Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-17
END OF TRIAL
NOW IN SIGHT.
Steve Marovich Tells More of His
Troubles in Bing-
ham.
WIFE ACCUSED PoPovlCH
Told Her Husband Of the Assault Be-
fore the Shooting--Nlay Reach
Jury Tomorrow.

For three hours and half this fore
noon Steve Marovich, who is facing
q jury in Judge Armstrong; court on
q charge of murder, was on the witness
stand, under cross-examination. His
direct examination yesterday occupied
two and q half hours. He had told
the whole Of his story when court con-
vened at $3.50 o'clock today. and dur
ing the entire forenoon there was lit
Tie brought out that had not previous
ls been related.
Marovich was not shaken nor did he
materially contradict himself while be-
| ing questioned by County Attorney
| Hanson today. He was considerably
! paler than yesterday and gave evidence
| Of having spent a restless night. AL
| no time did he become unduly eX-
| cited, but today. as yesterday, his ans
| WerS We're accompanied by ge$tula-
| tons
| The gist Of Mr. Hanson's questions
| concerned an occurrence alleged to
| have taken place about the Gath or 25th
| of June, when upon coming home from
! Il night shift at the mine Marovich
! found his wife in tears. She told him
| that trouble had occurred during the
| night over some beer bought from her
| by Popovich and two other men. the
| last two being strangers to her. The
| men refused to pay for the beer, and
| the trouble that followed. Mrs Marc
! vch told her husband, almost resulted
| in the death Of herself and the two
unnamed men. Marovich said his
! wife begged of him to move away
| from Bingham, to avoid further trou-
| Bile.
INTENT OF PROSECUTION.
The evident intent of Mr. Hanson iii
following the line of questioning was
! to get the witness to admit that the
| trouble complained of by Mrs. Marc
vich to her husband occurred, not be-
cause Popovch had made an attempted
| assault upon her, but because he re-
fused to pay for the beer. the inference
| being that the more serious charge
| against Popovich was made after the
| killing as a justification for the deed.
| On direct examination Marovich de-
tailed mis- activity since coming to
America. three and half years ago.
| For u period of % months he resided
in Murray, removed to Bingham, after
wards returning to Murray and then
I, again Went to Bingham. HIS acpuaint.
alrce with Popcvich dated almost from
| the time he came here. The first
trouble with Popovich came as n result
of the latter's discharge from the High
land Boy. lie blaming Marovicli for
causing his dismissal After this time
| trouble between the two men was fire.
quent, and Marovich avered that his
| life was frequently threatened by
Popovch. These threats We're usu-
ally carried to Marovich by
his guard. Once. he said, Po-
povich attacked him with brass
lnuclles, that he complained to
Deputy Sheriff Forbes. but that the Of
ficer failed to arrest Popovich. He tes-
tilted that he met Popovich ON the road
on juno 10 and that Popovich said to
him, This Is the last time. / will fix
you tonight
WIFE TELLS STORY.
Coming down to the date of the
killing, Marovich said he had a long
talk with his Wife early in the morn
ing, and 1t was then that she told him
Of the attempted assault on the part
. OF Po1oVich. some 10 or Is days before
TIe could scarcely get the story from
her lips. so fearful was she that lle
| would become angry and lay the bland
on her. He went to work that day, nd
said because he feared he would be d!si
charged il he did not. In the afternoon
as he was helping his wife wash dishesl
he saw Popovch passing the house
! He went to the door and told Popovicii
he wanted him to let him. his wife and
his affairs alone. In answer Popovich
stuck out mis- tongue, at the same time
pulling u revolver. Marovich then re
lated that he went into the house, pro-
cured his own revolver. and began to
shoot at his opponent. after Popovich
had fired the first shot.
The states attorneys intimate1 that
they would not consume much time
this afternoon in concluding the cross
examination OF Marovich, and the de-
Tense said they would call only one or
two more witnesses. The case will prob
ably go to the jury tomorrow