The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-01-18
MURDERER is
AN EX-C0NvICT
SURRENDERS TO SHERIFF Sun.
DAY AND LODGED IN JAIL
HERE.
Woman With Babe in Her Arms Stood
Between the Two Men While
the Shots We're Fired.

Sheriff Esser and Under Sheriff
Henry L. White returned to Canon
City about o'clock Sunday afternoon
from man hunt through the Fremont
county coal camps having in charge
William Thomas. the negro who killed
Paul PoaIieno, the Williamsburg sa-
loon keeper, shortly after dark Satur-
day night. 1t appears that after the
shooting, which took place about
o'clock, Thomas walked out of the
saloon, and. in the darkness made his
escape to Florence, where he was se-
creted in the house of friend. AT
noon on Sunday colored man quietly
approached Sheriff Esser at Williams
burg and told him that "Slim." as
Thomas was familiarly known among
his associates, desired to give himself
up to the authorities and that he
would conduct the officers to the place
! where Thomas was in hiding if thes
wanted him to do so. Acting on this
information the party proceeded TO
Florence in the sherifrs automobile.
secured the prisoner without trouble.
brought him here and locked him up
in the county Jail.
According to the story Of the vic
nesses the shooting was a dramatic
affair. Thomas and his negro friends
were making things lively about the
saloon by discharging their weapons
on the outside and were warned to
desist by the proprietor on the ground
that the disturbance would drive GUS
, toners away from his place of busi>
ness. When the negro came into the
saloon an alteration over the matter
arose resulting in Paulieno ordering
Thomas out of the place and to en-
force his demand started toward the
negro with n gun. Thomas drew his
revolver and the men rushed at each
other with drawn weapons At this
juncture the wife of the proprietor
with an infant in her arms. ieaped be.
tween the men and for moment
bloodshed was ayerted. Then Poulie>
no is said to have reached over his
wife's head and fired at the negro, the
ball grazing the mans shoulder and
lodging in the wall Thomas then in
turn reached over the woman's head
and shot the saloon keeper in the
forehead. After shooting his victim
a second time he walked out of the
door and disappeared.
Intense excitement was aroused
among the Italians OF the camp and
for a time II looked as though racs
riot was inevitable. In fact threats
were made on Sunday that the me-
groes would be driven out of the
camp and it is doubtful If the trouble
is at an end.
When arrested Thomas was lame
from an injured knee and could
scarcely walk. He had in his poses-
sion As calibre revolver and large
quantity OF loaded shells The negro
is about IS years of age and has lived
about the coal camps at Brookside
Chandler and Williamsburg during
the past eight years Poalieno is a
| well-known character In the coal
camp and was popular and influential
! among his countrymen. An inquest
was held under the direction OF Cor
oner Stephenson at Florence at :
! o'clock this afternoon and verdict
returned in accordance with the facts
as given above. Thomas Is an ex-
convict and was recently released
from the pcnitentiary here.