The morning call., 1892-07-15
"sHELL-GAME WALLACE"
He Was the Worst Man in All That
Country.


He Was the Worst Man in All That
Country.
CATALDo. Idaho, July 14-At 10 o'clock
last night report was sent out that - un-
armed ''ScabS" leaving the country on the
Northern Pacific NarrO rOw-gauge had been
killed at Old Mission on the Ceur d'Alene
River, u miles from WarGner. The story
was that 100 scabs were there waiting for
the steamer when % armed strikers came
up The scabs declared that they would
return to the mines and go to work
when the troops got into the mines. This
maddened the strikers, who drove the Scabs
uD Fourth OF July Canyon and shot them
down. Many jumped inIo the CRur
d Alene River and were thought TO have
been drowned One scab, William Abbott
was shot through the lungs and was sent to
the Wallace Hospital, where he will die
He told the story of the killing. The CorO-
ner Immediately left on a special train with
two undeTtakerS.
Shell Game Wallace" gambler and a
notorious tough of CRur d'Alene, was ac-
cused of leading the shooting party. Wal
lace denies ii, however, and claims to be
able 20 p eve an alibf. He is still at large
at Cataldo, the lion OF the hour, but his men
are hiding in the brush.
The Oid Mission is beautiful place,
there being stretch OF land for hundreds
Of acres. 1t has been a Catholic mission
since 1885, and is the toughest hole in the
C9ur d Alene country. There are two sa-
looms there. a store. hotel and the Catholic
mission, but few dwellings. Jack Wimply
keeps the hotel and a saloon, where "Shell
Game Wallace" and his following Of cap
peTs entertain tendeTfeet and drunken
miners.
The Spokesman correspondent went to
the mission last night at midnight in a
special train. The town was quiet and no
one WOnld talk about the affair. The men
were skulki1g in the brush and behind
stumDS, and Gordon Of armed strikers sur
rounded the camp. All strangers held up
are requested 10 give an account Of them
selves.
All the miners denied the story of the
wholesale killing, although they admitted
that there had been much fighting mp the
canyon. They claimed that the strikers
hred IN the air to frlghten the seabs. who
were all unarmed.
Coroner Sims Of Wallace met Colonel
Garlln at CataldO, and told him that the
town Of Wallace was in the hands of the
mob aud that human life was in danger
de urged the troops TO advance, but the
colonel ordered the Coroner not to 90 to
tha MISSION, but to return to Wallace.
Coroner sims accuses Sheriff Cunning
ham Of the greatest villainy charging
him with being in league with the strikers
aud an accompiice in all their work. Sims
says cunningham Is the greatest villain in
the Ceur d Alene. Cunningham claims
innocence and says he has been poweriess
all through the strike. He could not secure
posse aud had to be circums pect to save
his own scalp.
However that may be. Cunningham now
Is powerless. Martial law has been pro-
claimed and Colonel Carln rules the Sho-
shone country. Troops are now on the
way from Vancouver aud other points. 1t
VIII take 20O0 men to impress the strikers,
so thoroughly do they realize their own
strength, and the troops viii have to remain
IN the C9ur d'Alenes for the next six
months. There is but one telegraph wire to
tue outside world, and no press reports can
be sent out except at regular message rates.