The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-01
RiepetOwn Again In Lime
light, Ihis Time With
Cutting Affray---Par-
ticulars are Unknown
JOHN TOkOVICH SERIOUSLY IN
JURED BY COMPANIONS WHILE
DRINKING-NO EYE WITNESS
TO FRACAS

cutting serape occurred at
Riepetown early yesterday morning.
in which John Tokovich was severely
cut in the arm with knife, pune
tured in the back and head with
miners candlestick and hit over the
head with a bottle. 1t he received
any other injuries, they were not
made known up to the time of go
ing to press. Joe and Steve Casper
were brought to town yesterday af-
ternoon by Officer Roberts. of Riepe-
town and complaints charging them
with assault with intent to kill were
sworn to by District Attorney Reeves.
The affair took place in an Aus
trian saloon run by man named
Milich. AccofdingIo the story told
by Milich, the men came from the
Veteran mine about one O'Clock yes
terday morning and entered his sa-
loon and ordered several bottles OF
beer. They took seats at q table and
were talking and drinking, when all
OF sudden row commenced. He
Immediately ran into the street and
called Officer Roberts While he was
on the street, Togoyich was cut and
@d4tA ~ hAh tslHi
see the cutting
Officer Roberts stated tgat he Was
called into the saloon and when he
got there he saw several men hold
ing Stave Casper in a chair and he
went and took Joe by the arm and
was in the act of reaching for Steve
when the former grabbed a bottle
off the table and struck Tokovich
over the head, cutting an ugly cash.
The bottle weilder was in the act of
striking the officer. when Roberts
pulled his gun and would have shot
the man, had not the wife of the
proprietor been standing directly be
hind Casper When the prisoners
were brought before Judge Cart
wright, Joe Casper stated to the court
that he was in the saloon with
number of friends, when Tokoyich
entered carrying large butcher
knife and was approaching him In
threatening manner and he had to
protect himself He denied having
used the candlestick but said he was
forced to hit the man with the knife
In order to avoid being cut to pieces.
He said he did not know how Toxic
vieh got cut but said it must have
been when the men tried to take the
knife away from him. When Officer
Roberts entered the saloon there was
no sign of weapons and it was not
until the men had been taken to
jail and he returned to the place that
he found the miners candlestick in
the yard, but was unable to find the
knife When News reporter inter
viewed Milich. he was Informed that
the saloonman saw Casper putting
the candIestick in his pocket as he
returned to the saloon, after calling
the officer.
The preliminary hearing is set for
Friday at 10 o'clock, The men were
pIaced .under $500 bonds and being
unable to raise the amount, were
placed ia the county jail. While
the men were being arraigned, DR..
w. I. Gleason was kept busy putting
stitches in the mans arm and dress
ing the other wounds. From all alp-
pearances, the county will have an
other expensive criminal case from
Riepetown and it is almost a GER
tainty that no conviction can be had,
as there will, In ali probability be
no one to testify against the men
under arrest.