The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-29
East Bridgeport Man, Fail
 ing to Understand Com mand of Hands UpP' is Shot Twice By Ro0ber, and Twice By Man Who
 Rushed Into Scene Mis- taking Him For Assailant.
Masked Intruder Flees When Brother of Saloon keeper Bushes Into Scene of Shooting and Opens Fire Upon Patron Already wounded By Bandit
 Victim Will Recover.
Victim Will Recover.

Attacked by a masked rob- Der who held up the occupants Of a saloon soon after 5 o'clock 5his morning, and mistaken at the same time by a just-awak- ened relative of the owner for the robber,- John Petro, aged about 50, of 568 Crescent ave- nue is in the Bridgeport hospi- tai in preearious condition be- cause bullets were pumped in to him both by the intruder and by the saloons defender.
 Petro, who is the father of four, was shot twice by the rob- Der and twice by William Re- lhalx, brothef of Thomas Re- hak, who conducts the saloon at 189 Willard street. Two bull lets entered his groin, one his right wrist and the fourth his back.
 An contiruatton Of the daylight crimes that have terrorized citizens on the streep in all parts of the city. the Rehak Saloon was st;shot up'' in western \ style at $40 o'clock this nornine
 A masked man. whose apparently soarse face was Shielded except for the mouth and eyes by a red hand kerchief. pushed through the front door of the saloon and stood in the doorway In his right hand he car ried a revolver and it was 1eveled ssc that it covered the proprietor. behind the bar and Petro.A who was drinking a glass of beer
 Hands upt" commanded the stranger.
 Petro didn't comply as he didn't un- derstand Two shots blazed at him He yelled, I'm shot" in his native tongue The room filled with smoke Rehak didn't take down his hands.
 William Rehak, brother of the mar behind the bar, was asleep in an ad- Joining room He was awakened by the noise and he sleepily peeped through the doorway
 His brother was standing behind the bar, looking terrified, and hold ing his hands far above his head. A stranger was standing in front of the bar, making wild N motions. the promptings of agony, but William nnistool< them for menacings at his brother.
 < He pulled a revolver from a pocket He shot twice at Petro. The masked man in the doorway ran. The mar behind the bar yelled to his brother to cease firing and Petro dropped te the floor with four wounds
 The police authorities were notified Policeman John Dempsey searched the neighborhood for the robber with. out success. The ambulance corps was called and Petro was taken tc the Bridgeport hospital, where tF1s bullets were removed,
 a. While Petro is dangerous injured he may recover as the bullets didnf penetrate any vital organ. sH The Rehak brothers say the in 4ruder was about 22, years old. nv, feet. five inches high, slim of built end smooth of face. He wore darI 1lothfn< and a dark cap.
 Residents of the South End ar, Complaining that a gang on Railroad avenue Is welding knives on yer, slight pretexts-, Police supervision i asked.
 The saloon ho1dup fs a sequel to on. at Warren street and South avenue Saturday, the one that occurred : Few minutes before the Mondrevsl, murder and near the scene of it an, Enc hOldup of an aged pedestrian near the Bridgeport Brass Co.,, o1 East Main street. Friday night.
 Petro has told the police t1a- he wa, sent for three pounds of sugar by hi. wife at an early hour this mornins but that he was unable to find any O. B1e local grocery stores open at tho time. He therefore went to the saIoor pending the opening of the grocery Bt0res.