The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-23
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A y assassin's bullet which every cir
~ cumstance indicates was meant for
other than its victim. inflicted Ia
tai injuries on Mike Franceyic about Q
o'clock Tuesday night and in the space
of a second changed a gay wedding
sceLe. in which Miss Michai Francevie
had become the bride of Matz Sabin
into wild disorder. in which the guests.
men and women alike, crOuched IN the
darkness. expecting at any minute 10 be
struck down by the unknown enemy.
The bride. flying TO the aid OF her
father, had a narrow escape from being
Struck by one OF the bullets Whlcn
pierced the walls of the house The man
who fired the shot is as yet unknown.
Eleven arrests have been made, although
none of the suspects hold out strong
promise of being the man wanted.
The injured man died late yesterday
afternoon at the keogh-Wrght hospl-
That the tragedy is simply a renewal
OF the old feud, as represented by per
sOnal differences between members OF
two different factions is regarded as al
most certainty. That the shots We're
fired by a rejected sutton Of the bride
is held by the officers 10 be not rea-
sOnable theory. In the first place. the
woman in the case denies having had
a romance in the Old Country. Ina the
second place she had been in Bingham
only twenty-fOur hours, having Just ar
rived from the Old Country, and what
ever her charms they had not had time
IL make themselves known 10 this
sWarthy Austrian miners.
Following Up clew
Il has been ascertained that the bride
groom. Matz Sabin, had an alteration
with a fellow cOuntryman about six
months ago. That man IS George Gar
govie. He lives but short distance
from the house where the tragedy oc-
CURED. He knew that his enemy cup
of happiness was full ON that parucu-
lar night The shots came from the d.
rection of his house.
a blt-GargOVic was working TUESDAY
night. However, GargOVIc mas part
ner That man was not working lie
knew what GargoYic knew. He felt as
GargOVic felt. He might easily have
done as GargOYic could have done,
This previous alteration OF saDln ANA
GargOvic is considered of Importance by
the deputy sheTiffs working on The case.
GargOVic and his partner are now in
Jail. The partners name has not been
Officers can't make it oul-
I'm addition TO these TWO. there are
nine others in Jail and al IL clock
last night the outlook was for more ar
rests.
Story of the Tragedy.
The wedding Of AIatz ana 4lichal had
been thing agreed on several years
before when Matt first left for the New
World Win Michals arrival ia Bips-
ham Monday the aute-nuptlal hustle be
gan. Tuesday night a score or more
guests had assembled at the home MatZ
had b-ilt fnr his bride.
The ceremony had been performed ana
the couple We're receiving congratulations
Some impulse moved the father or the
bride TO step to the front door and take
His hand had scarcely left the knob
when q streak of fire spurted out from
'he direction of GargoYIcS mousse: IhaL
might have been coincidence. The Ell
derry man fell. almost before the guests
had realized what had happened. Three
more shots rang out and crashed through
the room where the occupants had
thrown themselves To the floor to es-
cape the lead In al nine shots Wefs
fired and 50 far as IS known the attack
Wa not returned.
Deputy Sheriff J. L.. Forbes and sew
era men from Bingham proper, TWO
miles away, had reached the scene OF
did the injured man. 1t was found that
che bullet had entered his side.
He was brought to this city YESTERDAY
morning by MaJZ Sabin and placed IN
the KeOgh-W Wright hospital where he
passed away during the afternoon. he
was unable TO give the Ottlcers Inc
slightest cleW as TO the identity OF the
ASSASSIN. He maintained TO the end that
he had no enemies and that so Iar IS
he knew his daughter had had no amor
Gus experiences Of consequence IN the
Deputy sheriffs Forbes and W. B.
Booth and PaJrolmen ". ". Clay and
e. -. Coates of Bingham are working
OF the case.
it is Deputy Forbes opinion that this
IS simply another tale TO be added TO the
police annals telling Of Binghams Lit
tie Austria vendetta.
This theory looks like the correct one
from the evidence thus far obtained In
this event il can be said almost with
certainty that il was not EranCeVic who
was marked for death. He had no enc
mics He had taken no part in the FAC
Jioual questions.
on the other hand Sabin was open to
an attack from either a personal enemy,
an opposing partisan or jealous ad-
miTer of the bride.