Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-11-13
sHOOT-UP DUE
TO INDIVIDUAL HATES
Only Two of Marked
Men Shot When Reds,
Tired of Waiting for
Trouble, Started 1t by
Firing.

Centralia Wash, Nov. 12-Four Of
the 26 l. W. W. prisoners taken in last
nights riots were removed today from
the Centralia Jail and taken under heavy
guard TO the county Jail at ChehaIis.
Among the prisoners left in CentraIa
was one said to have killed Warren
Grimm. Threats Of violence against him
are loud.
Company F. Third regiment, national
guard of Washington, which arrived here
early today from Tacoma went on duty
at $50 o'clock this morning. being
posted on main streets and guarding all
roads into town. The guardsmen were
billeted in the chamber of commerce
rooms.
Names Four Marked Men.
Prosecuting Attorney Herman Allen,
through the alleged confession of James
Lamb, one of the ]. w. W. arrested last
night obtained what he considers evi
dence showing that the shooting up OF
the Armistice parade Tuesday had been
planned for weeks.
According to Allen. Lamb confessed
that the radicals intended TO kill four
men who were prominent in anti-red ac-
tivities here-Warren o. Grimm. Arthur
McElfresh. Captain Livingston and vii
liam Scales. The alleged plot was sue
cessfnl in the cases of Grimm and Nc
Elfresh
Dewey Lamb. 6-year-old boy. arrest
ed as an /. ". w. confessed. prose
cutting Attorney Herman Allen said today
70 belonging to the radical organization,
The boy. Allen declared, said he had
heard his father talking of plot to start
trouble Tuesday.
Got Half of Victims.
Captain David Livingston, one of the
men named in the alleged confession. led
the arInistice day parade. Tuesday. He
was not hit. Livingston served in
France with the 161st infantry. William
Scales, n grocer. the other. was marching
beside Grimm when the latter was shot.
The I. W. ". expected trouble here
yesterday. and they prepared for it." Al.
len said. When the parade was almost
over without trouble appearing, they de.
cided TO start it themselves"
Dr.. David Livingston. one of the four
marked by the /. w. W. is the coroner
here. Today he announced an INCEST viii
be held tomorrow over the bodies of the
four former soldiers. No inquest viii
be held over Smiths body Il haven't
got the body and don't expect TO get it"
he said.
Landlady Among Prisoners.
Among the four prisoners, guarded by
national guardsmen. who were moved 10
the Lewis county jail at Chehalis. the
county seat, four miles from here. was
Mrs McAlister. who conducted a hotel
in which the |. w. w. hail was located.
According TO one version she, with her
husband. when the paraders started 10
ransack the place ran out carrying small
American flags and demanding protec.
ton. The men, it was said, took the
flags from them.
The body of Brick" Smith, who wa.
lynched last night, was recovered from
the Ghehalis river today.
For few hours. tonight. the body lay
on the floor of the bridge under which
the man was lsnched last night. Later
it was moved to the county jail 1t wa-
expected the coroner would dispose of it.
Smiths Body Dropped Into River.
Smiths body was not hanging from
the bridge at $50 o'clock today, and i.
was said the rope had been cut. allow.
ing the body to drop into the river below
Last night, when the undertakers refused
to touch Smiths body, it was predicted
he would find watery grave.
Handbills were posted by CeutraIis
authorities today In all parts OF the cit,
asking residents to report any knowI,
edge OF the shooting or of any l. w ",
they may have. A drive has beeu
launched to clear the I. w w. from Cen.
tralia, it was said. and former servic.
men, who came here during the night
from Aberdeen. HoQuiam, Tenino. Ia.
coma. Chehalis and other peighhorins
towns, are to be used in the work.
Another Near Death.
Prosecuting Attorney Allen announces
today he would prosecute the men re.
sponsihle for the lynching if he could
obtain sufficient evidence. He said ht
expected to file complaints or informa
tons against the arrested l. w W
soon.
At 1:30 today physicians said John
Earl Watt. one of the wounded march
ers. had but a short time TO live. fft
family was at his bedside.
Herman Allen, county prosecuting at
torney. today appointed c. y. Cun'
ninvham, q local attorney. as special as'
sistant prosecutor to assist in the cases
against the arrested men. Allen said that
he would file complaints or information
arai,3st the men. Late tonight no charges
had been filed against the 26 prisoners
"a Are Americans.
An examination. tonight, disclosed
that II of the prisoners are American
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