Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-03-21

now as any other time. although Ii Is
possible none OF them would have
been molested had they attended to
their own business. There was no ex.
cltement or stir over the departure
of the Is and the casual observer
would not have guessed what was up
II had not been previously informed.
There was considerable Indignation
last evening when the Denver evening
papers arrived with ribald accounts
| OF the Monday nights deportation and
the hot air story OF the Miners union
building being garrisoned as citadel.
The tmost quiet prevails today.
| Guards patrol the different entrances
to the city and no uprising is expect.
ed in the future.
OURAY. March 17.-Last night Ed.
Russell. well known contractor and
also having charge OF sawmills In the
county. became enraged at something
his wife did. and proceeded to play
the brute, He knocked her down and
then Kicked her vigorously with spilt.
ed boots which he was wearing. He
left the woman unconscious on the
floor while he went down 30 take an.
other drink and incidentally told about
his escapade. AS soon as the brutal
| ity of Russell became known officers
placed him under arrest He VIII
have a hearing before the county
| Judge this evening. There is great
| Indignation and unless the court lands
heavily there is a possibility of tho
citizens taking the law Into their own
hands. The wife Will be sent to her
| mother In the east In the morning.
| This is the second otfense, although
| the first one consisted of simple
beating without side lourishes.
ALTOONA. Pa, March 17.-In the
delirious rawlings of an Italian boy,
| dead. detectives have clews to the
most dangerous Italian society they
have yet known. Thirty murders are
ascribed to the members of thls band,
all of them having been committed
in this and the two adjoining counties.
Twenty eight Italians In the rallroud
camp at Lilly were cremated -four
months ago. The building in which
they died was a ilimsy one, with mum.
/ erous doors and windows, but not one
of the men escaped. On several of
| the charred bodies stiletto wounds
were found. 1t Ia now believed the
society executed this wholesale crime
the members driving back at the
points Of their knives those who
sought to escape from the flames.
Ten Of these murders have been
committed among the Italian laborers
working on railroad improvements
| Arrests have been mnde, but in every
case the prisoners furnished strong
alihIs. and although the clrcumstan.
tial evidence In each case was almost
conclusive. no convictions could be
had. In every case those victims Of
the society who died by the saIletto
bore the dread mark OF the banda
r17s deep carved on the forehead.
Recently detectives were called tc
Investigate the stabbing of two Ital
lans near this city. Tho Victims were
brothers, and the elder was killed. bpi
tho younger a boy. is recovering
When he first was aroused from the
4tupor in which he was found he wills
1ered: THE avengers. the aveng
ers" In the hospital. while In de
lirium. he repeatedly cried out in fear
declaring the avengers were pursuing
him, but when he became rational he
resolutely refused 10 talk
In his rawlings, however. the boy di
vulged enough to furnish the de,ec
lives clews on which to work. Thol
have learned that the organization hai
large Siciian membership. and thu
its ramiacations extend all over thi
country. The central directing bod.
is believed to be situated in New Yorl
or in one of the near by cities In Nov
Jersey.
In each case In which the myater
lous murders have been Investigates
he suspected persons are believed Il
have received secret support from tn
society, being supplied with none
and with plenty of witnesses to prov
an alibi. Last week three Italian
were murdered In this county and II
each case a cross was cut into the vie
lim's skin.
OMAHA. March 17-Maior w. II
Bean. chief of the commissary depari
ment of Missouri, committed suicid
today by shooting himself in the heat
Bad health is supposed to be tn
cause. Just before drawing the plstc
Major Bean asked his wife to play III
piano. and as she played he pulle
the trigger and fell over dead.
He was one of the most popula
army officers in the west. He ha
charge of the commissary arrang'
ments at both army maneuyers d
Fort Riley. He was the originator {
many Innovations In the commlssar
department. Beams hash, ne
+, kind OF army ration. was recently ties
ed by many army posts and found
be highly satisfactory
CHICAGO. March 17--Discournge
over the last heavy snow storm While
gave the appearance OF another Ion
: siege OF cold weather. Tiel Anderson
, an iron moulder, who had been out {
!, work, said: Winter has started
all over again now; what can / doi
then went into his coal shed and han