The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1908-12-17

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| footed. however. and he chased the
horse AZ a brezk-neck speed. He
/ finally caught up and grabbed him by
| the rein He then shot him in the
head. Then We cut the strap that held
I the satchel fast TO the carriage, and
, hurried 10 the woods 10 the hiding
| lace. The money was buried as well
. the weapons. and ! arrived at my
shanty a little before y o'clock. You
zaow the rest, how ! was suspected.
and how / was followed 10 POughkeep-
| sic The trouble came when We quar-
| reled over the division OF the spoils.
| The other two men were so anxious TO
| get back TO Italy that We took sew
sral trips 10 the woods and dug up
part Of the money until now nothing
remains there but the silver money
and the weapons that were used to
commit the murder"
Linden determined 10 test Rizzolo's
| story al once. The Italian told him
| precisely where the money and the
| .ifes we're buried. Linden started for
| Wilkesbarre at once, accompanied by
the selfconfessed murderer. They
reached Wilkesbarre at eight o'clock
in the evening. II was too late then
10 get a train 10 Laurel Hill, where
the money was hidden. The night was
dark and stormy, but the detective re-
solved 10 pursue his search in spite Of
all obstacles. He made up his mind
20 walk to Laurel Hill rather than risk
being followed. He was accompanied
by one OF his detectives and the pris-
oner, who was not handcuifed. When
they reached the first house on the
side OF the mountain he borrowed a
miners lamp and then began the jour
ney over the mountains. Seven miles
from Wilkesbarre and two miles from
the scene Of the murder, at Laurel
Run creek, they found the various arti.
cles Just where Mike said they had
been hidden. He was their guide from
the beginning 10 the end. He knew
ever inch OF the country, which was
weird beyond the widest stretches of
the Imagination. The rife was found
as well as the silver money They
were hidden beneath a heavy rock.
The money was in a large bag. and
wrapped In the paper packages just
as il came from the bank. The satch.
el in which the money was carried by
Mcclure and Flanaghan was found in
another place, buried about a foot
deep between two rocks. All OF
the things were buried in such a way
that they could be reached readily by
the removal OF lot OF leaves that
were strewn over them.
Linden directed that each article
should be put back exactly where II
had been found, except the coin, which
he put in a satchel and took back 70
Wilkesbarre with him. Irony OF fate
Mike Rizzolo was the messenger
who carried the satchel containing the
coin which was to be used as evi
dence 10 send him to the gallows. Ii
was very heavy There as 1921. 80
in dimes. fiye-cent pieces and pennies
= They walked over the railroad track
back to Laurel Run, which was
reached shortly after midnight
Through the kindness Of telegraph
operator at Laurel Run they were fur
nished with an engine which tool
them back to Wilkesbarre.
Little more remains to be said. Riz
zolo was tried convicted and exc
cuted. Requisitions were issued fol
his accomplices, but through some flaw
in international law they could not bs
honored. Later, however, through tn,
activity OF the government, both re
ceived long terms in an Italian prison
Those who were best acquainted with
Capt. Linden's achievements In tn,