Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-02
PROBABLE MURDER.
Peter Moreiu is Shot by George Milasicn
nm K Street

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Between the hours Of and 6 O'Clock las'
evening George NIilasich, proprietor OF the
New Ca1npi Restaurant on K street. between
Fifth and Sixth, shot, and probably mortaily
wounded, Peter Morelli, an employe In the
establishment There appears to have been
no cause for the act, except that Milasich
was upon spree and, as was charitably said
of him, is bad man, and always wants to
| fight when in liquor" He is reputed to have
been in this condition during the entire day
yesterday.
About 3 o'clock in the afternoon officer
| Arlington met him on K street, between
Third and Fourth, and he then appeared
| somewhat intoxicated. Arlington then went
to the New Campi Restaurant to get his
dinner, and while there Morelii asked him if
he had seen Milasich, and remarked that he
was acting very badly and neglecting his
business. being away and leaving him to at
tend TO everything, and that cook had left
| making it still worse
At about o'clock in the afternoon officer
Lee was called into restaurant on Second
street. between j and K, where Milasich was
at the time, and requested that he take him
away. AS soon as Milasich saw the officer he
got up and said he was going home.' and
walked out to the street and took a carriage
and was driven away.
THE SHOOTING.
Between and o'clock the shooting took
place, and the following statement was OBJ
tanned in relation to the transaction:
Jacob Eichman, barber employed on the
opposite side of the street, was in the res
taurant at the time and says: | was in the
New Campi Restaurant at the time the shoot
ing took place. Peter MOrelli had taken my
order, and just brought my supper to the
table where l was sitting, and then walked
to the front part of the restaurant, when
George Milasich, the proprietor, said to him,
whats the matter you with; you tell every
body that l am drunk" Morelli replied.
No. didn't tell anybody you were drunk. !"
Just then they stepped around between the
counter and the private box, and | heard
Milasich say: Damn you. will pay you
now, if you want to quit. | heard nothing
further said, but two or three seconds after
ward l heard a shot fred and Immediately
after this Morelli walked towards my table
very quickly and tel down upon the floor.
After the shot was fred Milasich remarked
"Ths d-n 8 of b he tried to kill
me" and as he said SO, started toward Mo.
relli, and then went back behind the bar
again, and walked backward and forward,
CRYING and saying "This man wanted to
kill me-" think I heard Morelli say that
he did not do anything to him. just then
crowd rushed into the room. and l went out
and saw no more.
ANOTHER STATEMENT.
H. G. johnson. who was at the place soon
after the shooting, states as follows: | was
in the Senate saloon on the opposite side of
the street when the shooting occurred. I
heard shot across the street and ran out,
and heard screaming at the New Campi
Restaurant. l went there and found Peter
Morelli in the dining-room, partially lying
down between two tables. George M;lasich
the proprietor, was rushing around the room
wildly, and said Morelli shot himself.
Morelli said that Milasich shot him, but
as they talked in broken, foreign language,
could not understand much they said, but as
l understood it, they repeated it two or three
times as l have said Just then two or three
Others came in, and we loosened Morelli's
clothes, and found that he was shot in the
right side, in the region of the second or
third rib. We raised him up and
examined his body, and found that the ball |
had stopped in his body. Milasich acted as
if he still wanted to attack Morelli, and |
came up in threatening manner. l showed |
could not touch him. DR.. Montgomery
came in soon after, and we took the wounded |
man out upon back porch, where he could |
get air, and laid him down. About this time
Milasich was arrested and taken to the |
station. l didn't see either have a pistol, |
but local officer Howe and l found revolver |
in a box behind the bar in the front portion |
Of the restaurant soon after Milasich was ar.
rested.
MoRELLI's STATEMENT.
Chief Karcher and City Attorney Ander-
son were at the place very soon after the |
shooting took place, and Morelli stated in |
their presence that Milasich had been quar-
reling with him all the afternoon, and had |
to take his pistol away and not bother him |
in his work. He had the pistol out be said |
at the time the shooting took place, and was
apparently trying to pick quarrel with him. |
Aiorelii said " he was intoxicated and quar-
relsome, ard | was tending to my work"
Morelli stated that Milasich had also been |
quarrelsome towards others during the day, |
and he at one time pulled him into the res
taurant to keep him out of difficulty.
AS It was believed from his condition that
Moreli would soon die, Chief Karcher had |
him make an snte-n o-tem statement in rela
ton to the shooting, which was reduced to
writing, and reads as follows 3. / think am
going to die, and say that George Nilasich
came behind the bar and said he was going to
shoot Morris. He took the pistol. told
him not to point it at me. At that time it
went off. George accused me of saying he
was drunk. [, sesing he was under the in
huence of liquor, paid no attention to what
he said. / gave him no reason for shooting
me. l was attending TO my work"
Morelli was than taken upon stretcher
and carried to his room, on L street, between
Fourth and Fifth, but it was believed he
would live Int a short time
At o'clock this morning Morelli was still
alive and resting quietly. Milasich was ar
rested by officer Frazee soon after the affair,
and is confined in the City Jail. No charge
will be placed against him until the result Of
the wound is known. The revolver with
which he shot Morelli is a five.shooter of
about forty caliber.
Police ARRESTS FOR MAY.-The follow.
ing are the arrests made by the Police in this
city for the month of May Disturbing the
peace 80, DRINKS II, nisdemeanor 8, battery
), incest l, insane 2, runaway boys 2, safe.
keeping IL, burglary 8, obtaining money
under false pretenses 2, petit larceny 10, de-
faulting witnesses z, soliciting without IL
cease l, vagrancy Z, assault TO do great
bodily injury 3, suspicious characters 8, grand
LARCENY 4, sleeping in cars II, forgery l. ccun.
terfeiting 3, ENLIGHTENMENT /, malicious mis-
chief 2, gsrotting 2, keeping disorderly house
/, violating health ordinance l, suspicion of
rape l, runaway girls 2, keeping lottery 3.
common druDkaros /; total, 1856. There
were also during the month lodgings fur
nished TO prisoners, and 2prisoners en- route
to State Prison were temporarily placed in
the City Jail.
KATE CLAxTox.-TLe well-known Kate
Claxton, supported by her Eastern troupe,
viii appear at the Metropolitan Theater to-
morrow evening, under an engagement for
two evenings and Saturday matinee. 1t will
be the first appearance of this prominent and