Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-04
IE BLACK HILLS TRAGEDY.
Full Particulars of the Shooting
Scrape in which a Eurekan
was Killed.
Verdict OF the COrOner's Jury.

Verdict OF the COroner's Jury.
In the Black Hills Times of April
Oath we find the following recount of
the shooting scrape at Deadwood, i n
which parties we'll known here we're
unfortunately concerned:
Yesterday afternoon, about 2 o'clock,
the rapid succession of pistol shots on
the hill in South Dead wood brought
out a large crowd of citizens to the
scene of trouble. 1t appears that a
party Of a half a dozen men, mostly
Sclavonians, took possession of a lot
on the hillside and were putting up a
cabin. They were ordered off by an
other party, who are residents Of this
city, and claim to own the property;
and in the adjusting of the affair Dan.
o. Bradovich vas killed, being shot
through the neck and body. Steve
Crocich, shot through the left lung, is
still living, and Nick Millich received a
flesh wound on the head from a blow
of a pistol. They were the jumpers,
and the party claiming first possession
were not hurt. The following is
THE CoRoNER's INQUEST.
At 7 o'clock p. NJ, in Gardeners store,
the inquest was held. DR.. Babcock,
the Coroner, called District Attorney
Burns to interrogate the witnesses.
George Mariinovich, being sworn,
said: l came to Deadwood five days
ago. l a working with these men
on the log house. l have known the
deceased, Nh. Bradovich, for the two
past years in Nevada. On Friday af-
ternoon last, S. Crocich, deceased, and l
went up on the hill to build a cabin.
John Whitney, S. Crocich, Bradovich,
Millich and l were at work half an
hour to-day, when a lame man. John
Blair. came about l o'clock p. NJ. and
told US to quit work-that the ground
belonged to him. Millich replied that
he thought he had the better right, be-
cause he had been there eight o r nine
days already, but if be had any right
to ii he would give it up. Blair then
went away and returned in half an
hour with six other men. Blair said
to us, "What are you doing?" Millich
replied, ave are building a cabin, and
if the ground belongs TO you, all right"
Blair said, 'Quit-you can't work any
inore," and pulled a six-shooter. say
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give it to you,' pointing the pistol at
Millich. Millich started from the place,
the lame man Blair followed and struck
him on the head with a six-shooter.
The lame man Blair then ran to the
other corner of the cabin where the de-
ceased was and Knocked him down. l
saw the deceased then run and fall
uIon the hill. Deceased had a pistol,
Millich had none. l then ran for a
doctor for my partner. / am a Scla-
vonian. l met Mr.. Chapman at the
bridge near the Custer House. He
threatened to shoot me. | told him l
was not a jumper. When | next saw
Steve Crocich he was at Mr.. Fuller's,
badly wounded.
Mrs. Mary Mason sworn-testified
that Millich and others were working
on the contested cabin. She could
hear from her cabin, where she was at
work, loud talk. A man came up to
these men and went down again, and
returned with others. Then there was
more loud talk and shooting. l then
saw a man run by wounded. He said
40, dear!" rs / asked him if he was
hurt. l did not see any shots fired.
George Mason, sworn: About l P.
NJ. l beard May tell them to quit work
ing on the cabin. Bradovitch said he
had, the best right and was going to
build the cabin. l next saw Blair beat
ing Bradovitch over the head with a
revolver. Bradovitch then ran s or 10
feet to the fence, got his revolver and
fired at Blair. Bradovitch fired the
first shot. Blair then fired at Brado-
witch. Bradovitch then ran ar the hill
about foul rods and fell. l saw May
| Sh.nt anna IN ffar prn Ax,Iob c.ll in tho
direction of Crocich, who is shot in the
lung. Crocich ran towards May for
his gun; he got ibid not fire-then
ran away. l next saw him at Fuller's
cabin, wounded.
Several other witnesses were called
and corroborated the testimony of the
foregoing witnesses.
Tue case vas given to the jury at a
late hour last evening, and at this hour,
III A. NJ. to day, had not made their
verdict known. The Coroner's Jury
was composed of G.. V. Gardner, &. Ii.
Sheldon and Samuel Schwargwald.
The following is the verdict Of the
Coroner's Jury, as rendered this day
in the Bradovitch case:
TERRITORY OF DAKOTA,
Lawrence County.
An inquisilion holden at Deadwood,
in Lawrence county, and the Territory
aforesaid, on the 23d day of April, A.
d., 1877, before Y. f. Babcock, Coroner
of the said county, upon the body of
Dan. o. Bradovitch, there lying dead,
by the jurors whose names are hereto
subscribed. The said jurors upon their
oaths do say that Daniel o. Bradovitch
came to his death by gun or pistol
shots, fired by John Blair and Samuel
f. May, and that said shooting was
done fe%loniously and with intent to
murder the said Daniel o. Bradovitch;
and we, the jury, also find that AL.
Chapman was accessory, before the
fact, and we recommend that the said
John Blair and Samuel f. May be held
without bail.
G. ". GARDNER,
G. II. SHELDON,
SAM. SCIENTIFICALLY.
May and Blair we're arrested last
night, and Chapman vas taken into
custody this morning.
Men Discharged.
We learn that a number of men have