White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-22

against Joseph Marovich, charged
with the murder of John Okbzega,
the evidence was submitted, the ar
gument heard and the judges charge
to the jury concluded shortly before
eleven O'Clock last night, at which
time the jury retired to decide the
fate of the respondent A verdict
was reached at 12:45 this morning,
Judge Ben W. Coleman who had left
the court room and started for his
home, being called back to receive
the verdict, which was as follows:
In the Ninth Judicial District Court
of the State of Nevada. The State
of Nevada Plaintiff, VS.. Joseph
Marovich, Defendant. Verdict:
We the jury. duly empanelled and
sworn to try the issues in the above
entitled case, do upon our oath, find
the defendant, Joseph Marovich,
guilty of murder in the first degree,
and fix his penalty at life imprison-
ment.
Signed: JOHN A. CARLSON.
Foreman.
The trial of Marovich was COM
meneed on Wednesday, ana eonsid-
cradle time was consumed in getting
being exhausted without a choice of
the twelve good men and true, and
Sheriff Grain was called upon to
summon a special venire of twelve
men in order to get the twelfth
juror.
A sensational feature of the trial
developed at 7:3O last night, which
resulted in the clearing up of the
mystery as to who shot Marovich on
the night in which he killed Okzebga
1t will be remembered that Marovich
was badly wounded by bullet in
fiicted by someone unknown, and
for some time the prisoner was in
the county hospital before his con-
dition improved sufficiently for him
to be taken to Jail. From the night
of the murder until last night, the
ovieh has been a mystery, and it was
thought that whoever did it had made
safe getaway following the fatal
scrimmage. The question was clear
ed up in an unexpected manner last
evening. while Anthony Jurich who
was examining Sam Dragic, wit
ness duly sworn on behalf of the
state. The testimony was as follows
@. What is your name?
A. Sam Dragic.
@. Were you in the house of
John Ures at the time the defendant,
Joe Marovich, cut the deceased, John
okbzega?
A. Yes.
Q. What did you see the defend
ant do, If anything, to the deceased?
MR.. DAILY. If Your Honor
please, we object to that as not re-
buttal. l assume, of course, they are
putting on rebuttal at this time.
MIR. ZURICH. Well. 1t is going
to be rebuttal.
MR.. DAILY. We object to it as
not proper rebuttal evidence.
THE COURT 1t doesn't appear
to be rebuttal.
MIR. ZURICH. 1t will be, If the
Court please, before the witness tes-
timony is finished. ! will withdraw
that question and ask this; When
this trouble was taking place be-
tween the deceased and the defend
ant, what did you do, If anything?
A. When l saw Joe Marovich
was cutting the deceased, l couldn't
look at them any more and took the
shot at the defendant. Joe Marc
vich.
@. How many shots we're fred in
that house that night at the time of
the trouble?
A. One time that | heard in the
house.
MIR. JURICH; That is all
Mr.. DAILY was on his feet in an in
stant and said. Now. if your honor
please, this witness has been sworn
under oath. He has admitted his alb
solute guilt of an assault with intent
to kill. l direct the courts attention
to the sworn testimony of this wit
ness. and as a citizen of the United
States demand that this witness be