The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-24
KNIFE THRUST
ENDS IN DEATH
AUSTRIAN MURDERED BY UNI
IDENTIFIED MAN AT EvELETH.
Sequel Of Drinking Bout Among the
Foreign Element in the Range Town
Another, Thought to Have Been
Struck by Train, Lies Dead in the
Morgue, w.. ~.
snanial To The Iournal.

Special to The journal.
Eyeleth, Mimi, April 24.-Two lie dead IN the
moreue here Peter, an Austrian, whose last
name Is not known, seen running out OF
house between 0 and 10 last night and was FOL
lowed by another man who stabbed him In the
back of the neck, the knife issuing from unuer
the chin The man died while being taken to a
hospital half a block away. The murder Is
probably due to drinking.
The other man was brought here from Iron
Junction early today and died half hour after
reaching the hospital. He Is supposed to have
been struck by a train.
Particulars of the Murder.
The murdered Austrian was Identified by f. J..
Love, timekeeper for the Adams-Spruce mine,
as Peter Koceran, chute man in Adams No.
4 shaft. The murder occurred on the sidewalk
just below. NJ. Z. Nichols kitchen window. This
residence is at the intersection of Main street,
and Hayes street.
:. Mr.. Nichols had returned from church and sat
in his parlor reading. He heard scuffe and
said another Austrian scrape." Going out he
found Koceran breathing his last. Matt hiley
was raising the mans head. Kiley had seen
two men going back and lodged into the alley
to get out OF their way. He thought the body
lying rod below was coat. Some Firms at
tending social In Urania hall looked out Of the
windows and the killing. 1t Is said Koceran
had a sweetheart at Matt Lusen's boarding house,
two houses above Nichols on the hillside.
The Firms describe the man who did the stab
bling as tall. Koceran Is rather small. Chief Of
Police Doap has clew to the murderer. a
bloody jackknife but no arrests have been made.
A jury is being jmpaneled by Coroner J. J. Glea-
son.
Livelier at the Mines.
The arrival Of fleet of ore-carrying vessels
yesterday at Two Harbors had its effect in this
locality almost Immediately. Rush orders to
begin loading from the stockpiles Of the
Fayal and Adams-Spruce mines were sent out
The work will be pushed night and day.
The old Hale mine at Biwabik is to be rejuve.
mt Cd J,i,
erty In February and has been drilling and test.
There Is showing of ore in several, but nothing
has been disclosed as to whether the indica lions
are considered favorable. The Hale was formerly
Joseph Sellwood property. 1t commenced ship
ping in 1893 and ceased in 1902.
The veto by Governor johnson Of Bowling
bill for water light and power boards in cities
OF certain size is the subject Of much com
ment. AS the bill the outgrowth of a popu
lar demand at Eveleth and when approved at 6
public massmeeting 1t provided that the proposed
board should be appointed by the mayor, with thu
consent OF the common council, citizens here are
at a loss to know by whose influence and or
what ground this provision was so changed tina
: the appointing power was given to the Judges o.
the district court, thereby meriting and receiv
ing the governors disapprova1 Of the whole bill
Arthur Lewis of Madison, Wis, who has beef
on the engineering force at the Fayal mine. ha
accepted position with the United States geoIog
1cal survey In the division of mineral resources
under David T. Day and will leave next weeI
Tor Washington and be assigned to duty 1,
Colorado.
John janice. a FinIander. Is said TO- be tn,
murderer No one knows his motive. e.