The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-04
BINGHAM MINER
SHOT TO DEATH
Henry Eckman, Finlander, Muir
derousIy Assaulted From
the Rear.
SHOT DOWN IN TUNNEL
OF THE PHOENIX NINE
John ZOrel, an Austrian, Ar
rested on Suspicion and
Placed i'm Jail.

Henry Eckman, a Finn, while propel-
ling an ore car through the tunnels OF
the Phoenix mine at Bingham a few
minutes after IL o'clock Tuesday night.
was shot to death, John Iorol, or Zou-
vich. an Austrian, was arrested on sus-
picion by Deputy Sheriff John Forbes,
eight hours after. and now rests in the
county jail.
Eokman. who was a carman at the
mine was working on the night shift.
The murderer crept up behind him In
the darkness of tho tunnel and fired
three or four bullets into his body. be
crashed through Eckman's back and
passed upward into tho stomach indi-
eating that the murderer must have
been in a STOPPING position when he
plunged forward against his car.
BY the light OF the prostrate miners S
lamp the assassin approached closer and
fired a second shot into Eciman's body,
causing the wounded man to cry out In
agony again. Three more shots were
fred at Eckman by the murderer, but
fed. Eckman's body was pierced by at
least three bullets, it was said Wednes-
day, and maybe more. In all, five shots
were fired,
Inadequate Description.
Max Mucohow, "a Finn miner. and 9TH
ers who were near the scene OF the
shooting in the mine, obtained an made
quate description OF the murderer from
the dim light OF Eclkman's lamp. They
say they believe he is an Austrian 20
rol, who is alleged TO have had words
with Eckman the day before the muir
der, could not be found in his accus-
toned haunts, and suspicion fell upon
him, through Information furnished by
another Austrian taken into custody in
connection with the ARRAY. who proved
f.N t.r Nk,r. 20
threequarters OF a mile down the gulch
and arrested.
Mutterings from the Firms against
Zorol, said to be a bad man, were
heard, and for fear of a lynching the
authorities thought best TO transfer 20
rol 10 the county jail here. Iorol ac-
cording TO the officers. made the boast
at times that he had killed man be
fore he came to Bingham and he didn't
care if he killed another. Deputy Sherin
+. W, Doane brought Horol to Salt Lake.
Bingham against the murderer, as shown
by muttering groups OF men gathered
together after the affair.
The bullet that produced death en-
tered the abdomen and caused hemor-
rhaee from which Eckman bled 10 death.
The victim. who was azout 80 years old,
leaves a widow and a baby in Finland.
Murderer Timed Attack.
The murderer apparently timed his at
tack upon Eckman so that his victim
should have his back to him, as Eckman
had Just started back into the tunnel
with his empty car when the shooting
began.
zorol conveniently forgot all the Eng
lish he knew when he was investigated
at the county Jail. No weapons were
found on him. but he had plenty OF time
in which TO dispose OF such if he had
any. 4 bullet extracted from EcSman's
body is said 10 be OF the same size as
those used in a revolver that Zorol car
rled. Around his waist, next to the sli In
Jailer Burbdke found a money belt with
a purse. that contained SO in gold, %
cents in silver and a one-cent copper
piece. One story OF the probable cause
OF the killing was that Zorol's friend and
Eckman had quarreled on Tuesday and
Zorol took UP the quarrel for his friend.
Ill Feeling Existed.
Telephone advices from Bingham late
Wednesday gave as the cause OF the
shooting the ill-feeing that existed and
exists between the Austrians and the
few Firms employed in the mines 1t was
said that Eckman was about the only
representative of his race working In the
Phoenix. and the Austrians for some
time had been trying to have him re-
moved, but unsuccessfully. The feeling
between the two classes Of workmen is
intensely bitter. 1t Is claimed.
One OF the bullets entered Eckman's
leg, another his thigh and the third the
a abdomen. The bullet entering the alb
domen could not be extracted
Assistant County Attorney David NJ
Haigh Will conduct an investigation, may
be today.