Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-11-13

Ile Sdiu Ileilop Mlhe.
"What did you say?"
II said Hello and nodded my
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 were now close
to where the two other men were
in ambush, and l began to get a little
nervous"
who fired 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 flrst?"
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 Bevenino?'
| About SO yards
When did you shoot?'
Il shot from the rear. ! fired -four
shots altogether at the men in the
carriage. After Mcclure and Flana.
CHAN had been shot the horse started
on n dead run. Villella got frightened
and ran through the woods to the
shanty, where he deserted us without
warning At one time 1t looked as II
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 breakncck speed. He
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
place. The money was buried as well
IS the weapons. and ! arrived at my
shanty n little before IL O'Clock. You
know the rest, how | was suspected.
and how | was followed to Poughkcep-
sic. The trouble came when we quar-
relied over the division OF the spoils.
The other two men were so anxious to
get back to Italy that we took sew.
eral trips to the woods and dug up
part of the money until now nothing
l
and the weapons that were used to
commit the murder"
Linden determined to test RizZolO's
story at once. The Italian told him
precisely where the money and the
rifles were buried. Linden started for
Wilkcsbarre at once, accompanied by
the sclf-Confr sscd murderer. They
reached Wilkcsbarrc at eight o'clock
In the evening. 1t was too late then
to get train TO Laurel Ilill, where
the money was hidden. The night was
dark and stormy, but the detective re-
solved to pursue his search in spite Cf
all obstacles. He made up his mind
to walk to Laurel iii rather than risk
being followed lie was accompanied
by one OF his detectives and the pris-
cner, who was not handcuii"d. When
they reached The first house on the
side OF the mountain he borrowed Il
miners lamp and then began the jour
ncy over the mountains. Seven miles
from Wilkesbarrc and two miles from
tho scene of the murder. at Laurel
Run creek, they found the various aTti.
cles Just where Mike said they had
been hidden. lie 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 Imagination. The rife waJ found
as well as the silver money. Ehcy
were hidden beneath n heavy rock.
The money was in a large bag, AMI
wrapped in the paper packages just
as It came from the bank. The satch.
| u t,, HErh hn W. nI
Mcclure and Flanaghan was found in
another place. buried about foot
deep between two rocks. Ali of
the things were buried in such a way
that they could be reached readily by
the removal OF n lot OF leaves that
were sircwn over them.
Linden directed that each article
should be put back exactly where 1t
had been found. except the coin, which
he put in n gatchel and took back to
Wilkcsbarrc with him. Irony OF fate
Mike RizZolo was the messenger
who carried the satchcl containing the
| coin which was to be used as cyi-
dence TO send him TO the gali0ws. It
was very heavy. There was s29l.50
in dimes, fivc-ccnt pieces and pennies.
They walked over the railroad track
back TO Laurel Run, which was
reached shortly after midnight.
Through the kindness of a telegraph
operator at Laurel Run they were fur.
nIshed with an engine which took
/ them back to Wilkcsbarre.
Little more remains to be said. Riz-
zolo was tried, convicted and exc
cuted. acquisitions were issued for
| his accomplices. but through some flaw