Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-14
MAN WHO SLEW SIX
SHOT IN GUN FIGHT.
Kills Policeman, Wounds Two
in Attempt to Escape
When Trapped.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreS3.
CLEVELAND, September 14.-Paul
Jaworski, one of the country's NEST
daring bandits of the last decade, who
has six murders and host of robberies
checked against his operations, was
near death in a hospital today. The
27-year-old killer was captured after a
gun fight in which one officer was slain
and another probably fatally wounded
late yesterday.
Jaworski trapped in an east side
residence, fought it out with a small
army of policemen, only to be brought
down by tear gas bombs and shotgun
slugs, just year from the day he shot
his way out Of the Allegheny County
awaiting sentence for murder.
Kills Officer on Sight.
With $4,000 In rewards hanging over
his head for his capture dead or alive,
Jaworski had vowed he would never be
taken alive. When a police squad
located him in a restaurant yesterday
he fired without moments hesitation
and killed Patrolman Anthony Vice.
crek, 80. Another officer, George e.
Efinger, was seriously wounded and
Benjamin Majstrek, q, bystander,
was shot in the groin by stray bullet.
JaworSki had been recognized in the
restaurant by John Zavworski, Pitts
burgh grocery clerk, from newspaper
pictures. While Jaworski was shooting
his way out of the cafe his companion,
John Vasbinder, %, under death sem
tence for killing in Pittsburgh, escaped
through the rear door.
Still firing, Jaworski raced out the
front door, over fences, and down alleys
until he forced his way into an unoccu-
pied residence.
Flying squads and motor cycle officers
however. had hung on his trail and in 9
few moments had the house surrounded
Five tear bombs forced him to come
| out, and as he did so Patrolman Yarc
Koudela let fire with shotgun. About
rs officers then rushed inside. where the
fugitive had fallen, and captured him
| Jaworski had made no attempt to use
his gun while in the house, although he
| had plenty of ammunition.
Dynamited Pay Car.
Taken to hospital. Jaworski talked
| readily of everything except of his com.
panion, Vasbinder. who hid out with
him in Detroit, Chicago and CLEVELAND
since their escape from the Pennsyl'
vania jail.
Jaworsl;i had a long police record Of
| killings and robberies in Pittsburgh anC
Detroit He gained his greatest promi-
nence in the dynamiting and $l04 00(
robbery of an armored pay car of the
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corporation
at Coverdale in March, 1927.
| In 1924 and 1925 Christmas pay roll
| of coal companies were taken and 9
| guard killed In each instance, one o
! them at Moltenauer and the other al
Mount Lebanon, Pa.
He pleaded guilty to the killings anc
robberies, but escaped with Vasbindel
while in Jail awaiting sentence.
In Detroit the gunman was wanted
for three Sayings and IA pay roll rob
berries over period of several years
He was alleged to have killed Ros
Loney, pay roll guard, during theft II
1925. and of pal, Jack Wright. in ;
quarrel over division Of the loot HI
also was wanted for the killing o
Patrolman George Barstad in the De
troit News holdup few months ago.
Jaworski today admitted participa
ton in the $4,000 robbery of the De
troit News pay roll few months ago
Detective Sergt. Emil Ziegler announced
However, he denied to newspape
men that he had done any "jobs" sine
he escaped from the Allegheny Count.
jail year ago.
He also told Detective Lieut.. Franz
Story that he was preparing to return
to Pittsburgh to shoot his brother OH
of Jail with a machine gum when hi
was captured. His brother, Sam Jawor
ski, is being held in Pittsburgh on F:
charge of aiding him In his sensational
jail break, =