Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-09-08
BLOODY BATTLE
WITH FOREIGNERS
Two Pennsylvania State Police KILL
ed and Four Wounded.
MURDERERs' HOUSE BLOWN UP

Punxsutawney. Pa, Sept. 3.-Two
members OF the state constabulary
lead, one dying and two others wound
ID is the result of a riot with Italians
1T Florence. seven miles from here.
One OF the Italians is dead. another IS
slightly wounded and two are under
arrest, while the house in which tho
rioters barricaded themselves is a
wreck from dynamite used by the
troopers 20 dislodge the rioters.
The dead are: Private John Henry.
of Philadelphia; Private Francis Zeh-
ringer Of Conshohocken: unidentified
Italian.
Fatally injured: Private Homer c.
Chambers. of Rochester, Pa
The others wounded are: Private
William A. Mullen, OF Harrisburg. shot
through the foot; First Sergeant Jo-
seph Logan. of Dubois, shot through
the leg; George FelitzsSy. aged u
years. son OF Steve Felitzsky. a miner.
shot In the leg.
The trouble began when Sergeant
Logan went TO Florence TO search for
Leopold Scarlat who is charged with
shooting his brotherfn-law. Bruno
Trazzone. on Friday night Logan was
in DR. BOdenhorn's Office. when Saliva
tore Waltzoch. who Is said 20 be one
OF the most desperate members Of the
Black Hand, started 90 fight with a
countryman IN front OF the house
where Waltzoch boards. When Logan
placed Waltzoch under arrest the lat
ter invited him into the boarding
H.. l. -.
Logan had scarcely passed the door
when one OF the Italians in the house
made a lunge at him with n stiletto.
the weapon passing between his arm
and body. logan retreated. but be
fore he got IS feet from the building
an Italian opened fire on him with a
magazine shotgun. Logan returned
the FIRE. and the two mon emptied
their weapons az each other. Logan
got one buckshot wound I'm the foot.
and the desperate was seen % fall
back into the house. perhaps fatally
wounded. LoEan. by inquiring OF the
residents. learned that he had a
Black Hand man To deal with. He
then telephonod 20 the barracks at
This place. and a detachment or FIVE
privatcs was dctniled by Lieutenant
Egle TO Sc 90 his assistance. When
the detachment arrived Private John
Henry Immediately started for the
house. but when about 20 feet from Il
was shot down. Chambers and Null.
len. In attempting the rescue OF their
companion. were both shot down be-
fore they reached him. 4 telephone
call was then sent for in tor the entire
force and IS additional troopers were
hurried 20 the scene. when the sec
ond detachment arrived and while u
OF the c0nstabulary kept firing into
the windows and front doors. six Do
liccmCn made a rush for the side door.
which they battered In Three OF the
officers Zehringor. Gross and Cum
mings dashed up the stairs. bat were
confronted by three of tho dospera-
does who opened fire. Zehringer fell
az the first volley. but the two other
men escaped.
The house was thcn dynamited AMI
set afre by the troopers. who arrested
TWO Italians in tho house before the
flames gained Roadway. In the house
was also found a dead italian with "a
bullet through his head. The house
was destroyed. and with 90 q smaller
one standing close by While but two
arrests have been made search is
being made for others known 60 have
escaped when dynamiting OF the house
was begun.