The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-13

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the Coroner's Jury Hold Them for the
Deed--Met by the Mob and No Mercy
shown Them.
| Walsenburg. Col, March 1.-Two or
/ three days ago Deputy Sheriff Hixon
was brutally murdered at this place
/ by several Italian coal miners. After
pounding the deputys head into a pulp
/ the body was hidden and not found
until yesterday morning when a gem
eral alarm was given and bloodhounds
put upon the mUrderer's trail. In a
I very few moments the well trained dogs
succeeded in running down four men
who acknowledged having committed
the crime and eudeavored 10 lay il on
each other. Late this afternoon an ia
quest was held at which the guilt of
the four Italians was plainly proven.
| Hixon being a very popular man, the
feeling among other miners and citi-
zens in general grew TO fever heat and
at the close of the coroner'S inquest
as the prisoners We're being marched Ia
Jail, mob made a rush for them and
before the sheriff and his deputies
could raise hand TO protect them the
bodies of the four Italians and anoth-
er white man were riddled with bullets
At this juncture d general riot started.
one hundred or more Italian miners
seeing their countrymen lying around
dead became frenZied, swearing that
they will have vengeance before morn
ing Both factions began arminS
themselves and at last accounts were
expected to come together at any mo-
ment.
The telegraph operator at Walsen-
burg has abandoned his post leaving
no way tC secure further information
except as it is brought in 10 surround
ing towns by people who are heeinS
from the scene of trouble. or by depu-
" sheriffs seeking assistance.
ADD WALSENBURG
Pueblo, Colo, March IA special ~
the Chieftain from WalsenburS. small
town ffty-six miles south OF Pueblo.
SAYS: A mob in ambush at ! 80 O'Clock
this evening fired on a wagon contain
ing nine italians who are charged with
fatally beating a J. HiXon, a saloon
keeper at Rouse, a coal mining camp
six miles from Walsenburg, Sunday
last Four Of the Italians and the
driver We're killed.
The prisoners, who had been lodged
in the Walsenburg Jail, were taken to
the coroner's inquest at Rouse this after
noon. At the conclusion of the session
of the day the prisoners were loaded
into the wagon and started back 10 the
jail. At Bear creek. region where there
is much underbrush, half mile from
Walsenburg, the crack OF dozen rifles.
presumably in the hands Of miners.
rang out Four OF the prisoners. whose
names cannot be learned on account or
the excitement. were instantly killed.
Joe Welby, a young American boy, who
was driving the wagon, was also killed.
The officers returned the fire, which
lasted several minutes. The most IN
tense excitement regins.
Walsenburg and Rouse are both OF
the main line of the railroad and at
tempts 10 secure further details have
failed because the telegraph offices are
closed at night.
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
The work of the mob was done 10
avenge a peculiarly brutal crime. At
o'clock Monday morning two men en-
route TO work at Rouse discovered y j.
Hixon. proprietor of a saloon, in dying
condition about an eighth Of a mile
from his place of business. AIr. HiXon
had been struck on the back Of the
head with a blunt weapon and was I'M
conscious He expired within an hour.
Some ten days ago T. J. Brewer. pit
boss of the Rouse mine, imported train
ed bloodhOunds. which We're promptly
summoned The animals rushed away
secured table leg in the rear Of a sa-
loon located half a mile distant. ON
examination blood was discovered on
this leg. The dog then proceeded 20 the
saloon door and two men, Lorenzo Dam
inc and JObatto Antonio. who We're dis
covered therein, were arrested. Two
more men. Pete Rosetta and Frank ,
Aurico, were arrested in a cabin near .
by.
Admissions Of knowledge Of the muir
der were secured from two Of them i'm /.
mediately on their arrest and later they
divuiged the names Of seven others who
were with them and charged Lorenzo
Danido with the murder. Two of the .
parties had started south.
TAKING THE TRAIL.
The officers were quickly in the sad /
die and the entire nine We're under ar .
rest at 7. m. The names OF the addi- .
tional five are: Pete Jocobini. Francisco /
KonkettO. one Corporate. one Milo and .
one Nicholai. whose Christian names .
are unknown.
Threats OF lynchinE DanidO were Fon-
orally INDUCED in during the day and .
quite q number Of men were scattered .
along the route 70 WalsenburC. but ~ .
was thought that there was scarcely "a
possibility that violence would he at
tempted. HiNon was rather popular
with the American miners and general .
Indignation prevails. lie was an NJ
kansan, late Of Texas. was IS or % years
OF age. He : supposed 10 have return
81 from WalsenburE on horseback
about % p. m. and % have been at
tackled unawares. The incentive n tho
murder is a problem. a. Hiyon was not f.
Of an aggressive or quarrelsone dispCsl
ton.
LATER DETAILS.
Pueblo Colo. March IA LATER Dis
patch 20 the Chieftan from Trinidad i1
regard 70 the mob al Rouse. gives more
details of the occurrence obtained Iy
A wagon with four a. Che
nine prisoners was met a. Bear Crcs<
bv a party or armed men mounted on
horseback. They Commando Deputy
Sheriff Earl Dauf0ri who hal charge
o. the prisoners. 20 throw ~ ms bands.
This he did. but the driver. NeIaT. either
became excited or his horses became I1-
mana seabie and "a FOiieF from o.. 5a--t
killed him. Sheriff o.NallaJ. u-1 VAS
on his way u meet che prisoners fnure
one % them shot iu The breast hr vas
wounded D. horsemau VINO shot tl'I
while he lay on Che Eror1L 80 IRA
OF The other three prisoners can o. f..f--
ana .- j. Supposed from fae Treatment
accorded the Other men HAT iAey "efe
speedily klAcL
CEI1 IS OF THE ENciENTs.