The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-06

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murder, state that they heard three
shots fired about 1870 o'clock and
thought they saw two men running
west in the vicinity of the boarding
house.
Didn't Try to Escape.
Dulic did not attempt to escape. He
returned to the camp Immediately af-
ter he had notified the officers here
of the occurrance and awaited quietly
for his arrest Sheriff Linus Mere
dith visited the camp this morning
and took Dulic in custody. Dulic re-
fused to discuss the case much. He
declared that he acted in self defense
and that had he not taken the action
he did he would have been shot. Ac-
cording to his story all Of the Aus
trians in the house were implicated
in the affair and general free for all
fight ensued. He states that he was
house and at the points of revolvers
demanded his money. He says he did
not realize just what it all meant at
first and almost before he could re-
cover his senses and realize what was
going on about him, all of the foreign
ers were engaged in the mixup. He
then seized an ak and knocked BOrat
down. According to witnesses Dulles
wife dealt the blow which felled Cack-
lie to the floor, but Dulic cannot state
as to the correctness of the story be-
20 nf vyi1 f,vcio or ha
time.
Few Speak English.
1t is exceedingly difficult to get any
kind Of definite information in regard
to the affair. Very few of the for
eigners speak English and those who
do speak the language refuse to dis
cuss the matter for fear that they will
implicate themselves. They cannot be
made to understand that the murders
were committed in self defense and
were very probably justified. They
seem to fear that they all are to be
sent to the penitentiary and so they
shut up like CLAIMS at the mere men,
tion of the crime.
Cracklic and Borat have been a nui-
for some time. They are what is
known as professional "spongers" and
refuse to work at any kind of a job.
They make their living by begging off
of their friends. which are few in that
vicinity. Cracklic has been in this
country for eight years, it is said, and
bore a bad reputation. He is said to
have killed man in Pennsylvania
shortly after his arrival in this coun-
try. Borat also bore bad reputa-
tion and has frequently started trouble
| in the camp of Austrians. The two
| hold-up men who made their sensa-
tional escape amid volley of shots,
| are declared to be worthless and shift
less. Their names could not be as
certained.
Coroner Visits Scene.
Coroner Bramkamp of this city, Wis
| tied the scene of the murder this
morning, but has not yet filed his yer.
| dict, owing to the fact that a number
| of witnesses are yet to be examined
which will probably require several
days.
1
did, just after Paul Sutavita, the Aus
| trian who skipped out about two
| weeks ago with over 5000. belonging
| to the foreigners, has caused the great
est excitement to prevail in the camp
Work on Railroad.
The foreigners are employed by
! Drake and Strattan, contractors. and
are engaged in construction work for
the Pennsylvania railroad. Dulic and
| his wife keep the boarding house for
the men. in the little shanty just
north of the railroad, and west OIL
Washington road. It is about two
miles and half west Of Centerville
1t is probable that several more ar.
rests will be made within the course oi
the next few days. The authorities
are investigating the matter and will
endeavor to get every detail of the af
fair.
The double crime has caused more
excitement in Centerville and vicinity
than anything that has happened in
| Wayne county for some time The
general opinion is that Dulic was jus
titled in committing the murders in
view of the fact that his house was en-
tered for the purpose of robbery and
unless he had acted as he did, and
promptly, he would have been killed
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