A tragedy which took place a few days ago reminds us that Corsican Dandits are by no means a myth. Shortly after a motor om plying between Ajaccio and Lopigna had eft the small town of Sari Jd'Oreino, the driver discovered that the road was blocked with large stones. He and the conductor got down to remove the obstacle, and they were followed: by tke' two [gendarmes accompanying the omnibus.. They had hardly begun when five bandits, concealed in the brushwood near the road opened fire on them. The two gendarmes return-Jed tte fire but were both killed, as was the conductor. The bandits [then emerged and ordered the three [Passengers—two women and a man get down, after which they, foreed the driver to set fire to the' omnibus. When it was well ablaze, they went away. This outrage is} attributed to a man named Spada, who has been an outlaw for several years. The contract for the omnibus service was recently given to the mayor of Lopigna, who had insulted a young women in whom!
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