At the end of twelve months, the court was about to give its decision, and according to all appearances in favour of the colonel, when Barricini placed in the hands of the public prosecutor a letter, signed by a certain Agostini, a well-known bandit, threatening him, the mayor, with fire and sword if he did not relinquish his pretensions.
Urtebete igaro eta Auzitegiak erabakia eman behar zuenean (itxura guztien arabera koronelaren alde erabaki ere), Barricinik fiskalaren esku Agostini izeneko bidelapur famatu baten eskutitza utzi zuen.