White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-12
Greek Murdered
at Copper Flat

Louis Marinis a Greek, was mur-
dered by one of his countrymen,
named George Deskos, during
drunken quarrel which arose in the
boarding house conducted by Steve
Kornilakas at Copper Flat, about
five o'clock Thursday evening. Ma
RIMS was shot three times, two
bullets passing through his body and
one through the head. Death was
instantaneous and the body of Marin
is was buried yesterday from the
undertaking parlors of Wilson Bates.
Louis Marinis was formerly res
ident of this district but for some
months past has been located in Cal
ifornia. He recently returned, 1t is
said, with the object of engaging in
business here. He had been around
Copper Flat for some time looking
for an opening and had been drink
ing more or less.
According to thte story told, on the
night before the shooting he was
playing cards and had made a win
ming. All day Thursday he had been
drinking and was literally inclined.
At Johnson's place he met Jim Had
gis, Harry Callas, George Deskos
and others and the party drank con-
siderble. When some of the party
wanted to leave it seemed to annoy
Marinis. who was apparently anxious
that the celebration should continue.
Leaving Johnson's place the party
went to the boarding house conduct
ed by Steve Kornilakas where more
beer was purchased and the party
of four men sat around the table
drinking and singing. Just how the
quarrel arose none of the witnesses
seem to know, or at least have not
yet told. but it is said that Marinis
struck Deskos over the he'd with a
bottle. The bottle was broken by
the force of the blow and Deskos
drew a 32 calibre automatic revolver
and fired.
After the shooting Deskos ran out
of the Kornilakas boarding house
and over to Ruth. He was pursued
by crowd of Greeks and soma say
that he fired In the direction of his
pursuers as he ran. He reached the
Lockhart store at Ruth, where the
revolver was taken from him. A
number of friends of the murdered
Greek started to beat Deskos and
before the mob could be quieted by
some of the cooler heads, a number
of cuts and bruises had been inflicted
upon Deskos. He was rushed into an
automobile as speedily as possible
and started In the direction Of Ely.
The sheriff had been notified by tele-
phone and Immediately started for
the scene of the trouble. On the
way between Ruth and Ely the sher-
IFS car was met and the murderer
turned over to the officers and land
ed in. Jail.
Hadgis and Callas, who seem to
have been the only eye witnesses to
the shooting, started on foot In the
direction of Ely. Near the keystone
Callas fell into prospect hole about
; twenty feet deep, from which he was
later rescued by Sheriff Grain. Callas
is now in the county hospital. where
he is suffering from a sprained ankle
and some bruises about the body, but
Is not seriously injured.
While NO cause. other than just
drunken row, has as yet been discov-
erred for the shooting, the matter Is
being rigidly Investigated by District
Attorney Zurich and Sheriff Grain. 1t
appears that Marinis and Deskos be-
long to seprate Greek factions and
when trouble of this sort arises the
officers are always handicapped.
Deskos will probably be given
preliminary hearing before Justice
Edwards early this week.