Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-13
Mike Popovitch Falls Before
Rifle Of Unknown AssaiIant
At Bingham.
WIFE SEES GALACz SHOT.
SncriR Appealed TO for Aid in Sup
pressing Iawlcssncss Among OPP
posing Religious Factions.

steve Narovich will have TO stand
trial for the murder-of Mike popovich,
Mt Bingham canyon Saturday Deputy
Sheriff j. L. Forbes today made out
a charge against Narovich, and signed
Il as complaining witness A num-
her OF foreigners held in the county
jail win be released on bail, as Wit
nesses.
Speculation is still rife as TO who
did the fatal shooting in the Garheld
religious riots. the officers holding 10
the opinion that Mike Pepich and not
Adam Pepich did the firing.
Sheriff Emery was appealed TO yes
terday by citizens of Bingham to send
men to help in the task of maintaining
order. Great excitement prevails In
and about the mining camp AS result
of the religious war being waged
among certain foreigners. During tho
past four days two men have been
murdered by assissins in ambuscade
and yesterday another Austrian was
shot down at tho door of his cabin
and Is now In n serious condition.
On Thursday, July .. Mike Bovich
employed at the Garfield smelter, was
shot down by Mike Pervich, who es-
capod Bovich was taken to st.
Marks hospital, where he made haro
fight for life but died Saturday night
While on his way home from work,
Mike Popovich, a miner at the High
land Boy, near Bingham, was shot
down by Steve Miers. The man lived
but short time. The third shooting
occurred yesterday when Peter Galacl
fell with bullet in his body. The au-
thorities have not SO far discovered
his assaildnt.
WIFE SEES HUSBAND FALL.
When Galacz fell to the ground
wounded. his wife rushed out Of their
cabin. which is in Little Austria" ana
saw n man running away. She said
the man who did the shooting was
Dan Stetich, but when the latter was
arrested, she said she had made u
mistake and that he was not the man.
1t is claimed that the trobule which
led up TO the assassination is of d
religious nature: that there are two
factions among the foreigners in and
about Bingham, one faction being
Greek Catholic and the other Roman
Catholic. Popovioh belonged to the
Greek faction while Galacz belongs TO
the other faction.
Whoever tried TO kill Galacz was de-
termincd to complete the murderous
work Five shots were fired at the
man from the tower on the Highland
Boy aerial tram. One shot struck
Gaiacz in the left leg near the knee,
and another bullet hit him in the groin.
The man will recover. but IL Is likely
SHOOTING OF PRoPovIcH.
Mike Popovich was shot dead by
Steve Aiers while going to work Sat-
urday evening. He was passing Miers'
cabin when the latter opened fire on
Popovich, firing Ave shots at him. ono
of the bullets crashed into the mans
brain and he fell dead. Miers was
quickly surrounded but made no re- ,
sistance. He is now in the county
Jail charged with murder, 1t is claimed
the men had quarrelcd over religion,
Yesterday Sheriff Emery was asked
10 send men TO Bingham, and he
quickly responded Sheriff Emery ac-
companied by DEPUTIES Forbes. Beck
stead and chichester. went to Little
Austria" and worked several hours
vainly trying TO get at the bottom
of the shooting. They obtained but
little information, and even that Is OF
a doubtful character. The foreigners
pretend they did not know the cause
OF the shooting.
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