Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-11
FIRED SIX SHOTS
INTO HIS BODY
Bloody Tragedy in the Austrian
Colony on Fifth West
Last Night.
STORY OF DOMESTIC TROUBLE
Herman Obroyitch who Elopcd With
\ Woman and s7O0 Murdered by
Triclscd Husband.

IrlCkcu ttusUdi1U.
AT O'ponnei's undertaking parlors
lies the bullet riddled body OF Hermun
Obrovitch, an Austrian who was shot
six times about S o'clock last evening,
according to witnesses. by Stanisa Nc
SIGH; locked In cell at the city JAN
and being detained until the murderer
is unprecedented, is Mrs. AMIGA Mesich.
The entire police force IL searching for
the man who fred the fatal shots The
man seems TO have made good his es-
cape.
The murder occurred near a bunk
house at the west end of the Oregon
Short Line viaduct over North Temple
street and was the elimination of un-
fathfulness OH the part OF Mrs. Me-
SIGH who is said 10 have eloped with
obrovitch and robbery Of $500 from
Mesich by the pair.
soRDID TRAGEDY.
The Austrian colony is very much
wrought up over the affair. and excite
ment was at high pitch last night,
but the countrymen. of the principals
in the tragedy do not seem at all
anxious TO assist the police in running
down the murderer. II Is generally
understood among them that Obrovitch
and Mrs. Mesich eloped and that they
stole $500 from the woman's husband.
For some time Mesich has been pro-
prietor of boardinghousc at GARFIELD.
The runaway couple went TO Nevada
and returned recently after Obrovltch
had gambled away all the money he
could get hold Of
PIERCED BY SIX BULLETS.
The man who fred the fatal shots
made sure OF his Job. The body OF
Obrovitch was pierced by six bullets.
One entered the right side, three into
the left shoulder. one in the right chest
and the sixth IN the lower part of the
right chest. In addition to the bullet
wounds there is cash in the dead
mans forehead where he was struck q
vicious blow with revolver or blunt
instrument.
ABUSED THE WOMAN.
1t is claimed by the woman that
Obrovitch gambled away all the money
they had and then began to abuse and
beat her. She finally decided 10 leave
the man and return TO her husband.
A short time ago the pair returned
from Nevada, Saturday night Obro-
witch told Gus Belich of the Bismarck
saloon that he was going to Garfield
and get $3.50 from Mesich and II the
latter refused to give him the money.
he would kill Mesich.
MESICH FOLLOWED.
Obrovitch apparently changed his
mind about going TO Garfield, as he
was in Salt Lake and WAS seen going
I'm the direction of the clubhouse, where
the shooting occurred. Meslch was in
Gus Capucchios saloon on west First
South street last evening and had a
letter from a friend who informed him
that his wife and Obrovitch were IN the
city. Mesich also learned from the
saloon keeper that the woman had been
In the saloon short time before. The
woman went toward the viaduct and
Mesich followed. few minutes later
Obrovitch entered the saloon and learn
ing the direction taken by Mrs. Mesich
and her husband. he went that way al
SO. In a short time the men came to-
gether, and the shooting followed Just
what passed between them is not as
Vet known.
FOUR SHOTS IN BACK.
Mike Gobache was cutting meat in a
shack near the scene Of the tragedy and
heard the two men wranGling, but did
not hear what they said He looked out
and recognized Obrovitch and Mesich.
He says he saw the latter draw re-
Volver and strike ObravitCh OH the
head. The latter then pulled gun and
Mosich began firing rapidly into obro-
Vitchs body. After the first two shots
were fired Obrovtch attempted to get
into the bunkhousc but Mesich, Accord
ing to Gobache fired four shots into
his victims back. Obrovitch was killed
almost instantly. Mesich then disap-
peared but short time after showed up
at the Little Australian saloon at 50
north Third West and boosted that he
had killed his enemy
HIDING FROM POLICE.
Tho police were notified as soon as
possible and had the body removed 10
the undertakcrs. Justice Dana r.
Smith was summoned and after viewing
the remains aud learning the cause
OF tho shooting said there would prob
ably be no inquest Every available
officer on the force, Including the detec-
tlves. were put to work to run down
AIesich and also to locate the woman
They are stlll searching for the man
IN the opinion Of some he went to Gar
field. but others believe he Is IN hiding
with friends In this city.
MRS. MEsICH LOCATED.
II was after midnight before Mrs
Meech was located. Officer G. 4. Carl
son found her Ia the o. S. l.. Yards
sitting on a box near a freight car
The woman was crying aud was unable
10 speak n word ~ English. After hoinr
taken to the police station she made .
statement through an interpreter
RUN OUT OF ELY
The woman admitted that about G.
days ago she eloped with ObroNltch ana
went to Ely, New, ana remained there
| until about week ago when the mar
| was run out OF town ror cheating al
/ gambling games, She said Obrovitcl
/ squandered all the money they had ant
! then began calling her vile names and
| finally beat her She decided 10 return
to her husband and declares that Obro,
witch Dragged around that she sill
! lnVed him and that he would get hel
back, Tho woman declares she did MOI
| see tho RhnnIlnp and thai She Left tht