The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-03-21
KILLED SIX FOR ONE
Colorado Miners Wreak Venge-
ance on Italian Assassins.
PRISONERS IN JAIL MURDERED
Four a.asked Men Gained Entrance and
Deliberately rilied Them Full
of Lad.

Denver, March ia special to the
Rocky Mountain News from Walsen-
burg. Colo, says:
Four dead bodies are now in the hands
Of the coroner of Huerfano county as
result Of vengeance wreaked last
night on the Italian miners, who were
charged with the killing of Abel Hixon
at Rouse last Sunday and two more
Italians have unquestionably been rid
died with bullets by tine friends Of the
popular saloonkeeper. A few hours will
most certainly bring the discovery Of
the corpses and every man against
whom there was the slightest suspicion
OF completely with the killing has met
with summary and frlghtful punish
ment Though the mob commenced
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 Italians were cap
tured from the wagon at Bear creek
bridge where Wellesley was killed, a de-
termined mob waited for the excite
ment to subslde and then came to the
county Jail here and at l O'Clock this
morning completed the work of revenge.
Ronchetto, who had been wounded i'm
the breast at the Bear creek trouble,
was found asleep in tine calaboose with
Lorenzo. The guards, William Smith
and Henry FAR, were playing high
hVe' when rap came at the outer
door of the Jail. They asked who was
there and We're told it was Sheriff
CMalley. They unbarred the entrance
ana Instead of seeing O'Malley they
looked down the barrels of two revolv-
ers, IN the hands of two masked men.
They We're commanded to throw up
their hands. While the first two men
covered Farr and Smith with their piss
tols' another pair, with their faces hid
den by handkerchiefs, stalked in.
one of the last arrivals picked I'D
from the table the keys To the cell in the
jail and going back into the building
opened the door where lay the trembling
Italians. The masked men then turned
their pistols loose on the Italians. who
shrieked in agony as bullet after bullet
was sent tearing into their defenseless
bodies When the vigilantes felt their
work was sure, they turned away, leav-
Ing their victims writhing in blood
When the last bullet had been fired that
was thought necessary to avenge one
death with six, the men walked out
from the Jail into the night
Tonight everyone is confident that
trouble is over and that this peaceful
town will resume the even tenor of it's
way and be allowed to drop from the
enViable newspaper notoriety which
THIS last occurrence has gained for 1t.
GOVERNOR MINTYRE ACTS.
Denver March 13.-Governor McIn-
tyre today received simultaneously from
the authorities at Washington and the
Italian consul at this point inquiries
concerning the Walsenburg aynchings.
The communication from Washington
was telegram from the acting secre-
tary of state asking for the particulars.
and that from Acting Consul Cuneo at
this place demand for protection for
any Italian citizen who might be in dan
ger at Walsenburg. Immediately steps
were taken by the governor to comply
with both requests. The governor or
dered the militia force at Pueblo to be
held In readiness TO move, and the rail-
road authorities report that soldiers can
be put Into Walsenburg within three
hours, whenever required