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

Loot Guided by the Crook
He Outwitted-All Guilty
Ones Receive the Penalty,
Through Work of Clever
Sleuth -Overcomes All
Obstacles.
Paymaster Mcclure and his body
guard. Hugh F1anaghan, employees OF
Charles McFadden, a railroad contract.
or, were waylaid in the Luzerno noun
tains. just outside OF Wilkosbarro, Pa,
robbed, and foully murdered
The two men left wilkesbarre in n
one'horse buggy and arranged their
journey 30 that they might reach
Miners Mills in time to pay of the
italian laborors who were working on
the railroad near that place. They
had $4,000 I'm a leather satchel which
was fastened To the bottom Of the car
riage with a couple of straTs. Tho
thought OF personal danger never en-.
tered the minds of either OF the men.
They knew every foot of the ground,
and moreover. were acquainted with
nearly every man. woman and child
within a radius OF five miles.
Their coming TO Miners Mills was
always the occasion OF much JOY among
the Italian laborers nad their wives
aud children. In fact Mcclure and
Flanaghan were looked on as minia.
lure editions OF Santa Claus, except
that instead Of coming once year,
they made their welcome visits twice
a month. They were as punctual az
the clock itself, and the workmen
knew TO the minute when to expect
the paymaster and his assistant As
a consequence. when they failed TO ap-
pear at the usual time on October 20.
the people were very much disturbed.
A telegram from Wilkesbarre stated
they had left that city IL hours before
A general alarm was sent out and "A
delegation of men started for the
mountains. Some OF the most proml.
nept citizens OF Luzerne county head
ed the searching party. They knew
that the paymaster and his assistant
carried large sum OF money and
they were also aware that certain
parts of the mountain were as lawless
aB the most uncivilized section of the
United States. Little wonder that
they were filled with gloomy forebod
ings. They had not gone far before
their worst fears were realized. The
horse belonging TO Mcclure and Elan.
Afghan lay dead In the road The ami.
NAL had been wounded and evidently
suffered great agony before II died,
for II lay there weltering in its own
blood. Some yards further up the
road they came TO the broken shafts
of n carriage.
They continued their search nerv-
ing themselves for the shock that was
st.ll TO come. II came only too s1on.
The dead body OF Paymaster Mcclure
was found dangling from the bar of
the buggy, where IL had been caught
and hung suspended for hours. An
examination proved that the dead man
had been shot in the back in four dis
tinct places. II was as II q volley had
been fired from ambush. The horror
of the AFFAIR was increased FIVE min.
utes later when Flanaghan was found.
face down. PROSTATE in the road. life.
less He evidently had been shot and
fs,ien frcM the wagon,
me inquest demonstrated nothing
Of value. The funeral OF the muir
dered men, which took place from
Miners Mills, was largely attended.
All OF the Italians who worked on
the railroad were present, One OF
these was Michael Rizzolo He seemed
60 be very much affected, and, pulling
out his handkerchief. wcpt bitterly
lie cried out:
My goodness. who could have done
this awful crime? ! viii have TO heb
90 run down the murderers. and wheI
we get them we will string them VI
without mercy
Within "a hours RizZolo was arrest
ed charged with the murder OF Nc
Clure and Flanaghan.
But. unfortunately, the arrest wa
made solely on suspicion There wa
NOT n hHTtu VI tNlNNhAt hu NhANh "
bold the man-unless II was the fac
that he lived In shanty on the noun
tain-side. The expected happened
He was discharged from custody.
In the meantime Charles McFadder
the employer Of the murdered men, dc
termined that the assassin should no
go free. II plentiful expenditure an
the employment of the best detectiv
skill in America could prevent IT,
Accordingly. he sent for Capt. Rot
eTt j. Linden.
Within "a hours Linden was 1
Wilkesbarre. He had been given fu
power and unlimited money. HIS frs
act was TO put Mike Rizzolo under SUI
Veillance. After that he made an e.
haustive investigation Of the scene c
the murder. At its conclusion he wa
convinced OF the guilt OF Ri2zolo Bu
hs lacked the proof that would satisf