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Show "BLACK HAND" BLAMED FOR MURDEROUS RIOT MARION, 111., Dec. 5. One man was killed, others narrowly escanod injury and a mother and her children wero driven from their home in the village of Scotsboro, this county, last night when fift3' Italian coal miners, crazed by drink, rioted. Tho town was at the inorcy of the Italians all night. When the bod' of Luther Williams of Marion was found this mo'rning. American inhabitants threatened tho Italians. State's Attornejf Ilartwcll, Shoriff Bullinger and deputies, who went to Scotsboro this morning, believe be-lieve their presence averted a conflict. Tt is said that the members of the ''Black Hand" gang wero organizers of the riots. The first attack was mado on the home of James Newton, who had aided in prosecuting a number of petty criminals. Newton was not at, homo, but tho rioters fired 100 shots into tho house. Mrs. Newton and the children escaped through a rear door. The rioters riot-ers continued firing shots almost all night. Williams' bodv disclosed knife and bullet wounds. lie was going to Scotsboro Scots-boro to visit his father, a minister, when he was killed. The sheriff and slate's attorno3' havo received Black Hand Iottors. |