Show sardinia S a r da ni A loses hero brigande brigands Bri sands gands picturesque figures passing as result of new police campaign rome sardinians ians tans took look on their brigands brigande bri gands as heroes and be betray traya n feeling of regret over the passing of these picturesque figures owing to the strict policing of the island during the last few years there are only a few outlaws left in the mount mountains alris of nugro nuoro a sardinian said recently as the bold brave ones haye have long since been caught in the nets net and those remaining are only small flah fish and they will soon lose heart beart and rive give themselves up the impression one pains gains in discussing brigandage with the me people of the island Is that while these deflers of the law are second in the popular mind to the legendary heroes all realize that their day Is over the intensive campaign begun about three years ago by the authorities to rid the mountains of nuoro nugro of outlaws Is similar to that undertaken in sicily for the rooting out of the hindla it may take lake months or even years but the fate of f these brigands brigande bri gands Is practically sealed six thousand to capture one possibly they will die fighting for or their relatives or be surrounded as was the case of samuele one of the cleverest brigande brigands bri gands of mud moti ern times ills death when he was arrested made a hero her of him as in order to catch him it was necos necessary sary to surround the mount mountains nitis above arzana with men who closed till all toads of escape E every very one I 1 knows Stoc chinos history throughout sardinia and tn in the town of nuoro nugro he Is second in fame only to the patron saint of the ish island and ills history has one detail in common with that hat ot of nil all brigands brigande bri gands he considered himself wronged tie HP lind had fought valiantly gallantly during the world war 80 much so vint that he received a sliver silver medal after long service pen ice at the front be returned home hom and found that tits his mother other and sisters were not receiving gi a largo large enough pension tp to live on lav 11 decided not to rawn to the front roni but to remain on oa the island and support them orders were sued for his ayrest arrest but he escaped to fhe mountains kalns and became an outlaw whenever ever word reached reach ed him that some one bad oad notified the police about his hiding place he fie swore vendetta agA tile the informant and to hla his first offense of desert log he added several murders were committed in there was one man who gave information that almost cost St jill his 1 liberty 1 ills name dame was warned his friends and followers must dla die I 1 have sworn lit it was not a 0 simple death he planned for his former friend lie he first caught him tn an ambush then be tor tortured turea him film as aa he was tied in a caye and having shot law threw hla body to the pigs family swore vendetta the th eNie Nl eddu doln amaly swore a 0 vendettia vended against the whole family of aitho news of this brought m in his hiding biding place he never worried for himself but he feared for or tits ills broi brothers liers and sisters as well as tits his mother tie decided to visit the village and warn them to keep indoors he was walking down a road in the vicinity when he saw three children playing he asked two of them it if they were related to and they replied no but the youngest riot not recognizing the brigand answered yes he fie drew his long knife and stabbed her the two others rushed away to bring the news to the village the au authorities thorl redouble of their efforts to bring about its his capture it was decided that a certain number of military police should disguise themselves as shepherds find and strive to find the hiding place of the alie brigand escaped traps of police three times they thought they had him cornered and three times thides he be slipped through their fingers the police were baffled one man vittorio carta of Ul received a letter from warning him that unless he brought him tire lire he would be shot the brigand said ne was weary of the continual police search and wanted to get gel off to cor alca with tire lire he could uve live on the island vittorio was not anxious to be killed or to pay the sum suin demanded so in desperate straits he suggested to a friend to take the woods and ploy the part of the outlaw tho latter agreed and made for a part of the mountain far removed from 0 word was brought later to that there was a man in hiding the brigand went over to the part of the wood where the ne new outlaw was so that he fie could take a good look at him who are you he asked you can speak freely I 1 shall not betray you as I 1 have my own vendetta remember before I 1 became a u murderer I 1 was a victim of mans injustice the newcomer gave him his name and said that tie he was hiding from the police as he was accused accuse dof of stealing a litter of pigs in the nearby province but that lie he was innocent if I 1 am thrown into prison I 1 shall never be able to clear myself this appealed to the brigand and they agreed to watch during the night when darkness came and they sat in a n cave close to the lire fire ino unburdened himself of nil all his troubles it seemed almost too good to be true that lie who had kept tits his own counsel for so many years should now tell a newfound new ney found friend his plans for the next day am going down to arzana and paste up some notices regarding those two carcasses who spied on me and then I 1 think I 1 shall return here he said plans sent to police how flow the pseudo outlaw managed to get a letter down to arzana Is not known but the police were warned never before had the brigand fulfilled his program usually he be did the opposite to what he had bad planned but this time he followed the plans he had outlined I 1 the police had received the order fro from rome home that must be caught dead or alive six thousand military police and national guards surrounded the woods leaving not a stretch of this district unprotected tp echIno unconscious of the large numbers walked down the mountain road toward Ar arzania suddenly he felt he was being watched and made for the upper slope of the mountain here fiere again he saw shadows ile he had n secret hiding place a cave and he knew it if lie fie could only reach it in time tit lit 1 lad nd loopholes with runs guns he arnild co ild keep a large force nt at bay bin every step was watched then lie dech decided leI to 0 o kill ns na many of tits his pursuers pur PurS ilera ns as he could and to lie die body taken to church the price on his heal was si ox and besides les ldes tills this the who were hunting him vint that twenty of their companions had hean killed during the nine years campaign to catch him film hidden behind a tree tit nt first and af terwood in the he branches he fought but soon tie fie fell dead at the toot foot of tile the tree ills body was carried to the police p alice station find and inter to the church when tits ins hody body wils laid put in tile the chapel all the villagers walked past the liter bier kissing the feet of the dead man as a sign that thy had forgiven him while outlawry in sardinia la Is centuries old in modern modem times it has been confined to mountainous districts of nuoro nugro as here there are arc spuds hills and coves caves as hiding places it was here during the world war that tile deserters could coul d alve ive and evade arrest it has b been ec n estimated that more than soldiers found this district it go good od place to live in once they chose to tc become brigands brigande bri gands their friends and relatives were bound to help them not only by supplying them wit with h what they needed but also by warning them when the police were on their track |