Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-01-07
ITALIANS RIOTOUS.
One Man Killed and Several In
jured at Johnsonbure, Pa
TRAIN WRECKERS STILL ACTIVE.
Two Freight Trains Wrecked by Mlscreants
Man eeaten to Death Policemen In
dicted for Murder-Fight at u
Dance-IOwa Bank Robbed.

perate riot occurred at Iohnsonburg
early Yesterday morning, which re-
suited in the fatal shooting of William
Bergin and the serious injury If James
McMinn, Charles Glover, Charles Wrat-
hall and several others, members of
the police force. The trouble was
begun by gang of Italians, who be-
came involved in fight, usins knives,
revolvers and clubs The police were
sent for, but the rioters, headed by
Tom Marone, met them and IA fierce
battle followed Marone shot at Chief
Of Police Walsh. but the bullet struck
Berrin in the head. The police closed
in and the Italian thrust the weapon
against Walshs breast and fired. A
defective cartridge saved the police
mans life. and Marone was knocked
down and secured. The other police
mems injuries were inflicted by knives
and heir clothing was cut to pieces
Marone carried pistol and three
knives.
TRAIN wRECKERs STILL ACTIVE,
RALEIGH, N G., Dec 3!,-A wreck
occurred on the Raleigh and Augusta
division of the Seaboard Air line X
miles west Of Raleigh at 1890 o'clock
yesterday morning. A displaced rail,
which had. without question, been re-
moved but a few minutes before by
professional train wreckers, precipi.
tuted freight train into deep cut,
totally wrecking ten loaded cars and
the locomotive, killing the fireman,
Alexander OVERLY, and seriously
wounding the engineer, John Robert.
son. The evident intention was TO
catch the Seaboard Air line Atlanta
special. which was due about that time,
but being late, the extra freight was
running on the Atlanta specials time
Had this train been on time the loss OF
life would have been great. The
wreckers left a crowbar and other
tools with which they drew the spikes
and displaced the rail- Bloodhounds
are being used to locate the wreckers.
A FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED.
AUSTIN Tex, Dec. 81. An lnterna-
,ional e. Great Northern freight train
was wrecked three miles south Of here
Yesterday afternoon, presumably by
train robbers laying for the passenger
train. A brakeman Fred johnson,
was killed, and En-! ineer John Smith
seriously injured A switch was left
open and rocks piled on the track Oh.
structions were found on the track at
the same spot week ago but were
discovered before the midnight ex-
press passed.
A MAN BEATEN TO DEATH,
VANCEBURG, Kv., Dec 81. Sam May,
suspected of violation of the revenue
laws, enticed Washington Smith to a
secluded coverlet one mile from the
Ohio river last night. He then accused
Smith Of informing on him, struck him
down with II stone, and, assisted by
his brothers, llentz md Hiram, beat
Smith to death with clubs and stones.
Sam May was arrested and pose is
Ia pursuit OF the other two brothers.
POLICEMEN INDICTED For MURDER
LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 81. Officers
Sexton and Brown, of this city, were
yesterday indicted at Salem, Ind, on
the charge OF willful murder in the
killing, on Tuesday, Of young John
Rppey, whom they mistook for Grim
inal named Brooks,on whose trail they
were. The officers were refused bail
and, owing to the intense excitement
at Salem, were taken to New Albany
for safe keeping.
FIGHT AT A DANCE
GUTHRIE, OK, Dec 81. AT an Osa ~
Indian dance on Salt creek, In the
0saqe reservation, n general fight was
preciptaIed, in which four or five per.
sons were more or less injured, Bill
Louis, a Texas cowboy, being fatally
stabbed. Charles Reverb is under AR
rest charged with the stabbing,
AN IOWA BANK ROBBED
Dies MONIES, IT,, Dec, 3O.--Word
comes from Sullv, a small town near
at that point Tuesday night II is re-
ported the robbers blew the safe open
with dynamite ana carried away an
amount Of cash estimated at from
$1,000 TO $50 900