Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-07-31

Carrazini and will surrender your
self If your life is spared and the re-
ward offered for you be paid to your
family"
But II the terms were accepted |
would at least have to spend the rest
of my life In prison."
Leave that to me. | will see that
you don't remain there long"
"what part of the reward do you
want?'
"None of It. You will run so much
risk in the matter that you should
have all there is In it. for you will
have to trust to promises which may
fail you. Besides. | have a scheme of
my own for which you will prepare
the way"
Luigi Bottelli took the matter under
consideration and finally determined
to try 1t. He wrote the letter as sug-
gested and received a reply that the
matter had been referred to the gov
eminent. Then came another letter
from the chief at Palermo that he was
authorized to carry out the proposed
plan. Bottelli was to give himself up
and be sentenced to a term of ten
years In prison. But the government
| dickered and would pay but half OF
| the reward. Bottelli, after a confer
ence with Carrazini, who offered to
make up the other half. accepted the
terms. But he stipulated that as soon
as he gave himself up the money
should be paid his family. This was
agreed to, and going to Palermo he an
nounced himself as Carrazini. TWEEN
ty-fve 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 sailing for America. The false
Carrazini had made himself very pop
ular by surrendering himself for the
benefit of his wife and children, and
the government thought 1t best to give
him a limited sentence. He was tried
and sent to prison for ten years. As
he was being taken to a ship for re-
moval to the mainland. where he was
to serve his sentence, a mob. headed
by the real C~arrazini in disguise. res
cued him from the police. ran him out
to sea Ia a boat that had been proyid-
ed for the purpose. and ten days later
he landed in New York, where he
found his family In ease and comfort.
The secret Of how its chief yef police
at Palermo had been imposed upon be-
came known to the government, and
he was superseded. The new incum-
bent determined to leave no stone un-
turned to capture the bandit. no loop
holeTfor his escape. He went himself
to fCatania. a town on the coast not
i far frem Mount Etna, In order to take
personal charge of the operations to
capture Carrazini. From there he
threw a Gordon of police around the
region in which his quarry operated
with a view to hemming him in.
One morning a man appeared in the
chiefs office at Catania. He was rag
ged and looked tired and Respondent.
ri Have come to give myself up" he
said.
"Who are your
"Carrazini."
The official looked at the man doubt
fully. Carrazini was not likely thus
to surrender himself.
II don't believe you are Carrazini."
said the chief.
"Why not?'
Because you are the third Carrazini
who has surrendered himself. They
were none Of them the bandit. But,
assuming that you are he. why do you
give yourself upr'
"On account of my family. Your
men have me hedged In. / cannot es-
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
Get out!" cried the chief. IF you
think to swindle me as my predecessor
In office was swindled you are mis-
taken in your man"
The man seemed to be revolving some
thing in his mind. Presently he said:
II see that my plan will not work.
l am not Carrazini. but l am far more
sure of death than he. | had all my
plans made to betray him to you when
he learned Of the plot, and he has
sworn to kill me. l hoped by sur
rendering myself In his place to get
beyond the Gordon you have thrown
about him and thus escape him."
II win protect %you-that is. II you
will proceed with your plans or form
others to turn him owe to me-"
"Impossiblel / am doomed. Cara
zini has sworn that / shall die. He
has many to do his bidding"
"Place 1t in my power to capture
him and / will pass you through the
lines"
II could do that without the lines,
but not In them"
"Why?
'That | cannot explain" Then. TAX
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