South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-22
Bootleggers' Victim May
Die After Brutal Attack
Wladysaw Rozanski in Hospital With Fractured Skull and
Other Injuries After Alleged Assault soft Drink Place
Wrecked by Cops-Arrests to Follow

attacks made upon a human being
in this vicinity in years. The at
! tack is alleged TO have been made
I in the Roman Parafanowski soft
drink parlor. ass S. Jackson St.
Sunday evening, Feb. u.
Although the assault was made
more than a week ago. news Of the
attack, it is said, did not reach
/ Chief OF Police Lanes Office until
late Monday.
DR.. J. A. Abel who is said to be
in charge Of the case, told police
officials last night that Rozanski
has been delirious for a week. and
! that his condition has grown so Sc
rious in the past few days hospital
authorities have been forced TO
strap him in a straight Jacket 10
the bed
Followed Bar Wreckage.'
According to the meager details
the police have been able to secure
IN the past "a hours, the attack on
Rozanski occurred the day follow
Ing the visit OF Chief Lanes forces
to the Parafanowski place which
eliminated in the wrecking of the
bar after II quarts of liquor were
] found. Rozanski, il is said, entered
4 the Parafanowski saloon Sunday
! evening Feb. II, and is said to have
made a comment on the work done
! by the police IN destroying the bar
Someone said TO have been inter
} ested in the saloon, il is asserted,
then stepped up to ROzanski and
| said and you are the - that
! told the cops where the booze
was" After making this statement
! il Is said, the man knocked Rozanski
| to the floor Of the saloon and then
| kicked him. out the front door
I where ne landed on his head on the
pavement.
Several others 1t IS claimed, Their
! proceeded TO beat up" on the help
! less victim until he was finally un.
conscious. He was then removed tc
/ his rooming house, a few doors
away. and q doctor was summoned
/ 10 dress his injuries. The physician
! it is said, on his arrival, seeing the
condition of the injured man. imme.
diately ordered him taken to the
hospital.
Information WfthheId
number Of witnesses. the polio,
claim, saw the entire flsht. but upOI
Investigation these witnesses de
clared that they were not presen
when the fight occurred and are un
able to state who made the att8cl
on the man. Detective Sergt Delin
SKI visited Parafanowski last nigh
in an attempt to gain information re
garding the perpetrators OF the as
sault, and he also visited severa
others who are supposed TO have
seen 1T, but very little information
was forthcoming.
Parafanowski was ordered TO re
port 10 Chief Lane today to relate
his knowledge of the facts concern
ing the night. Parafanowski. it il
said. and his bartender. whose name
could not be learned were boti
present when the attack was made
Rozanski who the police say, is
world war veteran, Is been out o
work for several weeks, and is saiC
10 have made many enemies amOnl
the alleged bootleggers of the ives
side. 1t is declared that immedi
ately following he successful raid b!
the police at the ParafauowsH place
Rozanski's name was mentioned al
being the man who gave the polic'
the information regarding where tn,
contraband liquor was secreted.
The police, it is claimed, did re
ceive a tip that they could locat'
whisky at ParaanOwski's place b.
searching a false window sill bottom
near the front OF the store. The pc
lice, after some difficulty, succeeded
lin finding the false window anC
bagged Il quarts "moonshine'
whisky Parafanowslli was arrested
on a charge of unlawful possession
and sale Of intoxicating liquor.
Postpone Arrests
The police are quite certain tina
they know the persons who made
the attack on ROzanski but are go
| ing 10 postpone making any arrest
until they are able TO secure sOm'
witnesses. Parafanowski. IL is said
will be given a grilhng at polio
/ headquarters today and his story o
the affair is expected to shed new
light on the attack.
Other information reaching tn
police was TO the effect that DESPITE
the fact that several witnesses saw
1 the fight. these witnesses have beer
warned not TO make any statements
/ That they intend 20 abide by thi
warning. it is said was manifested
last night when Sergt Delinski wa.
unable 20 CLEAN any information
from them. These same witnesses
il IS said. will also be summoned
before Chief Lane in an attempt q
/ apPrehend the persons who mad
the attack.
Hospital officials declare that Ro
zansh was brought there Monday
Feb. IS. and that although he re
gained consciousness for a httl
while that day ne immediately
lapaed into q delirious condition ant
has remained so ever since. The
were forced 10 place him in ;
straight jacket after he IS said q
! have required the strength OF thre
men TO hold him down.
The injuries. 81 Is further decIar
ed. are % such a nature that he VII
not be able to survive. and even II
case he does recover he viii neve
be able 20 fully regain his senses.
n 1t is said that just as soon as IN,
I police complete their Investigation
( arrests will follow. Affidavits charg
ing the persons making the attacl
with assault with inteHe, Il is declar
ed. viii then be sworn out. IN tn,
event Rozanski dies OF his injuries
II Is said. charges OF murder Will b,
lodged against the assailants
Nothing comes faiFer 20 ligh
than when it has been long bidder