The record-union., 1895-03-13
SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
Four Italians Charged With Murde
and a Boy Killed.

Four italians Charged With Murder
and a Boy Killed.
PUEBLO Coli, March IA special to
the CH5eftGia from Walsenburg, a small
town ffty-six miles south of Pueblo,
says: A mob in ambush at 7:30 this
evening fired on wagon containing nine
Italians who are charged with fatally
beating A. j. HiXon, saloon-keeper at
Rouse, coal mining camp, six miles
from Walsenburg, Sunday 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 at Rouse this afternoon
At the conclusion of the session for the
day the prisoners were loaded into
wagon and started back to the jail. At
Bear Creek, a region where there is
much underbrush, half mile from
Walsenburg, the crack of score of rifles,
presumably in the hands of miners, rang
out. -Four of the prisoners, whose names
cannot be learned on account of the ex-
cltement, were instantly killed. Joe
Welby, young American boy, who was
driving the wagon, was also killed.
The officers returned the fire, which
lasted for several minutes. The most in
tense excitement reigns.
Walsenburg and Rouse are both off the
main line of the railroad, and attempts to
secure further details have failed, be-
cause the telegraph offices are not open
at night.
The work Of the mob was done to
avenge peculiarly brutal crime. At I
O'Clock Monday morning two men en-
route TO work at Rouse discovered A. ].
HlXon, proprietor of a saloon, in diving
condition, about half mile north 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
days since I. J. Brewer, pit boss on the
Rouse mine, imported a trained blood
hound, 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 hall mile
distant, Upon examination blood was
discovered on this table leg The dog
then proceeded to the saloon door, and
two men. Lorenzo Danino and Jobatto
Antonio, were discovered in the saloon,
and exhibited considerable anxiety to get
away. Ihey were arrested. Two more
men, Pete Rosetta and Frank Anrico,
were arrested in cabin near by.
| Admissions of knowledge of the mur-
der were secured from two of them i'm
| mediately upon their arrest, and later
they dlvulged the names of seven others
who were with them, and charged Lor-
EMO Danino with the murder, Two of
the parties had started south.
Officers quickly set out after them, and
the entire nine were under arrest by 4
P. NJ. The names of the additional five
are Pete Jacobini. Francisco Ronketto,
one Corporalla, one MILO and one Mich
olaf, whose Christian names are un-
| known.
| Threats of lynching Danino were gem
orally INDUCED in during the day, and
| quite number of men were scattered
along the route to Walsenburg, but 1t was
| thought there was scarcely possibility
that violence would be attempted.
! Hlxon was rather popular with the
American miners, and general indigna-
ton prevails. He was 36 years old, He
was supposed to have returned from
Walsenburg on horseback, about 10 P. NJ.
and to have been attacked unawares.
The incentive of the murder is a prob
lem, as Hixon was peaceable man,