracted
Then he took heart and went to the
captain and stood before him with his
hat In his hands. He was just a poor
music teacher. His piano was all he had
in the world He Co said the cap
tain. AT 6 this evening you have your
piano And about the time of the
service that afternoon q wagon came
to the little, mans door. and four men
heaved out piano. which they set in
its accustomed corner: then they drove
of without word.
poi. the music man, went again to
the captains house and began TO thank
Allu anu I'D dUOQl Ill pOLh-
cts. saving that he did not have much
about 20 lire. all his savings-22 lire
y perhaps. ..What--twenty-two lirer'
yelled the other. L. who am rich.
whom men call the captain-22 lire to
me. You poor And he kicked him
down the stairs
But the most remarkable robbery
was done not by the band. but by a
Neapolitan single handed.
"One day there drove up to a church
furnishing shop an equipage with two
prancfng horses and liveried coach
man and halted before the big win
dows full OF precious finery A beau
tifully dressed little signor alighted
and asked TO see the proprietor. He
said he had cousin who would the
next day be ordained bishop and be
desired to purchase appropriate gifts
First he would see a croZier. The pro
prietor fetched a superb croZier of sill
YER. the crook OF it gold. wonderfully
chased and overweight with carving
How much? asked the we'll dressed
man
Five thousand lire, signor'
Good. Tie it up and put it il
the carriage. And let me see also {
inter. And again he chose the costli
: est, one frosted with silver arabesques
and beaded with pearls. He sal
down to write check for 5000 lire
altogether. But. no; he would see alse
a bishops ring. How much was thi.
one?'
Two thousand lire. signor.'
Good And that. too went into til,
carriage with the inter and crozier
: Finally this princely customer woult
buy complete vesture and decided OF
a figured alb broidered with cloth o.
1 gold from shoulder to foot. Only b.
doubted. will it fit? But stay b.
said to the shopman; you are a bi:
. man, almost as large as my cousin
See If the garment will fit YOU S,
the proprietor put it on and stood
clothed in magnifcence from cravat t
ankle
l. Good Beautiful! Only the waist
8 My cousin happens to be enormous o
: girth. Suppose you put your arms a
), your sides. and | shall fix the girdl
|, to include them That will about edua
d my cousins waist So he buckled tn
s belt tight about the proprietors wrist
5 and moved back to survey the effect
d 'Boun. Bellissima. Most beautiful b
) cried. And now. signor-buon giorno
+. He skipped through the door. int
d his carriage and whirled downtown
"At that Good day the proprieto
let out one awful yell and bounde
into the street Thief he screechet
He crashed into astounded people
tripped in his golden skirts. rolled an
could not get up again.
People would not touch him, kick
ing and frothing and trying to poin
Thief. thief-would not even look i
the direction of the vanishing carriag.
Finally the police grabbed him, di:
covered that he was insane and roll
IF Der and hustled him TO prison. Poi
4 they let him go next morning "-Phils