The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-02-24
TREfE 0UTRACES
CONVENT IN NEW YORK NARROW.
LY ESCAPES BOMB
DISASTER.
TWO CASES In CHICAGO
Policeman Fights Desperate Criminal
on High Roof.-Bomb Found
On Step Of Italian
Laborer.

New York, N. Y. - A hundred
girls, inmates of the st. Cecilia con-
ven on East One Hundred and Sixth
street, were thrown into panic by the
explosion of a dynamite bomb in the
street a few feet from the entrance
of the convent. The bomb did practi-
cally no damage, as the force of the
blast spent itself on the pavement and
the air, but the noise of the explosion
was terrific and buildings for a block
or more in every direction were shak-
en-.
Inmates of the convent were asleep
in their dormitories at the time, but at
the sound of the bursting bomb they
jumped out of their beds and rushed
in terror to stairways II fire escapes.
The sisters quoted them with diff
Guilty, while the convent Waterman
rushed from his room in the cellar
to investigate.
On reaching the street the watch
man caught sight Of a carriage being
driven rapidly eastward in One Hun
bred and Sixth street. 1t disappeared
in the shadows of the elevated struc-
ture in Park avenue. The watchman
gave chase, out when he got to Park
avenue there was no trace of the car
riage.
In the trail of the carriage the
Waterman picked up a package
wrapped in paper and heavily corded.
1t contained the second bomb, uneX-
ploded, and loaded with about a pound
of dynamite. He turned the explosive
over to the policeman, who immersed
it in q pail of water pending eXamina-
ton by the bureau of combustibles.
Fights FoIice on Roof.
Chicago, III. - Trailed through
the SNOW to his refuge on the top Of a
four-story building. Nicolo G.. Trapani.
believed by the police to be a member
of the Black Hand society, engaged
in a desperate battle with detectives.
They climbed to the roof in a shower
Of bullets. Trapani, only a few mo.
ments before the struggle on the roof,
had shot and mortally wounded Vito
Cappitelli. Trapani tells the police he
vas pounced upon by Vito and his
brother, Philip, as he was passing the
corner.
Footprints in the snow leading to a
fire escape up the side of the building
were found by Policeman Simsrott
with his fashlight. Deceive Joyce
mounted the rungs. Trapani crawled
to the edge of the root and warned
his trailer. A bullet whizzed through
Joycc's hat. Other shots were fred
by the Italian.
Trapani. seeing he was outnum-
sought to reload his revolver. While
he was fumbling with the weapon he
was seized by Detective Joyce and the
two men went rolling and fighting
over the roof. Several times both were
clinging 10 thf edge and were drawn
back by the other policemen.
Trapani finally was struck a blow
on the head and subdued. At the hos.
pital he was identified by Philip Cap.
pitelli, who was seated at his brothers
bedside.
"Trapani is a bad man." said Philip.
and he has made lots of trouble in
Italy. Tonight he sen word command,
ing Vito to meet him. | told Vito tc
stay at home, but when he left | went
along with him. Vito fired his gun
after Trapani shot at him.
Policemen Prevent Disaster.
Chicago, Feb. 21.-A dynamite bomb
with a lighted time fuse two feet lona
suffering and splitting fire was found
on the front steps of a house occupied
by Glacomo Frisa, an Italian laborer.
Inc policemen saw the burning fuss
and eXtin2uished the fire. The bomb
consisted of five sticks of high per
centage dynamite, bound together With
a string and with fuse and cap ad
justed.
NEW BLACK HAND DISCOVERED