Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-07-24

About S o'clock yesterday morn
ing the keen, ringing report Of pis.
tol was heard in the rear of the Wine
House, saloon kept by Chiatovich
4 Lucich, in Bellevue. Immediately
thereafter Peter Chiatovich was seen
to emerge from the Wine House and
60 across the street to Blackinger's
butcher-shop.
Justice Redsall was passing up
street, and as soon as Chiatovich
saw him he gave himself up, and
said that he had killed Lucich, his
partner. The Justice proceeded at
once to the rear Of the Wine House.
where the partners lodged, and found
Lucich lying near the door, in his
night clothes, dead.
DR.. Snow made post. mortem en-
animation, and found two wounds,
one just under the right nipple and
the other in the left groin. The
wound on the right side was the
fatal one, asst struck the upper por-
ton of the heart, and traversed it
through and through. A jury was
summoned, who viewed the BODY
and adjourned until this morning.
On hearing Of the occurrence,
Sheriff Gray FASTENED to Bellevue
and removed Chiatovlch to the Coun-
ty Jail in Haley, where TINES
reporter interviewed him this morn.
ing.
Chiatovich and Lucieh came to
San Francisco from Austria a few
years ago, and the former soon there
after opened saloon at Turk and
Fillmore streets. A year ago last
March Chiatovich left San Francisco
on the advice Of a Mr.. Chielovich.
Of that city, to look up a good bust
ness location. He went to Reno,
where he remained at Chielovich's
Wine House for a short time, then
went to Humboldt Wells. From
there he went to Boise. where Lu-
cich met him, and they then both
came to Bellevue, where they bought
a lot, built q house, and opcI ed the
Wine House, Mr. Chielovi. b sup.
plying all the stock and what money
was needed.
From the day of opening the part
ners quarreled, and Chiatovich claims
that Lucich annoyed him in every
possible way, with the evident inten
ton of forcing him to relinquish his
interest. According to Chiatovich's
statement Lucich even attempted to
poison him several times, and for sew
aral days at time Cbiatovich's eyes
would be SO infamed from the effects
of poison given by Lucich as to al
most bulge out of their sockets. As
the two partners s'lunched" together,
Lucich doing the cooking. poison
could easily be introduced in Chiato-
vich's food without his knowing any,
thing about it. On one occasion
Chiatovich put the coffee-pct on the
stove, when it caught afre, and blue
flame shot up to the ceiling. Lucich
being questioned about it pretended to
be unable to explain the occurrence.
although he had drank coffee from
the pot only few minutes before.
Recently Chiatovich, unable to buy
Lucich out, began looking about for
a purchaser of his half interest. Luz
cich thereupon redouhled his annoy.
ances, for the purpose. probably, OF
forcing Chiatovich to sacrifice his in
terest to him.
The above is about all Chiatovich
cared to say about the matter. When
the reporter asked about the killing
he complained of sick headache,
and begged to be excused. The re.
porter then retired.
W. H. johnson, of Bellevue, is
the attorney for Chiatovich. Mr..
Chiatovich, of San Francisco, will
be telegraphed from Kelton this even
ing, and will be expected here in
about = week.