Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-07
SPECIAL OFFICER
SHOOTS ITALIAN
Those Acquainted Say Affair Was
Unprovoked and That Police
man Was the Aggressor.
BOTH AT THE POINT OF DEATH
Duel Occurred Last Night in olympian
saloon-No Actual Eycwitncsscs
To tic Shooting.

Emil Glascr night watchman en-
ployed privately by property owners
IN South Temple street. and pietro
Marcariili. an Italian. are living at the
poiht OF death in St. Marks hospital
as the result OF 2 revolver duel be-
sN0ei uhe TWO men In front of the
olympia saloon. at 55S west Second
south street, about 2:3O o'clock this
morning.
According TO Lee Love. OF SOC north
FIRST West street. who is employed
by the Star Printing company. and
Morton G. Smith. who lives at 73s
west Second South street both of
whom were present In the saloon
when the trouble started, GIaser was
the aegressor. They say that
Macarilli was standing at the bar.
drinking beer. and chatting with
them. when Glaser came into the
place and began the row by picking
on" the Italian.
CHASER was supposed to be on duty
and walking his beat in South Tenn
pie street at that hour. according TO
Lieut.. HempeI.
Love and Smith say that MarcarilJl
can war. and that he had Just made
statement to the effect that he had
fought in the war. when Glaser
"butted in" and asked In an Insult
ing tone: Did you say you were In
the Spanish war, you dirty dago2"
Narcarllll answered, Yes l was In
tho war" Glaser then sneered, YES,
you were, Where did YOU do any
fighting?" Marcarilli replied. 81 was IN
Cuba Glaser asked, what were You
WITH" Marcarilli replied. II was In
the light artillery
ITALIAN WANTED NO FIGHT.
Glaser walked up TO Marcarilli and
showed him against the bar, saying.
You are a liar You never was in
the war" Glaser then slapped Mar
carilli in the face. drew his revolver,
| and struck the italian over the head
with it. Marcarili said: You ard
! drunk and crazy with whisky I am
not a dago. L am an American. /
have fought for this country. and
was In Cuba. too, but / don't want t0
! fight with you. You have a revolve-s
| and don't want any trouble"
Smith says that Glaser showed that
| he was intoxicated. and he took Glascr
by the arm and tried to persuade him
TO quit qarreling. Glaser shouted. Il
will get the dirty = dago anyway.
| Marcarlli picked up his beer glass and
threw the beer and the glass at Gla-
ser's face. Glaser reached for his re-
volver and MarcariIli fled out of the
saloon through the front door. Glaser
ran after him, and before the other
men in the place could reach the side
walk. they heard the reports OF the
rcvolvers.
There were no eyc-witnesscs to the
shooting and none but the participants
knows which man fired the first shot.
Neither Marcarilli nor CHASER has re-
covered sufficiently to make a state
ment regarding the shooting.
After being removed to the emcr-
eency hospital, where DR.. Frank j..
Steele the police surgeon, examined
their wounds both men were taken IL
St Marks hospital.
PROBABLY FATAL WOUNDS.
A1arcariIli received two bullets in tbs
back. on the left OF the spine. and II
Is almost certain that they will prove
fatal
Chaser was shot twice. one bullet en-
terin2 the right breast, and the other
penetrating the abdomen.
The police have learned from all the
persons acquainted with MsrcarllIi that
he bears a good reputation as peace
able man. Glaser. II is said, WAS amlab:'s
when sober, but became a fully under
the influence OF liquor. and when drunk
he always sought q fight with anyone
with whom he happened to come into
contact. Chaser is known to be OF
ouarrclsome disposition and has been
engaged in numerous alterations. on
more Than one occasion he has beea
caIled upon 20 defend himself on the
charge OF battery Those who arc ao-
ouainted with these facts are inclined
N believe he probably started the row
which resulted in the shooting
Chaser took the place of Special oi-
6oerd 6. c. Eiiey. who was shot TO
death by a holdup whom he was az
toront,ns TO take TO jail. on the night