Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-15

The mob fingered around the scene fol-
some time, and the tree on which Bagnettt
was hung was nearly cut down to carry
away as mementos. Polizzi and Bagnettt
swung to the lamp post and tree until noon
when the Coroner put in an appearance and
held an inquest on the bodies.
Within a narrow space occupying the
width Of two cells under an overhangine
gallery in the yard, the bodies Of Ge.acni,
Trahina, Comitez, Garue and Monasterio
were stretched side by side with their heads
toward the cells. at Trahina's feet, and
lying at right angles to the rest, was the
body of Romero. The latter's hat, with a
hole blown through it as large as a mans
two fists clinched together, was picked up
by somebody IN the crowd from pool OF
blood and laid on Cometez's body.
Coroner Lemonnier and his clerk, Mr..
Henrie Labarre, reached the Parish prison
at about 1890 o'clock. The Coroner viewed
His jury was empaneled as follows: W.
B. Stansbury, W. J. Leppert, John Hurter,
w. j. Gahan, Will Porter.
The Mangled Remains.
The body of Rocco Geracci was viewed.
He had only one wound in the chest. He
died from hemorrhage. The record of the
others was as follows:
Peter Monasterio-Gunshot wound in back
Of head; bruise on neck: anterIorly.
Charles Terahina-Ten gunshot wounds at
chest anteriorly; one gunshot wound on left
side of face; gunshot wound on back OF left
shoulder and i'll back.
Jim Caruso-Nunerous gunshot wounds on
anterior portion of body. from head to knees;
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twelve in abdomen. four in groin, five in right
thigh, four in left thigh.
LorettO COmiteZ-Gun-shot wound in chest,
anteriorly, one gun-shot wound on top of head;
four in right side:of body; bruise by gun-shot
wound on the left side of back; all those were
buck-shot wounds.
Frank Romero alias Nine Fingered Frank
Gun-shOt wound on head above the forehead;
face powder burnt: all shot lode ed in the head
and the skull inside is completely shattered.
This completed the inquest in the yard.
The Coroner, his jury and the members of
the press next went upstairs and an inquest
was held of the bodies there lying.
Antonio Scoffedi had gunshot wound of
the brain; the ball entered above the right
eye.
Had Been Beaten to Death.
Joseph P. Macheca had not single bull
let wound in him. His face was swollen and
his flesh already assumed blush tint.
The Coroner examined the body and stripped
it of every stitch of clothing. Although tn.
dead mans coat and vest and shirt showed
bullet holes, his undershirr was not perfo-
rated. This was conclusive proof that no
bullets had entered his body. 1t was evil
dent that Macheca was clubbed to death
with the butt ends of pistols and rifles.
the Coroner postponed e1amina-
tion OF Macheca's death to later hour.
He turned then TO Machecs, who was
found to be still alive. The mans chin and
the foremuscles of the neck moved slowly
and laboriously. He was just as good as
dead, though. as evidencen by hole as
large as a silver quarter in his head. Mar
chest had several fingers shot of, also, from
his right hand.
"He will die in 4 few minutes. B" remarked
the Coroner
Meanwhile. DIR. Lemonnier sent Mr.. La
barre for his box of surgical instruments, so
as to perform care. ul autopsy of Macheca.