Woman Dies, Five in Hospitals Following Gunfire During New Year Celebration, 1923

One Woman Is Dead and Five Are in Hospitals

Richmond, Va.—One woman is dead and five persons are in hospitals suffering from bullet wounds accidentally inflicted during the celebration of the advent of the New Year.

Mrs. Peter Trafiereri, wife of a merchant, was struck by a stray bullet when she put her head out of a window of her home to witness the celebration by a crowd in the street below. She died a few hours later.

Richard Gregory and Norman Jordan were struck in the foot by stray bullets while walking near their homes.

Oliver Pollard is suffering from a wound in the hand, also inflicted by a stray bullet.

Julian Blunt of Reidsville, N.C., had a wound in the hand, and Harry Greenberg, one in the shoulder. Both were self-inflicted. Blunt, while handling a shotgun, and Greenberg’s while he was examining an automatic pistol.

From the front page of The Roanoke Beacon, Plymouth, N.C., Friday, January 5, 1923