Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-08-21
TO DEATH BY MOB.
LyDcherS Mete Out Speedy Pun
iShuleHt in Louisiana
EXECUTION OF ITALIANS.

pich Planter, Who Was Shot
Down by Worthless
Slcillan Against Whom
He Had Testified.
despatch from Hahnyille, La, says
The bodies OF three italian murderers "'i1
found swinging from the ratters ot shoo
near the court house triple iyncninS nav
inc occurred during the night One OF 'he
men. Lorenzo Saladiro, who so iou'iy 10
cassinated Jules Gucymard, at treeto"n'
last Tuesday night, and the others "ei'
Dorino Iorcoro and Angelo Marcuso' WIZ
murdered an old Spaniard on the Ash'on
,lon+a+ior near Bouttes station some time
ago. ,his
Ever since the murder OF Gueymaru 'n''
narish has been in a fever heat OF exeremen'
over the affair. and even on the nrst h'eu'
ofter the murder It was with great diLIlculy
chat Sheriff ORGY prevented the lynchlns ol
saladino He spirited him away IN w,
woods and kept him there over nigh'' AKA
then the next day took him to the new JAN
IN Hahnyile. IN the meantime the eviuehco
grew against Saladino ieeiing eoife'-
pondingy grew in intensity.
About half past II o'clock Saturday nisn'
the mob. which had concentrated on tue ou'-
skirts Of the town, began to move on the
mil. They captured the old negro guard
and bv the vigorous use Of axes, with whlcn
,, thew we're we'll supplied, soon demolished
the iail and cell doors and took the prisoners
ont and executed them. The lynchers wers
orderly. but very determined in their WORK.
, CrueIIv Murdered a Planter.
J,les Guevmard. the victim OF Assassin
8 saladino. was one OF the prominent planters
y ond merchants OF Freetown, in St. Char e'
Parish. lust a short distance from the rVel
bank. Mr.. Gueymard was on the gamer!
with several friends playing cards Wnl
ovaiiiog the arrival of boat with SOM
freight When the whistle OF the boat ole'
It Mr.. Gueymard arose to go, and ne was ou
n few feet away FROM his party when sno
r was fred. 1, was from shotgun ioa1'
/ With all sorts Of missiles, and the ioa
l. struck him fullin the throat, most tearih
1t mis- head from his body He died Instant.
r, Robert Espenard, New Orleans englnee
l. WAS wounded in the arm. The shot W.
90 ered from behind tree at the edge oil II
road and the assassin escaped through Il
~ thick growth.
le Suspicion pointed to the Sicilian, who DO
e. bad reputation. He had threatened NJ
as Gaeymard's life, because the latter tes'in
AGAINST him in q suit brought pecau
oil Salandio endeavored to defrauo M
co o-leons creditors yiait to his hou
en- revealed his shot gun, which he 81
lst had not been fired in three months.
m barrel was found freshly di charged. Wh
at no was not told the Charge against him
yht ,iaclaiued the killing Later on an
nd Italian woman. arrested at his place, &C
las fessed that saladino, when he returned no
be that night said 81 got him"
'er; The crime for which the other two II
sed lans. besides Saladino, was hung was
an wanton and cowardly murder OF an
ah, snaniard on the Ashton plantation, n
Routtee station. The incentive to the crl
ma, j., this case was that the old spaniard
|; o ,hei.. rival in the business Of gathering M
be They had frequently threatened his llte