The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-01-07

Canyon creek. As on a similar occa-
sion the truth of the matter is hard
TO obtain, discreet silence being gen
orally observed, but the story. as far
as can be learned, is about as follows:
About o'clock last night between 10
and 20 masked men, heavily armed.
opened the door where Whitney and
Weimar, respectively foreman OF the
eoncentrator and assayer for the He
lena-Frisco, were rooming, promptly
ordering Weimar to turn his face to
the wall He only caught one glimpse
OF the party and his companion cannot
talk, so the number is not known, no
one else being known TO have seen
them. They took Whitney out and
marched him through Gem to near
Fahey's stable, near the lower end Of
town. What occurred then is not
known, but he was probably ordered
TO head toward Wallace, that being the
customary practice The mob com
menced firing, parties in the vicinity
estimating 80 to IS shots altogether.
but evidently mainly to frighten either
Whitney or the people in the neighbor-
hood, as on.y one shot struck him. It
passed through the right thigh from
behind He was left where he fell until
later a man coming up the track saw
him and reported in town that either
a dead or wounded man was near the
lower end of town.
Norman Ebbley Immediately offered
TO go after him, his companions vainIy
trying TO dissuade Inn, fearing an at
tempt at succor would mean more vic
tins. Ebbley started alone He met
Peter Bernier, who accompanied him.
They took the wounded man up town
from whence he was brought here TO
the hospital, arriving shortly after mid
night.
Whitney had only been at the mine
short time, but was not popular with
the men. Together with Superintend-
ent Petty he was supposed to repre-
sent the foreign owners in the mine,
and, TOO many discharges following
their arrival, an attempt was made to
run him out with Petty a few weeks
ago. That time when the regulators
went to his room they found him with
seven companions and five guns, with
which they successfully stood of the
mob.
On the 9th inst the leg was am
putated and the victim OF the mob
roughs died soon after the operation
had been performed. The large thigh
bone was badly shattered by the bull
let.
Frederick D. Whitney was an Island
hoy. He was the youngest son Of H
NJ Whitney, brother of Harry Whitney
of Irwin & Co., Of Hervey Whitney, de-
ceased, and of Mrs Helen Kelley.
Deceased was born in this city q
years ago. He was student at Puma
hou college. After leaving that insti-
tuition he journeyed to California and
took the full course at the Oakland
Business College.
After being prepared for life WORK
the young man decided TO go into tbs
mining business From California ht
went 70 Butte, Mont, and was theEt
given a position in mine of which
Chas. Goodale. brother of w W. Good
ale of Papaikou, was manager. HI
did excellently here and was with th'
company five or six years. His frs
offer TO leave Mr.. Goodale was pro
position for him to take chage OF I;
big mine in British Columbia. HI
found that the locality in which th'
property was situated was not !
healthy one and for the time declines
m Iczve Puffe
It was only in the fall of last yea
the young Mr.. Whitney was induced u
take the position which led him TO hi
sad and untimely fate. The Helena
Frisco Co, made him aattering offe
and he went to their property at Wal
lace. Idaho. This is q very wild coun
try. The young man was liked per
sonally, bur he was part OF a manager
iaI policy that was detested by III
miners and p,otted against by the dis
turbanee leaders. After characters
tic and noble fight on the part Of Fred
Whitney for what he thought wa