Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-13

I and shoot him then and there, the
| following incident being characteristics:
| Edward GraJnert board school
teacher. had done all he could 10 put
down Socialism among his pupils. The
Socialists warned him once or twice,
but he dared them 10 do their worst.
one night. as he was going home from
his betrothed several youths fell upon
him, dragged him to lonely spot near
a disused mill. where their confeder-
ates were awaiting them. They went
through mock trial, in which some
witnesses" declared that he had
worked against the cause"-and he
was sentenced to death. His cries
brought a patrol TO the spot; but not be-
fore one OF the Judges" had morally
wounded him. The patrol fired a volley
and Killed one man who was recognized
as one Grobel a notorious bandit, with
more than one murder To his record
Murderer and victim died before the
ambulance reached them--and, of course
the other ruflians escaped. Grobel's
body was seized by the police and taken
TO the mortuary which was attached
to the military hospital. But the anti
Socialists, who have learned to avenge
their comrades and follow their enc
mics example. entered the building IN
some mysterious way and snatched IL
the night before the funeral was 10
have taken place. 1t was found terri
bly, mutllated on a rubbish heap not
far from the scene of Gra1nert's muir
der. Thus one act of sayagery is fol-
lowed by another. till both sides have
become lnhuman In their cruelty, and
seem to vie with each other, In finding
out some new revenge. GalInert's case
Is common enough though generally
the murderers get Off scott free, SO
afraid are the police of being Killed
by order of the Black Band.
INCREDIBLE SCENES
The mere recital OF these daily horrors
would FIJI volumes. one week the So
cialsts have their orgies of blood, kill
ing and wounding wholesale: the next
the anti-Socialists enjoy their revenge,
killing or wounding. n possible, the
same number OF victims as their enc
niles. Some of the scenes which have
disgraoed LODI are almost incredible,
the anti-Soclallsts had an active leader,
Koperek by name, who had been on
the killing committees" for SOME
months. A few workmen betrayed him
ana he was shadowed. But he always
had strong guard. and II was some
time before they could get him with
only one friend. That day came, how
ever, and his enemies followed them
from the min TO within a short distance
Of his hOure. Koperek began to get
nervous ana slipped into house, hop-
ing 20 escape by the roof. His pur-
the roof which he did by means OF
chimney and followed him.
WILD CHASE: BLOODY END.
A Wild chase followed. Koperek
crawling over the slaning roofs as well
ns he could and the others pursuing.
But they We're six ~ one. and sur
rounded him. BY this time a large
crowd had collected IN the street be-
low Koperek, knowing that death
awaited him I'm any case ana choosing
tho less horrible jumped nom tho roof
But ne fell ONO the crowd below, who,
without exactly knowing why. began
10 tear him limb from limb. When his
pursucra called from the roof TO stone
him. they were obeyed aud by the tima
The military and the ambulance had
arrived an that remained OF the victim
WAS manglod bleeding mass which
could not be recognized az Koperrk
even by his own family. and it WAS not
until the passport had been taken from
his pocket that they knew who II was,
WRONG MAN SHOT
often the wrong man IL the victim,
An old man named Pllatowsh was shot
Instead on his son. though there was
about 30 years difference In their ages,
ana the father had white beard, while
the son wears n black mustacho, Tho
next DAY young fellow named Jan