The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-03
Bloody Battle Occurs in
 Pennsylvania.
CONSTABULARY AND ITALIANS
Foreigners Ambush State Troops
 at Punxsutawney.
Aliens Now Surrounded in a House and the Fight VIII Be Renewed--aIem- her of Black Hand Leads
 Rioters.

Punxsitawney Pa. Sept 2-In a Moody battle this evening between Italians and the twenty-one members of Troop D. State Constabulary, in which fully 500 shots were fired. two troopers were killed and one fatally wounded. while three other persons re- ceived bullet wounds. The foreigners are now surrounded in house at Florence mine. seven miles from here. aud at daylight the attempt to capture them will be renewed. Further loss of life is feared. for the besieged Italians are well supplied with arms and arzi- munition. The dead:
 Private John Henry. aged 26, Phila- delphia; Private r. Zehringer. aged so. Conshohocken.
 Fatally wounded: Private Homer c. Chambers. Rochester. Pa.
 Others wounded: Private William A Mullen of Harrisburg: First Sergeant Joseph Logan of Dubois; George Felitz- ky. aged 12.
 The trouble began late this afternoon when Salvatore waltxoch. said to be one of the most desperate members of the Black Hand. started fight with countryman. When Sergeant Logan placed waltzoch under arreat. the lat- ter invited hiu Into the boarding house scarcely passed the door when ono of three Italians in tine house made lunge at him with stifetto. Logan retreated but before he got fifteen feet from the building an Italian opened nre on him. Logan returned the fire ana the two mem emptied their weapons as each other.
 Logan got one buckshot wound in the foot and the desperado was seen ta fall back into the house perhaps xa- tally wounded. Logan then telepnoned to the barracks at this place and detachment of Ave privates was de- tailed to go to his assistance. Private John Henry immediately started Tor the house but was shot down. Two Others shot Down. Chambers and Mullen in attempting I the resuce of their companion were both shot before they reached him. | telephone call was then sent for the entire force and fifteen additional troopers were hurried to the scene When the second detachment arrived and while twelve of the constahulary kept firing into the windows and front doors. six policemen made rush for the side door which they battered in,
 ~fFea~s. Zehringer, Gross and Cummins dashed up the stairs, but were confronted by three Of the ltal- ! fans who opened fire. Zehringer fell at tha first volley, but the other two men escaped Quick as flash the gang closed the door and there is lis~ tie doubt that Zehringer was killed Realizing that lives were being sae- | rifcad uselessly and the storm and darkness being on, the troopers sent TOT carbines and prepared to keep the house surrounded until morning. The widest xcitement prevails. Fifteen troopers and several policemen togeth- l CT with many citizens heavily armed. are on guard. Sixteen Italians board fin the besIeged house, but 1t is not | known how many are inside or the 1 number implicated in the shooting The position of the watchers is 6 periicus one tonight as there are many treach- ! erous members of the Black Hand in and about Florence.
 The police have riddled with bullets the house where the desperadoes are lodged, but 1t is not known with what ! result Their fire has been returned, | but without any regard for aiming the | guns, as anything seen moving inside 1 the building Is at once the target of < volley of shots from the watchers.