A real live brigand, known as. "the Red Fantomas of Modena,"' has for some time been terrifying the peaceful Emilian countryside, says a Rome correspondent. Adani, as the man is called, is spoken of as "red" on account of his political convictions, which he shares with the Communists, and Fantomas from an obvious analogy with the celebrated figure of French fiction, Together with two companions ha escaped from prison last. December, and before long began to put into practice what he had learnt from a study of modern detective fiction and films.
There dors net appear to be much novelty about the methods of the Red Fantomas, but his ability lies in his sudden manner of appearing and disappearing, Ha escaped from prison by the traditional device of a small file and a sheet let down from the prison bars. He uses the old style of brigand diction, "Your money or your li $0, at any rate, a certain peasant called Gatti whom he robbed of 7,000 lire the other day has stated. Hoe cherishes special hatred for the Fascisti, and er day bu into the country inn of a local Fascisti and the point of the revolver ordered the best dinner the host could prov vide. After eating and drinking. his fill ni and his band retired, and by way of paying the bill they fired a hundred er so shots at the house as they went off.
Most of the brigand's original comrades have been arrested, but he remains at large at the moment,, and recruits his company from local malefactors. It is not thought he will be much longer at liberty.
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