The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-03-24
TWO COLORED SOLDIERS SHOT.
Engaged in . Row with white Hen
IN Filters Saloon.

In Filters Saloon.
TINE ouILTY MAx HAY HAVE ESCAPED
Several Arrests ana the Evidsnas a. Takes
4 Before ynsties 1aFts.
i David Phiferis saloon was the scers
Of q disgracefnl row at . O'Clock Sunday
morning that resulted In the shooting
Of two eolored soldiers belonging to the
detachment OF the Twenty fourth In.
fantry now stationed At Fort Sherman.
For time 1t was thought both shots
would prove fatal, but the wounded
men are sin alive and seem In . fair
way TO recover. Private West Hays
was shot through the breast, the ball
entering about one inch below and an
inch TO the left Of the left nipple, COM
out under the left shoulder blade. II ID
thought the ball passed through his lung,
but IL may have followed the rib 70 the
point fexit. aud left the lung uninjnred.
Charles Hayden, the other wounded man,
was hit In the left breast above the heart,
the bali ranging upward and still re-
mains imbedded In the flesh. After
being shot the Negroes walked TO the
garrison where they were placed in the
hospital under the care OF DIR. Schuyler,
acting hospital steward. During the
night the Negroes had been playing
poker and drinking with some white
men In the saloon and had cashed In
their chips before the. row began be-
tween themselves and the white men.
A general row ensned In which chairs
and guns played an important part.
Although the shooting occurred at
O'Clock a. m, 1t was not reported 10 the
authorities until after 9 o'clock, and &C.
cording TO the testimony at the prelimi.
nary examination, David Phifer, pro-
prietor Of the saloon. and Charles Stark,
one Of the accused. resumed their game
Of cards and continued playing until
after daylight
| w. B. n. Hendrix, Thomas Ker, J. p.
Hendrix, Chester Threlkel, William
0wSiey and Charles Stark were arrested
about 10 o'clock sunday as parties
mixed up in the TOW. The two Hen
DIRK men and Ker, are Spokane junk
dealers. and were given an examination
before Justice HaTte, Monday. which
resulted In their being discharged, the
evidence showing that they had not
been In Phiferis saloon after 8 O'Clock
Saturday evening. OwSley and Chester
Threlkei were examined Tuesday before
the same Officer and discharged. The
evidence showed that Threlkel, who
works and sleeps on the steamer DE.
fender. vas At the boat when the row
was in progress. while Owsiey clearly
had nothing 10 do with the shooting, al
though he was mixed up Ia the row.
Charles Stark Was held la custody
until Wednesday when his examination
took place. County Attorney Goode
conducted the examination on the part
OF the state and Capt. James Graham
appeared a. attorney for Stark who was
held on his own recOgnizance to appear
before the justice Saturday. In the
mean time the county attorney will ex.
anime the testimony and determine
whether OF not an information shall be
aled against him.
while the evidence does not show
that Edwin Thnelkel was the person
who did the shooting. his name not
being mentioned in the testimony, cir
cumstances 60 to show that he IL prob
ably the guilty party. lie IL young
man between 81 and % years Of age and
ts known to carry q gun. He is sup
posed to be the person who went to the
boat Immediately after the row and
raped on the door. saying that he had
shot tWo niggers. as shown by the testi
mony Of Mrs. FAIR and Mrs Heath. He
was not TO be found Sunday and has
since been seen on the Mullan road be-
tween here aud the mines.
Sheriff bradbury came over from
Rathdrum aud investigated the case,
but left those under arrest in charge OF
the special constables, VIM. Farr and
David Groves. There is strong talk
against The county commissioners con.
tinuing Phifer's licence. on account Of
his violating the anti gambling Law and
the general reputation Of the place.
Ia the case Of Charles Stark, Samuel
ID. Morgan testified that he saw the
fight; that Stark was in the back end
Of the saloon clinched with one Of the
Negroes when the shots were fired. lie
never saw Stark with revolver, but
heard two shots fired and did not know
who ilred them. He said that there
were eight or ten persons in the room
and that Stark and the soldier were
clinched at the time Of the shooting.
Mrs. Harry Farr testified that she
was with Mrs. Heath in her room at the
Cnur d'Alene Inn at the time Of the
shooting and heard someone running
down the walk toward Johnsonis boat.
house. She stepped out on the veranda
and saw man 90 to the steamer De
fender where he ratified the door, say.
ing; LET me in, have shot two mig.
gers" lie remained in the boat but q
short time, then came out and ran up
the dock, disappearing toward the pump
house. Her tertimony was corroborated
| By that Of Mu. Gertrude Heath,