The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-24
SHOOTING MAY
END N. N.DEATHS
Two Greeks Perhaps Fatally
Wounded by +. P. Stathakos,
a COuntryman.
RESULT OF QUARREL IN
GREEKT0WN GAMBLING DEN
Dispute About Five-Cent Piece
Leads TO Serious ARRAY
Later.

t. F. Stathakos, a brother OF the Greek
banker, y. =, Stathakos. shot and prob
ably fatally wounded Louis Poulos and
Gust Mcritsas. two Greeks, Tuesday
night at o'clock. The shooting took
place In front OF the Athens coffee house,
533 West Second South street. y dis
putc during the forenoon over gambling
game, In which cents was involved. led
10 the shooting. Both wounded men were
removed To the Emergency hospital and
then taken 10 ST. Marks hospital. Merit
sas has chance to recover, but grave
doubts are entertained for the recovery
OF Ponlos. Stathakos and q relative. LOUIS
kopsakos said TO have been implicated
In the shooting, were arrested by Patrol
man kcynon Immediately following the
shooting.
The shooting was done with q .5s-caIl
Der Colts revolver,
According 10 the police, Paul PoulalSos,
n Greek. and Louis Poulos were engaged
in ~ game of cards for money in the
kalavryta club rooms, 300 West Second
South street, during the afternoon ana
Poulos attempted To lake > cents from
the table. Pouos, when demonstrated
with by Poulakos, claimed that the 5
cents was the rakcon"' OF the game. He
insisted on taking the scent piece and
Ponlakos. after drawing his revolver
threatened 10 Kill Poulos, Poulalios LhCn
lett the club.
Going down stairs he is said TO have
other Greeks He told them OF the argp-
ment. Just what occurred. or what plans
were arrived at by tile six Greeks, is not
known by the police at present.
Uses Weapon Freely.
Stathakos and kopsakos, however,
were seen standing in front of the Athens
coffee house during the latter portion oi
the afternoon and evening. Poulos. :tc-
companIcd by his TWO COUSINS, Gust Mcr-
itsas and Chris Meritsas. lett the kal-
o. ',l, Il
started to walk east on West Second
South street Poulous was In the lead.
and when near the coffee house he Was
accosted by Stathakos Some worus
passed between the two men and sudden
ly Statbakos drew his revolver and snuL
poulous through the neck. Statha!;os
then fired one shot at Gust Mcrilsas. the
pan passing INTO the mans abdomen.
Statbakos tired third shot at Chris
Neritsas. which missed tho Greek SUI,
hakos then started 10 run across lhci'
street.
kopsakos. who was standing near STAT
hakos. watching the shooting then ran
atter stathakos. who handed MIN The re
volver. Both men started to run and
Patrolinan Beynon, after commanding
them TO stop, fired one shot into the ar
over their heads. Both Greeks then
stopped running and were paced unGcr
arrest When asked for the revolver,
IL away. but when he was searched the
revolver was found in his pocket.
wounds Are Dangerous.
MeritsaS. after failing In Inc street
was carried into cigar store and
Poulos was carried into a ncarov drI,-
store Both men We're Immediately taken
10 The emergency hospital, wher: loi,cc
Surgeon Or, II, B. Sprague examined
their wounds and ordered tue Greeks re-
moved TO ST. Marks hospital
Al st. Marks hospital both OF the
greeks We're operated upon by Dr. IL. B.
Eprasue SIn que and Dr George L., Smart ror
Inc removal OF the bullets. After taking
an A.ray photograph 1t was discovered
that the ball which entered Poulos in
lhe LETT side OF the neck. had ranged
downward through the muscres lu Ihc
Third ce,Yical vertebrac, cutting the
spinal cord in Its passage. The bali was
round TO be lodged in tho ycrtebrae ana
the breast downward. the entire lower
portion OF the man body was palalyIrd
ne mas been unconscious the greater part
oil the time since the shooting After a
stated that his recovery Is extremely
doubtful. Meritsas was also operated mn
on and the bullet. which had entered tie
abdomen and lodged in the abdomin.l
wall was removed from the back, UI.;
chances for recovery are "a Id to be IA
vorable unless complications set in.
Prisoners Are Silent.
S.a.haRos and kopsakos were hand
CURED together. after being searched and
u,,sr, u,sar,meo' ara were taken 70 police head
Stathakos and Kopsakos both refuse fn
dlscuss the shooting until they have seen
an attorney. ~'
immediately following the shooting two
factions were formed among the Greeks
IN GreektowD; one faction siding will
Stathakos and the other faction viii
fouios and Meritsas. Stathakos is au
q asent zen, 1or Greek laborers. procuring siilJ-
ltlons Tor them. and Is said to have
made number of enemies Nciihcr
roulos nor Meritsas bear good reputa
tionS. Both are said To be consorts uy
ldHen women. Poulos is rne man who
was arrested recently for assauItIne
deputy sheriff Bridge with n revolver in
Ireektown when the deputy ATTEMPTED to
serve an attachment on him. ~
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