The Calumet news., 1914-02-06
WITNESSES
DID NOT SEE
SHOTS FIRED
Jos. Putrich and Iohn KoIIan on
Stand in SeebervilIe Case

The first story Of the actual details
! OF the shooting, which resulted i'm the
| deaths of AlOis THAN ana Steve Putricn
at Seehervillc on August II, for which
| two deputy sheriffS ana three Wad-
dell-Mahon employees are ON trial in
the circuit court, was expected from
the testimony of Joseph Putrich. pro-
| prietor of the boarding house i'm
which the shooting occurred Putrich
was called 10 the stand when court
resumed this afternoon. His TESTIMONY,
however developed the fact that al
though he heard the shooting he did
not see any of the shots fired.
The witness said he went to South
Range with Kolan. Srimac and other
| ooarders on the morning of the shoot
ing. Stimac and Kolan, he said. did
not return to Seebervile with them
but they came later.
After took my supper" he contin-
ued, i vert out to rhc east side of
my house. Several of the other board
ers were with me. | saw six deputies
coming down the road ana they stop
red i'm front of the yard. did not know
what they said, but they jumped the
fence and grabbed kolian. A deputy
said come on YOU --, come with
me kollan tried 10 get away and the
deputies hit him. The boarders did not
try to help Kollan Alter the fight
started, the man Went to the other side
of the house and | lil not see what
happened there as | was afraid and
stayed where was. l heard several
more shots and my wife came out Of
the house and told m that several of
the hoarlers were shot.
MY wife became frightened and ran
down the street with Il baby in her
arms. When | did not hear any more
ahots ! ran into the house.
Prosecuting Attorney Lucas halted
the examination and asked the witness
to point out To the jury, ON Peoples
exhibit "C' where he and his wife
were when the shots were fired. The
witness pointed to the location.
The report of the direct cXamina
tion by Prosecuting Attorney Lucas
follows:
Q--How many shots did you hear
A--Probably ten or twelve.
Odd yor hear any bullets goI
through the wal"
Al don't know.
o-When you entered the house. did
YOU see any deputies.
A-,Nn. they had gone away.
Q.-Who did YOU see in the kitch-
en-?
Q.-NIy hired girl was in the kitch-
en-.
Q-What did you see in the dining
room?
Al saw Stenko Stepich lying on the
noor lie was shot and the room was
full of smoke.
Q-What did you do then"
Al went upstairs.
Q-What did YOU see?
Al saw Albert THAN holding his
brother, Alois, and Alois said To me. I
am shot
Q-What did you do then?
Al ran for the doctor.
Q-Were you i'm the house when the
deputies came back?
A-They were there already.
Q-What were they doing.
Al don't know.
Odd you see your wife when you
came back from the doctor?
A-Yes.
Q-What did she say?
A-She said there was lot of shoot
ing.
Q-What did you say to the deputies
when they came To the house?
Al said. Go away from here. !
don't want trouble around my house.
GLOW many times did the depu-
ties strike Kollan?
A-They struck him five or six times
with club
Attorney Watson for the defense then
took up the testimony, which follows:
Q-How long before Stimac and kol-
Ian came in Was II before YOU went
outside?
A-Not very long.
Q-Kollan came out on the same side
of the house with YOU?
Ayes.
Q-What was he doing?
A-Smoking his pipe.
Coct;n..d ar 9Th Paue, 2nd Column. !