The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-11
STOLID RESERVE
IS SHATTERED BY
STRAIN OF TRIAL
MarovitCh Gives Way to Hys.
terical 0utburSt as Forbes
Gives Testimony.
BIN HAM DEPUTY SHERIFF
SHOWN IN UGLY LIGHT
COURT WILL TODAY VISIT THE
SCENE OF SHOOTING IN
CANYON.

Shaken from The stoHd reserve which he
has maintained during the progress of his
trial Steve Marovitch being tried fer his
life for the murder Of Mike PopOvitch.
sprang half out Of his chair. al an answer
given his attorneys by Deputy Sheriff
Jack Forbes, burst into a torrent of min
gied English and Geek, and when 81
fenced by his counsel. buried his face in
his arms. shaking with sobs.
The outburst was the more unexpected
because Of the apparent indifference with
which AIarovitch has listened to the tcsti-
mony against him, and the expressions
less face which he has turned to his as
cusers. The outbreak was caused by the
denial of Forbes that MarOyitch had been
assaulted and struck over the head with
gun while being conducted from the
scene of the killing to the Jail by the
deputy.
His excited protest. couched as it was
in a mixture of broken English and Aus
trian, was unintellgible TO the jury or the
court. and he was forced into his chair
and quoted by his attorneys He did not
regain his colnposure for some little time.
and remained with his head bowed upon
the back of the chair occupied By his
friend and adviser. Nick BUkOvitch. who
has sat at his side since the trial com
menced.
States Case Is Concluded.
The afternoon session OF the court saw
and also the Introduction Of the most
sensational testimony of the trial. j. l..
Forbes. 8 deputy sheriff Of Salt Lake
county. admitted under oath that he is
proprietor of a gambling house at Bing-
ham. and there was strong implication
by the defense that ne aided the collec-
ton of bills owing to the saloon and gam
bling house by utilizing his power and in
fiuence as an officer of the law. Forbes
denied this vehementy. but it Was
clearly proved that when Forbes went to
warn Marovitch to "cut out any more
trouble" Just prior 10 the murder, Joe
Melich. equal partner with him in the
Berkeley Club saloon, seized the opportg-
/ nifty to collect 800 from MarOvitch which
was owing to the Berkiey club.
Forbes also denied that he had come w
! to Marovitch's house in drunken condi-
7 ten when summoned 10 protect Marc
i witch from the attacks of POpoVitch on
| been any attempt to iljure or lynch Marc
/ witch by the friends OF POpOVitci1 while be
/ was being taken down the canyon from
the scene OF the murder 10 the Jail
Forbes Wears Dark Glasses.
! The attorneys for the defense will I'M
/ doubleday introduce testimony by which
I they hope to prove that Forbes was drunk
on the occasion mentioned. and also thar
| a mob attempted to injure Marovitch
/ while in the custody Of the deputy. Forbes
appeared on the stand with his eyes COW
cred by dark glasses. After the first pre-
/ -. Y
who conducted the examination. de-
/ manded that he remove them in Ofder that
! the jury might see his expression when
! he returned his answers This Forbes re-
/ fused to do stating that he wore them
| by doctors orders. Judge Armstrong
/ ruled that the witness might be dismissed
( for sufficient time 10 secure a certificate
l from DR.. Donoher TO the effect that the
/ glasses were necessary. but Nh. Chris
Jensen did not press the point. although
he alluded to his wish that the jury might
see his expression A number of times dur
ing Forbes examination.
! After the cross examination of Joe Bog
dan had been completed yesterday. Steve
! IOrich took the stand. He gave substan-
( TALLY the same story told by Zaroran.
! Belich and Bogdan- except that he denied
/ that he saw the shift boss. Dick Bray. on
his porch before the shooting He also
stated that II was ZaroTan who had called
out 'POpovitch Is killed Lorich ap-
| peared to have a better general idea Of
! what was required OF him than any of the
Austrian witnesses who have testified 50
far and his examination required less
time than usual.
Forbes Tells His Story.
At the opening of the afternoon session
Forbes was called to the stand. He
I stated on direct examination that he had
| seen Marovitch about > O'Clock Of the day
| of the shooting. that he was arguing ex-
citedlv with man by the name of Rocco.
and that he had told them TO cut out the
quarreiing as he would stand no more Of
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