The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-17
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Eight Are Dead as
Guns Spit Lead in
MidWestern Cities

All the dead were shot in the head.
One taxicab driver, near the head
OF the line Of cabs moving up to re-
|ceive passengers at the station en-
trance, said his first impression was
that somebody had set off firecrack-
lerS.
"A woman came lodging around the
car" he said. II asked what was the
matter and she said, I'm trying to get
out Of the way Of those bullets
Then I saw the officers falling
and some Of them firing from ma
chine guns as they fell. I also saw
the cab at the curb with its windows
shattered by gunfire and the figure OF
Nash, his head rolled back over the
back Of the front seat of the car and
very bloody
Survivor Not Sure
| Vetterli, who received a Slight
wound as bullets tore through his
clothing, said the firing sounded as
though it came from four sub
machine guns, but added that he
could not be certain of the number of
assailants.
"Just as We started to get in Caff-
reys car in front of the station, they
opened up on us with sub-machine
guns" Vetterli said. II don't know how
many machine guns were opened up
on us, but there was more than one.
It sounded like four to me, but don't
know positively.
"All know is that they were hidden
behind cars and opened up on us
They killed Nash first. The bullets
were flying so thick about us by then
that don't know who went next"
Windows In the station were broken
and bullet marks were left OH the
front of the big stone structure.
There was CONSERVATION among the
large crowd Of travellers.
my God," asked one man as he
stepped out of the station, rs this
Chicago?"
Tables Are Reversed
At Chicago the tables were reversed
on two fugitive alleged gunner when
they walked into police trap and
were shot dead without firing a single
bullet themselves.
The men were: John Holland, Is,
who walked out of the county Jail
under mysterious circumstances three
weeks ago, and Cecil Neal, %, who
vanished similarly from court room
last Tuesday and forfeited an $4,000
bond. Their disappearance had led
to an investigation by the states at
torney.
The shooting occurred Friday night
in the home of Robert OrZak shortly
after police said two youths had in
, formed them Holland and Neal in
tended robbing Orzak of $4,000 they
believe he had hidden in his home.
Police secreted themselves in the
department.. Their prey soon appeared
approaching in the alley. Arriving a.
the back door they were met by Orzak
Neal, drawing pistol, ordered hin
to throw up his hands.
At that moment the police stepped
forward and began firing.
Pinochle Player Slain
One of three pinochle players wa
, slain and three other persons wer
wounded when three gunner strod,
: boldly into their midst outside Chi
cago factory and sprayed them witt
10 bullets.
The man who fell MORALLY wound
) ed as the gunner dashed for theil
} waiting automobile and escaped, wa
Joe Petitti. AS possible motive fol
the killing police looked back to thu
kidnapping five years ago of Billy Ra'
nieri, then 10 years old, son of {
wealthy contractor
!; Since the boys return unharmee
Joe's brother, Angelo, has been sen
fenced to Is years in prison as tn,
abductor and three men have beer
slain. One of them was Joe's brother
Fred; another was his father in law
Thomas Tiritilli. The other was OIL
Scully, the boys uncle.
, The others wounded Friday we're
: Andrew Tranchiti, 10; Joseph Fara
nelli, 20, and Clerico Uguccioni, 1a
!, Police questioned Faraneln at a hos
pital and said he denied that the care
game had been planned to put Pc
, titti ION the spot"
Shoot Way Out
Two policemen and two suspected