Albuquerque evening citizen., 1907-02-22
HISTORY OF THREE BRU-
TAI CRIMES COMMITTED.

Duluth, Mimi: Three men, each
accused of taking the life of human
being, now occupy cells in the county
Jail. One is an object of pity; tho
other two are victims of ungovernable
tempers, while all are victims of
drink, that deadly evil that has
caused the downfall of most of those
who are today confined in prisons
throughout the country.
Two of the unfortunate prisoners
do not deny the charge. Each admits
that he slew a fellow being. Their
brains were fired with liquor, they
say; insane passions overwhelmed
them.
One of the alleged murderers-a
youth scarcely 20 years old-in a
drunken frenzy killed his own
mother. He did not know at the time
what he was doing, but awoke on
the day following to find himself be-
hind prison bars, and to hear from
friend that his mother was no more,
and that he had killed her. He Is
Daniel Aho, the prisoner who is an
object of pity. His cell floor. is
washed daily with his tears, and his
mind, already racked with grief, 1t is
feared, cannot stand the awful strain
to which it has been subjected.
Peter Brosovick is the second of the
trio. The bandages on his head cover
wounds into which a finger can be
put. His whole head is lacerated,
and parts of his body also, cut with
a knife in the hands of the man he
slew. Brosovick, the man he killed
and another engaged in a game of
cards in a Hibbing saloon. Broso-
wick and Rukavina gave the third
man a big mitt' and skinned him
out of SIS. They quarreled over the
division of the spoils. Rukavina
drew a knife and stabbed his late
confederate. AS the latter fell he
pulled a pistol and shot Rukavina
three times, killing him instantly.
The tragedy was over; one man was
dead, the other was writhing in agony
on the floor. He was conscious now
that he had killed another, and in
fear he left the place and entered
another saloon where he was over
taken and placed under arrest. He
was given a preliminary hearing in
the municipal court at Hibbing and
was held to the grand jury. He was
later brought to the county jail.
Dan Bosovick is the third alleged
homicide in the county jail. He de-
nies all knowledge of the crime Of
which he is accused. If his allega-
tions are correct, he is the victim of
circumstances. and may have to pay
the penalty for a crime which an
other member of his party should
suffer for. A group of Austrians
was celebrating the Greek Christmas
on January Z at the Hull-Rust loca-
ton near Hibbing, and Bosovick was
among them. He had a grudge against
one of the party and, it is alleged,
threatened to kill him. Later, when
drink had robbed him of his reason
ing, he attempted to find a man who
was known only by the name or
Steve, to kill him. Steve had been
warned to keep out of Bosovicks
way. Shortly after, pistol shot rang
out and Mike Erobrockcic fell dead.
Bosovick had no quarrel with Fro
brockcic, but mistaking him for
Steve, it is claimed, fired.
Bosovick denies all knowledge of
the crime. claiming that it was not he
who did the shooting. The Austrians
in the party would tell nothing of the
affair, so, as suspicion pointed strong
ly to Bosovick, he was arrested and
will have TO answer for it.