The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-19
BROKE UP THE DANCE
Merry Making at Cumberland
Ends in a Shooting.
QUARRYMEN AGAINST MINERS.
william MeKfsHss Shoots the Colorsd
Constable and DeAes the
Shsri6's Posse.

PALMA, March fs.--fSpecial. I--fieorge
Warrington enalley. y colored constable
ut Franklin ~as fatally shot in the stone
quarry AZ Cum beriand this moaning, at s
O'Clock, by William MeKiefer, an empioye
Of the Northern Pacific Railway Company
The shooting grew on. Of . free-for- ali
fight which took place at dance At Frank
lin the night before. McKiefer
Was arrested By smaiiey. bu; dur
Ing she night he got away. The con
stable followed him to Cumberland, where
the white man resisted rearrest and filed
Emailey's head full OF buckshos. The con-
stable is now lying in = precarious con-
dition ~ Franklin, while Mekiefer IS at
large. being IN hiding in the woods near
Cumberland. Deputy Sheriff Jack Nc
Donald. OF Seattle. passed through this
place at II O'Clock tonight. having walked
from Franklin in search of McKiefer.
Saturday night the Mystic Club. OF
franklin, composed OF the best people at
the mines. gave one Of their weekly dances
In Kelly * Hyde's hall. Ten or fifteen
men from the quarry AZ Cumberland.
three miles distant. waIked To- Franklin
90 take In the dance. Mckiefer was
among the visitors, but instead Of
dancing he got drunk and proceeded TO
hrag about what be could do with big
revolver. which he carried in q conspieious
manner. At a 0 clock this morning he re-
turned to the Tall where the dance was in
progress, after having in the meantime
made a tour OF the saloons.
The last dance OF the night had been
announced whsn Meklefer put in an ap-
pearance At tho door. One of his friends
stood In front of him while he drew
his revolver and fred into the room.
There was deafening report and
instantly the lights went out,
the bullet smashing the lamp
into atoms Mckiefer then ran away and
could not be found. Tue incident broke
up the dance. The women. almost fright
ened TO death. were escorted home, while
about dozen Of the young men of the
place remained In the ball and held an in
dignaiion meeting.
In a few moments Mckiefer returned,
being reinforced by nine or ten OF his com.
panions. who had come down from Cum
berisnd. Jack Phillips. of franklin. de-
Insnded to know Of Mckiefer why
tang . satisfactory answer, knocked
the bad man. down. w. L. CLAIR,
another Cumberland man. stepped up and
Phillips also promptly feiied him to the
fioos. The fight then became general. In
= few seconds four or five men were piled
NJ on the floor with bloody faces and torn
clothes. Mekicfer in the meantime re-
gained his feet and wanted to fight again.
but another blow from Phillips fist
caught him on the nose and he was ones
more quiet. The fight was fast and furious.
and ~ one Of the miners was employed AZ
dragging quarryman around the hall By
the leg of his pants, Constable smalley
made his appearance.
Mekiefsr was by this time again .on his
Set. and. when he saw the constable
pulled his revolver. }. w. Mckenzie n
quiet, good-natured but powerful black
smith, setsed the weapon and landed a
terrible blow on McKiefer's neck the
latter fell to the floor with a ,hud and
remained insensible for period of ten
minutes. When he r-gained conscious
ness he was handent,ed. taken TO the
engine house and locked mp in the Office.
During the night be escaped. and an
hour later Constable smaiiey and another
coiored man. Gap" Richards, followed
him to Cumberland. where he Was located
In LeCiair's boarding house. MeKiefer
declined TO give himself up. but appeared
~ the door with = doube-barreled shot.
gun. Pointing tho gun nj Smsllsv n.
said.
You black ace Of spades. skin Quit"
The constable complied with alacritv.
followed by Mckieier, who. by oaths and
threats. urged him quicker When the
road To Frankiia was reached, smalley
tnrned and drew his revolver. McKiefer
fired and Smslley fell. his scslp rinned
open and the side of his face ridtiled
with backshot. Nc X iefeg then went mn
10 the apparently llieless body and toos
fhe revolver, which happened TO DO the
came one the constable had taken from
him the nigh, before. Returning L. the
boarding house Nc kiefer got his rIoths.
aud struck out ior the timber, declaring
be would never he taken alive. Wh.n
asked where smalley VAS he said.
He's up ia the road in the same fx IN.
next nigger viii be who tries to arrest
me-"
smalley finally regsined consciousness
and started TO wax to Franklin ho.
would never have made il had not several
negroes headed by Cap" Richards re-
turned with endorsements A. 2
O'Clock this afternoon nine color.,
miners and Park Robinson, awhile mine
were appointed special deputies bv Justice
bailey. colorcd. at Franklin. who CAV.
them instructions 10 bring IN McKief.r
II they had to do 1t tn pieces. The
deputies. armed with Ninchexteyx .ack
Cumberland by storm aud ierror4Fr,, tho
inhabitants. bat Mckieter could tn,
ho found. Tonight ". IeClair ard
Totn Harmon. who 1.-Two az Cumberland
admitted TO Deputy sheriff Mcdonald
that they knew where Mekiefsr Mas hnt
declared ihas he viii never ee taken alive
lie believes he Killed Smalley and has no
Idea al banging, rs ne prefers 10 be killed
While resisting arrest Deputy Mcdonald
Wall swear ia several men in the tnornin,
and Will e. tosvoy 70 effect the capture Al
ali risks.
fEiai Of William Hal.u~.