Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-16
Credited With
 Thirty Murders
WORST "5AD MAN" ON ISLAND OF
 sANTo DOMINGO
ALL AFRAID OF HIM
o' s. Marines Securing the Country for Him, Have Covered More Than 2,5oo Miles, Mostly Afoot.

San Pedro De Macoris, santo Do. mingo, Feb. 7.-(Staff Correspondence or the Associated PressD Tinted states marines are still securing ina apout the large sugar estates Tn this section of the island for tbe bandit, Vincentite Evangelista. de- scr1bed as the worst "bad man ztSI1 at large in the republic. EvangeIis- sas band IS believed to have been scattered by constant pursuit bv tna marines and no crimes that can bc iald to his band have been reported Tor three weeks.
 Eyangelista is credited with having huroered at least thirty msn and so long as he is known to be at Iar9e considerable uneasiness is felt partic ularly by American sugar planters. pom @Dominlcans, likewise, are afraid of even the name of the bandit.
 75,oo0 Rifles and RevoIvers Take,
 In their search for bandits. marines under Lieutenant Colonel Hiram barss have covered more than 2 5O0 miles, mostly on foot, and in thst sitne -ia they nave recovered fully 5000 rlhes and revolvers from Donninfcans IL IS said that nearly 75,000 rifles and reVolvers have been gathered. On their assumption of. control here the a1tnorltles were told by Dominican Cncials that there were not over 111 rifles in the country
 Rich Field for Bandits.
 The country about Macors has been r1ch field for bandits during fine past few years. In this district ara located most of the large sugar es- tates on which there are many stores which have been repeatedly robbed of both cash and provisions. while fbe estates have lost hundreds of horses ana ana been robbed of thousands of dol- lars. Bandits disappointed in their efforts to obtain cash frequently have set fire to cane fields.
 Paid for Protection.
 In order to protect themselves. most or the estates have been forced to nav nxed sums monthly. or as demanded gangs. General Chacia, who recently 0,r. rendered to Lieutenant Colonel T3araa and IS now imprisoned in the fort at Santo Domingo City, was the "feSs de orden" at the ConsueIo sugar eE- tate, the largest in the republic. and his men patrolled the estate to keen others of their kind out of it's bor- ders. When the marines landed al Macoris General Chacha let if bs Known that he would resist any at- tempt at military interference in bfs district; It was reported that he was cntrenched near ConsueIa and the ma = rines went there prepared for any eor+ Of resistance.
 Five Negroes Killed.
 As the marines near the ConsueIs central several shots were fired by onknoWn persons presumably some 9I Chachas band, and more than one hundred marines Immediately onen1 ed fire. Five negro employees were Killed and two wounded. Shortly af- terWard Albert Bass. manager of fine himself up.
 As compared with some others Gen eral Chacha is said to have been a. gentleman bandit. He is not known 10 nave ever killed anyone, but he was aIl-powerfuI in his district Marines now stationed on the Con- sueia estate have been making daily trips into the, country in search of bandits and other IaWbrea kers and with the exception of Evangelista. and his gang 1t is believed that the col1n n- try has been pretty well cleaned up.