The Glenwood post., 1908-02-22
MateM, Slayer Of Antonio An
..geIo, Disappears in
,,the Mountains
FUNERAL aloF VICTIM

After killing Antonio Angelo
in Markati's saloon in Marion
Thursday night, Jim Matevi, also
known as "Ferro,' shouldered
his shotgun, with which he COM
mitted the dastardly deed, and
walked out of the front door of
the saloon in an easterly direc-
tion.
Though there were fifteen wit
nesses to the cold-blooded muir
der, not one dared to take up the
search for Matevi. They feared
that other load in his shotgun.
The murderer tramped through
the snow. About two hours af-
terwards, couple of Italians
from Spring Gulch appeared at
Marion, armed to the teeth. and
took the trail, but We're unable 10
find Matevi, darkness having set
in.
Under Sheriff Bert Cardnell
started out on lone hunt for
the murderer yesterday. lie fol-
lowed his trail from the saloon tc
a cabin four miles east of Marlcn,
thence to another cabin, thence to
the ,Carbondale road, where he
lost it.
Near the first cabin, Cardnell
found Matevi's shotgun. The
man evidently had found it too
heavy to carry, he having trav-
eled part of the way through
90 inches of snow. The weapon
contained one loaded and one
empty cartridge and was at full
cock when the officer picked it
up. Matevi had not stopped at
the uninhabited cabins. whittier
his footprints led Cardnell. for
any length of time. AT some
places the footprints showed that
Matevi had started to run as
though he had been overcome by
fright or frenzy. His bloody deed
may have driven him temporarily
insane.
Killing Cold -Blooded.
Two or three witnesses to the
murder were in Glenwood yester-
day and they describe it as alb
solutely unjustifiable and cold
blooded. There were four Ameri-
cans and about eleven Italians in
Markati's saloon when Matevi
came in at the front door. He
was in an angry frame Of mind,
and, speaking in English and u.s.
ing foul oaths. he dared anyone
in the saloon to move from his
place, He did not have the shot
gun in his hand at the time, hav-
ing left it just outside the door
where no one present could see it,
Angelo walked towards the
front door as though he was 60
ing out, and at no time, it is
claimed, made any motion to
draw weapon. Then the muir
derer went out of the door, seized
the shotgun and fred point blank
at Angelo, the full charge enter
ing his breast and killing him in
stantly.
Under Sheriff Cardnell returned
to Glenwood late last night. He
had been out most of the day on
horseback. He sustained a acci-
dent to his right eye that is ex-
tremely painful While travelling
through some brush, switch
struck him in the eye, and he is
wearing a bandage over the optic
today.
... The funeral of Angelo took
place shortly before noon today
from st. Stephens Catholic
church, and was largely attended
by friends of the deceased. The
friends of Angelo express indig-
nation on account of the murder,
and express the hope that Matevi
will be brought before the bar of
justice at an early date.
Sheriff Zimmerman, who re-
turned to Glenwood late last
night from Denver with Arthur
d. Hay, accused of embezzling
fands Of the Colorado Telephone
COMPANY, left this morning for
the scene Of the murder Of Ange-
lo,. and will conduct thorough
search for the murderer.