Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-07-06
MAN SHOT
LAST NIGHT
Tommy Rice Shot and Dang
erously Wounded by Greek
Named Calestro.
TAKES PLACE IN SALOON
Greek Still AT Large But the
Bloodhounds are Hot
On the Trail

The Fashion saloon was the scene
OF bad shooting affair about $3.50
last night when Tommy Rice, labor
er about sixty years old, was shot and
dangerously, if not mortally wounded,
by Greek named Calestro. Rice was
removed at once to the Aberdeen gen.
eral hospital and at last reports SEEM
ed to be holding his own with some
chance for recovery. His assailant
made his escape through the back
door of the saloon and is still at large.
This morning bloodhounds were put
on his trail, and as they took the scent
readily 1t is hoped that the fugitive
may be apprehended by night.
The shooting grew out of some
trouble which the men seem to have
had. The whites have had trouble
with the "dagoes", and last night
Rice and Calestro got into a little
scuffle at one of the card tables.
CalestrO drew gun and fired two
shots, one of which struck Rice close
to the heart. passing up through the
breast and out the point of the should
er. While weak from loss of blood
the victim did not lose consciousness
At the hospital this morning about
three o'clock, officers Church and
Dean and DR.. Paul Smits secured a
statement from him to the effect that
he had had trouble with the Greek
about two weeks ago. Later he said
that he had know the man about three
or four days." He was not inclined to
talk about the affair and persistently
asked not to be questioned.
+ While the reports of the shooting
seem to agree, the strange thing is
that the man made his escape. After
firing the shots he was seized by Billy
Boyle, a one-armed man, who threw
him down. CalestrO, however, broke
away and made his exit through the
rear door. At the time there was a
large crowd of men in the saloon,
about the bar and around the tables.
None of them, however, lent a hand
to Boyle, probably through fear.
Calestro is a man about feet Z
inches tall, weighing about 145 pounds.
His build is rather slender, his face
not full, and he wore a thin mustache.
His suit was light in color. He had
on a soft shirt. His hat, which was
gray one of good quality, he left
behind in the fracas.
To Herald reporter ST Stapleford,
shooting, gave full account shortly
after the incident.
There were a half dozen of us sit
ting at one of the card tables" said
Stapleford, including Bob Hamilton,
and his cousin, Frank Stafford, Miles
Lammi, fellow whose first name is
Joe, and myself. Four were playing
cards and the rest looking on. At
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| ing with another fellow we call
Charley. They We're not playing cards
but talking. The Greek was sitting
near the same table apparently Sleep
ing. Rousing himself the Greek and
| then got to scuffling. The first thing
we knew We heard the shots"
A crowd quickly gathered at the
saloon and grew very noisy and turbu-
lent. The officers came quickly and
quieted the mob, however, and took
the witnesses to the station. Chief
Templeman and his men worked the
most of the night on the case. Off
GERS guarded Calestro's house near the
Federal mill all night, but the man did
not appear after their arrival. Gales
tro is unmarried and lives with a
brother and married sister.
Sheriff Payette was notified and
came down at once to assist in the
chase. About nine o'clock this morn
ing the bloodhounds that We're sum-
moned from Seattle arrived on the
scene. Taking the scent they chased
across the vacant lot in the rear of
the saloon and then west along the
tracks to his home and then out past
the oil works and through the west
ern part of town. At the latest re-
port they were still on the trail, and
had reached as far as the Poison camp
about fourteen miles away.
Sheriff Payette, who drove up in his
car from MOntesano to take part in
the chase of Calestro, had his car
damaged on G street this morning.
The car slid on the slippery pavement
and crashing against the curb, the
rear wheel was smashed