Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-03-06
MAN SHOT IN HIS
HOME LAST SATURDAY.
Dan Chatich In Hospital With Two
Bullets in His Body. His AS
saiIant Being Sought.

Dan Chutich was shot in his home,
corner of Sixth avenue and Divi-
sion street, last Saturday evening
about $50 o. clock. His assailant,
Nick Catalinich, escaped and is still
at large Two shots were fired,
both of which took effect. One
bullet pierced Chutich 5 lung and
the other passed near the liver. He
was removed to the Union hospital
in IronWood and for a while his
life was despaired of, and, while
he survived during the week, his
chances for recovery are slight.
The bullet which pierced his lung
passed through his body and the
other bullet went within a couple
of inches of his back.
a third party. Matt Catalinich,
said to be a relative of the assailant,
was mixed up in this shooting af-
fray. He was present and, accord
ing to Chutich and his wife, told
Nick to shoot Matt was apprehend-
ed and placed under arrest.
The story of the shooting as
gathered from the injured man and
his wife is that Nick Catalinicn and
Matt Catalinich appeared at the
home of ChutiCh about 9 o'clock
Saturday night and demanded that
they be allowed to enter. Chutich
with his wife and four children lives
upstairs i'll the dwelling on the
corner of Sixth avenue and Division
street. He refused them admit
anCe, saying that he was sick and
about to retire. Chutich stood at
the top of the stairs while Nick and
Matt were in the stairway. Whe-
ther or not 4 prolonged alteration
followed has not been brought ont
but accordingto Mrs. Chutich Matt
Catalinich said Shoot him, where
npon Nick pulled a revolver and
fired two shots. The stairway where
Nick and Matt were standing was
dark, while Chutich was silhouett-
ed against the light upstairs, hence
made an easy mark for Nick S gun,
SO that both bullets went to their
mark. Dan fell TO the floor and
Nick ran out of the house and has
not been seen since. Matt is a
cripple and was thus unable to make
his getaway and was arrested by
the police, who appeared on the
scene shortly after the shooting.
The injured man was unable to
give any reason for the trcu5ls. He
says that he and Nick have been
the closest of friends for some time.
However, it is thought that the
affair was the result of trouble over
money matters. Nick, who has
wife and five children, lives on the
corner of Fifth avenue and Division
street, and Matt Catalinich has been
living with him. 1t is said that
during the day Matt made a mum
Der of trips to the Chutich home
for the purpose of collecting the
money said to have been due Catal-
mich. He evidently failed in his
purpose and in the evening was ac-
cOmpanied by Nick, and it is pro
bable that another refusal to divy'
up was the reason for the shooting.
Chutich has been a resident of
the city for number of years. He
was in the saloon business here for
a time, later working in the mines.
Catalinich was in the saloon bus-
ness at Buhl, Mimi, at one time.
and when that country went dry"
came to Hurley and engaged in a
similar business, although of late
he has not had a regular place o.
business. lie is 81 years old aud
is described as being 5 feet and s
inches tall, weight 200 pounds
broad face, smooth shaven, dark
complexion. Ills nationality IS
Austrian. When last seen he wore
a black fur cap, long dark over
coat and dark suit, and high-top