The daily tribune., 1908-04-27
BAVORI ON
TRIAL FOR
HIS LIFE

terday heavily handcuffed and chain.
ed, Anton Bavori, the accused quad.
ruple murderer. WAS placed on trial
for his life in the Fremont county
court house at Canon City at 10
O'Clock this morning and the case
will no doubt be bitterly fought by
the attroneys for either side. It Ia the
most important case in this term's
docket and the outcome will be
eagerly looked for by every person
throughout the county.
Bavori is the Italian who is suppos.
cd to have killed four Of his race on
his truck garden just northeast Of the
city. The bodies 4 I6r couple Of
weeks search we're found buried. The
victims were Dominick Minichiello,
Eroola Buffetti. Mrs. Frank Palmetto
and Joseph Miniohello. The woman
was killed early in September last,
Dominiok and Buffetti were killed
In December and Joe on the night Of
January 9.
All the officers of the county and
hundreds Of citizens searched for the
bodies without result and after every
means had been exhausted and proven
futile. detectives we're placed In the
cell with Bavori and confession was
wrung from his lips and then being
brought to Florence. showed the
burial places Of the first two named
men and the woman. But he was
brought TO Florence twice before he
would consent to point ont the place.
And he only consented then after
rope had been placed around his neck
and threatened with death.
These detectives were Frank Sandus.
Ky and Sam Fabrizio of Pueblo.
Then after confessing and pointing
out the place where the bodies lay.
Bavori retracted his story and stated
that Joe killed them and buried them
In the old vegetable cellar; that he
saw him kill the trio and bury them
there. And he was especially posi-.
tive that he saw Joe kill his brother
Dominick.
After the burial place WAS pointed
out by Bavori. the officers secured a
shovel and removed enough dirt to
prove that Bavori was telling the
truth. and then he was placed In the
automobile and driven to Canon.
He fatty refused to disclose the
whereabouts Of the body Of Joe Min
ichiello, maintaining his own limo.
cence in the series Of bloody crimes
and stating that Joe WAS the murderer
and that he had gone away. He
was even brszen enough to offer a
reward Of ti00 Of his own money for
the arrest Of Joe. A few days later
Roy Green. who had been searching
for the body. found it buried short
distance from the point where the
others had been buried. Bavori was
tricky enough not to bury the body of
this victim with his others.
The case attracted widespread At.
tention throughout the country and
he Associated Press and other agen
cles were eager for the news reports
covering the Developments from day
today. The prosecution has twenty
three witnesses summoned, and ~
far as known the defense has not sum
moned a witness. Bavori IL being
defended by George II. wilkes and
the state IL represented by Distric,
Attorney August PeAse and Deputy
James r. LocKe.
The court room IL we'll filed with
spectators and many drove up from
here today who nre not witnesses,
but who have always maintained M
earnest interest in tho case. Tha,
BAvori will be sentenced to term Ia
the penitentiary. there Ia not the
slightest doubt. and It is very proba
bio that bc will be sentenced TO pay
tho death penalty. Most Of the evi.
dcncc to be introduced. however. II