The herald., 1896-06-01
SANGU|NETTpS HARD FIGHT
Left the RObber Dead on the
Ground
THERE WERE NO WITNESSES
But Those Who Know the Man Credit
His Story
The Premises Show All Of the Evidences Of
Desperate StruggIe-The Merchant
Badly Wounded
THERE WERE NO WITNESSES
Associated Press Special Wire.


STOCKTON, May BID. Sanguinetti
well-known merchant of Lathrop for
many years, and a citizen who stands
well in the community, surrendered him.
self to the authorities this morning and
is now in custody for the killing of a
robber at Mr. Sanguinetti's wayside
place near the Corral Hollow mines, just
at the mouth of the canyon where it
opens into the San Joaquin valley. 1t
was desperate fight he had for his life,
as is evidenced by the deep cuts on his
head and the bruises on his body.
The robber he left lying dead just off
the front porch Of the saloon, but the
body will be brought into town tonight
by the coroner. Mr.. Sanguinetti tells a
straight story and nobody who knows
him will doubt it. The first report here
was that the dead man was Durham,
the murderer, but the officers who
reached the scene this morning found
that the man was a hunter named Will
lam Anderson, who has been in that part
of the country for ten or twelve years
and made his living by hunting and
fishing. The killing was done at about
9 o'clock last night.
Mr. Sanguinetti was alone and asleep
in bed when man raped on the door
of his little place and said he had come
over from the railroad camp for bottle
of whisky. The landlord rose, and, walk
ing to the door, opened it, He had'
taken lHt DIttdutlOIl " tbke iuS PlSlci
with him, but as he opened the door the
robber thrust a pistol in his face and
demanded his money or his life. He had
o mask on and held his left hand over
his face.
Mr. Sanguinetti is large man of little
above middle age and he caught the fell
low around the neck and reached for the
pistol with his right hand. dropping his
own weapon at the time. The struggle
from that instant was hard one. The
men grappled and Mr. .Sanguinetti took
away the robbers pistol and threw it
from him out into depression about
eight feet from the house. Then he
threw the robber out and thought he
had done with the man. but he came back
at once with his pistol and said with an
oath that he would kill the landlord.
Mr.. Sanguinetti had been badly used
up in the first affray and he did not feel
able to fight again. He found his own
pistol on the floor, and as the fellow
came back at him with his threat to
kill him, Sanguinetti shot him, probably
through the heart, for he fell forward
on his face and was dead.
The landlord fired another shot at the
! falling form, but he does not know where
it struck Sanguinetti then closed the
door, and hearing no movement OF the
fellow concluded that he was dead or
badly wounded and retired to his room
to await the coming of daylight He
on his bald head and his eyes were al
most closed by the blood and the hard
blows that he received in the face. He
washed them out and made hlmself
comfortable until he could see to go
to a neighbor's, about a hundred yards
distant, when he told them of the affair
AS MI Sanguinetti opened the door 10
go out of the saloon he saw the body of
the robber lying in front of the place,
but he did not dare to disturb it, and so
he did not even turn it over to see the
face of his assailant He went to ira
cy as soon as possible anu came INTO the
city from there.
< surgeon dressed Sanguinetti's
wounds here and he dropped at once
into a rcstful sleep. To all corners TODAY
he has told the same story, ana as tnere
were no witnesses to the ARRAY ne VIII
be released as soon as the inquest has
been held. Sanguinetti has family
living at Iathrop. About year ago he
left for a trip to his old home in Italy.
and while there was taken i'll and did
not write home for number OF months.
which led to great anxiety among his
friends and relatives. His store was in
the hands of his wife at the time, and
after he had been looked for a number
Of months creditors closed in on him,
and when he returned all of his property
was under attachment. Then he went
into insolvency. and to commence anew
he went into the coal mining section
hoping to get new start. He has
many warm friends and will have all the
assistance he needs in his new trouble.
Deputy Sheriff Black of this county
was on the early train for Tracy when
he heard of the affair and he fastened
to the place. He found justice of the
peace and another man there. and the
body of the robber lay as it fell. The
officers rolled the man over and he was
identified as Anderson. the hunter. IN
der his face lay mask made out of a
handkerchief, and his hat was there In
his right hand was his pistol the fingers
clutching the muzzle end. The stove in
the saloon was overturned and bloody.
the counter was bloody and marks of
blood We're on the knob of the door, so
there was enough corroborating evil
dence to prove Mr.. Sanguinettis story
of hard fight