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PTTTsrrRo. April IO.--The Rev. Prank
SCALA. editor Of the ChraiaA Journal.
q Belgian religious publication. after
preaching Q sermon IN the Second Prssby-
terrain church Mission at Woods Run.
North Side. the morning. was sho, dead
a. he stepped outside the church. by
Michael RewdicE. a Russian religi Du%
fanatic. who also tried to lii Elder John
Gay Of the church mission. Cav 10 in a
hospital With three bullets in his body
He can recovsr. The murderer escaped.
Mr. -Skala has been considered the leader
Of his people in western Pennsylvania
last sunday Pastor Andrew kovac
announced that Editor Skala would occupy
the pulpit to-day in the pastors absence.
The little mission was crowded Rev.
dicz- who 10 understood 90 belong TO many
Russian societies. attended the services
lie took exception Co SkAlAs sermon. and
rising. demanded in . loud voice that he
be heard
Il will answer your questions after
church and outside the church said Mr..
SkAlA RewdicE eat down. and Skala
appeared to forget all about tho incident.
for when the service was over he left the
building with elder Gay. Both had been
invited 90 take dinner with one Of the
parishioasTs They were passing among
about $50 members OF the congregation
who had stopped 20 chat when Rewdicz
came TO meet them.
What can do for you. my good friend.
said Mr.. Skala. attempting TO siess Rev.
dics by the hand The Russian wa sx-
cited and continued TO gesticulats and
planting himself IN front Of Mr; skala:
he pulled a revolver from his pocket and
shot him through the breast.
MIR. SkAla dropped dead. AZ Gay
started TO run he was shot through the
lack. GAY lay apparently dead. bIt
Rewdicz shot him twice more
Many Persons we're trAmpied IN their
haste TO get away when tho craned man
began shooting. few remained near
and some throw stones af Rsdwicx. who
waved his revolver threaHeningly a. he
backed up the steps into the little church
A crowd % 500 soon collected. hut the
murderer held them all a. a safe distAnCe
an hour. with a revolver IN each hand.
he stepped out OF the church doors drove
the crowd away and started Tor The street
car line The crowd chased him for a
few blocks and he turned and fired sev-
eral shots. He sOon came up with a
farmer in . buggy and ordering him TO
aliRht he took tho vehicle and Aed into the
country. Late in the afternoon the horse
was found wandering five miles from
North PittsbtrE
Redwicz came 10 America two years
ago and In March came 10 PittsbuTg
He - thought 10 have become dem~nted
over religion aud Russian secret socie-
tlss Three weeks ago he had an ArpI-
msnt with Mr. Sksla over the policy 81
SkAlas paper and volunteered TO write
some edit orials Ne1t dAy some rambling
articles came TO the EDITOR ~ the CARTS
fidn Journal and when they wers not
printed Redwicz denounced SkAlA An
anonymous letter 90 Skala warned him
yesterday that he would be shot m the
pulpit to-day