The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-11
Admits That He Is a Psrt|
Saloon and GambIis|
Business,
JOINT OWNER WITH
JOE MELICH.
Days Developments in ths
Of the Maerovicb Mn,
der Case.

). l.. Forbes one of Sheriff d
Emery's deputies at BipoA.,-
the startling admission upon ~
in the Maerovich murder os,,
day, that he is the Joint own
Joe Melich, d member of IL.
Catholic faction Of Austriaus. h
loon and a gambling house at RI
The admission was wruue a.
witness on cross-examinstion Il
reluctantly, Deputy Forbes AZ 4
nying that he docs anything 4
ham besides taking cara
peace but Soren K. Christian
ly got the information from M
he owns half-interest in the b
Club saloon and that there h
bling dive IN the saloon,
On direct examination. Denntv
said that there had been trosb|
lier in the day, before the shoo1
Popich, between Maerovich and
named Rocco, in front of Masr.
place, and that he had ordered
vich and Rocco TO cease ana;
Popich had also guarded w1tb
and had asked that Rocco be h
After interceding between ~
and Rocco, Deputy Forbes said h
to the Berkeley Club saloon. &
there only q short time when i
called back 10 Maerovich's plac|
Lying on she Ground.
Deputy Forbes found Popich
upon the ground, surrounded by' 4
persons, among them Rocco. B]d
and Frokovich. whom he arrest
Maerovich. He found a revolve
by Popich's side, he said, which
in his pocket, and also obserys
ich S pipe resting in his opeu-ur
According to previous tes
Maerovich, when Deputy Forbe|
ed to- the jail with him and u
other prisoners, had attempted
cape, and the defense on the d
animation of Forbes triad To shd
q mob had tried to take Mn|
away from him and lynch him.
said that as they passed the
company's store Maeroyich
other three broke away and 4
escape, and that he had set ou|
| Maerovich and captured bin
200 feet. He lost Popich 8 euu
chase. he declared, in responss
intimation that ii had been
from him by one Of the mob ID
legged struggle to take Maeroyif
| from him. Forbes denied, howey|
there had been any attempt 70
prisoner away from him, 81
Maerovich, who had shown 10
agitation in the trial so far,
greatly excited. Maeroyich|
| Showed intense agitation when
| denied that he had been strue|
the head with a revolver.
Forbes also testified that fIlu|
rectiou the bullet that passed
| Popich s dinner pail took, Il c0
have been fred from behind,
portant point for the defense.
admitted, too, on cross'examinsu|
| Macrovich had appealed to bin
three times for protection from
In response TO the quesno1
| whether he knew that his salo|
| patronizod by Greek CATHOLICS
by Roman Catholics, he saia
supposed so.
To Collect a Bill
It was further brought out q
examination that Melich, Foree1
ner in the saloon and gsmpnp
ness. went to Maerovieb S nou
afternoon of the shooting 70
biIl, placed at $l05 by the g.
S35 BY the defense, from Aae
and that while Melich was tls!e
appeared, The line Of quesIioz
the defense insinuated that foI
anneared 70 intimidate, t1ie'
nresence as a deputy sheriff A
into settling the bill. totux ct!xs
tha: Dan Stetich, Q Greek Io'so
trian. hit Maerovich over Una y
a revolver, which the dete1ssa detsa
to show was Popich 8 gum Eaf
was taking Maerovich 10 JAN
shooting. a., ,-;,r
recalled. On the irst Crosse e
he said that his plumber a.
was All; at the second clo1 e;
tion he said it was 5os' g.,
Christensen pressed him f3s
rect answer Dobt told MN y
of his business. A severe
from the court followed. r,,z
With the conclusion Of ~ re'1
timony the state rested, pus
about 4 O'Clock the detenS 1;nS,s
start, and court was adloaas ass
late this afternoon, 70 give M ~
charge OF Deputy SneIih p;reI I
another chance TO e, 10 p,1 aa;,
view the premises OF anu
the shooting. The defense lief
Witnesses. VIII Which it viii t take .,'
the week to examine, Ihe ,ss ~
viii VII he the last to take. tns
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