Smyrna times., 1906-09-05
BLOODY BATTLE
WITH FOREIGNERS
Two Pennsylvania State Police Kill
ed and Four Wounded.
THE MURDERERS SURROUNDED

Punxsutawney, Pa, Sept 3.-In
bloody battle between foreigners and
the 21 members of Troop D, State Con-
stabulary, in which fully 500 shots
were fired, two troopers were killed
and one fatally wounded, while three
other persons received bullet wounds.
The murderers are now surrounded in
a house at the Florence mine, seven
miles from here. Further loss of life
is feared, for the besieged Italians
munition.
The dead are: Private John Henry,
of Philadelphia; Private Francis zeh-
ringer of Conshohocken.
Fatally injured: Private Homer c.
Chambers, of Rochester, Pa.
The others wounded are: Private
William A. Mullen, of Harrisburg, shot
through the foot; First Seargeant Jo-
seph Logan, of Dubois, shot through
the leg; George Felitzsky, aged II
years, son of Steve Felitzsky, a miner,
shot in the leg.
Logan went to Florence to search for
Leopold Scarlat who is charged with
shooting his brother-in-law, Bruno
Trazzone, on Friday night. Logan was
in DR.. Bodenhorn's office, when Saliva
tore Waltzoch. who is said to be one
of the most desperate members of the
Black Hand, started to fight with
countryman 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 mis- good character.
when one of the Italians in the house
made lunge at him with a 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 men enptied
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 fatally
wounded. Logan, by inquiring of the
residents, learned that he had a
Black Hand man to deal with. He
then telephoned to the barracks at
this place and a detachment of five
privates was detailed by Lieutenant
Egle to go to his assistance. When
the detachment arrived Private John
Henry Immediately started for the
house, but when about 20 feet from it
was shot down. Chambers and Mul.
len, in attempting the rescue of their
companion, were both shot down be.
fore they reached him. A telephone
call was then sent for in tor the entire
force and 10 additional troopers were
hurried to the scene. When the sec
ond detachment arrived, and while IL
of the constabulary kept firing into
the windows and front doors, six po
licemen made a rush for the side door
which they battered in. Three OF the
officers, Zehringer, Gross and 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 two Other
men escaped. Quick as a fash the
gang closed the door and there is lit
tie doubt that Zehringer was killed, a:
several shots were fired inside imme
diately after the door was closed
Realizing that lives were being sacri
feed uselessly and the storm an(
darkness being on, the troopers sen
for carbines and prepared to keep the
house surrounded.
The widest excitement prevails II
Punxsutawney and nearby towns. Fiji
teen troopers and several policemen
together with many citizens, heavil,
armed, are on guard. Sixteen Italian
board in the besieged house, but it i
not known how many are inside o
the number implicated in the shoot
ing. The position of the watchers is
perilous one, as there are man
treacherous members of the BlacI
Hand in and about Florence and tn
surrounding mines