The Ordway new era., 1908-11-13

Famous Detective Un-
thed Great Quantity of
nt Guided by the Crook
outwitted-All Guilty
rs Receive the Penalty,
huugh Work of Clever
.uth-Overcomes All
sacles.
hs night OF october 10. 1879.
',asr Mcclure and his body
Hugh FlanaRhan. employees OF
= ueradden. a railroad contract
=, raylaid In the Luzerne noun
c,, outside Of Wilkesbarre. Pa.
Il and foully murdered.
,xo men left Wilkesbarre In n
(re buggy and arranged their
w 80 that they might reach
I, Mills In time to pay on the
|. aborers who were working on
nl,uad near that place. They
Ir,eO0 in n leather satchel which
listened to the bottom Of the car
! With a couple Of straps. Tho
r.i Of personal danger never en-.
: tie minds OF either OF the men.
! irex every foot OF the ground,
rO,eoyer, were acquainted with
n every man. woman and child
:: q radius OF five miles.
Nh coming to Miners Mills was
u, the occasion OF much JOY among
Italian laborers and their wives
|t,lldnn. In fact. Mcclure and
Istan were looked on as minia-
e.i,Ions OF Santa Claus. except
tsi.ad OF coming once a year.
nite their welcome visits twice
nth. They were as punctual as
DICK itself. and the workmen
] to the minute when to expect
Wnas,er and his assistant. AS
eequence, when they failed to ap.
~ the usual time on October 20,
lsople were very much disturbed.
Etram from Wilkesbarre stated
Ihd left that city IL hours before.
freral alarm was sent out and a
ption OF men started for the
lairs Some OF the most promi.
citizens OF Luzcrne county head
y searching party. They knew
he paymaster and his assistant
ID a large sum OF money and
Sere also aware that certain
'G the mountain were as lawless
Y most unciyilized section OF the
n States. Little wonder that
sefe filled with gloomy forebod.
They had not gone far before
rorst fears were realized. The
belonging to Mcclure and Flan-
! lay dead in the road. The ami
Nd been wounded and evidently
M great agony before 1t died,
! hy there weltering in Its own
some yards further up the
laey came TO the broken shafts
carriage.
q continued their search, nerv-
aemselyes for the shock that was
y come. 1t came only too soon.
eead body of Paymaster Mcclure
'ouh1 dangling from the bar Of
''ssy, where it had been caught
auns suspended for hours. An
iaa'iot proved that the dead man
'en shot In the back in four dis
-
paees. 1t was as IL n volley had
l'ed from ambush. The horror
:. analr was increased five min
's'er when Flanaghan was found,
S,sn' prostrate in the road, life.
ne evidently had been shot and
from the wagon.
inquest demonstrated nothing
4ue' The funeral of the mur-
). aen, which took place from
!, hi'ls' was largely attended.
~ 'ne Italians who worked on
abroad We're present. One of
vas Michael Rizzolo. He seemed
" aefy much affected, and, pulling
~ J. handkerchief, wept bitterly.
ned out.
,s, ssOodhess, who could have done
',ul crime? l will have to help
!, NvNn the murderers, and when
|. |. eue'h we will string them up
a q hours Rizzolo was arrest
,esu with the murder of Nc
aad Flanaghan.
,s,u ,as,au,ortunately. the arrest was
.S'eiy on suspicion. There was
~ ,a'ea OF evidence on which to
y man-@unless 1t was the fact
a Sea IL In a shanty on the noun.
~ !, s, me expected happened.
: = u'scharged from custody.
\ i. meantime Charles McFadden.
's,V,er " y OF the murdered men, do
4 !, mat the assassin should not
\ sn,a = . Plentiful expenditure and
l rp'Ssment Of the best detective
,,,'An nnerica could prevent It.
Iasly' IInassEy he sent for Capt. Rob-
No. n . hours Linden was in
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