The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-15
Threats Are Recalled.

After the jurors had again taken their
seats after the examination of Scranich
and Wackstine as to intimidation of
Scranich, Scranich testified that about
four months ago he was in the Berkeie
Club saloon when Marovich, weeping
and much excited, came in and told
Forbes and Meiich that Popovich had
threatened to shoot him, and that he
had kicked in the door of his house. On
cross examination. Scranich stated that
he had been arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Forbes for the shooting of Pete Bog
dan. TIE prosecution endeavored to in
validate his testimony on this ground,
but the witness showed that he had
been eXonerated by the supposed DEATH
bed confession of Bogdan, and that he
had been arrested by Forbes when he
himself came to the Berkele Club sa-
loon to give notice of the shooting. The
preliminary hearing of Scranich shows
that the county attorney simply de-
sired to hold him as witness. Forbes
is implicated in the alleged attempt to
prevent the conviction of the real as
sailant of Bogdan.
Tom Painovich was then called for
the defense. He proved a most dense
and ignorant witness. He told that he
had been sitting on the coal box in
front of the Marovich house at the time
shooting had started he had run behind
the house of Dick Bray, the shift boss
He substantiated the general story of
the witnesses for the defense. On cross
examination, he stated that Popovich
was walking on tie foot path alongside
the road. and that MaroVich had just
come out of the house as Popovich
came up the canyon, and that he had
been in the house prior to that time.
Saw Beginning of Quarrel.
George Popovich was then called He
stated that he was not related in any
way to the dead man. and that he was
boarding with Marovich at the time OF
the shooting. He stated that he was
seated on the porch of the Marovich
house at the time of the shooting, and
that he saw Rocco Stiiinovich, Mike
Biockovich. Mellovich and other wit
nesses for the defense around the coal
box. He stated that he could not see
Popovich after the latter passed the
| corner of the house. but that he could
see Marovich at the time OF the shoot
ing. He said, however, that he saw
Popovich come up the road.
On cross-examination it was impos-
sible to get the witness off the porch
and the witness seemed unable to tell
what he did after the shooting, except
lndl ne went across the road 10 another
house. He stated that he saw the be-
ginning of the quarrel between Marc
vich and Popovich, and that Popovich
was alone when he first saw him. He
| stated that he had a dinner bucket in
one of his hands, and that he held his
pipe in his mouth. He stated that
Popovich spoke to Marovich first, say
ing, Il am going to shoot YOU Marc
! vich then said. II want you to keep
away from me and my wife and my
| boys" He then saw Marovfch go into
the house, come out and begin shoot
ing. He said that while he did not see
the smoke from the gun held by Marc
Vich. he saw the general direction in
which the gun was pointed. He stated
that Popovich continued the verbal
! fray while he walked up the road. al
though he had passed beyond the wit
ness sight.