The morning call., 1894-09-19

his life was attempted. Never voucher
was produced, but the church and records
went up in flames.
1t was then estimated that about 800
members of the society had remained in
good standing for ten years, paying 81
each a month. Besides there were several
donations, which are supposed to have
reached total of $4,000. The money dis
appeared, bnt not III channels of benevo-
lence. Affairs stood in this defiant atti-
tude when Bishop Vladimir said, "let
them &c" and the guilty ones were never
prosecuted.
Since then, as various exciting incidents
In the Servian editors life 90 to show, his
wav has n been 4 path of roses.
Bulaich is member of the Servian and
Montenegrio Literary Club, and two or
three dozen of his fellow-mem Ders called
at the hospital to see him last night.
Among them were: l.. Church, president
OF the club; S. Radulovich, 5. Jovovicb.
-. Fidnvich, Vladimir JOv0vich and y.
Bieopoljac
Being unable to speak. from the fact
that the bullet is still In his throat, Blu
licb, at the request Of these gentlemen,
wrote stat 'ment Of what led uD TO the
shooting. which, translated, Is as follows:
81 was walking along Montgomery ave-
nue., on my way 10 Merchant street, when
! met Gopchevitch coming n the opposite
direction. L asked him. When did ever
apologize 10 you for anything? he having
said in his paper that l had made an apol-
ogy to him.
without deigning to answer me be put
his hand in his hip pocket, and l said,
Y Ou needn't pull out your gum Then l
struck him on the forehead with my fist.
GopcheVltch pulled out his gun and l
pulled out mine.
"a crowd had gathered, and seeing each
Of US with gun they jumped in and took
mine from me. Then they took his away
and told us to fight it out. G0pchevitch
had another gun In his pocket and he
quickly pulled it out and began firing at
NE. The first shot struck me in the jaw.
/ held up my left hand tn protect my face
and received the other bullets in ii. That
Is the TRUTH
Bulaich's friends are bitter in their COM
mentS against GOpcheVltch and they blame
him for being the sole cause of fomenting
strife among the Slavonians In this city.
They say be has for years used his paper
TO ierrorZe aud scandallZe Slovenian
families, which has MADE him universally
detested.
That man." said S. Raduovich. point
ing to Bulaich. "has fifty friends in the city
to one Tor Gopcbevtch. Like all good
Slavonians be mas felt keenly the insults
heaped upon US by GOpcheyitch in the
paper which he owns.
Seven months ago be published in bis
paper an open challenge t. fight any of Us
and told US that if we didn't accept The
challenge he would go to our homes and
whip us there. He has attacked our presi-
dent IN his paper, young man who is re-
spected by every Slovenian iU the city.
He was the originator and fomented the
trouble in the Russian church he-e some
years ago. In fact, he i never pleased
unless he is creating trouble"
Nine years ago." said Vladimir JOvo-
vich, when l was sick he sneaked up be-
bind me on Washington street, between
Cough and Franklin, knocked me down,
kicked me and ran away. He was arrested
and fined. Seven years ago he knocked
down l.. c. JancOvicb, an oil man then 60
years of age, on Merchant street, be- tween
Montgomery and SansOme. and then ran
away. The old gentleman would lot pros
ecnte him."
All had similar stories to tell about COP.
cheyich and they said they would see that
Bulaich's interests were propsly pro-
tected.
Bulach is about 81 years of age and until
recently was a waiter in The Mint Ex-
change, Commerce II street.
DIR. Deane extracted the bullet from his
throat last night.