Evening star., 1933-07-28
BLAZING GANG GUNS
WOUND TWO HERE
IN FEUD 0UTBURST
Both Injured Men and Four
, Others Held as Police
Probe Case. ..s.
DETECTIVES IN SIGHT
"a OF BATTLE AT START
17ouble Over Liquor Trade and
!; Woman Believed to Have
Caused Outbreak.

Blazing away at one another in pis-
tol clash which aroused the neighbor-
hood at Nineteenth and K streets early
this morning, two rival gang factions
suffered one casualty each before the
smoke of battle cleared away. In ad-
dition, four men from their ranks were
held at the third precinct for investi-
aation. and other arrests are expected
later today.
Third Precinct Detectives Robert ].
Maghan W. v. Christian and j. F.
Phelps, who were sitting in front OF
Il cir station house within sight of the
nght when it started, ascribed the
shooting to bad feeling between Ninth
street gang and followers Of James
Paul Kyle, %, who lives at the apart
ment house in front of which the battle
began. They said past trouble over the
liquor business and current difficulties
over a woman were involved in the
case.
Mitchell Seriously Injured.
John Billy" Mitchell, %, described
rs a friend of Kyle. who gave the same
address, was the most seriously injured
victim of the fight. He was shot in the
chest and back and Is in Emergency
Hospital in a critical condition. The
other man wounded is Lewis Tapponier,
rs, Of the 400 block of H street. Shot
in the leg, he had dragged himself block
away when the detectives ran to the
scene as the first shots were fired. He
RI Gorfo1d HOcnital for
treatment Louis Levin, 10, 2800 block
of Thirty-third street southeast, was
arrested when he accompanied his
friend to the hospital.
The others taken into custody were
Andy Adelizzi, 26, Of the 200 block First
street southwest, who was trying to
escape in a taxi when he was caught
and Stanley Petrone, 20. first block
K street northeast who was found in
Kyle's apartment with him. Kyle told
police he was in the lobby Of the apart
ment house when the fighting began.
and knew nothing about it. This story
was borne out by night janitor in the
place who. said. he was talking with
kyle when the bullets began to fly out
side. Nevertheless Kyle was lodged in
the precinct along with the others for
investigation.
Had Exchanged Beatings.
According to the police version Of the
affair, Kyle and his friends and the
cohorts of a Ninth street leader had
exchanged beatingS on several occasions
of late Last night some Of the K
street forces ventured down to Ninth
street, and were followed back and
around the city when they left. At one
or two points there were supposed TO
have been arguments between the
factions.
About 2 O'Clock this morning, young
Mitchell and a companion were sitting
In q parked car in front OF the apart
ment house where he lived with Kyle.
Three car loads of men drove slowly
past them, and the occupants piled
out. Mitchell and his friend jumped
from their machine.
There was an argument between the
men on the street. Suddenly one OF
them dropped his hand in his side coat
pocket and began to fire through his
clothes. The detectives block down
the street jumped from their bench and
piled into a car. AS they sped up K
street, they said, the corner looked like
q 4th of July fireworks display. Virtually
every one of the men-there were 10 or
IL Of them-had whipped out gun and
began to blast.
Six of them were around on K street.
standing about 10 feet apart and firing
fast. Their craftsmanship was not too
good, considering the distance, but
Mitchell suddenly shouted: You got
me-" and staggered onto nearby lawn
and fell. Tapponier was hit In the legs,
but managed to drag himself down
Nineteenth to L. The detectives stated
that when they arrived at the corner
some one was chasing a man up Nine
teenth street toward Pennsylvania ave-
nue., firing at him as he ran. Witnesses
In the apartment house said that as
soon as Mitchell fell two or three OF
the visiting marksmen ran back to their
car and fled.
James Kyle ran out of the apartment
lobby and, with Stanley Petrone, assisted
Mitchell into taxicab. Some of the
residents of the apartment house were
under the impression that the men who
had been shooting at Mitchell also
helped him into the machine.
Over In 80 Seconds.
Within 30 seconds after the first shot
was fired it was all over and the only
available people were Adelizzi, who was
Just finding a taxicab when the police
arrived: Levin and Tapponier, who were
both placed under arrest at Garfield;
Mitchell, in Emergency Hospital, and
Kyle and Petrone, found in the apart
ment.
Two guns were discovered where they
had been discarded by their owners
They will be turned over to Lieut.. John
Fowler, ballistics expert of the Police De-
partment, for examination
The detectives also obtained the names
Of several other men believed to have
participated in the affray.