South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-09
MINE PEACE EFF( RTS FAIL
Chinatown Sees
Second Shooting
In AS Many Days
New York East Side Stirred
by Gun Play from Speed
ing Automobile.

NTw YORK, Aug. s.-(By A. P.)
The East Side. still quivering with
excitement from gun play in China
town, last night. was stEred again
today when an automobile carrying
four men burst into a crowd OF
clothing strikers gathered In front
OF Beethoven hall on East Fifth st,
opened fire and dashed away leaving
eight men lying wounded on the
street.
First reports indicated that the
fray might be part of a labor war,
but upon investigation the police
decided the shooting occurred IN
connection with a bootleggers' feud
and that the wounded-most of
them tailors-had been dropped
when they attempted to stop the
car fleeing from an attempted muir
der on Second av., just around the
corner.
Communicating several automo-
biles, the police gave mad pursuit
up the east side, but lost the gun
mems car in the traffic at 34th ST.
and Third av. AnQther car. with
i've men, was picked up, however,
at Third av., and Eighth St, and
the quintet taken with another wit
ness to headquarters for question
ing. Reports received there from
Bellevue hospital indicated that
three Of the wounded might die.
So dense was the crowd that as
sembled after the shooting and 80
wild the confusion, that it was min
utes before police reserves could
clear the scene OF battle and treat
the injured Many more minutes
were lost before witnesses could be
rounded up and an investigation
started.
Piece by piece, however, the pc
lice patched together their chrome
logical story OF the ARRAY.
The story starts at Second av., and
Pell St, where Joe Nasseri was
standing in front OF his home. Mas
seri, according to the police, is out on
bail in connection with the shooting
OF Slvio Tagllnanna at Grand and
Mulberry SITS. about two months
ago Suddenly a big blue car.
carrying form men, appeared and
stopped. According 10 the police
theory. this quartet was bent on
avenging the death Of Taglinanna-
Three Of the new arrivals goOt out
and began walking toward Nasseri
The car, meanwhile, proceeded
slowly to Second av.. and Fifth st.
As the trio approached Nasseri
they whipped out autOmatics and
sopened fire. II was nos the gun
mems bad shooting. but Nasseris
slluful lodging that saved his life.
one shot. Nasseri had sidestepped
A hole was ripped in the shoulder of
his coat Five more shots. Nasseri
had dropped TO his knees. Five
more holes appeared this time in
the crown Of his hat. Then a
volley. but by this time Nasseri had
run UP stairs. Detectives found him
later seated on his bed, his hat and
coat beside him. He followed them
quietly for further questioning.
But the volley which had left
Nasseri unframed. had taken its toll
among the innocent bystanders. Two
men, identified at strikers, dropped
seriously injured More bullets,
rushing through the window OF a
womens shop. lodged in two dunn
mics
Bent on esape, the three gunner
ran TO rejoin their comrade in the
car. with grinding gears the car
Ieaped ahead and turned into Fifth
st Ahead Of il was massed 400
strikers Some. having heard the
shooting attempted 10 halt the car.
The gunner deliberately reloaded.
Another volley OF sh-ts
A gray pony hitched 10 a little
cert belonging 20 a lemonade ped
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