The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-15
SEATTLE WASHINGTON SUNDAY. IS


ruse. transferred the nineteen men to the
iemaie department., and there the miser-
aole SiciIians trembled in terror when the
doors yielded TO the angry throng on the
outside. Captain Davies refused the re-
quest 70 open the prison, and the crowd
pegan oatterin2 IN the doors. Around on
Orleans street there was heavy wooden
door which had been closely barred in an
ticlpation OF the coming Of the avenginC
mass This the crowd selected as their
best chance Of getting in. The neighbor-
ing houses readily supplied axes and bat
work TO open it. This did not prove diff
ficuit task to the determined throng. Soon
there was q crash.
The door gave way, and in an instant
armed citizens were pouring through
small opening, while a mighty shout went
up from 1O,00U throats in glad cry There
was resistance for the intruders. however.
but IT, too, was soon overcome with a huge
billet of wood which the men carried.
inen the turnkey was overpowered and
the keys taken from him. BY that time
the excitement was intense, none the less
so when patrol wagon with q detach-
ment of policemen arrived, who were
driven away under 3 fire of mud and
stones. Then the leaders inside the prison
got possession of the keys. The inside
gate was promptly unlocked, and those
who were in the lobby rapidly got out of
harms way. The avengers pressed into
the yard OF the white prisoners. The door
OF the trst cell was open, and gronp of
trembling. prisoners stood inside. They
were not the men who were wanted, and the
crowd very quickly, though with remark
able c0olness, burst into the yard. Peer
ing through the bars of condemned cell
was terror-stricken face, which some one
mistook for ScaffedI. A yolley was iired
at the man and he dropped, but none Of
h Fd II NCa crr1xS
quentiy found he was not one of the assas-
sins. The inmates of the Jail directed the
way to the place where the Italians were:
go to the female departme ent, some one
yelled, and thither the men with their
Winchesters ran, but the door was locked.
In moment . key was produced. Then
the leader called for some one who knew
the right men and volunteers responded.
The door was thrown open. The gallery
was deserted, but one old woman said the
men were upstairs. A party of seven or
eight quickly ascended the staircase. As
fed down at the other end. Half dozen
followed them. Scarcely word was
spoken. Ii was time for action. When
the pursued and pursuers reached the
stone courtyard the former darted toward
the Orleans side of the gallery and crowded
down. beside the cells. Their faces were
blanched. and being unarmed they were
absolutely defenceless.
In fear and trembling they screamed for
mercy, but the avengers were merciless.
Bang! bang! bang. bang!" rang out
the reports of the murderers' weapons,
and deadly rain of bullets poured upon
the crouching figures.
Gerachie, the closest man, was struck in
the back OF the head, and his body pitched
forward.
Romeo fell to his knees. ON his face and
hands, and in that position was shot to
death.
Manasters and Joe Caruso fell together
under the fire of half q dozen guns, the
leaden pellets entering their bodies and
heads.
The bloody executioners did their work
well, and beneath the continuing fire Con-
ietez and Trahana, two men who had not
been tried, but who were charged jointly
with the other accused. fell together.
Their bodies were literally riddled with
bullets, 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 upstairs. Thither half
dozen men followed them. They ran into
cells, where they were slain.
Joe Macheca, who was charged with be-
ing conspirator, had his back turned
when a shot struck him immediately be-
hind the ear, and his death was instan-
taneous.
Scafledi. one of the most villainous of
the assassins, dropped down when bull
let hit him in the eve.
Old man Marchesl was the only man
who was not killed outright. He was
struck on top of the head while he stood
beside Macheca, and though mortally
wounded lived till evening.
Poitz. the crazy man, was locked up
in a cell upstairs The doors we're flung
open and one Of the avengers, 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
to know what was going on within, he
was dragged downstairs and through the
doorway by which the crowd entered.
Half carried, half dragged. he was taken
to corner lamppost. A rope was pro-
vided, tied around his neck, and the peo-
pie pulled him up to the cross-bars. Not
satisfied that he was dead, a score Of men
took aim and poured volley of shot into
his body, and for several hours the body
was left dangling in the air.
Bagnetto was caught on the first rush
upstairs, and rthe first volley OF bullets
pierced his brain. He was pulled out by
number of staiwart men. though the main
entrance to the prison and from the limb
OF a tree his body was suspended, although
life was already gone.
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 ringing shout, but
first they made rush for Parkerson. and
lifting him bodily and supported him on
their shoulders while they marched up the
street. The avengers came back in a bcdy
to the Clay statue and then dispersed
An immense crowd rushed from all di-
rections 10 the neighborhood of the
tragedy, while the streets in front of the
newspaper offices were blocked with peo-
There was much suppressed excitement,
but from one end of the city to the other
the actions of the people were applauded.
O'Mally, the detective who would have
shared the fate of the assassins If he had
been caught, has disappeared and is not
expected TO return, and the members of
the jury are in hiding. The atmosphere
has been considered purged. and though
there is big crowd on Canal street to-
night the trouble seems all over.
The Italian consul declined to say to-
night what action, if any, he will take.
The prison was surrounded until dark by
motley crowd. but the police found no
difficulty in maintaining good order.
The bodies of some of the slain were re-
moved this evening. Caruso was married,
but leaves no children. Romero had
wife and children. and Macheca wife and
family. Comilez leaves wife.
These were slain: Manuel Politz. Pietro
Monastro, Antonio Scaffedi, Joseph P.
Macheca. Antonio Marchesi, Bagnetto,
Frank Romero. Jim Caruso, Ceranehi,
Charles Trahine and Comiiez.
Marchezi died this morning at O'Clock.
The coroner's jury presented asimpie md