New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-15

and group of trembling prisoners stood INSIDE
They were not the men who were wanted, ana
the crowd quickly, though with rcinar%ahIc COO
ness, hHrst into the yard PcerlnS through tHe
bars Of tie condemned me IS cell was terror
stricken face which some one mistooii for Sc'ir"1'
A voiley was fired at the man. ana ne droppeu,
but none OF the ShOtsT struck MN. ana II vas
subsequently found that he WAS not one OF the
Siclians. liz.
Inc inmates of the Jail were ready TO direct
the intrudcfs TO where the Italians were
Go TO the female department. some one
yelled, and thither the men with their ihoheSl-
crs ran But the door was locked. In mohch,
the key was produced. IEcn the leader calF'
for some who knew tie night men, ana a
volunteer responded, and the door was thrown
rpan. The gallery was deserted, PVT an 1Ild
woman speaking as fast as she could, salu 'H'
men were UPSTAIRS party of seven or elght
tuickly assembled the staircase, and, Il" thcI
reached the landing the aSsaSslns itd down az
the other end. Half dozen men followed them
Scarcely word was spoken. 1t was me til!r
for action Whom the pursued and their pursneIS
reached the stone courtyard the former d"ric'i
toward the Orleans,st s!dc OF thc galley ana
,rouched down beside the cells. Their faces
hanched, and being unarmcd, they We're ahs'-
utely defcncclcss. In fear and tfembn@ me-
screamed for mercy Eut the avengers were h'i-
cilesS Bang, bang, bang rang out the reports
of the murdcrous weapons and deadly rain OF
bullets poured into the cTouching h2iTcN
Gerachi the closest man. was struck III INC
back of the head and his body pitched forward
and lay immovablc on the stone pavement.
Romero fell TO his knees with his face in his
Monastcrio and James Caruso fell toSe'hcr,
under the fire of half dozen guns. the leaoen
pellets entering their bodies and heads, ana Inc
blood rushing from the wounds. .,
The eyecutioners did their work we'll. ana
beneath the continuing fire Cometez and Irahina,
two of the men who had not brch .Llcu' 9oIi
TOGETHER Their bodies were literally rIddlru WIN
buclshot and they were stone dead almOsts c!oic
the fusiladc was over. ,.s...oa
When the group Of asNassns was discovered
on the gallery Nacheca. Scohcdi and the old man
Marchesi separated from the other SIX ana ran
upstairs Thithcr half dozen men followed
tbem and rs the Reconstruction aSsassins ran
into cells they were slain. Joe Macheca. "h"
was charged with being the arch-conspiraipr, was
a short. fat man and was summary 9e.It wl,n.
He had his back turned. when shot strnrt
him Immediately behind the ear and his death
was instantaneous. There was no blood rom thc
wound. and when the body was found 'he ear
,vas swollen so as to hide tho WOUND,
which the Coroner had great difficulty IN
locating Scofredi dropped like a log when bnIlct
hit him in the eye ne od n1t,i orinL, Viz
was struck in the top Of the head while ne st32d
beside Machcca. and, though hc was MORALLY
wounded. hc fingered all the cyrnlng' 81,
PoIetz, the crazy man. was locked mp IN cen
upstairs Tie doors flung open and one
of the avengers. taking ann. shot MN tr9uHh
fine body He was not killed outright,
and in order TO satisfy the people the outside,
who were crazy 10 know what was going on
within he was dragged down The stars ana
through the doorway y Tgn l he crT os ken
TO the corner. 4 rope was provided and tied around
HE nec. and The npopIe pulled him mp 10 the cross
bars 81 a lamppost Not satisfied that he was
dead. a score Of men took aim and poured
a volIev Of shot into his body. and for several
hours tbe body was left dangling III the air.
Baanrtto was caught in the first rush upstairs
and the first voley of bullets pierced his brain.
He was pulled out by number of stalwart men
through the main entrance 10 the prison, ana
from the limb Of tree his body was suspended,
although life was already gone. >,
Just as soon as the bloody work was done. Mr.
Patterson addressed the crowd and asked them