Show r Estate Contest Reveals Strange e i Story of Piracy Kinsmen Kinsmen Battle Battle Over er Pro Property of Francesco Claudio i Pirate Pinate King of I 1795 I GIRGENTI Tr Ital Italy March March 1 By U. U I P. P A P.-A A strange story of an eighteenth eighteenth eight eight- century Italian pirate who carved a kingdom In a desolate i African isle has come to light here herewith herewith herewith with the contest over the estate of Francesco Claudio one time I and king of of l car I The estate is valued at more than eight billion lire It is is' claimed by byI upwards of ot heirs of the Girgenti I distrIct The fact tact that Claudio was a pirate and a somewhat bloody pirate at that ha has nothing to do with pride of his descendants in his achievements In the da days s 's when warfare was a ai aj j i profession and piracy a recognized I means of winning wealth and fame Francesco Claudio was born in m this I countr countryside side In 1795 after ho had become a pirate of parts his fleet captured the wealthy island of ot Madagascar and Francesco was crowned king Icing He developed vast estates ownership of ot which has lias been contested through the years ears Finally eight Sicilian families of the Bonetti group of which Francesco was the leader have hae established their claims clearly and members m tp obtain h h fortune Xh f family claims one- one eighth of ot the estate and ond probably will receive it The remainder goes to sev seven n other families all descendants descendants I of t the pirate sea rover |