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Show BAD MAN SHOOTS UP A BLUECOAT Kenosha. Wis., Sept 4. (Special) Policeman John Cyzak. 32 years old. who has been active In investigation of cases among foreigners, was shot down at 2 a. m. today and Is in a serious condition at St. Mary's hospital hos-pital in Racine, where he was taken on a special train. Cyzak's assailant was Frank Spina, known to the police as a "bad" man The scene of the shooting was an old house on Brockett street. Spina was living there with his family and a brother-in-law. Bruna Andrea. Early this morning he began shooting shoot-ing off a revolver, and Cyzak. who was on duty, hurried to the house, accompanied by Harry Copen. deputy sheriff Cyzak started up a stairway and flashed a searchlight, when Spina, with an oath, shouted, "I've got you," and began firing. Struck by the First Bullet. The first bullet struck Cyzak and he fell backward down the stairs, four other bullets going over his head The wounded man crawled awnv leavlnc Conen on eunrd Rleed- ing profusely, he staggered two blocks to the nearest alarm and sent In a riot call. Ten minutes later, when fellow police reached the box, they found cyzak exhausted "It s at Spina's," he gasped to Policeman Po-liceman William Maher. and became unconscious. The Injured man was removed to the hospital, where it was found that the bullet had entered just below the left shoulder blade and had lodged along the fifth rib. He was at once taken to Racine by special train where an X ray examination could be made His wound is almost Identical with the one Incurred by Theodore Roosevelt Roose-velt In Milwaukee A&sallant Resumes Shooting. Policemen Maher and Bradley found Copen on guard at Spinas and Maher started up the stairs As he flashed his light Spina becan flrins again Maher was wounded in the right shoulder. Spina hid behind a door, shooting as often as a policeman came in sight and shouting defiance. Every policeman on the force was summoned and the place surrounded Spina continued peppering a! the police po-lice until at least forty shots had been fired, when he deslsteo Chief O'Hara and Policeman Bradley Brad-ley pushed the door off its hinges and grabbed Spina. His revolver was empty. Spina came here from Chicago and detectives were ordered recently to look him up |
