The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-18

c. NIosca, an Italian contractor, was
shot and mortally wounded, Saturday
night, near buchanan, by an unknown
negro. Nlosca died Sunday evening at
2:30 o'clock.
Mosca and another Italian named vi
lorna Tormot we're on their way to
their boarding house, kept by David
Williams, about II miles west OF tho
town. While walking along the Nc
Adam road they were suddenly con-
fronted by two negroes who stepped
out from a clump of bushes near what
is known as Tho Bluff" and drawing
rcvolvors ordered them to hold up their
hands.
Both men complied with the demand,
| and the smaller of the two negroes
snatched $3.50 from Tormot and es-
capped. The man who attacked NIosca
was tall, bnrly negro, but Mosca
grappled with him and showed fight
lie attempted to seize the negro by the
arms, but his assailant quickl ~ drew the
revolver which he had placed in his
pocket and fired two shots at Mosca, and
made oil after his companion. Mosca
fell to tho ground One of the sho,s
struck him in the right breast and tho
other just under his heart.
| Tormot bent over his companion and
| found that he had been mortally
wounded. lie called loudly for he;p
and was answered by Charles Haynes
and another man named Dotsoi who
were attracted thithcr by tho shots.
They succeeded in getting Mosca to his
boarding house, and DR.. Latene was
summoned from Buchanan.
Excitement ran hiRh in Huchnnon
and posse OF citizens began 10 scour
the country in pursuit of the murdercrs
Tormat gave Mayor Wilson Il descrip-
ton of the two mon. One he says, was
tall raw boned negro. and wore a
Prince Albert coat. The other was a
short heavy set negro and wore a dark
SLOUGH hat. He was not so dark as the,
| taller.
The wounded man fingered all night
in dreadful agony. A telegram was
sent to Roanoke for DR.. Simmons and
he left at once on the noon train. Ar
irving at Buchanan he found Mosca was
sinking rapidly, but before he reached
| Williams boarding house he learned
that Mosca was dead.
Mayor Wilson issued warrant for
the two men, which was placed in the
hands of Lucius Garland, the sheriff of
the county, and s. l.. Hick, special con-
StaDlc. III was learned that the negro
who did the shooting answered tho
name and description of one who re-
Gently worked on the chain rang at
| SALON.
Tho officers drove TO Salem Sunday
evoning and reaching their late in the
night, and secured a description and
name of the negro. This seelaed to
| lit the larger negro, and the officers
! came 30 Roanoke yesterday morning.
Chief Morris and Officer Wolfe rendered
all the assistance possible but nothing
could be hoard OF the murdcrers.
MoSon was fine stoncmason and had
lately gone to contracting abou: Buch-
anan. He was highly respected and
won the confidence and esteem of all
tho citizens of the town
This is the first murder that has been
committed in buchanan for yeas, and
as consequence the people are excited
over the affair and openly threaten
lynchins IL the murdercrs are caught.
Mosca had only SIS on his person, but
the robbers failed to get it.
Robert Price and another negro were
arrested last night by Officer Wolfe on
suspicioe, of being the murderers of
Mosca, and lodged in jail 1t is not
thought they are the parties varied, as
several friends came and tried TO get
Price Gus, saying he had just been en-.
ployed on the Terry building. Wolfe
thinks they answer the description very
we'll and will hold them until they can
prove themselves guiltiess.