The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-03

ted upon two police officers doing duty
in Dunmore borough late Saturday
evening. The officers, Patrick Kays
and II. L. Snyder, were following two
men on upper jefferson avenue who
had been acting suspiciously when
one of the latter turned and dis
charged the contents of his revolver
at the two officers. Kays was shot in
the abdomen and is at present lying
in a dangerous condition at the LaclSa-
wanna hospital Snyder was shot
through the shoulder, but the wound
is very slight. Hhe guilty men are still
at large and there are few clues as to
their identity.
II. l.. Snyder, the man who was
slightly wounded, was seen yesterday
by "A Tribune representative and gave
very clear account of the whole
affair. He is special officer appoint
ed by the chief Of police of Dunmore.
but paid by the property owners in
the Sixth ward, Dunmore, who are
desirous Of having protection at night,
the Dunmore police force retiring at
II p. m.
He says he saw two men acting
suspiciously at the corner of jefferson
and that he followed them on jefferson
for over two blocks He states that
as far as he can remember they were
both of medium height and wore sack
coats. He thinks that one wore Il
derby and the other low. slouch hat.
Further than this general description,
he cannot go. He became convinced
on account of their easy footsteps that
hDI Il
this rendered to strengthen his sus-
picions.
WENT TOWARD GROVE
There is a small grove at jefferson
avenue and Delaware street and the
two men went toward it, Snyder wen.
up Delaware street to met Officer Kays
whose beat includes that district. lie
met him about a block away and they
came down together There is no
electric light on the corner Of jefferson
avenue and Delaware street and this
combined with the number Of trees
in the vicinity rendered the place very
dark.
Snyder and Kays turned the corner
and Went up jefferson avenue with the
intention OF following the men into the
grove and capturing them. They had
reached point about seVenty-fiVe feet
distant from the corner, Snyder says,
when the men emerged from the grove
and started to walk in front of them.
They suddenly turned, however, and
| came towards the officers. Snyder
| called out and asked what they were
| doing there. The man on the outside
| made some reply and before ANYTHING
| further could be said, he fired five shots
| from revolver which he must have
| held at his side.
The first shot struck Kays and he
| fell to the ground the second struck
| Snyder in the shoulder and the last
three went wild. The men Immediate
ly ran down jefferson avenue with
| Snyder and Kays, who had risen to his
feet, in pursuit. Snyder says he fired
one shot and Kays emptied his revol-
Yer The strain was too much for the
| latter, however, and he dropped at the
| corner. Snyder apparently lost his
| head and thinking that one of the men
mad run up Delaware street he ran un
| that thoroughfare. The men had van
ished and no trace Of them could he
| seen.
| ASSISTANCE SUMMONED.
The neighbors had in the meantime
been aroused and many rushed to the
assistance Of Rays. He was taken into
the residence of +. II. Parrot and Drs
| Arndt and Murphy We're summoned
| Upon their arrival they decided tha,
| kayS should be taken to the Lacka-
wanna hospital. The ambulance was
| sent for and arrived upon the scene
very quickly. The wounded man was
removed to the hospital and Drs Arndt
| and Murphy We're invited to the hos.
pital to be present at the operation.
| Upon arriving at the hospital Kays
was placed upon the operating table
| and DR.. Gunster, assisted by the hos.
| pital staff, examined the wound. The
bullet had entered the median line and
made several perforatons in the in.
testines. No effort was made to re-
move it, as kays was too weak. The
Iaceratlons were seWed up and the pa
uent made as comfortable as possible
1t cannot be definitely stated for two
| or three days whether the result will
be fatal or not He was resting as COM
fortably as possible at the hospital last
| night.
Snyders wound is only trivial and
he was able TO be about Yesterday. He
says that when the shots were fired he
| IlpO
them, and states positively that he
could identify him. He SAYS he locke
like Pole and was about oJ wears Of
age. This coupled with the fact tba,
whatever reply h. made to Snyda, was
in a foreign dialect, gives rise to m.
theory that the men were foreigners
INTERNAL MACHINE.
Early yesterday morning a piece OF
lead pipe, two feet long, was founr
upon the scene Of the tragedy. Upor
examination it proved to be a sort Cl
bomb. The two ends were plugged ur
and vent hole was bored in the centre
from which protruded a slow fuse. al,
most three feet in length. The pine
was filled with coarse black powder OF
particularly strong power, A piece Of
rope was tied TO this, forming n loon
which would render the carrying of il
very easy. The machine was i'm al
probability, dropped by the men, but
what it was intended for is a mystery.
The borough council and burgess o,
Dunmore held a meeting in borough
hall yesterday afternoon and decided L
offer reward of $500 for the arrest ant
conviction of the guilty parties. Coun,
~ Detective Leyshcn is inVestigating
the case and the police force Of thi.
city is rendering all the aid II can.
a young man by the name of Robin.
son was arrested on suspicion carIy
yesterday morning ana was taken tC
the hospital to be identified by Kays
The latter stated positively that IN,
prisoner was not the man. Robinson
was discharged, but was re-arrestet
later for intoXication and DISCHARGED z