Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-07-10

4, and got a note mat McCiure LAD
sent saying he wanted to see me
about $270. 1t was raining and
did not think they would go to get
the money, so L went to the ciump
and saw them start. [ met them
close bv the tunnel by the bridge
il was raining, and 1 said {: Good
morning it's bad morning. The
old man said : It's raining but
nothing more was said When
got to the place where We were to
meet they we're not there Then L
went to Miners mills to Quigleys $
staid there for about a couple of
hours, and when it was 10 O'Clock L
started. had two or three glasses
of whisky and started out pretty
fast but did not run. l met several
Italians on the way and when l got
to the hill where Mrs. Apple lives l
met two wagons, and when L got
close to the forks Mcclure and Elan
iean passed me, but L did not speak
to them.
when they got to the little nil
they went slow and / followed them
l saw Beverino come up and shoot
from the bushes He shot Mcclure
twice In the back. Then he shot the
other man. but don't think he hit
him. Then Villa came up in front
/ Of them and shot the other man
twice in the face. l had n revolver
in NV hand and was running after
them. The horse ran away and Nc
Clue was hanging with his feet un-
/ der the wheel. When they got
/ twenty or thirty yards the old man
! fell out, and Villela ran away down
the road and Beverino looked at me
mad and told me 10 come. went
with him, and when they got to the
place where they afterwards found
the horse he stopped and then Bev-
erino shot the IhOrse and shot Alc
Clure again III the head.
He shot good many times at
the horse. was standing still and
/ lie cursed me and got very white and
I said Here YOU hold this gun and
l If ANYBODY comes Won Kill them
/ held II. and with the knife he cut
the straps that held the valise to the
buggy. then put the valise on his
shoulders and said : Let US gc
/ through here 1t was raining and
muddy and we went up and took the
money and hid il a couple of miles
/ from the scene Of the murder ais
the gun. We then went TO my
shanty and found the people there
had been drinking; they Ind not
heard Of the murder. l changed
my shoes and stockings and put my
other pants on and went to Franks
l asked him for some bread HI
said he did not have any, then wen
To nv old mans and while 1 was fol
! lowing the road saw q fellow whS
told me Of the murder. l then Wen
70 No { then came up again to oul
/ shanty. BeveriDo was with me al
/ this time
When we got to the shant- 80
/ fouud VInces1 Vzil - sitting by the
s,OCe. We saw the detectives com
ing towards the shauty, and Bervin,
said to me, now mind and be careful
how YOU talk. If I've got to:d9e yol
die with me But the detectives on.
/ " wanted TO ask Us If we saw any
BODY go down the road, and l pre-
tended 10 be looking for the naTae oi
man. Joe Petro was tho first one
who said anything to me about 1T
He asked me where Beverino hao
been, and said He is..a bad man
We got back to Yatesville and then
went to Miner Mills That was al
we did the dav of the murder
next saw the money on the afternoon
of the following dav- l went with
/ Beverino VilliIa did not want to &C
with us. Beverlrro opened the silver
and took some and asked me II
wanted any. L told him no. / tool
SD or Is in bills, He also took S4C
or $50 N paper money. He then put
the morey back again. This wa
about a half mile from our shanty
wheIe the gun Is / don't remem
Der going there any more He went
| there and brought some money {
couple Of DAYS after, and gave me Q
couple Of $50 notes and some small
bills. A couple Of days after he said
he wanted TO take this money tC
Philadelphia. and said any time
wanted 1t could go there and ge
IL 1 said You can carry the mon
ey away !: l don't want to have any
thing to do with it When L wen
to New York he said he wanted 4
go to Philadelphia, but could not g,
away until he saw me
When l went to Philadelphia
and inquired for Bevineo | found h
had gone. Civiaco came with m,
when came to the agency in Phils
; delphia. Beverino did not tell IN
where the money would be put il
Philadelphis. He said he wanted t.
change 1t in New York to Italial
money and take 1t to Italy Beveri
no and Eillila were together all tn
time. Fincenso Is short, stout built
with a very small black moustachs
sharpe features, face little red b
| the nose. His number was 1873. z
: boarded at our shanty- The blacl
!, smith also boarded there. Sine
q Bsverino went away have not hear
y from him. In Italy he goes to Ma
n dua, Province of Calabria. Viliell
0 went to the same place. They hy
/ about three miles apart An old fe
low at the works heard from Bever
! no since he arrived in Italy. We a
r fred. ! fred from the back don
: know whether hit anything--or no
v did not fire at any,particular mai
; ] was on the left side beside BeveI
n no. I fired three or four shots.