1895 - Wall Shooting at the Tremont Hotel
Late on Friday afternoon, July 28, 1895, all three Hamilton daily newspapers had special editions printed and newsboys were shouting about the shooting that had earlier in the day. As reporters rushed to get as much information about the incident, some of the details provided would prove to be slightly inaccurate as the days passed but, basically, gunfire had broken out in a Stuart Street West Hotel, the Tremont House. The neighbourhood along Stuart street from the Grand Trunk Railway station to the area of Bay Street North was rough, and was generally referred to as the Bowery. Among the denizens of the Bowery was a gang called the Whitecaps. The Herald carried the following headline which carried most of information that was known just a few hours the incident: “Third Edition : Murder! : James Neelon Shot By Jimmy Wall : The Victim Not Likely to Recover : Shotting Affray In the Tremont House : A Row which May End Fatally : The Victim a Young Man Who Resided With H...