Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-24
A HORRIBLE CRIME.
GuisStDpI NuTanO Shot Down Yaslsr.
ily by Modesto SiChtr, lis PartIeE
STORY OF rur AWFUL rRAeEDE
The killing Occurred In ParleI', Can.
you-SiLor Escape. Ia the
Mountains.

There vas most sangulnafy tragedy
enacted in Paflcy's canyon yesterday
Sunday afternoon. As result. the
u1fy oi G4lHspyi SiuAuo, an italian
ui0uo cutter OF this city, lies cold and
ii,l,s at ssuwos'. Undertaking ostab-
lhhmeui wNi.y the whereabouts d
Modest, Sicher h.s slayer are uu.
known, tAc latter having apparently
realized the olofmlty VI bis crime aud
inside determined and ~ far sue.
cvs.'ul attempt TO olugc the officers u
,bo hW.
Il. appears tia, about 1899 O'Clock
ytH.trlay The mon met on the dump u
apro,p,c. hole in which they were
JOINT owner. Joseph FigliulU, an cx.
peflguced miner aud % ifioud " Mu.
f4ul was Al tbu bottom OF the shaft az
tAu time, u; the ias,Hucs Of Mupuo,
making an oHam.uat,Un nud securing
specimens OF miucfsl f5s assay. He
uAl gone W the cauy0n M thu MORE
Ing with MInuo, liitu suspecting that
uiH Wit would DO attended with such
dire consequence. While engaged in
nile tack hu was startled by curse, q
scramble aud futiiaue VI pistol shots
uu tue uump above. Looking up tile
twenty.l 0U.foot shaft, Figliulo saw
-latr with u smoking revolver IN his
hight hand Rnd mufderous look on
his face. The men were close together,
mi Muranu gfnppled with his assail-
ant ana n haud.t I.hAnd battle Uusueu.
Ia
Another snot was bred aud MuauO
Tell % the ground MORALLY wounded,
VI tho same time tNclaimiug, IL am
killed"
FIgiIu'o ia the meantime was at.
tempting TO got 60 the surface, bul ~
Skier turned tho muLElr VI the revolver
towards uim he sought safety under "a
sbeitefing Lodge in the bottom VI tho
shah. lie uid not nave u wait
there very long, however, Tor
SiKcr started down tie noun.
tain side a lively gait, seomiug-
~ anN iuus to get away from tue pres.
rnee VI the man whom he had shot GOWN
In 20 cUwafIly manner and whose
gtoauH were iiiliug tue air.
A. soon A. Sichrr was Uut OF the way
SigniOlo chmbvd 10 the top by msAhH
Of rope winch hung from tho Wind
lass. MufanO was not but
" was plain to eUo that tue pain
Of death had ihlirn upon him
and that no hsd bot u anort time ~
! live. lie was, however, Rssiptod to hir
/ Get by FigliulO and Ted down the tail
! f0f n hundred yarus or 10. Then bis
strength gave way and he sans 10 the
gfOund, where no lay suffering agony
uuiii $40, At which ume his heart
| ceased 10 beat.
But before he expired SIgniolo
ran down the canyon 10 tho
waterwurks station, where he report
ed Dnthy the particulars OF the
/ shooting. From there word was sent
| 10 the rvuigontiafy anu Dr. Whether,
| win n corps Of assistants, started Tor
| the scene Of the shoo,iuA. But MufanU
WIS deal before he reached there. An
examination VI the body showed that
| MurnuO hal received Rn ugly wouud
on thu side Of the head. The istal
wound, however, was Ia the tlyht siue,
below the point Of the lower ribs.
| lhu ulrOner WAS notified nuu
brought the remains 10 tbs
city. The deurlHuI leaves "a
vie, three children and brother,
who runs shoe store A. 2l7 south
West Temple street, aud was kuoW II
here hs "a quiet and fuspt ctablu man.
the particulars that led up t1 tue
kilung are tutny frlriud bH follow:
About two yrsfs ago, Modesto sicurt,
located what i- nov known o. the
Black Roe niue, shout ~ mile aBd a
malt auI We the uiIy water taGRs Ia Par
lry's canyon. a small cabin was erected
thuIu. -IChrr ls au Nustisu who
speaks Eugli-h ludlllrfruuy but Italian
very vel. Murau, secured e hall Ia.
trio,l Ia he claim by furnishing Skier
| gtuu anu tIuls 10 uevriup the mine
! with. A shbit WIS sunk 20 the depth
90 - frul iut the returns were very
.uhll aud MunnO yesterday took
! Firuu.O up there gb stated 10 *.
ammo the mice aud secure anhy
samples 10 ascertain whether le
would be Justified Ia going ~ any
| Mrthtt expense. BiCher, VINO Is
| slid TO be Of ~ very suspicious AM
| vindictive nature, took tiieLse at his
| paTtuei's course, with the result that
he camu from his cabin ana suddenly
confronted MIN with theayOwed Object
Of kiiling him.
Aficr The tragedy 10 was nscerlained
TINT slChrr returned 10 BIZ cabin, got "a
/ roll ot blankets uul grub enough
% last some days aud started
into the mountains. His trail
was followed by Captain Donovan,
Deputy United States Marshal 40
Dyer auu others Tor IL short distuuce
AMI Loot, aud up 10 this afternoon no
,idiugs have reached here VI lie again
ueiuE found.
81 cher IN saiJ ~ weigh about no
pounds; his height Is given a. feet IS
inches, complexion ruddy, scauiy llghI
| mustauhp, st0ols while walking. lie
wore drab coat aud vest, blue IfJusvGs
aud dnIk tult hat
Auiuquest was held at Coroner Tay.
lore office this afternoon. The wit.
uesfes examined were DR.. Plummvr
VINO with Do WitUhUr hau pTeyiD uEly
conducted post norton examination,
John Clara, Forty Decker Joseph
Pllt auu FiglulO. Their testimony
was substantially the same a. TulatuI
In the narrative above. the Jury 100
. O'Clock the afternoon returned a vvT.
diet M follows
"We dnd from the evidence that
| Guis,eupi Muranu, the deceased, came
! tu mis- death nom "a gun shot wound
! Inflicted boy ono Modesto SichehCautlug
ilternal hemorrhagv from winch no
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