The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-03-21
INSIDE THE JAIL.
Chased Into the Corners and Shot
Down Like Dogs.

Chased Into the Corners and Shot
Down Like Dogs.
When the mob broke into the Jail yard
the Malta prisoners darted towards the
Orleans side of the gallery and crouched
down beside the cells their faces blanched,
and being unarmed they were absolutely
defenseless. In fear and trembling they
screamed for merry, but the avengers
were merciless. Bang! bang bang rang
out the reports of the murderous weapons
and dead y rain OF bullets poured into
the crouching Hgdres
Cerachi. the closest man, was struck in
the back of the head and his body pitched
forward and lay immovable en- the stone
pavement.
Romero fell to his knees with his face in
his hands, and in that position was shot
to death.
Monastero and James Caruso fell to-
gether under the fire of half dozen guns,
the leaden pellets entering their bodies
and heads. and the boo gushing from
the wounds.
The bloody executioners did their work
well, and beneath the continuing fire
Comitez and Trahina, two of the men who
had not been tried, but who were charged
Jointly with the other accused. fell to-
gether. Their odies were literally rid
died with bullets. AMI they were stone
dead almost before the fusilladc was over.
When the group Of assassins was discov-
erel on the gallery Mncheca, $ aTcdi, and
old man Marchesi separated from the
other six ard ran up stairs
Tbither half II dozen followed them, and
as the .rror-stricken assassins ran into
cells they were = ain. 10 Macheca, who
was CT III ed with being the arch conspir-
ntor. was u short. fat man and was sum.
marty dealt with. He had his back
turncl when shot struck him imrnedi-
ately behi d the err, AM his death was
instantaneous.
Scaffedi, one of the most villaiuous of
the nssassins dropped like log when a
bullet hit him in the eye.
Old man Mare ht 81 was the only ore who
wns not killed outright. He was struck
OH the top of the head while he stood be-
side \ acheca and though he was mortal
ly wounded he fingered all the afternoon.
Politz, the era. y man, was locked up in
q cell up. stairs. The doors were flung
open, and one of the avengers, taking
aim, fired and shot him through the body.
He was not killed outright, and in order
to satisfy the eople on the outside, who
were crazy TO know what was going on
within, he was dragged down the stairs
and through the doorway by which the
crowd had ente- Hall carried, half
dragged, be was car led to the corner. A
rope was procured and tied around his
neck and the people pulled him up to tho
crcssbaIs Net salts led that he was dead.
= score Of men took aim and fired vol
ley Of shots into his hody, and for several
hours tn, toiy was left dangling in the
air.
Bagnetto was caught in the first rush
up stairs, and the rst volley Of buHets
pier ed his brain. From the limb of n
tree lis loly was suspended, although
life was already gone,
Just as sson as the bloody work was
done Mr.. arkerson, promi emit citizen
and leader OF the mob, addressed the crowd
and asked them to disperse. This they
consented to do with a ringing shout,
but frst they mnde rush for Patterson,
and. Hitting him bodily. supported him on
thtif shoulders while they marched up the
street. The avengers came back in .
body to the Cay statue, and then de-