The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-10-06

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tered his heart Wbe her the deceased
met his death at his own hands, or at the
hands of another, has not been decided.
His countrymen say he shot himself.
Those who think the shot might have been
fred by another party say that if such was
the caae they believe it was purely acci.
dental.
Kreivenas lived but ten minutes after he
was shot.
A HERALD reporter visited the saloon
this morning and found it full of Poles
and Lithuanisns, but no business was going
on. The bar was coyered with sheetine to
shut the bottles and other ornaments on it
from view. There was but one man in the
crowd who acknowledged that he could
understand and speak English and he said
he knew nothing of the shooting and
didn't think anybody in the house did.
He had heard that Kreivenas bad shot him.
self The deceased was AZ years of age, he
said, and left wife and four children.
The oldest child was Ii years of sgo.
Squire j. j. Monaghan says that he cot
to the saloon Immediately after the victim
was shot. Kreivenas was lying upon a
lounge. Blood was streaming from his
mouth and he was dying. Dr. Matter
arrived at about the same time, but could
do nothing.
John Rogers Jr., was one of the men in
the place when Kreivenas was shot. His
story is this: 1T was between 10 and II
o'clock last night. Matt. Kopshinski,
Kreivenas and myself were shooting for
the drinks. We stood in The bar.room and
shot at target that was put up in the
dining room for the Grst time yesterday.
Kopshinski and me beat Kreivenas and he
told his wife to set up the drinks. We
went up to the bar and while waiting for
the drinks talked about the horse show.
Kreiyenas was in the dining room. lie
said he would bet % cents be would win
next time. A moment or two later we
found he was shot, We heard no noise. l
don't know how he was shot.
Frank Balshanick, a well known and
intelligent Polish young man who is a
member of the Grant Band, has made the
following ststsment: II had been in the
yard When entered the kitchen l
heard them shooting at the target. l was
afraid to pass through the dining room for
fear | would be shot, so / took seat beside
the stove in the kitchen to wait until they
would get through After they fnis he'd
and turned to the bar somebody shouted to
me, Come and have drink, Kreivenss is
stuck passed into the dining room and
met Kreivenas coming out of the bar room.
He had his hand up to bis mouth and as |
thought he was about to vomit l stepped
aside to lei him pass. afterwards found
he was shot"
Squire Monaghan says he tried to get
KreiVenas to make statement but he was
dying and nothing could be CLEANED.
There is strong belief that Kreivenas was
aceidently thot by some one in the bar
room. There were two Flobert rifles in
the place and the question is who had
charge Of the second rifle when the drink
ing was going on. Some Of the deoeased's S
friends say he was in the habit of placing
the stock Of the rife on the floor, with the
muzzle Of the barrel pointed towards his
body, when be wished to push the ham
mer back, Both rifles were examined to-
day and it was found that the hammers Of
both we're imperfect 1t was difficult to
make them stay back to prepare for shoot
ing, They shoot a 22.calibre ball.
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