Amador ledger., 1906-09-14
A FATAL FEUD
Spiro GuiroViCh Shoots Jesus
ACCuniO Near DrytOWn.

ing occurred near Drytown on Sunday
evening last, the victim being Jesus
Accunio, and his slayer Spiro Guiro-
vich. Both parties lived in the vicin-
ity OF the Black Hills country near
Drytown. They have been neighbors
for many years, living few hundred
yards apart. Accunio was a married
man, with family. He raised
chickens and garden stuff, and has
managed to exc out living in that
way. His neighbor Guirovich is a
single man, and has a great liking for
dogs. His place is sort of dog
farm, not as a source of profit, but
just because he has a fancy for these
animals. The dogs, however, while
a source of pleasure to their owner,
were a cause of not little annoy ance
to the neighbors and travellers. They
would run after Accunio's chickens,
and bark and annoy persons passing
along the roadway. A pack of ten or
fifteen dogs gave birth to many COM
plants Guirovich, however, in spite
of all protests, persisted in keeping
this canine family. Ill feeling had
existed between him and Accunio
for several years, principally on &C.
count of the dogs. Moreover, Guiro-
vich was not regarded in a friendly
spirit by others. He was rather
feared then otherwise. He did not
work for wages, and he contrived to
live by what he got in donations from
others, more from fear, so it is claim
ed, than anything else.
Sunday afternoon Accunio, on
going from his home to Drytown,
passed Guirovich's place, and COM
planned to the latter that his dogs
had been chasing his chickens, and
he wanted it stopped. Guirovich did
not take the complaint kindly, and
denied that his animals we're annoy
ing the chickens, and abused Accunlo
The latter passed on to the village.
On his return, about 5 o'clock, in
passing Guirovich's place, several
dogs sprang out barking and yeIping.
He picked up some rocks and threw
them at the ours which had the effect
uf driving them off. Guirovich was
greatly angered on account of ston-
ing his dogs, and protested to
Accunio. A few words ensued, the
upshot being that Accunio threw one
or more rocks at his neighbor, with
out doing any damage. Guirovich
also engaged in rock throwing in
return. Guirovich went into his
house and got his shotgun, and
Accunio passed along the road to-
ward his home. After securing the
gun which had evidently been loaded
beforehand, the Austrian re-appeared,
and concealed by some grape vines
got to point about 50 or 60 feet
from Accunio, and deliberately fired
at him. The charge-No 7, bird shot
struck him in the face and chest, |
and he fell on the road and died al
most instantly. One of the main |
arteries was severed. At such short |
range, the charge would penetrate
with almost the same force as a |
bullet.
The slayer went the same evening |
to Amador City, and reported the
shooting, and surrendered himself to |
the officers. Sheriff Norman and de-
putty FL. E. Kay went over there that |
night, and took charge of the defend
ant, and brought him to the county
Jail.
Coroner Huberty went over on
Monday, with sheriff Norman and
DIR. Endicott, to hold an inquest and
autopsy. The following we're select
ed on the jury: j. E. Walton, z.
L abadie, j. j.. Donovan, NJ. f.
Hoffses, G. W. Rem, Frank Clemens.
Chris Andolichvich, W. OeIeIlen, E.
Il. Giannini, S. j. Morrow. The only
witness to the shooting was Lucio
Accuneo, a son of deceased, who
accompanied him on the fatal night to |
Drytown. be testified as follows:
l was with my father about O'Clock |
on the evening of September 8. In
passing Guirovich's, a dog came out
after him; there were four dogs. My
father picked up, a rock and threw |
it at one of the dogs. Spiro Guiro-
vich called him a vile name for SO |
doing, and my father called him the |
same. Guirovich threw a rock at my |
father, and my father picked up "a
rock and threw at him and miss |
ed him. Guirovich did no have gun
at this time; my father was unarmed. |
Guirovich went to his house and got |
a shotgun, and shot deceased. | was
about 10 feet from deceased when he
was shot.
DR.. Endicott and DR.. W. A. Nor
man, the autopsy physicians, made an
examination of the body in D1ytown
on September 10, and testified that
the cause of death was hemorrhage |
due to perforation of the arch of
the aorta, one of the arteries leading
from the heart. The jury found that
deceased died from a gunshot wound |
inflicted by Spiro Guirov1ch with
shotgun. Deceased was "a years OF
age, and native of Mexico.
There we're nine dogs belong ing to