Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-11-23

head"
Then what followed?"
AS soon as Mcclure and F1anaghan
passed me in the carriage quickened
my pace, but they naturally paid no
attention To me. We we're now close
TO where the two other men were
in ambush, and began to get n little
nervous"
Who fred the first shot?"
"Bevenino. He did the principal
shooting He was an expert shot. He
was on the right side Of the road go
ing up
Who was shot frst?'
Mcclure"
who fired the next shot?"
"Bevenino."
Where are these men now?"
They are both in Italy. They left
three weeks after the murder"
How far up the road was Villella
from Beyenino?'
About 80 yards"
When DID you shoot?"
Il shot from the rear fred four
shots altogether at the men h the
carriage. After Mcclure and Flana.
CHAN had been shot the horse started
on dead run. Villella got frightened
and ran through the woods TO the
shanty, where he deserted us without
warning. At one time It looked az II
the horse was going to get away and
we thought we had only killed the
men for nothing. Bevenino was feet
footed, however, and he chased the
horse at a break-neCk speed. He
finally caught up and grabbed him by
the rein. lie then shot him in the
head. Then We cut the strap that held
the satchol fast to the carriage, and
, nurrled to the woods TO the hiding
! ACE. The money WAS buried as we'll
| } the weapons, and / arrived at my
lanty little before ~ o'clock. You
now the rest, how l was suspected,
nd how was followed to ,Poughkeep-
| 20. The trouble came when we quar-
sled over the division OF the spoils.
he other two men were so anxious to
et back to Italy that we took sew
raj trips to the woods and dug up
art of the money until now nothing
| smains there but the silver money
| nd the weapons that were used to
ommit the murder"
Linden determined to test Rizzolo's
tory at once. The Italian told him
recisely where the money and the
fles we're buried. Linden started for
Jilkesbarre at once, accompanied by
he selfconf, ssed murderer. They
cached Wilkesbarre at eight o'clock
4 the evening. 1t was too late then
get a train TO Laurel Hill, where
he money was hidden. The night was
lark and stormy, but the detective re.
,olved to pursue his search in spite OF
III obstacles. He made up his mind
walk to Laurel Hill rather than risk
Jeing followed. He was accompanied
~ one of his detectives and the pris-
,ner, who was not handcuffed. When
hey reached the first house on the
i.de of the mountain he borrowed a
liner's lamp and then began the jour
ley over the mountains. Seven miles
rom Wllkesbarre and two miles from
ne scene of the murder, at Laurel
tun creek, they found the various arti.
les Just where Mike said they had
)een hidden. He was their guide from
he beginning to the end. He knew
very inch of the country, which was
weird beyond the widest stretches OF
he imagination. The rife was found
Is well as the silver money. They
were hidden beneath a heavy rock.
The money was in large bag, and
wrapped in the paper rackages just
as II came from the bank. The satch'
el In which the money was carried by
Mcclure and Flanaghan was found in
another place, buried about 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 tC
Wilkesbarre with him, Irony of fate
Mike Rizzolo was the messenger
!. who carried the satchel containing tbs
g coin which was TO be used as evi
: dence TO send him to the gallows. l
+ was very heavy. There as $29l.5
/ IN dimes, fiye-cent pieces and pennies
q They walked over the railroad tract
e back to Laurel Run, which wa
{ reached shortly after midnight
r Through the kindness of a telegraph
D operator at Laurel Run they were fur
o nished with an engine which tool
e them back TO Wilkesbarre.
y Little more remains to be said. Riz
8 zolo was tried, convicted and exc
Q cuted. Requisitions were issued 70
his accomplices, but through some fiay
in international law they could not b.
. honored. Later, however. through tn
: activity OF the government, both re
n ceived long terms in an Italian prison
Those who were best acquainted witt
u Capt. Llnden's achievements In tn
y great mountain mystery declare tina
III n Wao a Eaan md arfa anaotx~.a