The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1912-08-02

Boza Davisha killed his chum George
Kinick with an ak last Sunday after.
noon at a little picnic near Klein.
Both parties are Austrian coal miners.
The killing resulted from a drunken
quarrel which Is supposed to have had
its origin in dispute about some mine
work.
It is said that Kinick struck Davisha
several blows, knocking him down.
Davisha upon getting up, grabbed
small hand AK and hit his assailant a
terrible blow on the back of the head,
driving the ak deep into the brain,
killing him almost instantly. Davisha
then cody walked to his boarding
house, a short distance away. donned
his coat and took to the nearby hills.
Although there were about fifteen peo-
pie who witnessed the killing nobody
made any effort to detain Davisha.
Sheriff Lew Fisco, was notified short
ly after the tragedy and, with his
force of deputies started in pursuit.
They however made little progress
Sunday night as darkness set in before
they got start. All trains were care
fully watched that night SO that he
could not escape that way, and the
hunt was again taken up early Monday
morning. It did not take Sheriff Fisco
very long to get on his trail and by
noon he was quite positive that the
fugitive was hiding in thicket near
No. A. Right after dinner the sheriff
posted a deputy at the outside of the
thicket and himself started into the
thick brush and timber. In but a
short time he ran onto his man, finding
h; -, c1oor fYro,, l,iv, ~, a
murderer acted in a peculiar manner,
and did not seem to realize what hap
pened, or where he was. He however
made no resistance, and did not carry
any weapon, as it had been reported,
that he had armed himself with six
shooter before he took to the hills.
/ The prisoner is about % years of
age. He says he is very sorry for the
terrible crime he has committed and
that he is willing to pay for it with his
life. Kinick was man about 40 years
of age.
+ A coroner's inquest was held Monday
night over the remains of the murder
ed man. A verdict that George Kinick
met death from blow in the head
with an ak in the hands of Boza Da-
yisha, was the result of the inquest.
4 he remains We're buried in the Round
up cemetery on Tuesday
Davisha was arraigned before Judge
Small Tuesday and his hearing set for
Saturday. He is now confined in the
county jail.
In an interview with representative
of The Record. Roza Davisha gave out
the following statement:
Il am unable 1o give you any details
of the terrible affair. and | would adj
wise you to go to my friends who wit
messed the killing. They could no
doubt give you an accurate account of
it. The reason that l am unable to
give you any information is that | was
drinking very heavily last Sunday af-
ternoon and was drunk. l did not
know that l had killed anyone until
| was arrested, nor did know that |
had any fight or trouble. You ask me
why took to the hills. All can an.
swer is that | do not know, in fact
did not regain my right senses until
after | was placed under arrest. can.
not say that Mr.. kinick or anyone else
knocked ME down. For all | know
might have received the injuries you
see on my face from fall during my
unconscious Wanderings through the
hills. l have never been in trouble
before in my life. Mr.. Kinick has al.
ways been my friend as | have known
him for number of years, having
boarded with him in British Columbia
We have never had any trouble or
quarrel. If I committed the horrible
crime with which | am charged
committed it while | was not in my
right senses I would "a her take my
own life than that of my fellow man
| would not even harm a chicken.
cannot tell you how bad | feel that
should be charged with crime OF
this nature. Both of my parents are
dead. but have three brothers in this
country. whom l have notified. and
expect one of them to be here in a
short time
Ulcln I'm Ann