The evening world., 1922-08-15
CROWDS IN PANIC
AS BULLETS FLY IN
THIRD RUM BATTLE
Police Wage Running Fight
With Two in Alleged
Rum Car.

For the third time within a week
the territory in the vicinity OF East
Eighth Street between Second and
Third Avenues was thrown into tur-
MOL shortly after o'clock to-day
by a running battle between police
and alleged bootleggers. While no
one, ,as far as the police can learn.
was injured in to-day's battle. sew
erai who were rushing to cover, fear
ing a repetition of the killings OF the
past few days, had narrow escapes.
To-day's gunplay started when Po-
liceman Abe Goldberg of the East
Fifth Street Station ordered the driver
of a hiE limousine to stop at Eighth
Street and Third Avenue, Acting
under orCers of n Negro who shared
the front seat with him, the chauf tr
attempted to put on more speed.
Goldberg jumped on the running board
only to stare into the muzzle Of IN
automatic pistol in the hands OF the
Negro. As he was reaching Tor his
own gun, the Negro struck him with
the pistol and he fell from the ma
chine. Lying in the middle OF the
street, Goldberg opened fire at tho re
treating machine, striking the car
several times, but missing its occu-
pants.
Hearing the sounds Of shots 20.
liceman Frank Franzonc, standing at
10th Street, also opened hre. tllS
volleys were answered by shots from
the fast flying automobile, ENldcnty
frightened by the gunplay, the chaut-
four lost control of the machine ana
It crashed into the front OF the nlted
Cigar store at the corner of East 10Th
Street and Second Avenue. Before
tho police reached the scene, the
Negro who did the shooting made his
escape, but they placed under arrest
a man who described himself at Der
nard DuGo. thirty-two, of No 36s
East 1S9th Street. and are holding
him on a charge OF violating the vol
Sledu dtl anu NlolaN'hS w.
rules
In the car, the police say th"y
found nineteen cans, each containing
five gallons of some kind of liquor,
samples of which are being analy1cd
by Police Department chemists,
Attracted by the shots from the po-
lice and the Negro In the au'omoplle'
hundreds rushed for cover, tearing
that tho wild scenes Of the past week
during which many were injured and
one killed, would be repeated. with
bullets whizzing about their heads,
men, women and children huddled IN
doorways and only emerged after they
we're sure the automobile had been
wrecked and the chauffeur placed un-
der arrest,
The wholesale shootinGs started a
few DAYS ago when bootlCgglng gangs
opened fire on one another on East
Fifth street near Second Avenue, dur
ing which nine persons were shot.
This was followed by revenge tlght.
During the second battle ono man was
killed, another was seriously NUT ana
a little girl was shot.
After the Limousine had destroyed
the store front in to-day's tight a
poll of the neighborhood VAS taken
by the police, but they could locate
no one who had been injured by the
bullets OF either the police or the gun 70
man.
A description OF the Negro who did
the .hooting and who ~ AZ laIse has
hcen sent out in a general alarm and
hia arrest is expected later 10 day
Policeman Goldberg. who vus severely
bruised when he was knocked from
the alleged rum car, Uas treated by
police surgeon hut remained on
duty
The police so far have failed tc
locate the owners OF the seized liquor