The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-24
CAUSED BY THE
DAVIS TRAGEDY
One Hundred Greeks Out of
Employment Driven from Ely,
New, by Citizens.
K0lAS DEAD IN M0RGUE
WOUNDED OFFICER CANNOT
POSSIBLY SURVIVE.
KoLAS DEAD IN MORGUE
(special Correspondence.N

Especial Correspondence
Ely, New, Jan. 21.-Loaded into two
boxcars, herded together by armed
guards. nearly a hundred Greeks
passed last night in Ely waiting to be
transported to some other point, most
probably to Cobre. This will be DONE
it is stated, this morning. All of the
men were found to be unemployed. and
as a result of the high feeling caused
by the shooting of Deputy Constable
Sam Davis, were rounded up. About
fifty employed Greeks were left IN
molested. although they were disarmed
Besides these, three Greeks are in JAIL
one of them, Tony Vassa, aged % be
ing Identified by Davis as the man who
shot him, and Peter Kogos, aged 81
with j. Sperimas, age 10, being held as
witnesses, Davis saying that they We're
present when the shooting took place
Damon Kolas, aged "a, lies dead at
NeVin & Browns undertaking estab-
lishment as the result of being shot
while offering resistance to arrest,
Monday night.
Prisoners Brought In.
Events were crowded into yesterday
which might well occupy week in
transpiring. All through Monday night
the posse sent out after the would-be
murderer and his supporters searched
for them, but without success. AS the
lines closed at daylight results began
10 come thief and fast. Kogos and
Sperimas were first brought in and
lodged in Jail, and about O'Clock
Frank Watts of Ely and Mr. Smith.
while searching the country about
Steptoe station, ran across Vassa.
When ordered to throw up his hands
the man complied instantly and ad-
Nancing was found to be unarmed. 1t
is thought that he was warned by the
fate which had been met by Kolas
when offering resistance. He was also
brought in and lodged in Jail
The men are held strictly incom-
municadO. and no one aside from the
officers are allowed TO see them. This
is in accordance with the state law
which provides that none can see a
man accused of a felony without writ
ten permission from the district attor-
ney, the jailer, warden or constable in
charge of the prison in which they are
confined. Vassa is kept strictly separ-
ated from the others and is not allowed
to hold conversation with them.
Feeling at McGill has begun to die
down somewhat and the loading of the
men on the bCXcars was ACCOMPLISHED
who was employed was placed under
arrest, the Officers combining operations,
it is stated, TO the men who were evil
IDENTIFY loafing and without employ
ment of any kind.
Davis Cannot Survive.
Davis, the wounded officer. will not
long survive the effects of his hart, il
is thought The bail in entering his
al mic n
times The very nature of the injury
practically precludes recovery. He has
been conscious every moment since the
shooting except when under effect of
anaesthetics administered before he
was operated upon by attending physi-
clans as a last hope for saving his life.
His side of the story, beyond the first
brief statement he made, has never
been obtained. Excitement might bring
on the fatal end of his sufferings and
questions have therefore not been put
to him as otherwise they would have
been.
Damon Kolas died shortly after 2:SO
a. m. yesterday. 1t was at first thought
that his wounds would not be fatal
but later developments showed any
Vestige of hope entertained for his re-
covery unfounded. He was shot once
in the right leg and again in the face,
his whole lower jaw being practically
torn away. This was done, il is stated,
by j. A. Smith, yardmaster at the
smelter, when the man attempted to
draw a weapon after being ordered to
stop.
Immediately up0n receipt of the news
of the mans death Coroner Cartwright
and an undertaken went to the spot
from Ely and after viewing the re-
mains and empaneling a jury, the in
quest was held. The verdict was death