The Press., 1914-03-04

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 dickered ai,d would pay but half ot He reward @Bottelli. after q confer
 ence} with Jarrazini, who offered t. jI1aA up the other half accepted the
 terms; A4 But he stipulated that as soon
 as s7he- gave himself up the money
 shoulds be paid his family This was
 agreed to, and going to Palermo he an nounced himself as Carrazini. Twen ty-fiye thousand lire were paid to his
 wife, and he went to jail to await his
 trial
 Signora Bottelli with her children
 embarked with the money on the next
 vessel saiIing for America. The false Carrazini had made himself very pop tlarf by surrendering himself for the benefit Of his wife and children. and
 the government thought it best to give him limited sentence. He was tried
 and ssentAato -pRisOna for ten years. As
 he was thetngy taken, sto a ship for re-
 moYal to. the mainland, where he was to serve bis sentence, q mob, headed by the real Carrazini in disguise, res cued him from the police. ran him out tossea in boat that had been provid- ed fOrathe purpose, and ten days. later he4iIanded in New York, where he found his family in ease and comfort. The secret of, how it's chef of poli Q ,ut Palermo had been imposcd Gpon bc- caiifes known tU the goYe:n.llent.9''t ''tnd he whs superseded. The new incum bent determined to leave no stone m Aatl1l6d to capture. the bandit, na'lOOp-
 hole for his. escape. He went. h .mself ito Catanfa. ], town on the coast not
 far from Mount IGtna, in order to take personal ehaige. of the operations to ,captIHe,ss fFaZitliinyFrom4" there he threw 4a ,cordon of s,notiae. around, the reg ion in which his Tnnrry operated .witli~a view to hepimiEg him in
 f10ne morning q nran apT Tearcd in the chiefs office at Catania. He was rag 5ged and looked tired and despondent III have come to give myself ups" he said. :. a,. s ,'i,..4!5 .5a:s> ,...-. ..
 7. Who are you?'':si Y '.i - r
 { r'Carrazini.'''+I I,4 '::.s .....:
 , The official looked at the man doubt
 fttlly4,|: Carrazini was not likely thUs tO4 surrender himse1f.s ..,e.
 @t;I don't believe. you. are Carrazini, . said the chief. -5'a.~<i, a..~- i ..".~ { fg''tWhy: not?'&,..;.s :s4,. *, :..... . : ~"Because you areEthe: third Garraz: nj who, has surrendered, himself They Were none '*of them the bandit. But. assuming that. yeu<are he, why do you give yourself lIp2' 's4 ,,.s a5.i ,s,- ts . i:..
 n$4account.. of my family Your naens have me. .Aedged in. | cannot es- cape. must die. I could give myself up to, one who would claim the reward offered for my head I prefer to give
 myself up to you in hopes that you will bestow the reward on my family" ::% C ct outv' cried the chief .s,TIf you think to swindles Rle as my predecessor m.sofhce+ was. swindled, you ,are mis- taken in your man. .....:. ..~.:
 The man seemed to be revolving some thing in his mind Presently he said:
 &s'I see that my plan will not work. am not Carrazini2 but am far more sure of death than he. I had all'my plans made to3.:betray him to you when he: learned ef.t the: plot. and he has sworn to. xii! me. .sI hoped by sur, rendering: myself in his place to get beyond the cordon you have thrown about him and. thus escape him" <. ''I wifi protect yon&--that is, if you will proceed with your plans or form others, to turn him over to me- ,''
 Impossible. I am doomed: Carra zfni has sworn that I shall die. He has many to do his bidding
 i .ss::Place it, in ,. my power. to capture him llill "a and l will pass. you through the ifIos'' @.
 < s''I. could do. that without the lines. but not. in them. ": ::,.,... .4+-.... ...s: # sis.sWhyi".. ssWl S....e ... .y ..s:. ...
 That I,cannot explain" Then. talk ing. out a purse, he continued: Here are "a thousand lire, Keep them and send me beyond your line of police if I do not within three days contrive to turn Carrazin1 over to you, keep the money If Edo turn him over to you we: will claim the reward together. l taking half, you the other half"
 Like others of his kind the official had naitching: palm. He saw thou sand lire. at least. in this, and though being an official, he could not claim my of the reward he might get Ghare of it surrept1tfously+ He put the money in his pocket and passed the man through the lines: ~4% l: sslLn few days he received a missive which read as follows: s ]. a You are welcome to the thousand lire | left with you since, am not able to be- tray Carrazirff to you, he having bribed you to let hirfa:tout of your cordon. And on this account I shall not be able to dij vide the price of his head with you. It is still on HdSsffouEders and will remain there for the present Where. Carrazin1 and his family are Is mot known. ..'% k