The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-14
FIENDS DID THIS DEED
Six Italians CTu}ly Murdered On. 0.
R V]Dso.
ALL DONE ON SUSPICION
Colorado Earning An Unenvlable
Reputation for Law sness
and Grim s-Serious rouble
May Result From ihis.
l. DONE ON SUSPICION


the HOchy Mountain NelUs from Walsen-
burg, Co... SAYS: Four dead bodies are
now IN the hands of the coroner of Huer-
fano county as the result OF the vengeance
wreaked last night on the Italian IN ners
who were charged with the killing of A. j.
HIXon at Rouse last Sunday night, and
two more Italians have uuqLestlonably
been rildled with bullets by friends of the
popular saloon keeper. A few hours will.
at most. certainly bring discovery of he
corpses and every man against whom
there was the slightest suspicion OF COM
plIcity in the killing has met with sum-
mary and trIghtful punishment.
Thou gh the mob commsnceI its work
last evening, IL was not until this morning
that they completed their work of revenge,
after having kIlled three of the suspected
homIci,ies and brought death to the young
wagon driver. VINO ntd no. ming to do with
the killing of Hxon. Wnen the three
alians we're captured from TN wagon at
Bear Creek bridge, where Wellsby was
killed. the deterln mel M wal ed for the
excitement to subside and then came to
the county jail here and al l O'Clock this
morning completed the work of revenge.
Ronchetto, who had been wounded in
the breast at the Bear Creek trouble, was
found asleep in the calaboose with LD-
reuz). Tue guards, William Smith and
Henry + arr, were playing hIgn five when
a rap came at the outer door of the jail.
They asked ;vho was there. aud were told
il was sheriff o Malley. TIey unoIrr'
the entrance and. instead of seeing
O'Mal ey. they looked down the barrels of
two revolvers in the hands of two MASKED
men. Tney were commanded to throw up
their hands.
While the first two men covered Farr
and smith with their pIstols. another
paIr. with their faces hidden BY hand
kerchefs. stall ked IN. One OF the last
arrivals picked up from the table the KEYS
to the cell in the Jail aud, going back into
the builIing, opened the door where lay
the trembling Italians. The masked men
then turned their pistols loose
| on the Italians, who shrleked
| in agony as bullet alter
| bullet was sent tear ng into their defense
less bodies. When the vigilantes felt
| their work was sure, they turned away,
leaving their vicums writing IN blood.
When the last bullet had been fired that
was thought necessary to avenge one
| death with six the me n walked out of the
| jail in the dark night.
| DENVER. March Ex-Governor Mcintyre
to-day received simultaneously from the
| authorizes at Washington and the |, allan
consul at this point inquiries concerning
the Walsenburg lynchlngs. The COM
munication from Washington was
telegram from the acting secretary
of state asking for particulars and
that from Acung Counsel Cuneo at this
point demand for protection for any
Italian citizens who might be in danger
| in Walsenburg. Immediately steps were
taken by the governor to comply with
both requests. The governor ordered the
| militia rec at Pueblo TO be held IN readi-
| ness to move and the railroad aut horties
| report the soldiers can be put into Wal
senburg within three hours whenever re-
qulred.
ROUSE. Col, March 30 the nine
Ital ans arrested for the murder of A. j.
| HIxon, four were eXonerated at the cor
oner's inquest and discharged. Five were
held for trial. These have all been killed.
doe Wellsby, the driver of the wagon in
which the prisoners were being taken to
jail. was also accidentally killel, making
the total number of fatalities SIX.
DENVER. March 13.-A spec al to the
Times from Walsenburc, Col. says: Last
| Sunday night Abner H.xon, keeper of a
| Temperance saloon at Rouse, was as
slulted by Italians. While one, named
| y
ino struck hum twice on the side and back
of the heal with a table leg. They then
carried him 30 rods north, leaving him
| near the door of John Le.Del, vino founI
him in the morning just breathing. Nine
arrests we're male.
As the result of the coroner's inquest,
five prisoners were held for trial. DtnIno
! was brought over to the al at Walsen-
| burg about noon Tuesday, and the four
others, th Deputies Earl Danford aud
Charles Hartman and Driver Joseph
| Wetlsby, started after g O'Clock in tho
evening.
When on n bridge less than a mile from
| Walseuburg SIX men on horseback,
maske or disguised. rode up, ordered the
driver to stop, he deputies to ho.d up
their hands and the prisoners to get out.
| The horsemen began shooting, frighten-
ing the horses, which ran into a wire
fence. Tue driver was killed by an acci-
dental shot, one Italian was wounded IN
the breast ani brou ghg TO town, and the
other three could not be found.
| About 3 o'clock this morning the Jail
here was broken open, AMI ID DtnIno aud
the wounded man shot in their Gel Is and
billed. Tue coroner's inquest over
Wellsbv is now in -ession.
| WALsENBURG. Col. March l3.-Uncle
! sam may have International complies
tions on MS hands as a result Of the mob
vio ence last night IN " hich five Italians,
| believed TO he u uIuaturalZe !. Wese killed.
| After the attack on the wagon parry early
last evening. as described II the asso-
cla eI press dispatches last n ght, all WAS
comparAtively quiet until after Midnight.
wien seven or eignj men. wearing masks.
knocked az the door of the al. where Lur-
EMO Danino. charged b. the other Italians
with having struck ths blows Jhlt killed
Nhu on sunday, AMI the italian
wouu ell IN tine wagon attack. were con-
fined. In answer 10 tue q IestIon the meu
sad thas ON alley. the sheriff. wanted ta
enter. 4, som as the door was opened
tu. guar Is tpun guns 81 tEc r :accs.
+ trl OF tue mack "a o.. then welt To ue
cell where tue Two Italians were confined