Evening star., 1940-07-08
Two D. T.. Youths Sho'
AS Mexican Police
Fight Election Mob
Third American Student
Is Badly Wounded, Two
Are Grozed by Bullets

Swept by fleeing Mexico City
election mob into police cross-fire
yesterday, two American students,
one from Georgetown University,
were in grave condition from bull
let wounds today. A second WASH
ington student was under treatment
for lesser injury and two others
counted themselves lucky to have
escaped with bullet holes in their
clothing.
The seriously injured are Leonard
Durso, 18, Union City, N. j.,
student of the Georgetown Foreign
Service School, and Edward j.
Mallen, jr, of Franni, Wis, sum-
mer student at a business college
in the Mexican capital, the Asso-
ciated Press reported. The latter
youth was too badly wounded to
give statement.
Hospital attendants said today
that Mr.. Durso, who was hit in the
left side by a rifle bullet, and Mr..
Mallen, victim of a pistol wound
in the abdomen, improved slightly
during the night, but still are Every
ILL.,"
Hit by RicOchet.
The Washington youth less seri-
ously injured is Ivan Hasslocher, 10,
of 3518 Quesada street NV, son of
Paulo Hasslocher, commercial at
tache of the Brazilian Embassy in
Mo chif1ofny1 Ia
wound from richocheting bullet.
Mr.. Durso, Mr.. Hasslocher and
two other Georgetown students,
Parkman Clancy, 10, of 1913 Flower
avenue, Takoma Park, Md, and
Francis E. Maloney, jr., 20, of 3005
Mckinley street NV, left here June
l by automobile with fifth student
to enter Mexico's National Uni
versity for the summer term ending
in September.
The United States Consulate in
Mexico City. after taking statements
from the students, said the four
were walking down the Avenida
Juarez when they saw large crowd
coming toward them. AS the STU
dents started across the street, firing
began and the mob broke and ran.
Police Open Fire.
The four joined a crowd racing
up side street, but police were at
the other end of the street and
opened fire. Mr.. Durso, it was said,
was shot down before he could dodge
into a doorway.
Motorcycle police, it was said,
came through the street shooting at
fugitives or persons huddled in door,
ways.
Mr. Hasslocher suffered a minor
wound in the back, while another
bullet tore through Mr.. Maloney's
sweater as he crouched in an en-
trance.
The policeman who fired the shot
was said to have been taking aim for
a second when small Mexican boy
cried in Spanish, Hes a tourist"
Mr.. Maloney raised his hands and
walked out. The officer did not
molest him further.
Grazed by Bullet.
Mr. CldECey also was graZed by
bullet from the gun of a policeman
who took snap shot at him.
The fifth Georgetown student
studying in Mexico City, Andrew
jackson, II, of 1925 New Hampshire
avenue NV, was not with the
others when the shooting started.
His parents received a telephone
call from him last night telling them
there was no cause to worry.
Last August Mr.. Jackson acci-
dentally shot himself above the
heart while inspecting revolver
in his home here.
Mr.. Mallen was not with the four
local students when he was shot.
1t was presumed that he, too, was
caught up in the mob while sight
seeing.
A number of American students
are attending schools in Mexico and
South America this year because the
war has closed most educational op-
portunities in Europe.