The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-29
INQUEST Being
HELBHERE TODAY
Murder Of vikter Koosis
Is Being Inves-
tigated

The taking OF testimony was be-
gun in tho county court room this
morning in the matter OF the IN
QUESTION into the death OF Vtkter
Kocsis, who was shot to death at
Grant Town early in the morning
OF October goth.
The following witnesses were
heard this morning: Frank Bohek,
Mary Urish, Dewey Tenant, John
Milinar, Gabriel Molinar, Wicker
Kirschmer, Stella Bogevich and
Steve MeIetech The hearing ad-
journsd at the noon hour and W.
H. Skinner, a constable Of Grant
Town, DR.. A. L. Peters and two or
three other witnesses are giving
their testimony this afternoon.
Frank Bobek, who Is miner
and lives in tho house adjoining
that Of Kocsis, who was killed, tcs-
titled that he had just returned
from work and was sitting In his
room when he heard the shots
fired. At the first and second
shots he paid little attention, but
after the third shot he thought
something serious vas going on
and ran to the door Of his house.
when he headr Kocsis cry out. Then
he ran down to the kocsis house
and found Kocsis lying In front OF
his house. He died within two OF
three minutes after the witness
reached him. Bobek Immediately,
ran for assistance, a crowd soor
gathered and Constable Skinner
was sent for. Mrs. Mary UTick. the
next witness. testified that sho
lived across the street from koc
sis: that she mad been asleep, but
heard the last shot which was fired
and got up and went to her win
dow, and as she looked across she
noticed the front door OF the koc
sis house open and close. This was
after tho shooting. This was tesh
mony tendin gto connect Mat Stan.
ovich with the commission OF the
crime. Stanovich was a boardeI
at the Kocsis home and is. now
held in the county jail upon sus
pfcion Of being implicated in the
killing.
The testimony regarding Stano
vich tenGe dtO show that he did
little work in the mines and was
often intpxlcatads
stGlla Eofss!Eh, who is a step
daughter OF the murdered man, was
the next witness, 6hefis e. youns,
,lsanpp Of YerH tive az 9aE;
af1ce and gave 6cf estimohy "a y q 4
very teliEents ft1aIiIrer. She has
rechntly. returned from girls
home at Elm Grove. near Wheeling.
A few days before Kocsis was
killed. she said, he visited her ano
showed her the sum Of $91T. She
warned him not to carry such q
large sum Of money on his person
but he did not appear. concerned.
She said that the revolver with
which It is claimed ths shooting
was done, 10 not the property Of
Stanovioh, but belonged to the mur
dered man.
Stove MeIetech, OF Shadyside. o.
who married sister OF the dead
man, gave some testimony tending
to cast suspicion on Stanovich. He
stated that a short time ago, Koc'
sis visited him and showed him two
deeds for lots and considerable
sum OF money.
Coroner j.. l. Blocher presided
alta the Inquest and Assistant Pros
ecuting Attorney John w. Mason.
Jr., examined tho witnesses. At
torney David A. Richie, public
ssenographer, took the stenograph
ic notes of the hearing. The jury
Is composed OF E. NJ. Taylor, R. Q.
Nfusgrove. John 81. Hartley, A. c
Ross. Columbus Harris and Rus
sell Linn.
At Sso'clock this afternoon the
hearing was adjourned until 4
o'clock next Wednesday afternoon'l
for the purpose Of summoning some
more witnesses.