The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-29

Hogan Sees Nick Gorgos Kick
the PROSTATE Hogan Heir
in the Face.
FEELS HIM WITH BOARD
NEiGHBORS INTERFERE IN TIME
TO SAVE ATTENDANTS LIFE.

Emerging from his house Fast night,
John f. Hogan, a passenger conductor
on the Oregon Short Line, who lives at
121 South Fifth West street, saw his
| five-year-old son lying upon the side
walk with Nick Gorgos, a Greek, stand
ing over the child, kicking him in the
face.
Frantic with rage, Hogan leaped
toward the assaiiant of the child. Tear
ing a board from the fence in the front
of the house, he struck the man upon
the head, knocking him down.
The cries of the child had drawn sew
eral men to the scene from surround
ing houses. They applauded the ven
geance of the fatlfeE until the blows
which Hogan fained upon the man
caused them to fear that the Greek
would be killed. They then seized HO-
gan and endeavored to hold him. For
few minutes there was a terrible
struggle the frenzied father trying to
push aside his friends and neighbors in
his efforts to continue his punishment
of the man who had assailed his child
Taken to Butcher Shop.
While this struggle was going on
Gorgos arose to his feet, his head bleed
ing from wound inflicted by the board
welded by Hogan. Apparently imag-
lining that some of his cOuntrymen had
come to his assistance, he attacked
Robert Berry, who lives across the
street from the Hogan house. Mr.. Ber-
ry promptly knocked the man down.
By that time, Conductor Hogans ex-
citement had cooled. He allowed some
of the friends of GorgOs to remove him
to nearby butcher shop, where the
man was attended by a physician. 1t
took several stitches to close the wound
upon the Greeks head.
When Hogan started to leave his
home, he had only a few minutes I'm
which to catch the train on which he
was to leave OF his regular run on the
Oregon Short Line. Suddenly remem-
bering his duty as a railroad man. he
carried his little son into the house and,
first assuring himself that the child was
in no danger, made dash for the 0. S.
L. depot.
He succeeded in catching the train af-
ter a hard sprint.
Greek Meets Tricycle..
Persons who witnessed the attack
upon the Hogan boy state that the child
was riding a tricycle. in front of his
home and was so absorbed in the enjoy
ment he was having that he did not no
tice the approach of the Greek. In this
way, he ran against GOrgos. The man
at once flew into a tempest of wrath
and, according to those who claim to
have seen the affair, knocked the little
boy from the tricycle. and. while he was
sprawling In the street, kicked him in
the face. Men ran from several direc-
tiOns to rescue the child 1t was at
that moment that Conductor. Hogan
opened his front door.
Il never saw man 81 angry III
neighbor in describing the scene. with
his eyes blazing, he made a rush for
the Greek, pausing only a moment to
tear piece of board from the fence
We thought he was going to kill the
man. | believe he would have done il
if his friends had not stopped him"
1t is said that the small boys of the
nelghborhood are in the habit of
thoughtlessly haunting the Greeks, who
dwell i'm the vicinity. Gorgos. it is
thought, imagined that the Hogan
child ran against him purposely.