The weekly Alaska citizen., 1920-01-12
CRAZY SOLDIER
 RUNS AMUCk IN
 NIGHT; H SHOT
SIGNAL CORPS LINEMAN SHOT AND SERIOUSLY WOUNDED AF- TER TRYING TO KILL SEVERAL. IN ROADHOUSE ON CHITINA TRAIL.

Following an exhibition of homi- graph station Thursda! night and al cidal mania at The Donnelly tele- the Donnelly roadhouse short time after his outbreak at the sta tion. Joe Zaglanczy. signal corps line man of the McCarty office. is dan gerously wounded and Ebert $. Ken nedy suffered a slight wound at the hands of the former. Zaglanczy was shot by Kennedy after he had fired at least two shots at the latter, one of which struck him in the left breast and but for the fact that it had spent itself in passing thru a door jamb would have probably proven fatal to Mir. Kennedy. Kennedy shot his assailant with .32 calibre high-power rifle. the shot taking eff feet in Zaglanczy's abdomen inflict- ing a wound that will probably prove to be fatal.
 The news of the afiray was receiv ed at the local telegraph office early vest >rday morning and under instruc- ton from the Valdez office, Operator in Charge Nj. $. E. McClouth, des- patched Dr. J. A. Sutherland to the scene Dr. Sutherland caught the sheldon auto and left town at II 30 o'clock yesterday morning. In the meantime the seriously injured man was loaded on freight team coming house when the physician arrives. Operator Kennedy's wound is not serious enough to require the services of a physician.
 According to the reyort received yesterday morning Lineman Tag lanczy with Private Tomson arrived at Donnelly Thursday evening. Af- ter the evening meal the three men are supposed to have retired at an early hour. Tomson and Kennedy were awakened about midnight by Zaglanczy who had secured a regu- lation army automatic .45 calibre
 
 Colts revolver and who fired several shots into the floor near the other men. The latter succeeded in elud- ing the crazed man and made for the roadhouse about mile north of the station. What happened there is tol3 in a message received yesterday at the U. s. marshal's office from Deputy Joe Miller who had arrived at the roadhouse yesterday afternoon. The message follows:
 "Josephus Zaglanczy run amuck telegraph office here shot up place ran operator out operator went to Donnelly road house. Zaglanczy fol lowed entered shot at G. J. Lenont in dining room ran to kitchen shot soy eral times at J. F. Stone and F.. s. "rnnedy latter ran in bed room off kitchen ZaglancZy shot at Kennedy thru door jamb spent bullet struck Kennedy who grabbed a 32 high power rife. Kennedy struck left breast breaking skin he pulled trig ger of rife. Gun Discharged. If Zaglanczny is shot 32 bullet Kennedy shot him. Zaglanczy using 45 auto natic colts undoubtedly crazy. Len, cnt hauling him to town. Is shot in abdomen about two inches below navel.
 MILLER"
 Joe Zaglanczy has been on the telegraph system between McCarty and Valdez for several years. He was one of the best linemen in the serv ice and was generally known by his associates as quiet, likeable fellow of a congenial disposition that made him many friends.
 Ebert s. Kennedy, who was forced to shoot him, is also well known in this community. He was stationed at the local radio station for several years and afterwards went to Cinema as operator there. He also. is known to be of even temper, a good work man, has a good character record in the army and merits the confidence of his associates and commanding of ficer.
 The auto on which Dr. Sutherland left town yesterday was reported by the Salcha telegraph station before 2 o'clock in the afternoon and should have reached the Fox farm roadhouse by 4 o'clock. MT. Sheldon, who was making record time, stated before he left here that he would make Sul- livan's before he stopped for the night. It is believed that he should have arrived there about 3 o'clock this morning and would probably find Zaglanczy there awaiting the arrival of Dr. Sutheralnd. If the condition of the wounded warrants the un- dertaking, Dr. Sutherland will have him brot on to town where facilities for handling his case will be ob- tainable.
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