The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-19
Jury Quickly Acquits Hi
Charge Of Murderina
Mike POpich. \
THlRTY-SEVEN MINUTES I
ALL THE TINE REOJI
Deputy Sheriff Is the GRE,
Sufferer as Result a
Trial. i

Steve Maerovich was found
guilty of first-degree murder foy II
Mike Popich at Bingham. Julvk ..hhd
Judge Armstrong; division IH'1
third district court Wednesdsvl 4 tbd
noon. The jury had the case onl, ,,r
ty-seven minutes before retun Ia'''
verdict. j
The testimony was finished lsi. 4. :,
day afternoon and the summing 1
the case began at 9:30 Wed ~
morning. District Attorney ''a1
bourow opened for the state ~ %
followed by Mr. DAILY and NJ. n ia.ld
sen for the defense. County ~ e,s
Hanson, for the state. conchsd ra,l1
arguments.
Maerovich showed change OF a'u1
nance but once, When Mr.. Chri,
Teclted Naerovich's persecutious s5rd
hands of his religious enemies m ,,nsd
oner g face lost its usual mob
preston and Naerovich bun ne
tears. His wife, occupying asa ida
place by his side, was not so bavut
fected. as she can understands 4
English and did not fathom thei "a
ney remarks illou]
Maerovich Is overjoyed.
Maerovieh shook hands witb m
iuror after tbn vard;n. III III VII urd
tho courtroom unmanaeled and anu1
man for the first time since III ss.s
began. He spent his first night - ga
the county jail since his arresn w y
II, with his wife and friends I'VE
city. -on'
In mortal terror of the deadfs "
delta of friends and co.relipionki "]
his victim at Bingham. Maeroyic,'sa v
TO return there and is at a Ia, he
what to do for the present. q lat
Wednesday night, however. Il. he
would spend a month here and a,rll d
ray before nc decides what colsLbo
pursue, sint
In the meantime, one Of his FL
VIII be 10 bring suit 70 recovt1I's
house and Let at Bingham. whicRiyal
sold at shcriff's sale by Deputy rt6n|
Forbes for $3.50, although they I L n
sesscd OF $1,000 This was done ~ lid
Maerovieh was held prisonert wes]
m alleged debt of 5000 the Gvss d
man owed Joe Melich, Forbes ,rn ord
ner in the saloon and gamblin,ryl Al
ness at Bingham. On the witnes f1iicn
IN the murder case it was show hyIl
Maerovjch. the day of the shootilzasG]
paid Melich $l05. and the receipt
showing 8 payment IN full up tsar y
|, ten days before tho shootinpE .Ia5
introduced IN evidence Melich
closure suit was TO recover for flsr 4
odness for beer alleged to haVaor d
furnished TO Maerovich for Julzes
the witness stand, Melich testi6f nat
the suit was 10 recover money iad 1
advanced 10 Maeroyich personalIl lapo1
The purchaser of the prisoner hTc 81
erty was Milo Zaroran, son-inrE The
John Zaroran, the principal witrrng
the state, and a close friend OF a col
More Trouble Feared. ~.
Il is feared that the acqui 4 "a.
Maerovich viii precipitate anotrrind
ligious war between the two fN,n3s
of the race at Bingham, and IT,.
members of the Roman Catholic~a
there are IL fear of their lisI said
a result of the killing Of Popic haz
was an outbreak az Bingham 81 ,ppr|
night between members OF the O. oil w1
factions, and one man, Steve sfIa
4 Greek Catholic, lies at the lIs col
hospital here with i bullet wt4id d
the head, ia at
The shooting OF Dragon a Sol
from an alteration il the UnIol
aJ Bingham over The Maerovna Nr1
Dragon and Roman Catholic Aslls la
got into m argument as to tne proI
mony, which became so heau
Maerovich S co-religiouist drew asso
and shot Dragon. Dragon profas dssi5
to know who his assailant is, 'll wi
has evaded the officers so faf. ''tsts
is no doubt that Dragon and o{ Haner3
his faction know his assailant lark
hiding place. but fear TO tell
of the vendetta of the ~ 1easa
friends. aid
1t has also been reported lSI7,
general boarding place of Mao Sars
friends at Bingham was shot 20 e|
rocked Saturday night. but 20 ,Tpos
can be gained. Apparently 40 III q pl
hurt. sad
Derelict in Duty. lnty j
Another instance OF Forbes j, sue
LECTION IN Office has come 10 nH a
the end of the trial. Becent1 ~
Butkovich, the leader OF tne ~Susc
Catholic colony OF AUSTRIAN .aa
assaulted by Greek Catholic "a ian
was acting as interpreter N
Fearing he would be killed. Spsa she
drew a revolver, but Foyp Of I'D
Malich shaved his hand ana 4 thai
sailant Hed. Butkovich went {: cmd
Lee and swore 10 GO no;,
charging his assailant with ass sstssnen,
battery. The warrant or rf4asucto1
placed in Forbes S hands, putts eou
Vicb s assailant has not been s;,,ior
10 trial, or even arrested, for ss IL !
ter. -. a; lfomia
night, It develops. was t9e mbl;e
= bouncer for foTpes In Ina lfodncd
i a Giant physically, intimida iY;S
,Lrea.S of violence borh ajj \
aud Greek Cathohc Rg f.]
into soen~GG tnelr mopey 90 - .Eur1
lev Club saloon. y. IN !,
To miuimlZe the dange long
outbreak tho MINING pau pInio kland
ham are refusing 10 cinpiy, - the
nrefsrriur other n3tionahtle7N Nspb,
will tend to dcpopulate Bingnas sds
feudists. IN ed thd
The noted vance cnssiiI cniI ccrg Of
suffered several delays, wlii e I'D 81
his morning before Judge al il va ,a \
This trial will attract VIDE = e1dpbt
n will take today, II is e4p7's,taetn,,
mpanel the Jury. l;srt Il