St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-09
Red Nose Mike Details the As
Sassination Of Mcclure
and Flanagan.
The Story Of His Own Crime
Shocks the Red-Handed
Wretch.
Unknown Dynamitards Blow
Up a Gotham Brewery
With a Bomb.
Old Dominion Changers Terri
bly, Frightened by an
Army of Mad Dogs.

WnKEsBAgRE, Pa, Feb. s.-At the
trial of Red-Nosed Mike to-day, Will
lam Oplinger, an old hunter, testified to
Mixes showing him a rifle purchased
here in August last. and on being
shown the rifle found by Capt. Linden
in the woods, identified it positively as
being the same one. Edward Kim
erer. of this city, testified to having sold
the rife to Mike and his companions.
Antonio Napeliello, bright young
Italian, nineteen years of age, says that
on July Mike asked him to take part
in the murder and robbery of the pay
master; he refused, and Mike warned
him not to tell any one under pain of
death. Two days afterwards Mike and
SeverIno again approached him on the
subject, but he refused, when they
again threatened him with death. Wit
ness soon after left here and went to
Shenandoah. He never told any one of
Mikes proposition, as he was not
sure that Mike had done the murder.
Three witnesses testified to Mixes
having admitted committing the muir
der, but say that he claims to have done
it because he was afraid to refuse for
fear of secret Italian society, whose
headquarters are in New York. He
said he would sooner commit the mur-
der and take his chances with the law
than refuse and take chances with the
society, Francisco Chiviacco, of Phila-
delphia. who had been in Jail here for a
month, was introduced to Mike by
Beverino, and later on he and Mike
were out together, when he said to
Mike: .'BeverinO told me all about
you," meaning that Beverino had said
that Mike was the head officer of a
secret Italian society, which is very
strong in Chicago at present. Mike,
supposing that Chiyiacco was referring
to the murder. told him the circum-
stances, and how he himself Mike was
the instigator When Chiviacco told
Mike that his confederates had gone to
Italy Mike cried and said that the 's
FATAL SHOTS WE'RE FIRED,
and to no purpose, since they had taken
all the moneyand left him herepen less.
He then had the witness write to parties
in Italy, who sent back money for Mike
to escape the country. At 1.-The evening
session Capt. Linden detailed the cap
ture of Nike. His confession was read
in evidence. 1t details one of the most
perpetrated. Mike was also put on The
stand. He merely testified at this time
to what took place in Capt. Linden's
office while in Philadelphia. Capt.
Linden then detailed how after they
left Philadelphia under cover OF dark
ness Mike led them to the mountain
spot, and there some of the money, the
rifle, satchei and several cartridges
were found among the rocks. He knew
everything. Capt. Linden's story
caused the most intense excitement
in court, and the wretch, as
he sat at the defendants table, was a
picture of utter dismay. The story
of the planning and shooting reads like
a novel. The court adjourned until to-
morrow morning. In his confession.
Mike details how Antonio Napolello,
Beverino and himself we're practicing
marked, ''By Cd, we ought to get that
money from the paymaster when he
comes up the road. The three of us can
do it without being discovered" An
tonic and | said ''yes, VIZ. are satisfied"
Several more conferences were held,
and later went to Wilkesbarre on
business. BeveIino went with me, and
while going down the road he was look
ing for a good
PLACE TO DO THE MURDER.
He mentioned two or three places as
good ones, and I said yes. When we
got in town we went into gun store
and bought Winchester rifle. Then
we left the store and went to Parsons.
From there we went TO the shanty. |
carried the rifle. 1t was a 44-caliber
Winchester rifle, sixteen shots. On the
way to the shanty Bevtrino was hunt
f,1 tn Ia hn nr,iH Hn Il
found place about quarter or half a
mile from No. I shanty. alongside of a
creek under big stone or rock under a
big tree. This tree stands on the rock.
He put the rifle under the rock, and
also the cartridges. He said nothing
about the murder from that time until
two or three days later. Then
he went away TO Philadelphia
to hear about work. He returned
on Monday. The next morning 1 went
into Wilkesbarre with Beverino and
Vincenzo Vilello. We went to a store
where there was gun. Neither of
them would go inside but sent me in.
Beverino must have told Vilello about
the job and the rifle, as he seemed to
know all about it. got the rifle ndail
three of us went back to the hiding
place and placed the rifle under the big
stone. Nothing was said about the pro-
posed murder until the 18th of October,
when the three of us stood in No.
shanty and spoke about it and Bever-
inc said we would have to go down the
road tomorrow or next day. Then
Viiello seemed to lose courage and
Beverino said that the man who loses
courage gets killed. | then said: Who
is to do the shooting" BeverinO said:
L WILL DO IT.
and he said to VileIo: All you got to
do is to take anything l hand you,' and
he said to me: Mike, you go down the
road, and let US know when they are
coming He said: I've got good
rifle. and could shoot more than two
men, On the morning of the murder
it was raining, and / did not think they
wOu d go to get the money. so went to
the clumps and saw them start. When
| got down to the place where we We're
to wait they were not there. Mcclure
and Flanagan passed me, but did not
speak to them. When they got to lit
tie hill they went slow, and followed
them | saw BeverinO come up and
shnot from the bushes. He shot Nc
Clure twice in the back. He then shot
the other man, and L think Iii him.
Then Vilello came up in front of them.
and shot the other man twice in the
face. had revolver in my hand,
running after theEl. The horse
ran. and Mcclure WIS hanging with
his feet under the wheel. When they
had gone auout twenty or thirty yards
the I'D man fell out and VillelIo an
away down the road and BeveriEo
looked at me and told me to come. l
went to him and when they got to the
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