Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-09-16

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other probably fatally stabbed, several
citizens held up and threatened, is the
record of Friday night at Lattimer, says
the Hazleton Sentinel of Saturday even
ing. Crime runs rampant in that vicinity
and unless summary measures are taken
to check it even more startling develop
ments are likely to take place. Last
nights murder is the most cOld-blooded
which ever occurred in that bood-stained
community. The victim was an innocent
inoiTensivc Hungarian. His name is
Tote Lashlaw. The other man who has
five stab wounds on his person is Andrew
Hospander. Superintendent Daniel Le-
van and Night Waterman Charles Jacko
We're also approached by the assassins,
but escaped the knife.
Iattimcr and Milnesyille have been
the scenes of riots and blood shed from
time to time. The topography of the
country is especially favorable for the
perpetration Of assassination and rob
berry. Tho dust-covcred road has been
converted into a bloody morass in the
past. Race riots have made the place
notorious and life was regarded as Il
mere bagatcle in that locality. Since
the last outbreak nearly year ago
when n dozen men were wounded and
four of them still carry the leadcn
missiles in their bodies, very little has
been heard of Lattimer.
The murdered man was, as far as can
hn M,,
var. The fellow who lives at Lattimer
No. with number of stab wounds
was another in0ffcnSive Hun. He can
give no clue to the identity OF his assail-
ants. He was attacked near No. 3
breaker, while Lashaw was killed just
behind the Lattimer postoiiice which is
nearly mile distant. What time the
tragedy occurred no one knows.
Lashaw was Magyar and unable TO
talk the Slavonian language. For this
reason he visited IIazleton frequently to
talk with men who could converse with
him. He had few acquaintances here.
He boarded with Paul Dans and had
been with him for only a month. Fri
day he visited Hazleton. He returned
to Lattimer about o'clock. He had no
money.
Superintendent Levan's wife was sick
and to get some stimulants MIR. Lcvan
visited Farley's hotel, at the junction of
Lattimcr and Milnesyille roads. Lcvan
met him there and invited him to drink
with him. After leaving the hotel Le-
van moved up the road and the Hunga-
rian took the railroad. As Levan reach
ed the bridge above the railroad he was
met by three men who stopped him.
Discovering that he was not the person
desired they allowed him to 90 on.
About midnight Charles Jaclio, the
watchman at No. 3 colicry, was also
held up by four men. Jacko recognized
one of the men. Peter Pitt, mine boss,
and his son came along shortly after.
Pitt has an idea the men were looking
for him.
No one saw the murdered man after
he left Farley's saloon. From the
wounds in his body it is evident that he
was attacked from behind. The cut in
his head is on the back of the skull and
One wound measures an inch and
quarter. The blade was evidently
plunged to the hllt. The others are not
so wide. The last cut deep into the
body and reached vital spot. The
wound in the head is jagged 1t may
have been inflicted with a stiletto or an
axe. 1t is clean from the skull, cutting
through the bone.
As he had no money the asSassins left
him on the railroad for dead. Life was
still with him when some miners were
coming from work after midnight. lie
could not speak intelligently and died
before his friends arrived. He is me-
dium-szed man, probably 10 years. The
body was taken to the boarding house
of Paul Danis. When Il reporter arrlv-
ed there Danis was very much excited.
He said that the dead man had some
friends in Hazleton. He also said that
he had a family in Europe. Officer
Zeigler arrived there about the same
time. He had been up to Lattimcr No.
/, where Andrew Hospcunder lay.
Undertaken Crosby sewed up the
wounds on Lashlaw's back and head
and prepared the body for burial. The
boarding boss had investigated his
finances and learned that he had but SO
coming to him at the collery. At first
he wanted to send the body away but
concluded to wait for day or so and
take up subscription among his friends.
Tho officer thpn nropnndn1 IN the nipht
watchman's house for more particulars.
Charles Jacko has some very important
information to mpart. He stated that
he knew one Of the men who accostcd
him during the night He felt sure that
the same party was implicated in the
murder. The nun whom he recognized
is employed on No. slate bank. He is
about feet 4 inches in height, dark
complicated. His companion had full