The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-09-06

Troops Used q Ssarchiight.
Punxsutawney. Pa. Sept 3.-In a
bloody battle Sunday evening be-
tween foreigners and the twentyons
members of Troop d. state constapu.
larry in which fully five hundred
shots were fired. two troopers we're
killed and one fatally wounded. while
three other persons received bullet
wounds. The murderers are now sur
rounded In a house at Florence mine.
seven miles from here. and at day.
light the attempt to capture them will
be renewed. Further loss Of life +
feared. for the besieged Italians g
we'll supplied with arms and ANN
ton.
The trouble began late Sund"
ternoon when Sergeant Logan {
Florence TO search for LeopoL ~.
lat, who Is charged with shooting his
brother-in-law. Bruno Trazzone, FRI
day night. Logan was In DIR. Boden.
horns office when Salvatore Walt
zoch, who is said to be one of the
most desperate members of the Black
Hand, started to fight with a coun-
tryman in front OF the house where
Waltzoch boards. When Logan
placed Waltzoch under arrest the lat
ter invited him into the boarding
house to prove bis good character.
Logan had scarcely passed the door
when one Of three Italians In the
house made lunge at him with a
stilletto. the weapon passing between
his arm and body. Logan retreated,
but before be got l5 feet from the
building an Italian opened fire on him
with q magazine shotgun. Logan re-
turned the fire and the two men emp
tied their weapons at each other.
Logan got one buckshot wound IN the
foot and the desperate was seen to
fall back into the house perhaps ia
tally wounded. Logan, by inquiry OF
the residents learned that he had a
Black Hand man to deal With. He
then telephoned to the barracks at
privates was detailed by Lieut. Eagle
TO go to his assistance The detach-
men arrived at Florence at 4.90 o.
men arrived ut Flor snce 81 4;S0 O..
clock Private John Henry immedk
ately started for the house, but when
about 20 feet from Il was shot down.
Chambers an Mullen, In attempting
the rescue Of their companion we're
shot down before they reached him.
A telephone call was then sent IN for
the entire force and fifteen additional
troopers were hurried to the scene
When the second detachment arrived
at $50 O'Clock and while twelve OF
the constabuiary 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, Zehringer, Gross ana Cum
mings, dashed up the stairs, but were
confronted by three Of the despera-
does who opened fire Zehringer fell
at the first volley, but the other men
escaped. The gang Immediately
closed the door and there Is little
doubt that Zehringer was killed as
several shots were fired inside after
the door was closed. Realizing that
lives were being sacrificed uselessly
and the storm and darkness coming
on, the troopers sent for carbines and
prepared to keep the house surround
ed until morning. The widest ex-
element prevails In Punxsutawaney
and nearby towns. Fifteen troopers
and several policemen together with
many citizens heavily armed are on
guard. Sixteen Italians board In the
besieged house, but It is not known
how many are inside or the number
implicated In the shooting. The po-
si,ion of the watchers is perilous
one as there are many treacherous
members of the Black Hand In and
about Florence and the surrounding
mines.
The policemen have riddled with
bullets the house where the despera-
does are lodged, but It Is not known
with what result. Their fire has been
returned but without any regard for
aiming the guns as anything seen
moving inside the building is at once
the target Of a volley Of shots from the
watchers.
The report that the house in which
the rioting Italians took refuge was
burned has been confirmed at the
ONCE Of the state consAabulary here.
The situation at the scene Of the
trouble has quieted down and there
are no further fears Of trouble.