The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-03
FIERCE BATTLE
WITH ITALIANS
Two Troopers of the PennSyI-
vanla State ConStabuIary
Shot to Death.
ANOTHER FATALLY HURT
MURDERERs SURROUNDED BY
LARGE POSSE.
ANOTHER FATALLY HURT

Punxsutawney. Pa, Sept. I'm a
bloody battle this evening between for
eigners and the twenty members of troop
ID, state constabulary. in which five hun
dred shots were fired, two troopers were
Killed and one fatally wounded, while
three other persons received bullet
wounds. The murderers are tonight sur
rounded in house at Florence mine
seven miles from here, and at daylight
the attempt to capture them will be re-
newed. Further loss of life is feared. for
Win o sr,,ts Italians are well supplied
Win arms and ammunition.
The Dead.
Private r. Henry, aged Is years
rlVate FRANCIS Zehringer, aged 30.
Fatally Wounded.
Private William A. Mullen of Harris
First Sergeant Joseph Logan NJ D,,hois
minor wounds. u
Desperate Fight Started.
The struggle began when Ssryear, -
gan went TO Florence to search for Leo
pOlu oCarlat, VINO Is charged with shoot
5 1as MS orother-in-law. Salvatore Walt
5och. VINO is said to be one of the most
desperate members of the Black Hand
started street fight with a cOuntrvnnan
ana logan placed him under arrest An
lsO-
gan with a stiletto, when another Italian
opened fire on him with a magazine shot
gun. Logan returned the fire and the
t~o men emptied their weapons at each
Other. Logan received one buckshot
wound IN the foot and one Italian was
perhaps fatally wounded.
Sent for Help.
Logan, believing that he had Rlacl.
hahd man &c deal with. telephoned TO
I me barracks S; at this place and detach-
nent OF I'VE privates was detailed to go
TO his assistance. The detachment ar
rived at Florence at 4:SO O'Clock. Private
g W}nIi Henry Immediately started for
NaltzocA mousse, where the trouble had
taken place, but when about twenty feet
from II was shot down. Chambers and
Mullen. in attempting the rescue of their
reached him.
Officers Beaten Off.
A telephone call was then sent in for
the entire force and fifteen additional
troopers arrived at $50 O'Clock. and while |
twelve OF the cOnstabulary kept firing into
the windows and front doors. six police |
men made rush for the side door which
they battered in. Three of the Officers
Dehrlnger. Gross and CUMMINGS dashed
up the stsirs. but were confronted bv
three OF the desperadocs. who opened fire
IehrinEer fell at the first voIley. bnt |
the other men escaped. The gang imme-
dlately closed the door and the house was
rldC ed with bullets. Realizing that iives
were being sa crificed uselessiy and the
storm and darkness coming on the
troopers sent for carbines and prepared
to keep the house surrounded until morn
ing.
People Greatly Excited.
The widest excitement prevails in
PunXsuTaWney and nearby towns Fiji
teen troopers and several policemen. to- |
gether with many citizens heavily armed. !
are on guard.
The besieged Italians are evidently pre- !
pairing TO sell their lives dearly Manv
citizens have brought dynamite and advo-
cate blowing the building 10 atoms. but |
Lieutenant Egle IS determined TO capture |
the murderers with his troopers by lawful |
means. The police have arranged power |
full searchlights. so that the entire build |
ing Is In rlain view