White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-22
MAROV|CH GUILTY OF MURDER IN
FIRST DEGREE
REACHES AT THIS MORNING AND FIXES
PUNISHMENT AT LIFE MPRIsONNiENT-SENsATIONAL INCL
DENT IN CLOSING TRIAL

committed to the custody of the,
sheriff and that the grand jury in
vestigate the case.
1t was a dramatic coup for the
prosecution, and put decided crimp
in the defendants contention that he
was acting in self defense when he
fatally stabbed Okbzega.
Believing he was about to quench
his thirst with drink of pure cold
water a millman named Corbett en-
ployed in the Belmont mill at Millers
near Tonoparh, picked up a garden
hose from which water was trickling
and swallowed a solution of cyanide
of potassium. He died in awful
agony two houre later despite efforts
of physicians to save his life.
Corbett had just come off shift In
the mill and feeling thirsty picked
up the hose which was connected
with the cyanide tank. The tragedy
took place early Sunday morning.
Millers is about twelve miles from
Tonopah. Corbet leaves a widow
and small daughter.
Oklobga came to his death as
the result of knife wound in
flicted by Maravich, surviving his in
juries but a short time. In the
scrimmage, Marovich was shot and
seriously wounded by some person
unknown, and was in the hospital for
some time before he recovered suf-
ficiently to be removed to the county
Jail. The murder is alleged to have
resulted from trouble of long stand
ing, arising from a dispute over a
card game. The scene of the tragedy
was in the John Ures boarding house
at Veteran
Some time was occupied in em-
pannelling a jury, and it was neces-
sary to summon a special venire of
twelve in order to choose the twelfth
juror, the entire venire for therm
having been exhausted. The case
went to tiial Thursday forenoon. with
the jury as follows:
G. G. Buzzettl, Joseph L. Teis. ID. M.
Mcdonald, w. e. Thatch, G. S. Hoag,
T. c. Windows, w. T Miller, G l..
Plummer, D. C. Mcdonald, Axel
Shields, ]. A. Carlson, A. r. White
head.
The state summoned more than
twenty witnesses, mostly Austrians.
and the testimony was largely given
by means of an interpreter. Anthony
Jurueh, who was employed to assist
District Attorney McFadden, took
charge of the case and conducted the
prosecution, while the defendant was
represented by P. J. DAILY of the law
firm of Powers, Marioneaux & DAILY or
Salt Lake, assisted by Attorney Put
nam of Ely.
With Judge Ben w. Coleman
presiding, the fall term of the Ninth
Judicial court opened, Monday. the
first case called being that of John
Broeovitch, charged with assault
with intent to kill George Vuk. Vuk
is employed as timberman at the
Veteran. and the attempt on his life
was made on the night of the 9th
of August, when he was shot by the
respondent The taking of the testi-
mony necessitated the services of ar
interpreter, and the case occupied
the attention of the court all day, the
jury retiring at $50 to consider the
evidence. A verdict of guilty was
reached at 9;25, the report accepted
and the jury discharged. 1t was an
nounced that Brocovitch would be
sentenced yesterday morning, but
this order was changed and he will
be sentenced tomorrow morning. The
jury trying Brocovitch, were F. G.
Baldwin, foreman; Ed. Purcell. A. r.
Whitehead, A. S. Leahigh, G.. l..
Plummer, w. f. Thateh, Pierre
Marconnot, Joseph II. Lewis, T. c.
Windrous, d. NJ. Mcdonald, James S.
Boggs, and J. j. Gubler.