The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-11-18

head"
Then what followed?
"As soon as Mcclure and Flanaghan
passed me in the carriage quickoned
my pace, but they naturally paid no
attention to me. We were now close
to where the two other men were
In ambush, and began to get little
nervous"
Who fired the first shotg"
'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 frstg"
Mcclure"
Who fred the next shot?'
"Bevenino."
Where are these men now?"
"rhey are both in Italy. They left
three weeks after the murder"
How far up the road was villella
from Bevenino?'
About so yards"
When did you shoot?'
q shot from the rear. l fred four
shots altogether at the men in the
carriage. After Mcclure and Flana.
CHAN had been shot the horse started
on a dead run. villeIla got frightened
and ran through the woods to tho
shanty, where he deserted us without
warning At one time Il looked as 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 break-neck speed. lie
finally caught up and grabbed him by
! the rein He then shot him in the
head. Then We cut the strap that held
the satchel fast to the carriage, and
, hurried to the woods to the hiding
lace. The money was buried as well
is the weapons and | arrived at my
ihanty little before IL o'clock. You
inow the rest, how / was suspected,
md how ] was followed to Poughkeep-
lie. The trouble came when we quar-
eled over the division of the spoils.
Fhe other two men were so anxious to
set back to Italy that we took sew
raj trips to the woods and dug up
art of the money until now nothing
emains there but the silver money
md the weapons that we're used to
commit the murder"
Linden determined to test Rizzolo's
story at once. The Italian told him
precisely where the money and the
ifies were buried. Linden started for
Nilkesbarre at once, accompanied by
he self-confessed murderer. They
cached Wilkesbarre at eight o'clock
n 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 detective re-
solved to pursue his search in spite OF
all obstacles He made up his mind
to walk to Laurel Hill rather than risk
being followed He was accompanied
by one of his detectives and the pris'
oner who was not handcuffed. When
they reached the first house on the
side of the mountain he borrowed a
miners lamp and then began the jour
ney over the mountains. Seven miles
from Wilkesbarre and two miles from
the scene of the murder. at Laurel
Run creek. they found the various arti
cles 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 oi
the imagination. The rife was found
as well as the silver money. They
were hidden beneath a heavy rock
The money was In a large bag, anC
wrapped in the paper packages just
as it came from the bank. The satch
Ell in which the money was carried by
Mcclure and Flanaghan was found IL
another place, buried about a foo
deep between two rocks. All o.
the things were buried in such a way
that they could be reached readily By
the removal of a lot Of leaves tha
were strewn over them.
Linden directed that each articl.
should be put back exactly where i
had been found, except the coin, which
he put in satchel and took back tt
Wilkesbarre with him. Irony of fate
Mike Rizzolo was the messenger
who carried the satchel containing th,
coin which was to be used as evi
dence to send him to the gallows. 1
was very heavy. There as 1921. 81
in dimes, five-cent pieces and pennies
They walked over the railroad tracl
back to Laurel Run. which waI
reached shortly after midnight
Through the kindness of telegraph
operator at Laurel Run they were fur
nished with an engine which tool
them back to Wilkesbarre.
Little more remains to be said. Ria
zolo was tried, convicted and exc
cuted. Requisitions were issued fol
his accomplices, but through some ilav
in International law they could not b.
honored. Later. however, through ths
activity Of the government, both re
ceived long terms In an Italian prison
Those who were best acquainted witt
Capt. Linden's achievements in tbs
great mountain mystery declare thai