New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-10
4 GIMBLER'S LUCk STARTS 4 RI0T
ITALIANS AND RAILROAD LABORERs IL con
FLICT IL A WESTERN TOWN.


SPOKANE Wash. Dec "a riot occurred at wenat-
chce last night. aud for three hours the town was
in control Of mob Of frcnzed graders. Wenathec i
town about 100 miles west Of here, on the Great
Northern Railroad. lie trouble was started 10y Il
drunken gambler, Tom Guilland. lie worked on
the Great Northern grade at Intervals through the
summer About in six weeks be would quit
work and come TO Wcnatchco to spend his money. 20
long he had money he would frequent 81 French
Annc's" place, OF the worst resorts In the town.
and spend nearly all Of his time with one Of it, in
mates, known here ~ Suset,c. For the last month
she has been living with Giuseppe Waco, faro dealer
who Il sort Of King among The Italian, here and
IS said 10 have been driven from New Crcans for his
part I'm the Malta murders
Guand lut work week ago and came to
Wcnatchec, getting drunk the first night. In two
days his money wa, gone, and he has been lOaiing
since. Last night he paid an old debt Of @I2.
and about sOclOck began 10 play craps and drink
vhiskcy. lie played in LUCK and quit the game
with S24o. lie next played poker, and about II
o'clock started for Vacos faro bank with nearly
5000 in his pockets. Here he continued to play
r,ckle,,ly. Finally Guiiland threw all his money
on tn" table In heap. and bet on the queen and
When his pile counted it found 20
contain Sj.0sO. waco took tie let. Guiland won.
Waco paid but II broke the bank. susctte heard
the news and started TO the eambllngroom saying
she WAS going 20 the man Who had luck. Waco
pushed him aside walking of with the woman.
Before they had gone block dozen Italians led
by Waco surrounded them and while some attacked
Culand the tried carry away the woman.
Guiand fought like Tiger. knocking down TWO or
three with hi, fist bcfO.c he could draw hs pistol. The
scream. of the woman brought "A crowd Ol men from
all -ldcs and band, of graders rushed 10 their com
radcs rescue. Waco gave peculiar whistle ana In
"a moment The street filed with lalians some cf
tlela but half dressed and armed with knives, clubs
and stones. tn" railroad men gathered In a group
win Guand and fhe woman in the centre, and be
gan to retreat slowly, firing they went ana calling
tor help. as they fell back others Joined them AMI
finally they made stand I'm front # liluOrstorc.
Tie Italians pressed them closely at first and many
Ggh occurred but wncu the graders opened fire they
gay, way until there WIS space o. twenty feet be-
tween the two paitic,. AcrO,, this space stone.
clIb, and blickhu, How in regular cloud, those who
w re knocked down being carried ID the Of the
mob. Three graders who had been stabbed with long
knives were carried into the saloon and the woman
was spirited away in the darkness.
About ten minutes after the graders had made
them from the and tho~" on the other Sdo closed
I'm af the same time. For moment II seemed ~ II
the railroad men would De- wiped ont. but the hot
fire forced the italians 20 fall back IN confusion Be-
forced By nearly hf'y mon. who came down lid.
.trc.t on Il run Tie italians frll back several
blocks. carrying their wounded. Both parties grad
uYly broke up into snail bands ana scattered through
the town Whenever opposite faction met there Wa-
a sldrmi.h. generally ending in Tia" defeat Of the
italians. bat Their, were no more general oHgaErmyll'
The fruG continued Un'l dawn. when both p1rtlr,
scattered and got oui of light.