The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-11-20
SECTION
FOREMAN
WAYLAID
and SLAIN

on the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
company. was waylaid. assaulted and
robbed near Bear gulch about 3
o'clock wednesday morning while re-
turning TO Rockvale from Florence.
where he had been to procure some
additional lahorers. and died at the
d. r. c. hospital in salida shortly
after dark the following evening. Di
Angelo vas struck with the butt OF a
revolver at the base OF the right ear
and his skull fractured He was left
for dead at the roadside by his as
saiiant. but regained consciousness an
hour or so later and managed tn make
his way to a house in the vicinity and
related what had happened.
lie said that Pete Buffalo, sicilian.
who was working under him on the
section. had wayiaid him. and. that
70 far a. be knew. there was no
cause for any trouble between them
Di Angeles condition vas serious and
he was taken TO the Denver Rio
Grandc hospital At saisda for treat
ment and he died there a few hours
later without being able to relate In
detail the incidents connected with
the assault
A warrant Was issued here this
morning charging Banaio with mur-
der aud placed IN the hands Of Sheriff
Ncwcounb for execution. but up 10
o'clock this afternoon he had not
been found. Special agents Of both
the Rio orandc and Santa Fe railroad
companies are working on the case
and are arordlng valuable assistance
TO the civil authorities. They are
convinced that the murder vas com
mltted by representatives Of the Black
Hand society and are trying hard TO
=ssss the problems connected with IN.
crime. A description OF the murderer
has been sent to the police through
out southern Colorado and reward
offered for his arrest
III Angelo was chief OF the commits
sary division OF the Denver Rio
Grande RaIlroad company In 1901
when John H. Hadicy. who was road
master. and Frank J. saviola. who was
in charge OF is construction work. Is
alleged to have seen engaged in pad
ding the Denver 4 Rio crande pay
rolls and was reputed TO have been
familiar with the conspiracy supposed
TO have been entered into by the two
latter to rob the company. After the
arrest OF HAdicy and Saviola on the
charge alluded TO Di Angelo Is said
to have brcn induced b. them to leave
the state and he went TO 81. Louis
where II is reported. he lived under
an assumed name for a year or mors.
He was finally located in st Louis nv
agents OF the railroad company and
Induced to return to Colorado on the
promise Of steady employment IN IL
construction department. Hadlcy. Il
viii be remembered committed sui
eide AZ Independence. Kansas in oo-
tobcr. 1911. by shooting himself
through the head to avoid being
brought back to this county and tried
for the oncnsc for which he was then
under heavy bond
Di Angelo gave very strong testi-
mony for the prosecution against
Hadlcy and saviola when 1t was FIRST
brought mp for hearing and was to
have been the principal witness for
the state at the trial OF Savioia at
the present term OF the Fremont coun-
~ district court. Without the cvI-
dencc that was In possession OF hi
Angelo II Is thought that II viii be
difficult. II not impossible. 10 convict
sayiola of the offense OF which he
stands accused. savioia. who has
made his home at Independence,
Kansas. for the last year or two. ar