The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-12
AUSTRIAN SLAYS
HIS V|FE'S LOVER
Herman 0brOvitch Is Literally
Riddled With Bullets by
Stanisa Mesich.
ELOPEMENT AND THEFT
HAVE A FATAL SEQUEL
Meet in SquaIid Bunkhouse and
One Man Drops, With Six
Shots in Him.

ViaduCt over North lemPle SIIceI. iuc
slayer, according to what information
can be extracted from cyewitne6ses,
was Stanisa Mesieh, proprietor of an
Austrian boarding house at Garheld.
The motive was the fact that Obrovltch
and Mesich S wife eloped together
some months ago, taking with them
500 of Mesich S money. Up to late
hour Mesich had not been arrested.
There is no apparent desire on the part
of the Austrians TO help the ponce
catch him.
Obrovitch s body was literally rid
died with bullets. One entered the r!gDt
side near the back; three went INTO the
left shoulder. while one entered the
upper right chest and the sixth went
into the lower right chest. Before shoot
ing Obrovitch, Mesich struck HIM IN
the forehead with his revolver and IN
hieted an ugly CASH
Woman Cause of Shooting.
II seems to be matter of general
knowledge among the Austrians that
Obrovitch and Mrs Mesich eloped some
time ago, though none OF them appear
10 fix the exact date. They went to
q Nevada, however. and returned only n
short time ago. Obrovitch. II is claimed,
pambled away the 500 OF Mcslch S
money which he and the woman took
with them when they levauted
Obrovitch, it seems, was not satisfied.
He told Gus Behch of the Bismarck sa-
loon Sunday night that he was gong
out to Garfield to get $3.50 from Meslch,
and that if he didn I get II he would
kill the man. What claim ObrovItch
had on Mesich after stealing the lat
ter's wife is a point which has not been
cleared up.
Evidently, however, Obrovitch didn't
90 TO Garfield, for Monday evening
Mesich showed up in Gus Capucchlo S
saloon on West First South street with
letter which friend had written hlm
from Salt Lake, saying that his wife
had returned here. Meslch learned that
his wife mad been in Capucchlo 5 place
shortly before he arrived there, and that
she had gone in the direction of tho
bunkhouse, lie started that way him"
self
IIavo Fatal Meeting.
Soon Obrovifcn. too, came into the sa.
loon. got q glass Of beer, and, on being
informed of the direction the woman
had taken, went that way also. The
details of what happened afterward are
unknown All that is known is that
Obrovitch and Mesch came together at
the bunkhouse, and that Mesich, after
shooting Obroyltch to death, disap-
peared.
The shooting must have occurred in
the presence of hundred Greeks, Aus.
TRANS and nondescripts, but none of
them seems willing TO tell anything
about it, Officer Howell and Officer Ri
lev who were the first policemen 70 ar
rive on the scene. took Bourbon Carlo,
an Austrian who was found in a room
adjoining where the body was found
into custody, and he was taken to the
police station and questioned. He claims,
however. that he was cutting meat when
the shooting started. and while he saw
ii. he did not know Mesich's name.
Detectives Shannon and Wilson and
Officers Staines and Doty investigated
the case. and discovered the causes and
incidents leading up to the killing.
1t is thought that hs may have re-
turned to Garfield, though more prob
able theory is that Austrian friends are
hiding him from the police.
obrovitch Was Married.
1t IS apparent that Obrovitch was
married to another woman when he
eloped with Mrs Mesich On his per
son was found a marriage certificate
showing that he had welded Katie
Mctusch on June %, 1906. He was a
man about thirty FIVE years old, and was
not popular among mis- fellow country
men, nome of whom bctray any regret
that Mesirh killed him. II couldn u be
learned last night where Obrovitch and
the woman had been stopping since
their return from Nevada.
The police drag g-net is out for Mesich
but the description obtained is mea
ger one. and he may bc,spirited away.
Mrs. Mesich Arrested.
MrS. Mesich was arrested shortly afte,
midnight b. officer Carlson. She was
found in the Oregon Short Line yards
sitting q box and hudded against 9
freight car She cannot speak a wore
of T-pulisb.
According 10 her story, she and obro
witch eloped about Sixty days ago. They
a week ago. when Obrovltch was run
out Of town for, crooked gambling, They
returned 10 Salt Lake About four dayi
ago Mrs. Mesich returned to her husband
She was dissatisfied. she says. with he
life as Obrovitchs mistress lie failet
10 buy. her clothes and other things
which he had promised to buy and II
addition. called her vile names WhcI
she returned 10 her husband, she claims
Obrovitch began talking around that sh
still loved him and that no would &c
her back.
obrovitch Plotted Murder.
Obrovitch. she declares Went 10 Car
GeiG Sunday with the intention Of kiln
her husband. but failed 10 find him Mon
Salt Lake. but whether they came, Ia
gether or not could not be learned. The
times: In fact. The woman's story doe
not dovetat with the story that Mesic
showed Capucchio . letter frop j frlen
saying that his wife was In /Sat IlakI
Mrs. Mesich declares she did not Sc
the killing. She left the bunlthouse an
was not seen again until found on N
railroad tracks hours later. She declare
that size is sorry she ever left her hus
band. and the latter, H. would appear Ia
forgiven her. She locked up becaus
the police believe that with her in Jail liz
husband is more likely TO show up wheI
they can lay their hands him.
After the killing. II rs said Mesc
went into the Austrian saloon at Thir
West and North Temple streets. ~
1iceman who did not know OF the KILN
was in the place at the time. Mssc
spoke 10 the men In the saloon In Aus
trian and told them that ne had lslle