Pitung, robbers or rebels?

The Pitung for eight years (1886 - 1894) has been troubling Batavia. Dutch Government Advisory Bumiputera business critical Snouck-out Schout Batavia police chief who could not Hijne Pitung catch. Hurgronje think so outrageous that such a European Hijne to be able to catch berdukun for Pitung. Hurgronje think this is police chief uneducated who can not take into account the presence of new vehicles, trains, with which can Pitung pacing. More angered again Pitung could escape from prison Meester Cornelis when captured in 1891. Not only that, outside the prison Pitung still managed to kill Demat Kebayoran, who became enemies Kebayoran farmers and has also put Pitung cousin brother, Ji'ih, to prison and later sentenced to death.

Margriet van Teel in his research report published in 1984 as the publication Bijdragen year revealed that during the Dutch police had raided the house in Rawa Belong Pitung, West Jakarta, and was in the house was found in only a few coins worth 2.5 cents benggolan stored in bamboo. Yet for eight years Pitung action with target robbery dinilainya merchants allied with the Dutch had to dredge the money and gold jewelry that is not a value and quantity.

In conducting the action robberies, Pitung not build a plot, but both premises Ji'ih cousin who later sentenced to death. After that Pitung work alone. Because that's difficult to police to get information about Pitung.

What is known as the Pitung house located in Marunda, North Jakarta, the real home of a dealer Haji Safiudin fish trade. There are two versions of the robbery at the house Haji Safiudin. The first version says Pitung really been robbed Safiudin Hajj. Doubtful that the second version had been robbed Safiudin Hajj. It is estimated that an agreement between the Pitung Safiudin. Safiudin handed some money. The author believes a second version with the information below later.

Goat herd

Pitung birth mother coming from Rawa Belong, Jakarta Barat, his father came from Cikoneng village, Tangerang. Estimated Pitung born in 1866 in Tangerang. Around the age of eight years Pitung feel bitter life. His parents divorced. Her mother refused to be an old wife. Pitung with his mother back to the village Rawa Belong, while his father settled in Cikoneng, Tangerang, with his young wife and keep working on the master Cikoneng Land. Then the day when Pitung had become a fugitive he often visited the house Cikoneng Landlord.

At Rawa Belong Pitung grandfather's goat herd. After a 14-year-old, believed to sell goat Pitung in Kebayoran market. On a day when returning from the market to sell goats, Pitung robbed. He did not dare go home scared grandfather and his mother scolded. Pitung wander with extreme vengeance against violence.

In the wanderings that he arrived at the village Kemayoran, and met with Na'ipin Teachers. A Sufi master who plays the martial arts. Teacher is a student teacher Na'ipin Cit a Murshid, Sufi teacher, from the village Taft, Central Jakarta. About six years studied the Na'ipin Pitung.

Na'ipin friends with Mohammad Bakir, author of Betawi late nineteenth century. Mohammad Bakir works stored in a number of the world's leading meseum including St. Petersburg, Russia, London, and the Netherlands. From this point Na'ipin build relationships with network Five Bridge, West Jakarta, who was already Sa'irin led Bang. In this village all the ideas of revolt and resistance against the Dutch during the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century was designed. Five Bridges Network formerly led Sa'dullah cat, also an author of Betawi.

Pitung never enjoyed rampokannya results. He never married, because the fugitive is not settled in one place. He is also not a gambler, or even drunk. He was a believer orders. According to Margriet van Teel, Pitung can write the Arabic alphabet Malays. Margriet van Teel reported that when in prison Meester Cornelis, Jatinegara, Pitung had several times to smuggle a letter addressed to the board yanag Al Atiq Mosque village Malays. In the letter using the pseudonym Pitung Solihun, the righteous.

Among the congregation when it developed the belief that the seized property for the benefit of an enemy is lawful struggle alone. This is called fa'ie. Pitung perform this task after the revolt leaders and farmers in surrounding Jakatrta funding difficulties because funding for it, painter Raden Saleh, had been confiscated his property in 1870 for involvement peasant revolt. And in 1880 Raden Saleh died in Bogor in poor condition.

All the results submitted Pitung robbery for the benefit of the struggle. It's not distributed directly to the little people as long as this didongengkan. That's why Pitung very difficult to catch because the vast network. Even one of his prospective victims, Haji Marunda Safiudin village, eventually became his partner. Pitung often visited the house in Marunda Safiudin Hajj which became known as the home of the Pitung.

Because of frequent visits to Marunda Pitung, finally smelled the Dutch spy. Route Pitung tracked. Selalunya pitung emerge from Pondok Kopi, East Jakarta, if you want to Marunda. One evening Schout Hijne with a team strength armed police forces waiting Pitung in Pondok Kopi. Needless to say it was getting dark Pitung appear. He bombarded the bullet. Pitung collapsed, but not killed instantly. He was taken by ambulance that had been prepared to a military hospital, now Army Hospital, at Jl Raya Senen, Central Jakarta.

According to the report Margriet van Teel, all the way Pitung constantly singing Nina Bobo, so that rebuked what might Schout Hijne last Pitung request for it seems to die to collect. Pitung says he wants to buy wine, water, juice, with ice. Request was granted. A glass of cool water to drink palm wine, not yet dry glass Pitung passed away. Pitung died young in the age of twenty-eight years. Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi roji'un.

"Source by Ridwan Saidi"