The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-16
PECKVILLE.

DIR. w. II. Mott, Of New York, ar
rived in town last evening for an eX-
tended stay.
DR.. j. Borrower and Or. J. E.Thump-
son attended the twentieth annual ban
quet Of the Lackawanna County Med
| iCal society. held at Scranton, Tuesday
evening.
Miss Jessie Hoffecker is confined to
her home with diphtheria.
Great excitement prevailed in the
! vicinity of the Delaware and Hudson
| depot at about o'clock Tuesday af-
| ternOon. Samuel Cramer and Charles
| Whiting. the former of Jermyn, We're
| driving from Jessup towards the Della
ware and Hudson station when an
| Italian named Dominick Barretto
! grabbed the horse by the bride and
| stopped 1t. CrameT demanded that he
! let the horse proceed, but the Italian
would not. \ wordy war commenced
and Cramer without more ado applied
the whip over the Italians head with
Vigor. He drew revolver and point
| ing it at Cramer commenced firing.
| Four shots were fired, two going
through the dash board of the cutter.
Cramer ran behind the cutter, and the
Italian fired two more shots. The last
| SlN'l Sll u'h ' tilltI III NIlt lltSHN part
Of the left leg. Cramer and Whiting
then ran toward Peckville. leaving the
horse and cutter standing in the road.
Near the scene of the affray is an
Italian colony, and the Italians coun-
trYnen, armed with axes. butcher
knives and revolvers at once started
after Cramer and Whiting. but they
made their escape from the furious
| noph In, crat inc
| to Jermyn where a doctor extracted
the bullet from his leg. He then went
before Squire Swick and swore out
a warrant for Barrettos arrest.
Meanwhile another free fight was in
progress in Peckville. After Cramer
and his companions left the Italians
took possession of the horse ana cut
ter. BarrettO, whose head had been
badly cut in the scrimmage was placed
| i'm the cutter with a number Of others
and drove To Peckville. stopping at DR.
j. b. Growers office. About that time
Ralph Hoffe1ker happened along and
discovered that the horse and cutter
was the property of his father. II. r.
! HoifcCker, but had been at Jcrmyn in
the care of Il brother, Lyman HoffeCk-
en- Young HO(fecker demanded the
giving up of the outfit but the Italians
would not do SC. fIe then attempted
to take the horse by force. Several
Italians at CnCe pounced upon him,
and had it NOT been that Chief OF Police
Craig arrived at this most Opportune
time, would have been roughly handled.
| Craig. with he assistance OF several
byStanders. Quelled the riot Five Ital-
ians, including Barretto, We're arrested
and taken before Squire 5. w. Arnold
where they entered bail for their ep-
pearance at court. The charges
brought against BarrettO was shooting
with intent to kill. The others We're
held for creating a riot upon the streets
of Peckville. Several people who We're
standing near when Barrett) fired up
ON Cramer had narrow escapes. 4
section hand working at the Delaware
and Hudson crossing was greatly scar
ed by having a bullet strike his shovel.
The battered piece Of lead was picked
up at his feet.
Mrs. William Stevens, Mrs. G. II.
Beattys and Mrs, William Bell were
visitors at Scranton yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. b. X. Benjamin are at
Nicholson, attending the funeral of
the formers mother, Mrs. Spencer.
which takes place this morning.
The Peckville band will hold a grand
ball at G.. 4. r. hall Monday night,
Feb. 20.
There was no meeting Of the council
Monday evening on account of the
blizzard, The meeting will be held at
} the call Of the president.