The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-02-23
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One Man Used His Knife 70 Dsfend Himself
FEem Assault.

One Man Used His Knife 70 Dsfsnd Himssif
From Assault
On two evenings last week new ar
rivals IN MnlIan, Idaho. were assaulted
by hangers on at the Windsor hotel
One OF them hsd Just arrived from
WardDer 10 90 TO work IN the Hunter
mine, and while at the hotel he was &C
eOsted by man who asked how the In
dustrial union was getting along at
wardnrr. The stranger replied that he
WAS not member Of that organization.
Then followed question as 90 the A.
r. A.. but he was equally ignorant As to
that. II is said the bully then struck
him. knocking his hat OF. and the
WardneT man took the hint and left for
the mine. leaving his hat. The follow
ing evening another stranger had a sim
liar experience, he being struck from be
hind, however, his assaiIant fleeing a.
soon as the blow was struck, while the
lOnngers about the place PROGRESSED To be
ignorant of everything connected withit.
Saturday night another row OF more
serions character occurred, in which
LOnis Larson was severely cut and for
which Jake Krneh was arrested and is
now in the county Jail awaiting trial.
/ II is said that Krneh was in a saloon
when he was assaulted by four men.
knocked down and all Of them piIing on
90 % hin t,,EF -
with it he cnt his way TO Freedom. Lar
son receiving most of his attention, as
being the most accessible OF his assail-
ants. AS soon as the officers there heard
of il Krueh WAS arrested. against the
protests of Larson and others concerned
in the matter, and when the deputy
sheriff WAS starting down here Justice
Flanagan attempted to have Krucli held
there. lie was asked if any warrent had
been issued from his court and said none
had. bat one would be. lie was then
Informed that warrant had been issued
at Wallace, when he told the officer to
go ahead with his prisoner, bat said he
would have him brought back with a
writ.
| kTuch is one of the new men who has
been working in mine at Mullan for
some time. and his ASSISTANTS were all
old timers in the town. that element al
most without exception being opposed
TO the present condition in the Occur d.
Alenes, and they are particularly bitter
+ In their opp Dsition since the recent dis
charge of the old union men at the Hun
ter and the substitution of men engaged
by the employment agency in their stead.
Ii is claimed that there are saloons in
Mnilan in which none of the new men
can enter without being insulted. if not
openly attacked, and the authorities are
endeavoring TO secure information
against houses of that class that will re
suit in getting them closed.
Three deputy sheriffs are kept in the
town and at the last meeting of the com
missioners a petition was presented
signed by many OF the old timers there
asking that they be removed, as the town
was peaceable aud its people orderly e
an extent that 40 officer was needed ex
cept the constable Of the precinct. The
commissioners decided that they did not
have authoriy to have the officers re
moved, their power extended only to the
m alter OF paying their salaries. and as
they were no charge against the county
they were allowed TO rrmain.