Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-12
TERRIBLE RIOT OVER A GIRL.
A Drunken Gamblers Luck Causes q Fight
in a Washington Settlement.

Drunken Gamble Luck Causes Fig mt
In a Washington Settlement.
A terrible riot occurred at Wenatcbee. Wash
ington, Thursday night. and for three hours
the town was in control of a mob of frenzied
graders.
Wenatchee is a town about 100 miles west of
Spokane on the Great Northern railroad. The
trouble was started by the luck of drunken
gambler named Tom Guiland. He worked on
the Great Northern grade at intervals through
the summer. About once in six weeks he
would quit work and go to Wenatchee to
spend all his money on wild carousal. So
long as he had money he freqnented French
Annies place. one of the toughest dives in the
town. and spent nearly all his time with one of
it's inmates known as "Susette." For the last
month she has been living with Giuseppe Waco,
faro dealer. who is sort of king among
Italians. and is said TO have been driven from
New Orleans for his part in the Malta murders.
Guilland quit work week ago and went to
Wenatchee getting drunk the first night. In
two DAYS his money was gone, and he has been
loafing since. Thursday night he was paid an
old debt of Sl2, and about 8 o'clock began to
play craps and drink whisky. He played in
luck and quit the game with S240. He next
PLAYED poker. and about l O'Clock started for
Vaco's faro bank with nearly $4,000 in his
pockets. Here he continued to play recklesslv
Finally Guilland threw all his money on the
table in heap and bet on the queen and ace
When his pile was counted it was found TO con-
tain S5.0S0. Waco took the bet. Guilland won.
Waco paid, but it broke the bank.
Susette heard the news and started to the
gambling room, saying she was going to the
man who had luck. Waco met her and would
not let her pass. Guilland pushed him aside
walking off with the woman.
Before they had gone a block n dozen Tfali-
ians led by Waco. surrounded them and while
some attacked Guilland the rest tried to carry
away the woman. Guilland fought like a tiger
knocking down two or three with his fist before
he could draw his gun. The screams of the
woman brought crowd of men from all sides
and bands of graders rushed to their comrade's
rescue. Waco gave peculiar whistle, and in n
moment the street was filed with Italians some
of them half dressed and armed with knives,
clubs and stones.
The railroaders gathered in group, with
Guilland and the woman in the center, and be-
gan to retreat slowly, firing as they went, and
calling for help as they fell back. Others
Joined them, and finally they made stand in
front of saloon The Italians pressed them
closely at first and many fights occurred, but
when the graders opened fire they gave way
until there was a space Of twenty feet between
the two parties. Stones, clubs and brickbats
few in a regular cloud, those who were knocked
down being carried to the rear Of the mob
Three graders, who had been stabbed with long
knives, were carried into the saloon and the wn-
man was spirited away in the darkness
About ten minutes after the graders had
made their stand a band of twenty Italians
charged on them from the rear, and those on
the other side closed in at the same time. For
a moment it seemed as if the railroaders would
be wiped out, but the hot fire forced the Ital-
ians to fall back in confusion. Before thew
could rally the railroad men were reinforced by
nearly fifty men, who came down a side street
on the run. The Italians fell back several
blocks, carrying their wounded.
Both parties gradually broke up into small
bands and scattered through the town. When
ever opposite factions met there was skirmish.
generally ending in the defeat of the Italians.
but there were no general engagements.