The herald., 1896-08-10
ALL COWARDLY CRIMINAL S
Who, Mafia.!ike, Shot Their Victims
in the Back
A Double Killing In San Jose, Claimed to
BE In Self Defense A
San Diego Case
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated fTeSS SpeCldi WlTes
HAHNVILLE, La, Aug. 9.-There was
a triple lynching in this town just be-
ST three Italian -hruIirast % - ~, 9 no 3'f'-
swinging from the rafters of shed near
the court house this morning. One OF the
men is Lorenzo Salideno, who foully as
sassinated Jules Guymard at FreetoWn
last Tuesday night, and the other Two
were Decino Secorro and Angelo Nor
cuso, who murdered an old Spaniard on
the Ashton place, near Boutte station,
some time ago.
Ever since the murder of Guymard this
parish has been in fever heat or excite
ment over the affair, and even on the
first night after the murder 1t was with
great difficulty that the sheriff pre-
vented the lynchng of Salideno. lie
snirited him away in the woods ana
kent him there over night, and the next
day took him to the new jail at Ham,
Vile. In the meantime the evidence
grew AGAINST Salideno, and feeling cor
respondingly grew in intensity. About
II 80 o'clock last night the mob which had
concentrated on the outskirts OF the
town began to move on the Jail Ihey
captured the old negro guard, and, by
the use Ol d&tS, WIN w iiiNiA eiiNS ''~-
we'll supplied, soon demolished the jail
| and cell doors and took the prisoners out
| and executed them.
| Lorenzo Salideno was charged with the
murder of Jules Guymard, one of the most
| prominent planters and merchants OF
that section. The murder occurred on
| Tuesday night at Freetown, in st.
| Charles parish, just a short distance
from the river bank. Mr.. Guymard was
in the gallery with several friends, play
ing cards, while awaiting the arrival of
q boat with some freight. When the
whistle of the boat blew Guymard rose
| to go and meet it. AS soon as he was a
few feet away from his party shot was
! fired. 1t was from a shotgun loaded
with all sorts of missiles, and the load
| struck him full in the throat. almost
tearing his head from his body and kill
ing him instantly and wounding Robert
Espanard, New Orleans engineer, in
the arm. The shot was fired from be.
hind a tree at the edge of the road, and
the assassin escaped through the woods
Suspicion pointed to the Sicilian, who
bears a bad name, because he ha(
threatened Guymard's life for testify.
7 ing in a suit Drought DeCduSG CdllueIlt
endeavored to defraud New Orleans
creditors. A visit to his house revealed
his shotgun, which he said had not beer
fired in three months One barrel wa;
found freshly discharged. While he wa
not told of the charge against him, h
disclaimed the killing. Later on an oil,
Italian woman arrested at his plac;
confessed that Salideno, when he re
turned home that night, said: Il go
him."
Salideno would have been lynche,
that night but for the sheriff, who hid tn
prisoner in the woods.
The crime for which the other tw
Italians besides Salideno were hange
was the wanton and cowardly murder Q
an old Spaniard on the Ashton placf
near Boutte. The incentive to the Grim
in this case was that the old Spaniar
was their rival in the business Of gather
ing moss.
A DOUBLE KILLING
SAN JOSE, Aug. 9.-HarVey Allende
shot and killed Miss Wally Fielner an
V. Crosetti this afternoon. The shoot
5 ing occurred on Fourth street, only hal
a block from Santa Clara. After tn
shooting Crosetti ran across the stree
into the Empire fire engine house an
E fell, saying, Boys, l am killed"