St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-13
FIVE SHOT DEAD.
Italian AssasSinS in Colorado
Get Ample Doses Of
Cold Lead.
MINERS DO THE LYNCHlNG.
Murderers Ambushed While
Being Conveyed to the
County Jail.
MINERS DO THE LYNCHING.
THE MOB STILL THREATENS
Five More Of the Desperadoes
Left for the Law to
Deal With.

PUEBLO. Col, March PA special
to the Chieftain from Walsenburg, a
small town Sc miles south of Pue-
bio, says: A mob in ambush at $50
this evening fired on a wagon con-
tanning nine Italians who are charged
with beating A. ]. Hixon, a saloon
keeper at Rouse, coal mining camp
six miles from Walsenburg, Sun
day last. Four of the Italians and the
wagon driver were killed. The
prisoners, who had been lodged in
the Walsenburg Jail, were taken to
the coroner's inquest this afternoon
at Rouse. At the conclusion of the
session of the day the prisoners
We're loaded into the wagon and
started back to the Jail. At Bear
Creek. a region where there is much
underbrush, half mile from Wal
senburg, the crack of a dozen rifles,
presumably in the hands of miners,
rang out. Four of the prisoners,
whose names could not be learned,
on account of the excitement, were
instantly killed Joe Welby, a
young American boy who was driv-
ing the wagon, was also killed. The
officers returned the fire which
lasted several minutes. The most
intense excitement reigns.
Walsenburg and Rouse are both
off the main line of the railroad and
attempts to secure details have failed
because the telegraph offices are
closed at night. The
WORK OF THE MOB
was done to avenge a peculiarly bru-
tai crime. At o'clock Monday
morning two men en- route to work
at Rouse discovered A. J. Hixon, pro-
prietor of saloon, in dying condi-
ton about an eighth of a mile from
his place of business. Mr.. Hixon
had been struck on the back of the
head with blunt weapon and was
unconscious. He expired within an
hour.
Some ten days since T. J. Brewer.
plt-bosS of the Rouse, imported a
, trained bloodhound which was
promptly summoned The animal
rushed away on the trail and within
ten minutes seized a table leg in the
| rear of saloon, located half a mile
distant. On examination blood was
round on this leg. The dog then pro-
ceeded to the saloon door, and two
men, Lorenzo Danio and Jobatto
Antonio, who were discovered there
Hna were arrested Two more men.
Pete Rosetta and Frank Anrico.
/ were arrested in cabin near by.
Admissions of knowledge of the
murder were secured from two of
them Immediately on their arrest,
and later they divulged the names of
seven others who were with them.
and charged Lorenzo Danio with the
murder. Two of the parties had
started, but the officers were quickly
in the saddle, and the entire gang
were under arrest at 4 p. m. The
additional five are: Pete Acibini.
Francesca Ronketto, one CorporaIla.
one Milo, one Nicholai, whose Chris
tan names are unknown
Threats of lynching Danino were
generally INDUCED in during the
day, and quite a number of men were
scattered along the route to Walsen-
/ burg, but it was thought there was
scarcely a possibility that violence
/ would be attempted. HiXon was
rather popular with the American
miners, and general Indignation pre-
walls. He was an Arkansan, was
thirty-six or thirty-seven years of
age. He is supposed to have re-
turned from Walsenburg on horse
back about 10 p. M, and to have
been attacked unawares. The in
centive of the murder is a problem,
as Hixon was not of an aggressive
or quarrelsome disposition.
?, THREE VICTIMS MISSING.
PUEBLO. Col, March PA later
special to the Chieftan from Trinidad
in regard to the mob at Rouse gives
more details of the occurrence OBJ
tanned by messenger A wagon with
four of the nine prisoners was met at
Bear Creek by a party of armed men
mounted on horses. They demanded
Deputy Sheriff Earl Danford, who had
charge of the prisoners. to throw up
his hands. This he did, but Driver
Wellerby either became excited or his
horses became unmanageable and a
volley was fired by the party, killing
him. Sheriff Omally was on his way
to meet the prisoners. One of the
prisoners was shot in the breast, and
while wounded and lying on the
ground was again shot No trace of
the other three prisoners can be found,
and it is supposed they were killed.