Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-27
MYSTERY CLOAKS
DIAMOND SHOOTING
New York Gangster Wounded
by VoIIey as He Leaves
Mountain Road House.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CATSKILL, N. Y, April 27.--Jack
GegO Diamond, gangster. for the Sec
ond known time, was cut down and
seriously injured by the gunfire of un-
known assailants in the early hours of
today.
The gang chief, who six months ago
was shot and almost fatally injured in
New York City hotel room, went down
today under the pattering fire Of buck
shot, sent into his back as he stepped
from Catskill Mountain road house
west Of this village. The shooting oc-
CURED three days after Diamond had
been released In $25, 900 bail, pending
trial for a charge Of assault.
Like the New York City instance.
mystery clothed the shooting. The
gangster himself could give no in
formation, and the companion, who
snatched his fallen chief back into the
shelter Of the road house, could only
say that the gunflre came from dis
lance Of about 20 PAGES from the build
ing.
Struck by One Shell Load.
A hatful Of empty shells, still reeking
of the smell Of freshly discharged pow
der and apparently fred from an auto
matte shotgun, were picked up between
the glaSsed-in porch Of the Arrotoga
Inn and the highway. The gunman OBJ
viously fired In haste and fed. OF the
nine shots fired, each carrying a dozen
pellets, only one shell load struck Dia-
nond.
witnesses who said they entered the
building few minutes before the shoot
ing told police they saw no strange car
near the inn nor any sign Of the man
or men who did the shooting.
The fallen gangster, bleeding freely
from wounds In the shoulder, back and
arm, was hurried to an Albany hospital
by two men not Immediately identified
While seriously injured his condition
was not believed to be critical.
Two State troopers were assigned to
watch Diamond.
Two Witnesses Questioned.
Police questioned two witnesses, Her
bert Chicheser and John Suffer, both
of the village of Cairo, located near the
scene of the shooting. They said they
had been to a movie and had stopped
for a few minutes at the Arrotoga Inn
Two other men were present, according
to police, James Wynne, identified as
the proprietor of the Arrotoga, and
Jerry Sacchio. It was Sacchio who
grasped Diamond and dragged him out
Of the line Of fire.
Diamonds history contains the of1icial
record of one previous shooting and the
report that a still earlier incident had
placed lead in his body. On october
IL, 1880, the man who at one time was
reputed to be the bodyguard of Arnold
Rothstein was shot by two men who
entered his New York City hotel room
For weeks his life apparently depended
on chance. With his recovery. Diamond
left the city and moved into q house
near AGRA, 18 miles west Of this village
Accompanying him to this mountain
stronghold were several Of his gang.
His name appeared In Greene County
news from time to time until a week
ago, when he flashed into front page
prominence with his indictment by Z
grand jury. The indictment was baseC
on the alleged beating by Diamond anc
a companion, Jim Dalton, Of Cairo
| truck driver who said he had beer
stopped by the men and tortured be-
cause he refused TO account Satisfac
| torily for a load Of cider.
| xu0TrNnS NOT SEPT0IIS