Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-03-12
BLOODY NIGHT
IN SPOKANE
attempted Murder and Suicide
Italian Blood Flows

SPOKANE, Wash, March 12.-As
climax to the bloodiest night expe-
enced by the police in II years,
alleged attempted murder and
icide at the home of Charles ID.
rry, car inspector for the Great
'rthern railway at 01509 Wash
gton street, last night resulted In
tn man and wife being shot
rough the neck and head and are
W lying in the Sacred Heart hos
tai at the point of death. With
bedroom in a turmoil, the bed
bthIng stepped in red blood from
wounds in their heads, Mr.. Curry
Ing in bed covered by blood
hked sheet and his wife making
Antic endeavors to support her
FAX self in a large rocking chair
whose back a 38 caliber bullet
IS embedded, the pair were found
the police, who responded to a
II sent in by Charles. the 16-ycar-
j son, who was sleeping in an
erhead room at the time the shots
re fired.
The right side of Curry's face was
ck from powder burns, while the
ee and neck of the woman bore no
Arks except the CORY hole where
leaden missile had been driven.
When questioned by Detective
ex Mcdonald, who was detailed on
case, the grief-stricken lad ac-
owledged that his father and
pther had been quarreling during
b evening, that he had before
en the ancient-modeled As caliber
volver in which 38 caliber bottle
cked cartridges had been used,
at shortly after midnight he had
en- awakened by two shots in the
rents bedroom and had aroused
four sleeping brothers and sis
Is, who burst into the room to see
e carnage of crime that had taken
ace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curry state that
ey were assaulted by a stranger,
DO shot them both while lying in
d. Pillow shams on the bed bear
bullet marks, although the sheets
d mattress are blood-covered, in
batting that the couple retired after
tragedy.
The couple have been married IL
IRIS, Curry being the step-fatheI
five children. They came here
m Pennsylvania six years ago.
Drs. G. A. Downs and West, who
re called, described the condition
the injured as serious. The bull
entered Curry's right ear and
W lies near the temple on the left
lie. Entering at the right jaw oil
rs. Curry. the bullet pierced the
ad and escaped through the left
r.
Hot Italian Blood.
Hot Italian blood flowing from {
life cut, a gunshot wound and sew
i broken noses besmeared the
niture, floor and sidewalk in from
the saloon run by Nicholas Fan
u at 233 Main avenue last nigh
en- about so Romans started ;
ugh house in the resort.
The casualties of the melee, as ia
the police. who descended on tn,
ice, were able to collect. were rep
ented by Joe Mayona. with a bull
through his left forearm, ant
tonic Caladati, with a fearful
IN on the left side of his head
tn were taken to the emergenc,
spital.
The police could get but little in
rmation concerning how the affra,
Arted, the story being told them il
sconnected and contradictory &C
UNITS in macaroni dialect. offieer
iller and Weir were a short dis
nee from the saloon when tn
ouble started. Attracted by
eat uproar and pistol shots, the
ade their way to the saloon. A
ey neared the entrance the doc
" open and a horde of the son
Sunny Italy came rushing froI
place.
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