The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-24
KILLED TWO AND
WOUNDED SIX ON
TROLLEY CAR
Crazy Syrlan's Shocking Work
Near North Adams
MOTORMAN THE FIRST VICTIM
Automatic Revolver Then Turned
Loose Upon Passengers With
Terrible Results

orth Adams, July 24-Fadlo NAL
lack OF Adams was arraigned in pol
ice court at Adams this morning,
charged with murder lie was held
without bail for the grand jury and
was taken to the county Jail at Pitts
field
AT $3.50 this afternoon the wounded
victims of Mallacks bullets were all
doing well except Mrs. Hall and she
is thought to have good chance OF
recovery.
North Adams, July 2i.-The fanat-
zeal work with an automatic Colts re-
volver, which was done Saturday af-
ternoon on trolley car between Ad-
ans and North Adams by Fadlo Nal
sane and emptiad the 10 shots of his
weapon among the passengers, up to
late last night had not resulted in
any further de; tbs, but the condition
OF Mrs s. L. A. Hail of Adams, wife
of a bookkeeper OF the Renfrew man
lulacturing company, who was shot
twice, one shot seyering her left col
lar bone, and the second breaking her
left shoulder hlade. was very critical
The surgeons have not deemed II ad
yisabie TO undertake tie removal Of
the bullets oNing 10 hor condition
when shot Ii she dies II viii bring
the death toll To total OF inree, the
others having been Mot Drm "A George
r. Hoyt of Pittsfeld aud Miss Mar
tina Esler g Nasms kotl of whom
died withil q few minutes alter the
shooting.
The worn nd Of Miss Katherine Shea
of Cheshir,. who was shot in the jaw
is serious. but her ondition IS not con
sdered at present to be crit al. The
wound of Miss Victoria So .e of Ad-
ans, Miss Selma Ester q sister of the
murdered girl, and Mrs. Alice Bryant
of Cheshire are comparatively slight
and no complications are anticipated,
The result OF Mallacks maniacal
work is as follows:
The Dead
l.. f. Hoyt, As, of Pittsfeld, motor
man.
Miss Martha Esler. %, of Adams.
The Wounded
Mrs. Georgia Hall OF Adams. collar
bone and shoulder blade fractured by
bullets. condition serious.
Miss Selma Esler of Adams wound
in thigh
Miss Victoria sovie of Adams,
wound in thigh.
Miss Katherine Shea of Cheshire,
serious wound in jaw.
Mrs. Alice Bryant. wife of George
Bryant OF Cheshire, slightly wounded
Miss Helen Soyie sister OF Miss Vic.
toria. slightly wounded on the should
er and across the ridge OF the nose by
a spent bullet
The shooting was without the slight
est proyocation. unexpected and oc-
curred on a car running at full speed
through a private right of way on a
straight track at a point just south
OF the North Adams-Adams line on
the east.side line and while going
through what is known as the John
son farm. Mallack, according to pas.
sengers on the car, boarded IL at
Center street In Adams. After the
car had gone some distance he sud
denly got down to the running board,
and the motorman, who was man OF
wide experience In the business, and
who four months ago had entered the
employ OF the Berkshire Street Rail.
way company. saw him. He asked
him II he wished TO get OF. threw OF
the power and applied the brakes,
Seeing Indications that the passenger
did not intend to alight, he ordered
him to get back into the car, and re-
sumed the regular speed
Mallack got in on the front seat and
seated himself Immediately behind
the motorman. Suddenly he drew the
laut0matic revolver from pocket and
fred a shot which struck Motorman
Hoyt In the back just above the right
hip. lnstInctiyely, from long training
he threw his air brake lever to the
emergency notch and threw the pow
er lever OF. lacking only three not
ches before he collapsed. Almost as
quick as thought and certainly before
ANYONE could change position In the
car or had any warning OF what was
Intended, Mallack arose to his feet
and pressed the trigger pumping five
or six more shots into the crowd oil
passengers on the car.
Mallack was pursued from the cal
by several men, including Walter La
cey. MIR. Mooney. Henry Thomas OF
Adams and Peter Corrigan OF Wesley
nm street. North Adams Some one
threw a stone which hit him. and h,
turned, drawing stiletto as he did
So but one of the pursuers closed
with him and he threw down the
knife, and made no resistance. Rope
land string were produced from many
quarters aud he was bound hand and
foot and put on the car while word
was sent from the nearest phone FOL
police assistance and physicians and
ambulances.
soon after the prisoner was brought
to police headquarters In North "A
ans. the Adams police were notified
that he was an Adams prisoner az
the murders and assaults were com
mltted within the jurisdiction oil thal
town. lie was turned over to Chiel
Hodecker and taken to Adams during
the early evening.
lie refused to give his name to th'
police at FIRST. but later gave h.. h'
is one of family Of three brotheri
who have been residents of Nortl
lAdams for the last elk or seven years