The Ordway new era., 1908-01-17
MURDER AND
MUTILA1ION
sr,,.r THAT MISSING PEOPLE,
FLORENCE WERE CHOP
PED TO PIECES.
.PlRTsofBODIEsF0UND
.,e,rcreo MURDERER IN Gus
1opY AND MAY MAKE
CONFESSION.

Dsnver-A Republican special from
FLORENCE. Colorado. wednesday h'sh''
,avs. That ErcolA Bure,u. pomihich
Mlu!chielIo. Joseph MInichlello ana
Mn Frank Palmetto have been foully
murdered and their bodies chopped 10
pieces. the police consider certain
Uba, disposition was made OF the
mutilated corpses was partly FeVeaiea
today when human lungs. thoTaH ana
the tase o. a tongue were hshed OUT
u the turbulent waters OF the ArkAh'
sas river.
I, IS believed that other ghosuy re-
mains are being scattered along the
bed o, the river by the swift current
and towns below here have been no
ufed 10 watch for the appearance OF
apv evidence o. murder that may come
20 the surface.
All Of the gruesome evidence OF tho
supposed QuadFuplc tragedy may not
have been disposed OF In this way.
The police theory is that when tho
bodies we're hacked to pieces. the muir
terer may have been guided by almost
mariacal cunning TO scatter the bloody
fragments as widely as possible. cast
ing some into the secret-keeping river.
bu!ying others In ou;otthe way
places. putting some into the depths
OF abandoned wells. cistcrns or cess
pools. or reducing others to ashes in
some secreted fireplace,
Nasiro Sisinorzo. 4 Mexican woman.
today reports TO the police that yes
teTday she was asked TO wash u suit
OF clothes and shirt which were torn.
as Il IN a struggle. and spotted with
stains which the woman believes were
made by blood.
When Joseph Minichicllo was killed.
the police believe there was desper-
ate fight. II is believed that Minich'
iello was killed in an orchard where
the police found evidence OF a strug'
gle. While this tragedy was being en-
acted. the theory is. Butfetti accident.
ally appeared on the scene and wit
messed part OF It.
Bufetu was past sixty years old. and
had stopped with Bovori for two
months. working for his bonrd He
was nearly blind and deaf. His room
is in disorder and the clothes he wore
Monday lie upon the floor. The police
believe he was Killed while he slept
the night after Minichlello was mur
dered.
Bovori was subjected TO a searchinl
examination BY Chief Of Police Fur
Miss today. The chief says the pris
oner confessed having killed a man II
Italy before coming to America
Chief Furnlss says Boyori told hin
that he knew where Mrs. Palmetto
could be found but that she woult
never be found alive Further tha,
this the prisoner refused to talk.
It is said by noighbors that Bovor
became infatuated with Mrs. Palmetto
who was only eighteen years old
that his attentions to her caused he
husband to get divorce; that whel
she came TO Florence to work In
restaurant. Boyori Induced her TO kee,
house for him She had repeatedly
refused to marry him. it is alleged
The police today made a thorough
search Of BoyUrl's house. finding
bunch OF letters addressed to Ton,
Heroni." which Is believed to he nc
yorls real name. One letter was from
BoTorl's father in Italy. asking tn
young man to return to the old cour
try and participate in a fortune tn
Iatnl'y had recently inherited. Tn
rather offered TO use every effor, I
GEAR the son OF the murder charge +
italy If he would return.
When Bovori was searched nj th
jail he had $3.50 in currency. The nl
ice say one OF the bills bore n stat
believed to be Of blood.
Inc police believe the prisoner wa
p,ahh!hg TO return to Italy and charp
MN with killing the Minichiello broti
ers 10 get them out Of the way OF al,
, posing OF joint property and to obtai
, "hat money they had. Dominica Nj,
ichiello is said TO have had 5000 who
he disappeared. "Ae
searching parties with prann,,,
hooks have been dragging tba p,,,l
since the lungs and thorax were ,ann, M,
~ nope mat II the remainder OF III
: uou! Is LOGGED In the bed Of the strea,
: may be recovered. Part of the q,
, sraiis OF human being was foun
Dut nothing from which the identity
.ne victim could be determined. At n
. point where the lungs were wasbe
asno,e ~ were tracks of wheelbarro
rnIIh, II is said, lead from the riv,
: oank to Bovoris house. ''