The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-28

by the officers To be one OF the o
who are directly responsible for Zagar's
death. the others being Joe Toni.
Frank ~Skonance. %Skuplane. Skofah or
Gregovich. whatever is his right name,
and Charles Smolitz. The latter two
are in custody. but the police have not
been able to locat either Of the 9TH
ers.
When the inquest convened Antone
Arka was called as the first witness.
He was at the dance where the fatal
row occurred. He had known the de-
ceased for five years. He saw Zaglr
alive last as he was being taken to
the hospital ambulance after being
stabbed. In his opinion there were 20
or 80 people at the dance. He could
not tell whether anyone was drunk or
not. Witness and ZaEar took a drink
with some friends of the deceased. A
man VINO had but one arm was trying
to pick a fuss. Zagar went over To see
what IL was about and as he did so he
was cut. Zagar was about five yards
away from the witness when stabbed.
Witness said he did not know who did
the stabbing. as the lights were put out
just then. Witness did not see who put
out the lights. The row occurred in
the dance hall near the o connect
ing the bar room with the dance hall,
and Zagar went there when the low
~ ahANfl ~ was WV ssNAt
ne had got Il and had enough. He was
bleeding profusely and said Frank
Skofance opened a knife. He also said
Skoflance went back into the dance hail
after opening the knife. Witness was
asked II Zagar said Skofarce had a
knife in his pocket. open. prior To the
fight. He answered yes. This was a
couple Of mute before he fignt
started. The witness PROGRESSED TO know
nnfhinN Whatever ms n what The frDI-
BILE was about. but he heard that the
trouble had been expected. He did not
know that ZaEar had any difficulty
with Skoflance prior To the fight.
Captain of Police w. J. Dawson stat
ed that Sunday night officer Hastings
telephoned that a cutting scrape had
occurred on the fiat. Witness and Ser
geant Leyden went To the scene OF the
disturbance. Zagar was lying on the
floor bleeding. The officers had great
difficulty in getting information, Tut
finally found an Austrian who told
them that three men had put up a Job
to do up Zagar and that Smolitz was
one of them. Smolltz was arrested and
taken TO fail. Suspecting the guilty
parties would try to get away. the wit
ness and Sergeant Leyden went to Sill
yer Bow and started to walk back.
They had not gone far when they met
n man whom witness ~accosted az Joe
and inquired his name. He replied II
was Joe Gregovich. Witness said:
Your name is Toni and you work In
the Mountain o
This he admitted. and when informed
that he had killed Zagar he replied.
with a shrug:
There are too many men in the
world. anyway"
On reaching Butte and taking the
prisoner TO jail. he gave the name OF
Joe Toni He was perfectly sober and
admitted being in the fight. IL lad
since been learned hat the man was
really Skofance and that the real Toni
was still at liberty.
Police Sergeant James Leyden gave
the same testimony as Captain Daw-
son and added that the man captured
at Silver Bow had no knife on him.
He admitted he had been In the fight.
but did not say what II was about.
Zoe 1clemo of Murray & Freund's hos
nfonf-event after the deceAsed with the
Ambulance and attended him Till he
died. He had a u over the heart.
which Drs. Murray n Freund. who
made the EXAMINATION pronounced a
very bad one and Of lei a nature that
1t could not be probed- The deceased