The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-07-03
SHOTS WERE EXCHANGED
BY THE POLICE AND MOB
Exciting Scenes Near William A. COlicry-Seven
Coal and Iron Police Charged with Muir
der-Admtted to Bail.

MIN released on a WIFI OIL naDeaS corr
pus.
Sheriff Schadt went down to Old
Forge last evening about 6 o'clock and
found everything quiet and peaceful
there. He left several deputies there
for the night and returned to this city.
Coroner Saltry, assisted by DR.. s. p.
Longstreet and DR.. j. r. McGrath,
made another effort yesterday to find
the bullet that entered the head of
vinazza and killed him, but met with
Vinozza and killed him, but met with
no successes. After spending several
hours in thoroughly dissecting the head,
they had to acknowledge that they were
unable to find the much-desired bull
let.
This adds another item of mystery to
an extremely puzzling case. Vinazza's
skull was one-third thinner than the
skull of an ordinary man, and Drs. Sal
try and Longstreet agree that IL a bull
let had struck Vinazza' shead after
coming direct from a Winchester rifle,
or even large revolver at short range,
the bullet would have gone right
through the head. The ball entered be-
low the right ear and took an upward
course through the head. 1t had not
force enough to pierce the skull at the
forehead, but slightly cracked the bone
when it struck it and was stopped.
What became of it after that is the
mystery.
If Vinazza was killed by bullet
from a Winchester, as his friends be-
lieve. the bullet must have struck
something and been DETECTED, other
wise it would have bored right through
the head. The fact that the bullet took
an upward course would seem to indi-
cate that the shot which killed did not
come from the stockade, as that is
higher ground, and the bullet would
have taken q downward, instead of an
upward course.
HAD NO REVOLVER.
At the house where Vinazza boarded,
it is asserted that he did not own re-
volver and did not carry one, and that
the weapon with the empty shells found
on his body did not belong to him.
They also claim that Ninazza was killed
more than fifty feet from where the
body was found, and point to the
crossed legs and general position of the
body when found as entirely different
from what they would have been had
he fallen dead while running away
from the men shooting.
District President Nichols said yes
terday afternoon: 1T seems to me
that the coal and iron police. who are
causing the disturbances hereabouts,
are receiving more protection from the
local officials than the people whom
these police officers are trying to In
cite to trouble. No one has been safe
about Old Forge recently from an at
tack at the hands of these coal and iron
police officers. We have retained coun-
sci and will make an effort to see that
this state of affairs does not continue
The killing of Vinazza was deliberate
murder"
ARRESTS AT HUGHESToWN.
Chief of Police Schmaltz, of Hughes
town, near Pittston, was Informed
Tuesday night shortly before II o'clock
that the deputies at No. 10 colliery
of the Pennsylvania company were
having high old time with Whiskey
and two disreputabe women. With
three assistants the chief made a raid
on the place, and found two women in
shanty on the property. They and
deputy were arrested. They were
taken before Burgess Hunt for hear
ing which was continued until this
evening. There is no convincing evid-
ence against the prisoners and they
will be discharged.
The Erie company has started up
another washery near Pittston, that at
No. colliery, making two now in oper-
alton. 1t is reported that the Hillside
company has received additional help
and will within few days commence
operations at the Butler washery Sew
eral engineers who have applied for
work at some of the collieries here have
been denied their old positions, the
companies refusing to discharge the
men who took the places of the men
when they struck.