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...little opera house of the town of Bastia, Corsica, the French Government last week put on trial for 14 separate murders the most notorious of all Corsican bandits-André Spada...
Thirteen years ago when Spada first set out to make a name for himself with a double-barreled shotgun and a pocketful of shells, he was a plump, handsome young man, looking for all the world like a road company tenor in Cavalleria Rusticana. His reputation began to grow when he shot two gendarmes in the back, killing one. He considered the highway between Ajaccio and Sopigna his personal property, collected tribute from all travelers for years. He avenged himself on a young man who ran away with his mistress by murdering the boy's uncle and a cousin...
...French Government swore to catch Bandit Spada dead or alive, sent a whole regiment of gendarmes to Corsica under General Fournier. Though 200 excited newshawks were issued rifles and sent out into the scrub to join the chase, André Spada remained uncaught...
...peasants going to mass in the village of Coggia found a hoarse, half-crazed man shouting "What have I done?" in front of the church door. A crown of thorns was in his hair and a heavy wooden cross hung from his neck. It was André Spada...
...arrest of burly Andre Spada. notorious Corsican brigand (TIME. June 12): decision by authorities to hospitalize him for mental examination after he spent two weeks knitting socks, explained that it helps him communicate with...