The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-24

We have been strongly opposed by the
element composed of gamblers and
others who think il disgrace 10 work.
1T was the latter class 10 which
POulOs and Maritsas belonged. They
had threatened they would put me and
my brother away and drive the whole
StathakOs family out OF the city. L
know that some of the gambling class
have actually imported women to Salt
Lake and they have been living a life
that is disgraceful to our people. Be
cause we wanted to lift up the morals
of the settlement, they wanted to Kill
US"
Inspector Gets Busy.
United States Emigration Inspector
Lewis Adams of Denver, who brought
about the arrest of the five Greeks.
three men and two women, regarded
the shooting with so much interest last
night that he fastened down into
GreektOwn TO make a thorough inveSti-
cation. Mr.. Adams says that il is not
impossible that the arrest of the five
Greeks had something TO do with the
shooting.
PoulOs and Maritsas have the reputa-
ton of being Of similar persuasion to
the five Greeks wanted by the govern
ment. Immediately after the arrest
Monday night a very nOuceabl breach
developed between the gambler and
macQuereauX faction and the StOthakOs
family, which is said to be at the head
of the mOralist movement.
n. p. StathakOs, the banker, de
nOunced his brother for shooting the
two gamblers and attempted to explain
that. regardless of the fact that they
were brothers. they had not observed
kindred relationship for years. Peter
Gustas, who runs a coffee house at SIS
West Second South street. however,
says that this is not so and claims that
he has been more or less intimate with
his brother who did the shooting in
the attack upon the gambling element
VIII Ask for Complaint.
Il am going to try to have COM
plant filed against n. p. Stathakos for
completely in the shooting, In that ne
melted his brother into the deed" said
Gustas last night. 4 know considerable
a bout methods employed by the Stat
hakOs family in trying TO bring about
d moral wave. L have never thought
much of it. 1t has always looked too
much like financial scheme"
Shortly after o'clock yesterday
Poulos and Maritsas encOun-
tered Peter StathakOs in the Greek
coffee house at $50 West Second South
street. Their second meeting during
the day, in front of 527 West Second
South street, resulted in the shooting.
According to stories told by numerous
witnesses, POulOs and Maritsas rushed
across the street and with their fists
clenched called Stathakos unmenuon-
able names.
Without a moment of hesitancy,
Stathakos discharged the weapon point
blank at POulOs. The bullet penetrated !
his neck, cutting his spinal cord. Pou-
los dropped TO the street in heap. His
body is completely paralyzed below the
shoulders. The second shot was fired |
at Maritsas, but il missed. and third
found its way into his abdomen. enter
ing just to the left of the navel.
Greeks Surround Prisoners.
Patrolman BeynOn rushed upon the
scene while the revolver used by Stath-
akos was still smoking. He first seized
SJathakOs. A moment before katsakos
had ripped the revolver from the hand
of StathakOs and, putting il into his
pocket, started 10 run down the street
The patrOlman caught him before he
could go far. and handcufted him TO
his first prisoner.
Scarcely had the patTolman rounded
up the principals in the shooting before
the police auto patrol loaded with de-
tectiVes arrived in breakdown. Fully
500 Greeks had swarmed about the
prisoners and wounded men, who were
being guarded by ParOlman Beynon,
early.
lle two wounded Greeks were hur-
riedly removed 10 St Marks hospital,
where the wounds were given extensive
examination. Little hope is held out for
POulOs, while there is a slight chance
for the recovery of Maritsas. Both have
made the coffee house at 557 West Sec
Ond South street their headquarters.
Stathakos has from time 10 time been
engaged as an interpreter for the
Greeks employed by the o. 5. L. He
has also been engaged in insurance
work, and has followed numerous sim
liar pursuits.