Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-09-08
BLOODY BATTLE
WITH FOREIGNERS
Two Pennsylvania State Police KILL
ed and Four Wounded.
MURDERERS HOUSE BLOWN UP

PnnXsutawney. Pa, Sept. 3.-Two
members of the state constabulary
dead. one dying and two others wound
I'd is the result of "A riot with Italians
Rt 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 the
rioters barricaded themselves is a
wreck from dynamite used by the
troopers to dislodgc the rioters.
The dead are: Private John Henry.
of Philadelphia; Private Francis Zeh.
ringer. of Conshohocken; unidentified
Italian.
Fatally injured Private Homer G.
Chambers. OF Rochester. Pa.
The others wounded are: Private
William A. Mullen of Harrisburg. shot
through the foot; First Sergeant 10
seph Logan. of Dubois. shot through
the leg George Felitzsky. aged IL
years. son Of Steve Felitzsky. a miner.
shot in the leg.
The trouble began when Sergeant
Logan went to Florence to search for
Leopold Scarat. who is charged with
shooting his brother.in.law. Bruno
Trazzone. on Friday night Logan was
in Dr Bodcnhorn'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 a
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 his good character
Logan had scarcely passed the door
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 IL feet from the building
an Italian opened fire on him with
magazine shotgun. Logan returned
the fire and the two men emptied
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 detachment of five
privates was detailed by Lieutenant
Eglc TO 20 To 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 Il additional troopers were
hurried to the scene When the sec
ond detachment arrived. and while IL
OF the constabuary kept firing into
the windows and front doors six pO-
liccmen made 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
al the first volley but the two other
men escaped.
The house was then dynamited and
set afre by the troopers. who arrested
two Italians in the house before the
flames gained Roadway. In the house
was also found dead Italian with a
bullet through his head The house
was destroyed. and with II a smaller
one standing close by. While but two
arrests have been made. search is
being made for others known To have
escaped when dynamiting of the house
was begun.