The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-26
BLOODY FEUD
ENDS IN DEATH
Tony Seojovic Fatally Shot in Bing-
ham Vendetta.
REVOLVER BATTLE IN DARK
DEPUTY SHERIFF CHIUESTER
AND TWO AUSTRIANS EIT.


midnight at Bingham. which pa
/ took Of al the bloody features of son =
old world vendetta. and as n resi- e
OF which Tony SCujOVic. one Of the "a. .
. leaders In the battle. is dead ,ghia.s
Deputy Sheriff Lafayette t.hidertc,. lis
mn a. preCstriuuS condition at The kepcIt-
Wright hospital. salt Lake. Auuth-c
Austrian. John Guloic. uovv confined z
: the county jail. has a. bullet in rs
shoulder, while Il fourth payticipa. C..
. aiSp aE austrian. Is suffering fSom 4
wound H. the lcS.
Deputy Sheriff Chichester mas hello his
| commission only a. little over "A mouj.-.
He had bravely Underta ken TO uucU the
hrst outbreak and prevent .Ur-euts
by breaking into a house I'm which ius
/ disturbing element had taken rarug.
ScojoviC died shortly before N o'rf.etc
: last night at the keOCh- Weight hospi-
I TAI oI cot only "a few steps rcmOvo.I
from that on which lay the man WHO'S.
( he had sought 20 kill
The greater part OF the battle UsF
waSed i'm total darkness a dozen .reI.
uladdened 10y drink and % urcvio4- en-
counter. each armed with 2 reNoIr OF.
fought with a party Of officers avid ,l
few of their couUtrymen. some OF the
time al 50 close range -hat -.eauors
We're almost useless. Che fight ,;evcIop-
1 ing into d hsud-tS-hsud struggle "a
which knives figured.
I The outbreak was the result o. p
{ SERIES or peI1N brushes between AUS
I tridu factions employed at rHe High
| land Boy mine and nearby prope rites.
| From time to time I'm the past there
/ has been a cutting sCrape- or a fist
! night or threats. Fridays bloody strus-
/ sic WAS the cUlmiHatiou-
Armed Men Make invasion.
/ The first sign 20 denote that the
| hatred which had been kept alive was
about 10 break forth was given about
/ 1850 O'Clock Friday night when dozen
| or more AustrisnS residing i'm Sing
! ham approached the settlement over
which John Began known as the Aus
! TRAN peace-nakcr' presideS- They We're
under the leadership of an Austrian
known as Frank Smith. Most of the
men were drunk and their shouts could
: he heard by nearly ali the residents Of
/ Little Austria
! After several fusiIIades had been fired
/ In the air. a volley was discharged q
I BOgan's home The invaders then fell
back temporarily. apparently 10 dis
cuss further hOstilities- Began took
/ advantage OF the lull to run TO the
! Highland Boy mine and telephone from
there TO Deputy Sheriff Chichester for
! help I'm the meantime the other fac
/ ton had -aken possession Of "A house
I in the neighborhOOd, belonging 10 one
! of their number.
! Ten minutes later the deputy sheriff,
! together with Ernest War;. George
Everett and William Shelby, whom he
/ had hastily deputized, arrived OF the
| scene
! From the excited foreigners little
I could be learned or what had already
/ occurred. Evidence was furnished.
/ however. by several bullets which had
/ ploWed their way through the windows
I Of BOEan'S residence. one of them COM
/ ing perilousIy near Bogan's little
/ daughter who was lying in bed
I Deputy Sheriff chichester realized
/ that TO go 10 tho house wherein the
/ invading Austriaus had taken refuge
would mean bloodShed- He hoped that
/ this could he aveTtcd.
/ You remain on the outside ne said
! TO his deputies and the excited Aus
/ TRANS. and ] VIII go in alone and see
/ if / can't arrest them without tTou-
/ BILE
( The foreigners could be heard ca
/ rousinE inside the house. Warning
: those with him to make no dcmOnstTa-
J ton. Chichester pushed open the front
door. Almost at the same instant, seN-
3 craI of his companions forced their
/ way in also
Battle in the Dark.
J The Austriaus within alarmed by
! the fresh sally. made a rush for the
| small hallway. one Of them eStiu-
/ guished the lights Another fired sew
I eraI shots at random. That was the
/ signal for q fresh outbreak Flash
ing his pocket electric light. ChidestCr
/ saw directly i'm front OF him one ~
/ the ring leaders, believed TO he Smith
| The Iatter'S revolver was showed into
] the deputv's face. Chidester spranS on
the fellow and tried TO wrench the gun
away They were Wedged I'm among
Il dozen others, all. like themselvcs.
! lighting in the dark 10 prevent their
( lives being taken Not successful m
/ his attempt 10 wrest away the gun,
I Chichester forced the fellows arm down
Al the same instant the revolver was
! discharged and Chichester received the
/ heavy bullet thought to De 3 Colts 40
caIibre. i'm the LEFT thigh
FIGHTS, Though Wounded.
The wounded man. almost uncoG-
/ scious from the shock OF the wound.
/ returned fire the ball taking effect 81
I While ChideSter vas making lis
struggle. the pistol battle was going
on in the front Of the house. TlIora
on the inside were swept into rhs
/ ROADWAY
( ScoiozT,.. one Of the leaders OF tha
faction which caused the trouble. had
! escaped injury up to this time. Once
out Of the house. ne made q break for
A gully q few hundred yards away
I Before he had gone five steps he had
been shot as many times, The wound
which proved mortal. was in the pit
of the stomach Another bullet took
effect in The left calf A third carried
away one of the mans fingers
! While Deputy Sheriff Chidester vas
being removed TO the Highland Boy
mine telephone messages were sent 20
bingham for achievements. AarshaiS
4. t Williams and Clay at once
responded and made five arrests
Among those taken into custody We're
Scojovic and two other wounded mem
bers Of his faction
Marshals Williams and Clay had the
greatest difficulty IN reaching the
house where the battle occurred Fol
lowing the fight, members Of the
Smith faction. taking advantage or
the narrow road near the tramway or
the Highland Boy mine. blocked pas
SAGE by rolling a number of oil bar-
rels down into the defile. Marshal
Williams, who came on horseback. and
Marshal Clay, IN a buggy. found some
difficulty in getting by this point. The
same tactics had been pursued ny the
Austrians earlier in the evening when
the first call for help was given by
Began
Wounded Men in Hospital
Deputy Sheriff Chichester was brought
to Salt Lake shortly before noon yes
terday. and taken at once TO the