The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-04-08
THE WORLDS FAMOUS
BANDIT IS NOW INSANE

n face set aud Ms white rs marble said
to him:
"Hear me, Iocalli. shall be forty.
two when come out Of prison, but
remember that IL YOU were hidden IN
the bowels of the earth, | shall seek
you out and eat your treacherous heart.
And, il YOU bc dead, | shall kill every
one of your children. -
Musoliuo was placed in prison in the
same room with seven other prisoners.
which was contrary to the rules. For
t%unatclv, tor him, the director of the
Jail was u member of the secret society
with which MuSoliao was connected.
Musoilno awoke n morning with II
strange dream Ia relate 10 his fellow
prisoners. lie said that hc had dreamt
that ~. Joseph Appeared before him
and pointed out q way by which he
could escape by making n hole IN the
u supcrstitious nature, his companions
were elated by Musolino : dream, aud
tor eight DAYS they worked necessarily
concenling their progress So c%leverly
that the prison authorities failed to
detect it. They finally burrowed their
way through the wall only to meet with
n huge bowlder. which blocked their
way to freedom.
But Musolino Immediately told his
comrades that 81. Joseph had also show
ed him how Ia overcome this obstacle.
After digging around the bottom Of
the stone with n hook, which had been
and by winch they had dug the hole
ia the wall, they finally lo0scncd ~,
aud they succeeded IN getting II into
the robin after supcrhuman exertlOns.
With it came n gust 1T cold night air
II was the ninth of January-shOwing
that they had NJ last penetrated the
prison wall. The cscap" Of MusolinO
and three at his companions created an
extraordinary sensation, aud Musolinu
was immediately taken 10y the simple
minded pcasantry To be- an object of
supernatural favor.
Free again Musolino Immediately
proceeded to execute his plans for ven.
geancc. Aud what n horrible vengeance
il was
Within three days he visited his VA.
tive village and posted n letter To the
authorities, telling them he only intend
ed 10 punish those who were respousi
bile for his false imprisonment aud the
death of his sweetheart.
4 whole family were his first victims
the father. mother and son. who
were found dead IN the field where
they had been plow NJ. Tie maintain.
eel that they were hribcd 10 sNc false
evidence against him.
\ reward of ~. 700 was then offered
Tor the capture of Nusolinc. dead ~
alive Tempted by this II pecan nam
cd Auglone, armed himself with n maya
1rc ,itlc and revolver AMI etalhcd
Muspl no night aud ,iav.
One evening ON returning hOm" foI
n few hours rest, he was met by Muse
limo IN his own doorway and after he.
ing disarmcd Musolino said 70 his
wouldbc destroyer:
"Nou are Il poor man and tempted 10y
-. a.. -. ~ -. ..I
have pity ON YOU for your children :.
sake and spare YOU, But, a lesson you
must have
Musolino then ordered him To stand
away "A few yards aud shot him in the
legs with bird shot. but. unfortunately
the man died.
In the meantime Zocalli. who had
been the cause Of Musolino's unjust
imprisonment upon hearing of the cs.
cape of his enemy took refuge in n
nearby village. Seeing that he could
not get NJ ZOcalli, Musolino took ven.
genncc out of his family by killing
the youngest brother Of Zocalli aud
later burning his home and destroying
his vineyards
Nocalli, however, was a doomed laan
Despite his precautions he was unable
"a thwart the vengeance Of his relent
less pusuer. One evening he left his
hiding place, and cautiously made hi,
way to church to confession. The next
morning he was found dead with three
stab wounds in his hack, and his face
slashed aud mutilatcd.
Later the priest of the church re-
ceived a letter from Musolino, saying
that It was he that had committed the
crime, but that he was sorry that 10.