The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-14

news from NalSenhUrg. Col SAYS. -Four
dead ladies' are now In the hands of the
coroneg OF Huerfano county as the re-
suit Of the vengeance wreaked last night
on the Italian miners who were charged
with the killing Of Abner Hixen In a
most brutal manner at Rouse las, Sunday
night. and two more Italians have un-
aues,ionahiy been riddied with bullets by
friends of the popular saloonkeeper A
lew hours viii almost certainly bring dis
coyery OF the corpses. and every man
against whom there was the slightest
suspicion of completely In the killing has
met with summary and frightfui punish
ment. Three OF the four bodies are those
or Hixoa's alleged assaiianss and the
fourth is that OF Joe welsby. who was
driving four of the Italians 10 jail in a
wagon when he met his death. Three OF
the men had declared their intention Of
becoming citizens. enc having taken out
hts first papers.
Though the mob commenced Its work
last evening when the sun had been set
but little while, II was not untli this
morning that they completed their work
OF revenge. after having killed three of
the suspected homicides and brought
death to the young wagon driver. who
had nothing 10 do with the killing of
Hixon. When the three Italians captured
from the wagon at Bear creek bridge.
where Welsby was killed. had been made
away with. the small bat determined
mob waited for the excitement 10 snhside
and then came so the county jail here
and a few minutes before o'clock this
morning completed the work OF revenge
on which they had commenced six hours
before. Ronchetto. who had been wound
ed In the breast at the Bear creek trou-
bic. was found asleep in the caleboose
with Lorenzo.
The guards placed at the jail. William
Smith and Henry Farr. were playing
high five when a rap came az the outer
door of the jail. They asked who was
there and were told II was Sheriff o'Mal-
ley. Without a moments hesitation they
unbarred the entrance. and instead Of
seeing O'Mailey they looked down the
barrels of two revolvers in the hands of
two masked men. The experience of
others earlier in the night taught them
TO obey the commands TO throw down
their pistols and throw up their hands.
While the first two men covered Farr
and Smith with their pistols, another
pair. with their faces hidden with hand
kerchiess and Carrying big guns In their
hands, stalked In. One OF the last ar
rivals picked up from the table the keys
10 the cell In the adobe jail. sand. going
hack into the building. opened the door
where lay the now trembling Italians.
who felt sure their time had come. and I'm
broken English begged piteously for
mercy. The avengers had some mercy,
but rot for the doomed Italians. In the
cell with them was Frank OH who Is
charged with brutal rape. He was
grufify told 10 stand aside. and skunk
into one corner of the cell.
The masked men then turned their
pistols loose on the Italians. who shrieked
I'm agony as bullet after bullet was sent
tearing into their defenseiess bodies. One
of the first shots must have brought re-
lief TO Lorenzo. whom the men seemed To
regard with especial hatred as the ot'l-
cially declared murderer. for their ieaden
balls were sent into his BRAIN
Rouchetto was not so fortunate. One
bullet passed through his head, and two
tore great holes In the thoraeic cavity. bat
instant death was not TO be his good for
tune for he writhed and Eroanei In In
tense agony for as much as twenty min
utes. When the vfgilantes felt that their
work was sure they turned away, leay
Ing their victims writhing I'm their own
and in one another's blood. while the
covering brute who had seen II all gas
too terrified to utter sound. When the
last bullet had been fired that was
thought necessary to avenge one death
with six. the men who had done the lat
est piece of killing walked out from the
jail In the dark night. A moment or two
1dter the captors OF the two guards
backed out through the door and shat IL
behind them. Farr and Smith now picked
up their own weapons and fired I'VE shots
through the heavy wooden doors after
the retreating men. Summoning mp eour
age. they peered out themselves In a few
seconds ard. seeing six or eight men maxi
ing off on faot across the railroad tracks.
they shot at them until their pistols wefe
empty. but without effect. They gave
the alarm, but before sufficient men for
a pursuit had gathered the men gho had
done the latest deed were safely away
and Farr and Smith could give no de-
scriptiou In dsJnii of their recent visit
ors. 4 posse was summoned. and for ten
minutes the now good-sszed crowd were
compelled To- watch ard hear the evidences
OF Rocheito's death throes. The work 80
vigorously begun early in the evening
was now complete and every ono was
sure that the snree Italians captured a
the bridge had Tong since met death.
The first step OF the avengers was not
SO horrible. but they knew what they we're
about AZ O'Clock Roehetto Gicabino.
SiftanI and Capetti were loaded In a
wagon at Rouse. six milas from Waisen-
berg. where they had TO testify al the
Hixon Inquest. and were started fer the
Jail here. The prisoners were in charge
OF Under sheriG Earl Danford and
Charles Hartman. assistant TO the mar
shai at this place. Hartman was mount
Ell on q horse and rode q few PAGES be-
hind the wagon as rear guard. Dan
ford sat on tAe drivers seat beside young
Joe weIsby. who handed the horses. Five
miles OF driving brought the wagon 70 the
bridge over Bear creek which lies AZ the
bottom of sloping iiills. Hartman heard
a nd
as they drew near turned his head 20 see
vvho was coming. By this time n masked
man was az his either side. and though
ii was almost pltchy black, he ccul5 see
that when they told bin 20 ajSnfcant trey
had something very persuasive pointed
Ento his face. He Jumped from his horse
and was told 70 get out. He did not de-
yeIop sufficient speed as = sprfntsr. bat
susne shots ared into she earth at bis heels
made hsn. set out AZ a good rate for town.
ard ne ass not stop. Meanwhile some
others ssF the masked rnen. of whom fhera
vgsra six or eight rode Up beside The
wagon. Their command - stop was obey
cd. They then told the four prisoners to
s,sYun oct. and began firing their pistols.
Tae shooting frightened the horses and
rhsv start.ss Of noissyy meanwhile had
tlr.sest 20 the ground ana was tuwEing
NJ ths relrS p7nscra also tasupes. sn3
urer.t 70 the siae Of abe road. More shots
we~a AIRED fn a moment and Ne3stsy fell
70 the Srounl dead. with two hsill@t hHies
through his l<saw. ogse In shs peek ard one
through sas chest Hochezfc received
slight nezh wound IN tbs breast His
death was not 70 ~ so soen nor 80 easy.
panferx ara Hartman soon arrived here
and snsFaG o'Mailey sad other os1seers