The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-12
Coroner Bramkamp Finds
That Men Who Killed Crack
lie and Borat Acted in De-
fense of Their Own Lives.
ONE OF THE VICTIMS
WAS AN ARCH FIEND
1t Is Alleged Cracklic Killed
His Wife and Three Children
In Cleveland, and Also Had
Killed a Man.

The last chapter in the double MUIR
der in the Austrian camp, near Hiser's
station, last Saturday morning, was
added today, when Coroner A. L..
Bramkamp announced his verdict, free
ing the accused Austrians of all legal
blame in the death of Sam Cracklic
and Stiff Borat, by holding that Fred
Redic, Joe Dulis and Jovo Chupuvic
and possibly others, were engaged in
protecting their property and lives,
when the fatal shots and blows were
delivered.
was given to Judge Fox and after
wards County Clerk Harry E. Penny,
to be placed on file. After reviewing
all the evidence, Judge Fox announc-
ed that he would recall his call for the
summoning of the grand jurors next
Monday to hear the case. The court
is satisfied that justice has been done
and that the Austrians are in no way
to blame for their acts.
The CrackIic Verdict.
Coroner Bramkamp's verdict is as
follows: Sam Cracklic came to his
death from gunshot wounds in the
chest and his skull being crushed,
which wounds were received from the
hands of Jovo Chupuvic, assisted possi-
bly, by Joe Dulic. Fred Redic and pos
sibly others, unknown, while the de-
ceased was engaged in robbery. The
known desperate character of the de-
ceased and his evident purpose and
act at time of his death, justified the
homicide as having been committed in
defense of life and property" The
verdict in the death of Borat is the
same as the Cracklic verdict.
The testimony secured by Coroner
Bramkamp included several pages of
foolscap paper. Several Austrians
who were in the shanty at the time Of
the tragedy, were witnesses at the in
quest The general plan of the shan
ty and the position of the dead men
are all shown as evidence.
Jovo Chupuvic, who is known to be
the man who fired the revolver killing
Cracklic, left the county Immediately
after the killing and has not been To-
Gated since. although it is true that
no special effort was made to make his
arrest, after it became apparent that
he had shaken the dust of Wayne
county from his clothes.
His Bond Returned.
Fred Redic, who was an accomplice.
and placed in the county Jail, has been
released. Joe Dulic. the owner of the
shanty, and who is believed to have
been party to the murder. was re-
leased early in the week on 500 each
bond. which will be returned to him
by Sheriff Linus Meredith.
The bodies of Cracklic and Borat
have been buried in the potter's field
of Earlham cemetery. The state med
ical schools did not want them. Cor.
oner Bramkamp stated this morning
that he had learned from the foreman
on the Pennsylvania construction
work that Cracklic bore a very bad
reputation. 1t is said that he murder
ed his wife and three children in
Cleveland three years ago and then
robbed his wife's body of $3. While
employed In Pennsylvania, Cracklic
bore the reputation Of being a bad
character, and is said to have killed a
man there. Cracklic's reputation in
the old country was even as bad. break
ing Jail and escaping to this country.
Little was known about Borat, but he
was not liked, and Stunned by his fell
low countrymen, because he was a
companion of the desperado.
The officials are still endeavoring 70
locate the two escaped robbers who
accompanied Borat and Cracklic on
their mission of robbery, but who es-
caped without injury. II they are ev-
er arrested, it is probable that they
will be brought back and prosecuted
on a charge of burglary.