The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-06
DEFENSE RAISES
RELIGIOUS ISSUE
EARLY IN TRIAL
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leg above the knee. He stated that the
revolver which he saw Narrower throw
was found about twenty-seven% lnenes
d dTOm PopichS body ana mo h ina Side o'''"
AFTER a long series of questions ne al
mitted that the dinner buckets OF MN
SELF and. his three companions, Bench,
Bogdan and Lorich, were found by friends
at the mouth of the No. tunnel When
questioned as to the distance Of the mouth
of the tunnel from the shooting ne stated
that he thought il was about seventy TO
eighty PAGES from the shooting, and also
admitted that the mouth OF the tunnel
was around bend In the road ana ABOUT
eight &c ten PAGES from the road itself
P. ]. DAILY then put a long series or ques-
tons as to the reason for the four men.
of whom Zaroran was one, going TO work
at O'Clock and also as 10 the color OF
the clothes which Marovich wore on that
day Zaroran stated that the guns held
by Marovich were black. but that ne was
unable to describe the clothes which the
defendant wore except to say that tney
were clean" Mr. DAILY also introduced a
number OF questions as to the time al
which the various events narrated oc-
CURED. Under severe cross-examination
Zaroran again told how. he mad seen Pop
ich fall after the first shot. low Marovich
had advanced three PAGES toward his VIC
tim, firing three more shots, and threw
the gun from his left hand toward Pop
ich's body.
Religious Question Raised.
Mr.. DAILY then asked Zaroran what re
ligion he professed. The witness stated
that he was a member of the Servian
church. He was then asked the differ
ence between the Greek Catholic church
and the Servian church. He stated in re-
ply that they were distinct AT this point
county Attorney Hanson objected ana MS
objection was sustained. Mr.. Daily then
asked the witness
Who is the head of the Seryian
church,
Al.
pope was the head of the church. He
was then asked if he belonged to the
same church as Marovich, and stated that
he did not. When asked TO what church
Marovich belonged he said that Marovich
belonged TO the Catholic church. Mr..
Daily then asked:
Has there, to your knowledge, been
any trouble between the Servian church
and Marovich's church in Bingham prior
to July 11?''
Mr.. Loofbourow objected and said that
while the matter OF religious difference
might become important during the trial
IL was out of place at the present time
and On cross-examination. After consid-
cradle argument as to the wording of the
question IT was withdrawn and the wit
ness was asked:
Has there been any trouble between
the members of the Servian church and
Marovich's church,
He answered that he did not know.
Murdered Mans Friend.
Under Mr.. Days cross-examination
Zaroran was forced to say that he had
met Popich three years ago, in Pueblo,
Colo, where the latter was working in
the steel mills; that he had met him
again in Bingham about three months
before his DEATH and that during those
three months he had worked in the High
land Boy as partner with Popich and
that he had occupied the same room with
him at Mike Bogdan's boarding house
He also stated that he had known Pop
ich's mother all his life. AT this point
court adjourned until 10 O. clock this morn
ing.
1t is evident from the questions of the
attorneys for the defense that they hope
to prove that Zaroran, Belich, Bogdan
and Lorich could not have seen the &C.
to which Zaroran testified
When he described how Popich lay after
he had fallen. Zaroran got down on the
floor and showed the exact position of
the body.
The cross-examination of Zaroran will
continue this morning.
John Wachstine. who is checking the
Interpreter for the state, objects strenu-
1usly to being called negro He saws
that he is a pure Arab from Tripoli, or
some other gum arabic seaport, and has
nothing in common with the sons of Ham.