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Show BAR GLASS AS D E AD L YWE APO H Carrying In his hands the broken fragments of a heavy glass beer mug which had been broken over his head, Ralph Lansul, an Italian laborer, was hailed by an ollicer last night ae he was on his way to the police Gallon to deposit the broken glass as cl-dence cl-dence against his assailant. "Where are you going with all that broken glass?" was the question put by the officer, who thought Lansul was about to carry on the grewsomo details of an Italian vendetta or possibly pos-sibly a Black Hand plot. "1 tella you officer he hlta me with this an' then taka this piece and chasa me for block. I showa you ho tiya to killa me." This was fired at the officer at an average of 2'irt words per minute, and when he had succeeded In calming calm-ing the frightened Italian the policeman police-man learned that Lansul had been the victim of an assault committed in a saloon on Twenty-fifth street between be-tween Grant and Lincoln avenues. Reluctantly the Italian accompanied the policeman back to the saloon, where he pointed out James Floss as the mau who had gotten busy with tho boo?.e receptacle. Floss was ar rested and locked up on a charge of assault. The piece of broken glass with which he threatened, to annihilate Lansui was retained and will be produced pro-duced as evidence against him when his case is called this morning. When the mug came in contact with the Italian's head It btoke In such a manner that one piece retained a long sharp point of glass, and It was with this weapon that Floss chased Lansul from the saloon and down the street |