The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-25
HUNDRED RIOT
lasted ALL DAY
HORDE or ITALIANS TERROR
izEo VILLAGE in A
BLOODY ROW.
ONE MAN WAS KILLED AND
SEVERAL WERE
WOUNDED.

HN
HUNDRED. Sept. PA horde Oh
Italians WORKING on a pipe line near
Littleton, went TO Hundred Friday
morning, consumed an enormous
quantity of whiskey and beer. and
when night fell, one was dead. shot
through n lung, another had a bullet
wound in his arm, and several bore
marks Of n fr~ee.forsall fight with clubs
and knives. The dead man has been
buried in the Hundred cemetery While
The others have taken to the hills. and
no pursuit has as Jet been started to
capture the murderer,
The Italians, about 100 In number.
went TO Hundred Friday morning
about 10 o'clock. They were employ
ed by one Of the oil companies laying
a 16inch pipe line through the conn-
try near Littleton, and came here from
their former camp at Board Tree. All
looked like criminals. and loud talk.
Ing and scufIiing began with their en-
trance. One In particular seemed es-
pecially anxious to start n fight with
a big club he was carrying, and the
general opinion among the people OF
the town was that there would be a
fight before night, although. none had
any idea that the Consequences would
be SO serious. The entire tribe at
tempted to crowd into one saloon. but
they finally decided to split up into
parties, and almost every gin palace
In the town had fits full quota.
Fought All Day.
All day the drinking went on, the
foreigners seeking every method. ex-
cept a sensible one. Of getting rid Of
their wages. scufiing and brawling
went on undated throughout the re.
malnder OF the morning and all the
afternoon, At about Ave in the even
ing they began TO leave the town. and
took up their march to the camp
which had been established in the
woods. II is said that on the way
out, the fighting was almost continu-
Gus. The man with the club. still
laundering for a free-for-all melee. was
seized with q crazy notion. and threw
his weapon backward over his shout
der.
Several were Struck, and In an In
slant trough house Of the complete
est kind was In progress. This was
Just about the time they reached the
camp. Fists soon became a weapon
too harmless, and knives and revolt
yers were called into play. Most OF
the shots went wide, but one Italian
was shot through the back. The bull
let entered near the spine, and pene-
trated the bowels and the lungs. The
man died about 20 minutes later.
Result Of q Feud.
Some OF the murdered mans friends
hurried to the city snd DR.. Yoho went
out to the camp. BY this time the in.
habitants Of Hundred were pretty
much excited. and many followed Or.
Yoho out. A brother Of the man killed
had been shot through the arm. and q
third member OF the same family had
had q narrow escape. This one kept
wringing his hands, and crying. He
hlla my brother than he go home
From other remarks, 1T was supposed
by some that the killing was the result
Of an Italian feud, vandetta, or the re-
venge OF some secret society.
The others son took flight into the
woods, and while 1t was reported sat
urday morning that the man who had
used the revolver was seen on the out
skirts Of the town, but no effort was
made to ~apprehend him. as none or
the local officers have the authority
to make the arrest. It is probable that
the prosecuting attorney will take
some steps for his capture. Most OF
the citizens seem TO look upon the
matter rather indifierently not caring
much about the death Of one or two
Anoooac - 9f Ia 1870