The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-18

fled down at the other end. Half dozen
followed them. Scarcely a word was spo-
ken. It was the time for action. When
the pursued and their pursuers reached
the stone courtyard the former darted to-
ward the Orleans-st. side of the gallery
and crouched down beside the cells. Their
faces blanched, and, being unarmed, they
were completely defence ess. In fear and
trembling they screamed for mercy. But
the avengers were merciless.
The Slaughter Il. gins.
Bang, bang, bang, rang out the reports
of the murderous weapons and deadly
rain of bullets poured into the crouching
figures.
Gerachi, the nearest man, was struck in
the back of the head and his body pitched
forward and lay immovable on the stone
pavement. Romero fell to his knees with
his face in his hands and in that position
was shot to death. Monasterio and James
Caruso fell together under the fire of half
dozen guns, the leaden pellets entering
their bodies and heads and the blood
gushing from the wounds.
The bloody executioners did their work
well, and beneath the continuing fire
Cometez and Trahina, two of the men
who had not been tried, but who were
charged jointly with the other accused,
fell together Their bodies were literally
riddled with buckshot and they were
stone dead almost before the fusilade was
over.
When the group of assassins was dis
covered on the gallery, Macheca, Scaffedi
and old man Marchesi separated from the
other six and ran up stairs. Thither half
a dozen men followed them and as the
terror-stricken assassns ran into cells
they were slain.
Joe Macheca, who was charged with
being the arch-conspirator, was short,
fat man and was summarily dealt with.
He had his back turned when a shot
struck him Immediately behind the ear
and his death was instantaneous. There
was no blood from the wound and when
the body was found the ear had swollen
so as to hide the wound, which the coro-
ner had great difficulty in locating.
Scaffedi, one OF the most villainous Of
the assassins, dropped like a log when a
bullet hit him in the eye.
Old man Marchesi was the only man
not killed outright He was struck on the
top OF the head while he stood beside
NudCncSd hnus Hc was
wounded, he fingered all the evening.
Polietz, the crazy man, was locked up in
cell upstairs. The door was flung open
and one OF the avengers, taking him, shot
him through the body. He was killed
outright, and in order TO satisfy the people
on the outside, who were crazy TO know
what W as going on within, he was dragged
down the stairs and through the doorway
by which the crowd had entered. Half
carried. half dragged, he was taken TO the
corner. A rope was provided and tied
around his neck and the people pulled
him up to the cross-arm OF a telegraph
pole. Not satisfied that he was dead,
a score OF men took aim and poured vol
ley of shot into his body, and for several
hours the body was left dangling in the
air.
Bagnetto was caught in the first rush up
stairs, and the first volley of bullets
pierced his brain. He was pulled out by
q number of stalwart men through the
main entrance to the prison, and from the
limb OF tree his body was suspended,
although life was already gone.
After the Tragedy.
Just as soon as the bloody work was
done Mr.. Parkerson addressed the crowd
and asked them TO disperse. This they
consented to do with a ringing shout, but
| first they made rush for Parkerson and,
lifting him bodily. supported him on
their shoulders. wkile they marched up