The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-25
FUGITIVE FIGHTS WITH CAPTOR ON
 BRINK OF CLIFF
Policemen Grasp Coat Tails of Battlers and Save
 Them From Death. CITIZENS APPREHEND YOUTHS ASSAILANTS Murderous Attack on Farm er's Helper Is Forerunner
 of Exciting Events.


 On being ordered off the property known as the Sherley farm in the Stratheld district, after having shot a grey squirrel on private property at Il o'clock this morning, Carmine Reino, Oak street and Gaietano Spallone of 143 Calhoun avenue, mur- derously attacked Harold N. Iundin, a 20 year old employe of the Wilkes farm on upper Park avenue, infficting six inch gash on his scalp with a blow from a loaded double-b -barreled shotgun in the hands of Reino.
 With the blow from the shotgun came the discharge of the weapon and the two shots barely grazed the skull of young Lundin whose screams and calls for help attracted the at tention of Benjamin and William Wilkes, who were engaged in work at the dairy house. = The Wilkes brothers hurried to the scene and the Italians, seeing their approach, fled, but not before another blow with a revolver in the hands of Spallone, had stretched young Lundin prostrate Ion the country roadside.
 The assaMants endeavored to make their escape through the woods in the vicinity of Jason Ha1nes', where four weeks ago, at almost the same time of day. occurred the shooting of Mrs. Haines, at the hands of her infuriated u. however, and after 8 chase of more than two miles, Spe1lone was captur- ed by Benjamin Wilkes in the rear yard of the O. H. 4Brothweu home on Stratfeld road, at the end of the troll ley line. He was brought into the BrothwelN home and from there a. telephone message was sent to police headquarters.
 While the call for the patrol was being sent, Spallone secreted a. load ed revolver underneath the sofa-pil- low Testing on a couch in the Broth we'll kitchen. It was uncovered later by Benjamin Wilkes.
 The police patrol, S6vfth Driver Chas Flanagan and Court Officer Christo- ward and a systematic search of the woods was begun. They were secured for miles around with put success for more than half an hour.
 After mounting the steep hill in the vicinity of Hopkins Swamp the patrol was brought to a,.stop and a, series of haIIoos failed to bring forth Will liam Wilkes, who was in hot pursuit of ReinS. Undaunted by their fail ure to capture the fugitive after an hours hard endeavor, the police were aabout to head northward when on rounding a bend in the road they witnessed a thrilling spectacle.
 There on 8. rocky ledge on the sum init of Hopkins Hill, surrounded by heaps of fallen leaves, and struggling for their lives, were Carn1ine Reino and William Wilkes. They were rolling along the cliff which termin- ates in 8. precipice on the side of a country stream and both would prob-i ably have rolled off the ledge to their deaths, only for the quick action of Dol ss T1n n who grabbed them by their coat tails as they were about to fall.
 After pulling the fugitive and his captor from the edge of the rocky summit the policemen placed Reino under arrest. He was very much subdued by this time and complained of a sprained kneecap, suffered in a fall from the top of large boulder while trying to make his escape the swamp
 On Reino's person were found 30 shot shells. However, Reino denied had a shotgun and also denied having attacked anyone. When ask ed if he had shot the squirrel he de- nied this. The police then returned fo the scene of the a1tercation and there in the roadside was found the dead squirrel with his neck filled with shot
 The next move was to locate young Iundin. On returning 70 the spot Where he had fallen in the road it was found that he had disappeared After more hanooing, Lundin was discovered running along what is called the Milky Lane leading from road to Park avenue. In spite of the six inch laceration he had received and the great quantity of l blood he had lost he recovered con- sciousness and had gamely started ,-, x,urs,1it of his aSSailantS. $ All the participants were bundled into the automobile patrol and hur- ried to police headquarters4 Here Carmine Reino was locked up charg- l ed with assault and Gaiteano Spal- | lone was held on the charge of as- sauIt and carrying concealed weap- ons. Lundin was then taken to the | em mergeney hospital where Dr. John | F. CanaYan inserted four stitches to | close the scalp wound on Lundfn's | head.
 The police were loud in their praise of the work accomplished by the | Wilkes boys.