Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-02
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Il shot from the read. | fired four
shots altogether at the men in the car
riage. After Mcclure and Flanagan
had been shot the horse started on a dead
run. Eillella got frightened and ran
through the woods 10 the shanty. where
he deserted US without warning. At one
time it looked IL the horse was going
TO get away. and we thought We had only
killed the men FOR nothing. Bevenino was
fleet footed. however. and he chased the
horse at a break-neck speed. lie finally
caught up and grabbed him by the rein.
He then shot him in the head Then
cut the strap that held the satehel fast ID
the carriage. and hurried 10 the woods 10
the hiding place. The money was buried
as well the weapons. and | arrived at
my shanty little before L. o. clock. You
know the rest. how l was suspected. and
how was followed to Poughkeepsie. The
trouble came when we quarreled over the
division of the spoils The other two men
were anxious to get back to Italy that
took several trips to the woods and
dug up part of the money until now s~.S...-
ing remains there but the silver money
and the weapons that were ICED to COM
nit the murder
Linden determined TO test Rizzoios story
at once. The Italian I? d him precisely
where the money and the rifles We're
buried. Linden starieS for Wilkesbarrc
at once. accompanied by the self-con-
fessed murderer. They reached Wilkes
barre at $ o'clock in the evening. 1t was
too late then to get train to Laurel
Hill. where the money was hidden. The
night was dark and stormy. but the de-
tective resolved TO pursue his search in
mind to walk TO Laurel Hill rather than
risk BEING followed. He was accompa-
MED by one of his detectives and the pris-
oner. who was not hapdcuffed. When they
reached the first hous. on the side of the
mountain he borrowed a miners lamp.
and then began the journey over the
mountains. Seven miles from Wilkes
barre and two miles from the scene of the
murder. at Laurel Run creek. they found
the various articles just where Mike said
they had been hidden. He was their guide
from the beginning to the end. He knew
every inch of the country. which was
weird beyond the widest stretches of the
ina gination. The rifle was found. as well
as the silver money They were hidden
beneath heavy rock. The money was i'm
a large bag. and wrapped in the paper
packages just as it came from the bank.
The satchel in which the money was car
ried 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 way that
they could be reached readily by the re-
moval of lot of leaves that were strewn
over them.
Linden directed that each article should
be put back exactly where it had been
found, except the coin, which he put in q
satchel and took back TO Wilkesbarre
with him. Irony OF fate-Mike RizZolo
was the messenger who carried the
satche containing the coin which was to
be used as evidence to send him to the
galows. 1t was very heavy. There was
S231.5O in dimes. 5-cent pieces and pen
MES. They walked over the railroad track
back to Laurel Run, which was reached
shortly after Midnight. Through the kind
ness of a telegraph operator at Laurel
Run they were furnished with an engine
which took them back to Wilkesbarre.
Little more remains to be said. Riz-
zolo was tried. convicted and executed.
acquisitions were issued for his accom-
plices. but through some flaw in interna-
tional law they could not be honored
Later, however. through the activity Of
the government. both received long terms
in an Italian prison. Those who were
best acquainted with Capt. Lindens
achievements in the great mountain mys-
terry declare that it was as keen and
artistic a specimen Of detective work that
has been developed in any country in mod
ern times.
Next week. Capt. Donaghy and the
White Case