Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-14
AGED MAN TURNS
Gun ON CHILDREN
Fires Into Group OF Youngsters ShOy-
cling Snow and Kills Little Girl
Fights Police.

Chicago, Jan. 14-Enraged because
children had thrown snow on the walk
in front Of his residence, William
Danukowski. so years old, of 1349
West Forty-ninth place, yesterday
shot and killed Stella Kozalowski, s
years old, who lived across the street
and was sweeping the front porch at
the time.
Danukowsh then barricaded him
self in the house and fought off three
detectives, finally being captured after
hand to hand fight with Detective
Rowland Norton, who had gained ad-
mittance through a rear window.
DanukOwski was shot in the right
arm by Detective Hugh Bell as he
was about to fire upon Norton. De-
tective Sergeant Patrick Bannon was
in charge of the attacking party.
Children in the neighborhood had
taken to heart the plea to get out and
dig and were busy most of yesterday
afternoon making path through the
street None of them was more than
Is years old and both boys and girls
were working with shovels and
brooms.
Danukowski suddenly appeared at
the front door of his house, yelling to
The children TO remove the snow from
he sidewalk. He became abusive and
finally rushed back in the house to re-
appear with a revolver Without warn
ing he then fred several shots at the
children, one bullet piercing boys
cap and another lodging in the heart
Of the little Kozalowski girl, who sank
TO the porch without cry as her
mother rushed to her aid
NeighbOrS rushed from their homes
and several men with shovels attacked
DanukOWski. who stood waving the re-
volyer back and forth. He snapped the
trigger several times and then called
10 his daughter, Helen, a middle-aged
woman, to bring more ammunition.
In the meantime a hurry call had
been sent 10 the stockyards police and
the detectives arrived in patrol
wagon DanukOwski had stationed
himself at front window and opened
fire or them. Bannon dispatched Nor
ton and Bell to the rear of the house,
while he returned the old mans fire
from behind a nearby porch.
Norton finally broke through rear
window and crawled into the kitchen,
revolver in hand. Danukowski met
him on the threshold of the dining
room and knocked the gun from the
detectives grasp with a well directed
shot. The detective then grappled with
the crazed man and threw him to the
floor.
AT this moment Detective Bell came
through the window and saw Danu-
k0wsM raise his gun to fire through
Aort0n's breast Bell shot the aged
man through the arm, and the detec-
yves then had little trouble in sub
DUNG him
Immediately the neighbors swarmed
INTO the house with cries of rage, arc
me detectives were compelled to use
lorce to take their prisoner to the
street Finally, by clubbing their way
10 the street. the officers loaded Danu
kowskl aud his daughter into the pa
rol wagon and sped away.
While DauukOwski was taken to the
bridewell hospital. his daughter wa:
rocked up at the Stockyards station
40 formal charge was placed agains
her.
They drove him to it, the woman
eried when asked to explain he
iathers crime He didn't mean Il
NH the child, but they tainted ant
Hsfed at him until he could stand i
40 longer He's an old man and no
responsible
one refused TO explain why she hat
souen more ammunition when asked
20 so by her father.
NO coherent statement could be Sc
eafed from the slayer, who is believed
Insane,
rohce searched Danukowskfs hous'
N,ef his arrest and found a rife.
feeling ran high in the neighbor
appo last night, with the mother OF tn
I.ah girl demanding the lives OF IN
iIahukowskis. Nearby streets were po
.ea 10 keep relatives and friends
Hom forming a mob