Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-16

o. the bfaver among the representa-.
tives OF the Mafins wanted 10 die fight.
ing Tor their lives, and pleaded for
weapons with which to defend them
selves, and whom they could not iind
these they sought hiding places. The
deputies, thinking 10 deceive the crowd
by rusc, transferred nineteen men TO
the female department, and there the
miserable Sicllians trcmbled In terror
until the moment when the doors
would yield 10 the angry throng on the
outside.
Captain Davis refused the request to
orES TIiE PRISON,
and the crowd began the work OF bat.
tering In the door. Neighboring
houses readily supplied axes aud bat
teriug rams, and willing hands went
70 work 10 force M opening. This did
not prove n difficult task to the tr.m-
bling, but determined thrOng. Soon
the door gave way. aud In an Instant
the armed citizcns were pour.
ing through the small opening,
while a mighty shout went up
from 10000 throhts In glad acclaim.
There was resistance for the intrIdcrs,
however, but II, too, was soon over
come with huge billet Of wood which
the men carried. Then the turnkey
was oyefpowurod, and tho keys taken
from him.
by that time the excitement was
Intense; none the less NJ when patrol
wagon drove up with n detachment of
policemen, who were driven away un.
der fire of mud and stones. When
the leaders Inside the prison got pos
session ~ the keys the inside gate was
promptly unlocked, and the dcpntic- iu
the lobby rapidly got out OF harms
way. The avengers pressed into the
yard of the white prisoners. The door
ofthc iirt cell was opened and group
Of trembling prisoners stood inside.
They were not the men who were
wanted, aud the crowd very quickly,
though with remarkable GOODNESS, burt
Into the yard. Pecring through the
bars Of the condemned cell was a ter
ror-s,ficken face, which some one
MIsrooK FOR scAFPEDi's.
A vollcy was fired at the man, and
he dropped, but none OF the shots
struck him, anu II was subsequently,
found that he was not onc Of tho assas'
sln..
The inmates OF the Jail were really
~ direct the way 10 where the Italians
were. 900 Ia the female depart
ment," some one yelled, aud thith.r
the men, with their winchestors ran,
but the door was locked.
In u moment the key was produced.
Then the leader called for some One
t,s hu lf,..x,s sl,.. ,ls,nf ,...,, a,.N a xulnt.
teer responded, aud the door was
thrown open. The gallery wa. desert
cd, but an old woman said tbe men
were upstairs. a party Of seven or
eight quickly assembled tho staircase,
and NJ they reached the landing, the
a--a-sin- He'd down the other end.
Half n dozen followed them. Scar
ccly word was spoken. IL was
tine for action. When the purrued
aud pursucrr reached the stone court
yard, the former dnrtcd toward the
Orleans side OF the gallery aud crouch-
cd down beside the cells. Their faces
wcfu binached, and, being unarmcd,
they were absolutely defenseless. In
fear and trembling they screamed for
mercy, but the avengers were merci-
lees.
RANG. nANo' BASu!
rang out the reports Of tho murdcrous
w.ap n-, and n deadly rain OF bullets,
poured into the crouching figures.
Gerachi, the closest man, was struck
IN the back OF the head, and his body
pitched forward. Romero Tell TO his
knees with his face IN his hands, and
In that position was shot 10 death.
uuI ltartsan f..m a..
gcther under the firo Of half a dozen
guns, the leadcn pellets entering their
bodies and heads.
Joo Machera, who was charged with
being the arch.conspirator, had his
hack turned, when u shot struck him
Immediately behind the ear and his
death was instaDtaneouH. Scsfodi.
one Of the most villainous OF the as.
sassins,
DROPPED LIKE 4 Doo
when bullet hit him In the eye. Old
man Marchcsi was the only man who
was not killed outright. lie was
struck on the top OF the head while he
stood beside Machora and, though
MORALLY wounded, fingered nll the
evening.
Pollitzc, the crazy man, was locked
up In n cell upstairs. The doors
were flung open and one Of theavongers
taking aim, shot HIM through the
body. He was not killed outright,
and In order to satisfy the people
on the outside, who were crazy 10
know what was going on within, he
was dragged down stairs aud through
the doorway by which the crowd had
entered. Half carried, half dragged.
he was taken 10 corner, a rope was
provided and tied around his neck and
Tho people pulled him up to the cross
Lars. Not satisfied that he was dead, a
score OF men took aim and poured
yoliey OF shot Into his body, aud for
several hours the body was left dang
ling In tho air.
Bagnetts was caught In the first rush
up stairs, and the volley OF bullets
MERGED his brain. Ho was pulled out
by number OF stalwart mon through
the main entrance 10 the prison and
from tho limb OF tree his body WINS
suspended, although life hai already
gone.
TIM ITALIAN CONSUL
declined 10 say tonight what nc.
ton, II any, he will take. The prison
was surrounded until dark, by mot
ley multitude, but the poiice'found no
difficulty In maintaining good onier.
The bodies Of some Of the slain were re-
moved this evening.
the CORONER
empanel q Jury, aud after viewing the
bodies rendered a verdict In accordance
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