Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-10
TRIPLE LYNCHING.
Louisiana Mob Hangs Three
italian Murderers.
0DTLAwBY WAS NOT A SURPRISE

Sheriff Had the Men Guarded in . New
Jail by an Old Negro. in Louisiana!-And
Yet the Mob Got 'Em-Crimes of the
victims-Some Negroes Killed in Ar
kansas Because They Worked for Liy-
ing-SwindIc Uneartl,ed.
HAHNyILLE, La, Aug. 10.-Therc was
triple lynching in this town just before
12 o'clock Saturday night and yesterday
morning the bodies of three Italian muir
dercrs were found swinging from the
raftcrs of n shed near the court house.
One of the men is Lorenzo Saladino who
assassinated Jules Gueymard at Frectown
last Tuesday night, and the other two
were Decino 5 orcoro ard Angelo Mar
cuso, who murdered an old Spaniard on
the Ashton plantation, near Boutte sta
ton, some time ago. Ever since the MUIR
der of Gucymard this parish has been in a
fever heat of excitement over the affair,
and even on the first night after the muir
der it was with great difficulty that Sheriff
Dry prevented the lynching of Saladiro.
He spirited him away into the woods and
kept him over night, and the next day
took him to the new Jail in Hahnvillc.
Old Negro for Guard, Great Scott!
In the meantime tic evidence grow
against Saladino, ana feeling correspond
ingly grew in intensity. About half past
u o'clock saturday night the mob, which
had concentrated on the outskirts of the
| town, began to move on the Jail. They
captured the old negro guard and by the
vigorous use of axes with which they were
| well supplied, soon demolished the Jail
| and cell doors and took the prisoners out
| and executed them. Lorenzo SalaIino
| was charged with the murder of Jules
| Gueymarl, one Of the prominent planters
| and merchants of this section The muir
| der occurred on Tuesday night ut Free
| town. in st Charles parish, a short dis.
| lance from the river bank. Gueymard
was on the gallery with several friends
| playing cards while awaiting the arrival
of boat with some freight. When the
| whistle Of the boat blew Gueymari arose
| t0 go To meet her.
| Assassination of Gueymard.
As soon as he was few feet away from
! his party shot was fired. 1t was from Il
| shotgun loaded with all sorts of missiles
and the load struck him full in the throat
| almost tearing his head from his body,
| killing him instantly, besides wounding
Robert Espenard, New Orleans engineer,
| in the arm. Search for the murderer was
| made but he was not found. The shot
was fired from behind tree at the edge of
| the road and the assassin escaped through
| the thick growth. Suspicion pointed To
| the Sicilian, who bore bad character. He
had threatened Gucy.nard's life because
the latter testified against him in suit
brought because Saladino endcavored Il
| dcfraud New Orleans creditors. A visit
| to his house revealed his shotgun, which
he said had not been fired in three months
| One barrel was found freshly discharged
| Boosted That He Got Him.
While he was not told of the charg,
| against him he disclailncd the killing
Later on, an old Italian woman. arrested
| ut his place, confessed that Salatlint
| when he returned home that night said
Il got HIM" The crime for which the othel
two Italians We're lynchci was the wantor
| and cowardly murder of an old Spaniart
on the Ashton plantation near Boutte sta
| ton. The incentive To the crime in thi
case was that the old Spaniard was theil
rival in the business of gathering moss
They had freq uently threatened his life.