The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-22
Exciting SUNDAY MELEES
Italians Draw RazOrs and Knives in a
Street Car.
PASSENGERS TAKE A HAND
Three Of the Rioters sArrcstcd-Landlord
Jordan Thumpcd Mrs. Michael Lucas
and Rendered Her Unconscious.
lie Fights with the Police.

There were two serious disturbances
IN the city yesterday, either of which
might have ended in murder. A Wo-
man was violently assaulted by her
landlord on the West Side during the
afternoon, and at 10 o'clock last night
six Italians took possession of a street
car on Adams avenue, and in the fight
which followed two revolverS and two
| razors were drawn upon the crew and
passengers.
a Dunmore suburban, car inward
bound. contained six Italians, slightly
intoxicated, and several American male
passengers. The Italians We're profane
and noisy. Near Marion street Con-
ductor MeSsitt ordered them to be quiet.
One of the Italians pulled "a revolver
partly from his pocket but pushed 1t
back again and then grasped the con-
ductor by the arms. a scutiie ensued
and another Italian who whipped Il
razor from his pocket and had started
for the combatants. was knocked To
the floor of the car by passenger.
That was the sequal for a general
fight, i'm which Motorman O'Donnell,
Conductor Messitt and three Of the
American passengers pitted themselves
| against the others. The names Of the
Americans We're the Messrs. Cook,
brothers, of the South Side, and Mr..
March. The Italians were prevented
from using their weapons and agreed
to behave, after they mad got the worse
of the short tussle.
Police Take q Hand.
Conductor Messitt then ran to the
county jail, procured revolver and
telephoned to the dispatchers office.
From the dispatcher's Office the police
received word of the trouble. Lieu
tenant Davis and Patrolmen Sloat,
Mills and May were taken by car to
the switch ON Adams avenue, near
Olive street, where they met the car in
which the rioting occurred. Three OF
the Italians had got away after the
fight, but the remaining three We're
arrested and locked in the central police
station. A five-shot forty-two-calibre
revolver and razor were taken from
two of the men.
At 1916 Luzerne street, about
o'clock, Mrs. Michael Lucas, SlaV,
was assaulted by her landlord, James
Jordan The woman was rendered un-
conscious, and the landlord was ar
rested.
Mrs. Lucas had called upon Jordan
to eXpostulate over his demand for
rent, which she claimed had been paid.
The visit ended in a scuff1e, during
which Jordan jabbed his fist so vicious
ly into the woman's stomach and alb
domen as to knock her senseless. She
lay for q half hour in the yard sur
rounded by scores of her countrymen
and women. They threatened the
landlords life and he barricaded his
doors against them.
Locked Himself in a Room.
When Patrolmen Peters and Gurrell
and Detective Dyer arrived, Jordan
had locked himself in bedroom and re-
fused to surrender. When the door
was forced open Jordan appeared
armed with a bed slat. Then ensued a
fight, in which the wife and daughter
of the infuriated landlord took part.
1t was only after considerable difficulty
that Jordan was brought to terms.
At midnight last night no word of
Mrs. Lucas condition had reached the
West Side police station.