The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-03-21
ITALIANS MURDERED
m, o9AOO MOB KILLS NO
OF HIXON'S SLAYERS.
Tho Italian Charge d'Anairs Cais inc ~
tcution Ct the state Department I" '"'
u,t,cr-u,y Cause Lots Of Trouhtc-
Protests Made ut |ashinGto"'
Initiating New Orleans.

the coroner OF Huerano county as the
result Of the vengeance wreaked laSt
night on the Italians who were charged
with the killing Of Al HiXon in a most
brutal manner last Sunday by beating
him over the head with a club, n
two more Italians have unquestionably
been riddled with bullets by friends
Of the popular s~aloonkecper. y few
hours will most certainly bring the
discovery of the corpses. Every man
on whom there was the slightest sus-
picion of completely in the killing OF
Hixon has met with summary and
"frightful punishment. Three Of tn"
four bodies are those of |IIiXon's al
legged assailants. The fourth is hat OF
Joe Welsby. who was driving four of
the italians to Jail in a wagon when
he met his death. The dead are, the
first four being in the hands of the
coroner:
Antonio Lorenzo, declared by the cor
oner's jury to have struck the blow
which crushed HiXon's skull and
caused his death. "a years of age, N
married, an Italian citizen.
Stannalau Fittera, 80 years old, mar
ried, wife and three children in Italy;
intended to become an American citi-
zen.
Francisco RonchettO, 81 years old.
unmarried; intention of becoming an
American citizen declared
Joe Welsby, % years old, unmarried.
Pietro Gianecibino, "a years old.
young son living here; said to have
taken out first papers.
Antonio Teippo, "a years old, mar
ried, wife and three children in Italy;
first pa taken out.
Though the mob commenced It's work
last evening, It was not until 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 to do with the
killing Of Hixon. When the three Ital-
lans captured from the wagon at Bear
creek bridge, where Welsby was killed.
had been made way with, the small, but
determined, mob waited for the excite
ment to subside and then came to the
county Jail here, and a few minutes be-
fore O'Clock this morning completed
the work Of revenge which they had
begun six hours before. Ronchetto.
who had been wounded in the breast
at the Bear creek trouble. was found
asleep in the %calaboose with Lorenzo.
The guards placed at the Jail. VIM.
smith and Henry Farr. were playing
cards, when a rap came to the outer
door. They asked who was there, and
Wlrp told ShnrNifF nrNIa l1-- -.
moments hesitation they unbarred the
entrance, and instead Of seeing O'NIal-
icy they looked down the barrels of two
reVolvers in the hands of masked men.
me experiences of others earlier in tho
nlSht taught them to obey the COM
hlaild to throw down their pistols and
20 throw up their hands. While ne
llrst W men covered Farr and Smith
Win their pistols another pair with
'heir races hidden by handkerchicfe
ma carrying big guns in their hand
talked in.
One of the last arrivals picked M
rom the table the keys to the cell in
ne jan, II going back into
me building, unlocked the door. where
d? tAe now trembling Italians. who
telt sure there time had come. ana in
.helr broken English begged ~piteouslv
ioI mercy put the avengers had no
mercy. In the cell with them was
Frank DIX. who is charged win
brutal rape. He was gruffly toId tn
stand aside and skunk into a corner Of
the cell. The masked men then turned
'nelr pistols loose on The Italians. who
shrleked IN agony as bullet after bul-
,et was sent tearing into their defense
less bodies. One of the first shots must
nave brought relief to Lorenzo. whom
me men seemed To regard with especial
hatred as the Officially declared mrr-
ierer, for their leaden balls were son1
INTO his brain. Ronchctto was NOT ca
fortunate; one bullet passed hroupb
ms mead and W tore great holes ia
the thoraic cavity, but instant de1th
was not TO be his good fortune. for he
Wfltled II groaned in intense agony
lor as much as twenty minute
Nhen the vigllants felt their work
was surely done they turned owa,.
leaving the victims writing in ,Loji.,.
own ana one anOther'S blood. WhOa tIn
covering brute who had seen II nj
was too terrified To utter a sound
Nh"h the last bullet had been 6rad
mat was thought necessary To ayonea
one death with six the men who bad
none the latest piece OF killing walked
from the jail into the dark night
a holHen or TWO later tho kf,nzr
or the two guards backed ONT brauo
me door ana closed ii behind rhem
fafr and Smith now pickcd 10 tboir
own leFoiNers and fired five sh1ts
.hIougR the heavy dpor after the r.
ne"tInE men Summouing w coilr-
age they peerrd out Themselves IN
lew seconds, aud seeing Six or 60"
men making of on foo; across rha ,,ail-
ROAD tracks. they ghCt At ', ,