The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-11-06
REPUBLICAN LEADER
HELD FOR MURDERS
OF POLITICAL FOES
Marchers Caught in Cross.Fire
From Two Houses; 9th.
ers Near Death
MOB THREATENS SlkYERS
Shot9uns, Rifles, Rsvolvers
Taken From Homes OF
Joseph Bruno
MOB THREATENS sLAYERs

Hazleton, Pa, Nov. 6.-R-The
echo Of gun fire that swept Demo-
cratic paraders Monday night killing
four and wounding IS, rang in the
ears Of Kelayres voters Is, tense and
fearful Of further violence. they bal
lotted Tuesday.
The Republican leader Of the little
mountain village five miles south Of
here is held with Is others as state
and federal authorities started IN In
vestigation Of what Governor Pin
chot described IS IAN unSpeakable
outrage"
Cries Of kill them!" came from the
throats Of citizens who surged about
state police as the Republican leader,
Joseph Bruno, and members Of his
family were arrested. Threats OF
dynamiting the Bruno home were
muttered.
The shooting, described Is . rak-
ing crossfire, occurred Is men, wom-
en- and children, under banners OF
the Democratic party, paraded down
the main street.
The fire was opened Is the parad-
ers reached q point in front Of the
Bruno home. Police were told the
shots were fired from the Bruno home
and from the home Of 1runos
nephew, Paul, across the street.
Two Others Near Death
Those killed were: Andrew Kon-
tistion, So; Frank Forilla, IS. OF
Kelayres; John 0olosky, %, OF
McAdoo Heights. Another Of the Is
persons who were wounded is near
death. One Of the latter. Andrew
Kitishion, rs, Of Lofty, was struck by
q score or more Of bullets. doctors
said.
THE weapons used in the cold
blooded murder" Is State Democra-
tic Chairman David L. Lawrence call
ed 1t, were found early Tuesday. dis
posing Of the belief widely expressed
by paraders that machine guns had
been used by the killers. 1t. Edward
Griffith, in charge Of the state police
investigation, said four shotgurs. two
high powered rifles. four automatic
pistols and two revolvers had teen
found at Joseph Bruno's home, and
that one high powered rifle had been
found In his nephew's quarters.
One Of those who was wounded
Miss Alice Mcbride, said the weapons
must have been machine guns, they
peppered so fast"
Red fire lighted the street, and
banners flared as the paraders swung
along, shouting TO each aS they
marched. Suddenly spurts Of flame
spat from the darkened windows OF
two homes opposite each other.
Miner Describes Scene
What happened was described BY
Charles Drevo, . miner, who was
walking about 50 feet behind the
leaders:
I'VE were calling back and forth
to our friends In the line and sud-
denly as the head Of the line drew
close to the house Of Joseph Bruno
county detective and county Repub-
lican chairman, fire spurted from
every window, 1t seemed to me.
Men, women, the children in the
truck were caught in the crossfire-
crumpled to the ground. Is everyone
ran"
OF the wounded. hospital physic-
fans said they held little hope for
Dominick Lerna, IS, Of Kelayres.
Others remaining In the hospital
were John Ealadago, 80. John Lengo,
80. and Edward veshucci.
To prevent what they learned
would be . mass attack, the police
surrounded the Bruno home with
automobiles while taking Bruno from
his house.
XIII him." the mob yelled. Don't
let him be q king"
Arrested with Bruno and taken To
Tamaqua for safety's sake were his
wife and daughters. Elveda, 10, and
Mrs. Antionette Billig, Of McAdoo:
their sons. Fred and James, and the
latters wife, Mrs. Della Bruno: Mr.,
and Mrs. Paul Bruno: Celia Stracka.
and Julia Leshko, Of East McAdoo:
Alexander Seeker and his daughter.
Eva, and Peter Russo, al Of Kelayres.
Although Joseph Bruno denied oil
knowledge Of any shots coming from
his residence, state police said the
shots were fired from the second
floor Of his home and from the third
floor apartment Of the home Of John
Saladago. directly across the street,
where Paul Bruno lives.