Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-09
STRIKER SHOOTS -FOUR;
ONE VICTIM MAY DIE
Three Policemen and Union
Seaman Fall Before Span
ish Fireman's Gun.

NEW YORK. July 9.-Alexander sa-
vanno. who was fireman on the steam
er Montcissa on her arrival at the South
Brooklyn docks, but since that time has
been striker, is prisoner in the Ham
ilton avenue police station, held to await
the result Of revolver wounds inflicted by
him on four men at 1890 o'clock last
night. Three of his victims were police
! men; the fourth was seaman who, al
though union man, had refused to go on
strike. Policeman Patrick Hanley, the
second of the men shot by Savanna, is
in the Holy Family Hospital and is likely
to die.
Hanley was on post in the Red Hook
district when the sound of shot made
him whirl about in time to see Savanna
directly across the street from him with
his revolver in his hand. Hanley started
toward the Spaniard with cry that drew
his attention for the first time Savanna
seems to have paused for a single look
only before he fired. Hanley had taken
but two or three steps from his post when
he went down with bullet through his
right lung.
Witnesses the Shooting.
To blocks up Inlay street Policeman
Williams heard the shooting and saw
Hanley go down. He ran for Savanna.
who had started for Bovine street, and
kept steadily on in spite Of the fact
that Williams fired twice at him. At
the corner of Bovine street Savanna
turned and sent bullet into Williams
right leg. As the policeman fell Sa-
vanno fired a second bullet into his left
shoulder.
Policeman William j. McMillen had in
the meantime taken up the chase from
which Williams had been compelled to
retire. and when Savanna backed up
against a lumber pile McMillen closed
in on him. Once more the Spaniard
used his revolver. the bullet grazing the
policeman's right ear. Balancing his
night stick for use McMillen had just
got within striking distance of Savanna
when Policeman William u. kenna joined
him.
The two policemen had a long fight be-
fore Savanna was overcome. When he
had given in the policemen found that
their work was only beginning. The
shooting had attracted a crowd that
blocked the surrounding streets, and into
the lumber yard itself a steadily increas-
ing number of seamen and longShore-
men was coming Savannos captorS
made their first movement toward the
gate
Policemen at Bay.
As the crowd hemmed them in closer
and closer the policemen gave over their
effort to get away with their prisoner
They backed to a pile of lumber, and
with Savanna behind them, fought off re-
peated efforts Of the seamen to take
Savanna away. The attempts had grown
so bold that hands had been laid on the
Spaniard when Capt. Hussey arrived with
the reserves from the Hamilton avenue
station.
Even with the reserves the taking of
Savanna to the station house was some
thing of task. for the crowd followed
close at the heels of the officers.
Ancietto Gonzales, fireman on the
steamer Grenada was brought in with a
bullet wound in his left leg He identified
Savanna as the man who had shot him.
and before Hanley lapsed into uncon-
seriousness he. too. had identified the
Spanard as his assailant.
Hanley, Williams and Gonzales were all
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