The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-09-06
WEISER DISGRACED
A Mob Assails Wedding Party and
No Protection is Given by Officers.

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with the supposed civilization and adj
vancement which Weiser lays claim
to, that a wedding party of respect
able people, citizens of aneighboring
town, cannot come here and enjoy
the peace and quiet security which
the people Of Weiser receive when
abroad, but must be subjected to
mob violence; such seems to be the
case, however.
On Monday evening the Lauer
Taylor wedding party came into town
from Mann Creek and stopped at the
Hot Weiser 10 await the night
train 1t was learned that crowd
was awaiting the party and the bride
and groom escaped the ordeal by
leaving tue carriages at the edge of
town and walking to the hotel in q
round about way. Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Venable, of the Payette indie
pendent, drove up to the hotel with
Others of the party and the lady was
DANGEROUSLY surrounded, being taken
for the bride, but the mistake was
discovered. The gang INDUCED in
liquor to Il considerable extent and
finally made its way up into the ball
and persisted in pushing open the
doorof the parlor where the bridal par
ty was gathered, and calling for diff
ferent individuals 10 come out. Mr..
Ven ,ble, after closing the door re-
peatedly, said he would come out
1T it was pushed open again. Then
someone wanted ga handful of red
whiskers F" The groom was notified
that it would take $50 for the crowd.
Mr.. Lauer very gentlemanly stated
that lie was willing to do the regua-
ton donors to any or all of Weiser's
good people; but those before him
were all entire strangers and he did
not propose to buy them any more
whiskey The hotel clerks did not
at first know of the fellows in the
hall above, but now forced them
down stairs and out of the house.
They stood on the sidewalk under
the parlor window and used loud and
discourteous language regarding
those above who could hear all
Officially and by private subscription,
Weiser pays officers, but none were
there to send the boisterous gather
ing about its business and maintain
peace and quiet.
When the train came in the wedding
party was followed by the mob to the
car. A hatful of dirt was thrown in
to the face of the groom, his eyes
and on his shirt front. Some one
walked up behind Mr.. Venable aud
dealt him hard blow on the neck,
which nearly felled him to the ground
and would have, probably, had not
another party caught him. Mr.. H
nj. st Cyr stated that he could ident-
lily the person who dealt the blow,
and upon that Mr.. Venable refused
TO leave with the balance of the Ear
ty, but remained over to invoke the
law. The following morning, how
ever, the party could not be identi-
fed and the only outcome is dis
grace on the good name of Weiser.
This is the way the Signal has
CLEANED the facts 1t does not know
nor has it been told the names Of
any of the violent party. 1t believes
that there could have been no vi
cious intent on the part of most of
them and that the motives at first
were harmless and and simply of that
boyish nature common TO like occa-
sions where a well known friend, boy
or girl, is taken out of the commun-
ity by the matrimonial route, and the
limit was passed unintentionally and
carried to excess by the more violent
spirits, The bride was born and
raised on Mann Creek and doubtless
has been known to some of them
since childhood, and on reflection
they will certainly feel remorse as
having expressed themselves so
rudely and outraged the feelings of
the young lady and her well respected
family and friends.