Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-12-28
GUST LAZOS IS
SHOT AT NAPLES
DIES INSTANTLY FROM BULLET
FIRED BY WILLIAM BELL,
SECTION FOREMAN
PRELIMINARY HEARING MONDAY
Services To Be Held at Sand
point Tomorrow.

COEdin0s Gust LaZoS, a wellknown
logging contractor of this district was
shot and instantly killed about II
o'clock Christmas morning at the Spo-
kane International Railway station at
Naples, by William Bell, section fore.
man for the Spokane international
Railway Co.
Immediately after the shooting Bell
telephoned to Sheriff Dunning stating
that he had killed man. Sheriff
Dunning, Deputy Sheriff Felch, Cor
oner Simonds and County Attorney
Wilson went to Naples to investigate
the shooting, making the trip on a
gasoline speeder.
A warrant was issued yesterday
charging Bell with murder. The time
for the holding of a preliminary hear
ing has been set for next Monday.
In all there were seven men at the
railway station at Naples when Lazos
was shot 1t seems that Bell and
Lazos had an argument about the NOV
ing of some skidways at the S. I. Ry.
siding known as Browns spur. One
witness says that Bell told Lazos to
move the skidway or he (BelD would
move it for them. Lazos is said to
have replied that he would move the
skidway on the order of the Humbird
Lumber Company, for whom he was
getting out logs. Another witness of
the shooting told the Herald reporter
that Lazos said to Bell, "I'll get you
with a 80" that Lazos had his hand
in his pocket and kept walking to-
wards Bell and that Bell told him to
keep away or he (BelD would shoot
Another witness states that the MUIR
dered man made no threats of any
kind and that Bell leveled his re-
volver at Harry Lazos after he had
shot Gust Lazos.
After being shot Gust Lazos took q
step or two backwards and fell to the
ground He lived only a minute OF
two, the bullet having taken effect
Just left of the center of his chest. A
.32 caliber Colts automatic was uset
by Bell
Gust Lazos was born in Greece
August Is, 1888 and came to thi;
country with his brothers in 1905. HI
has been living in this district fo
about IL years. He is survived by
wife and two children, his father ant
mother and two sisters, all residini
in Greece, and two brothers, Harr.
and Jim Lazos, residents of this coun
try. Both children of the deceased ar
grown, the boy having served in tn
late way against Germany.
The body of Lazos was brough
here Saturday afternoon by Undertak
er Stookey. Last night the body wa
shipped to Standpoint where the funer
al services will be held tomorrow
Rev. FIR. Kelly conducting the services
For many years Gust Lazos has fol
lowed the logging contract busines
and during the past season he and hi
brothers, Harry and Jim, have bee
logging in the vicinity of Naples 10
the Humbird Lumber Co.
Mr.. Bell has been a resident OF thl
county for several years, having live
at Naples where he served as sectio
foreman for the Spokane Internationf
Railway Company. He has man
friends at Naples who say that he ha
always been law-abiding and peacabl
and that at his trial he will undoub
edly be able to show sufficient prove
cation for the deed he committed. Il
has engaged H. H. Taylor, OF SANE
point, to defend him in the comm
trial