Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-27
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CHESS old many remote
In nameless little Jugosavian village outside the town
of Nikshch family Of naughty clansmen recently
Judge jury and execuoner in putting aside" black sheep
whose escapades had stained Its thousand yearod
escutcheon. The young man died in a spray of bullets
under the cold of his mothera matriarch whose
cestors fought the Turks and down the Balkan PENN
sula for five hundred years.
victim so-year-old Lyoubo velitch whose
reputation sneak thief and brawer had spread to all
parts of the province of Montenegro.
Late night after Veltehes In traditional peasant
had filtered into the ancestral homestead from all
the countryside the strange and grim court opened
by candleght with the greyhared matarch in the place
of honor at the head of the table She held her place
law since the father of the family dead and
the eldest son--n this Lyoubo-was in disgrace.
The matriarch Yelka Helen) velch raped for order
and the trial opened Lyoubo not present in fact
hadn't been heard from for three days.
Yeka listed the family achievements In great detail
citing the feats veitch "yunaks' (heroes)
who had fought for Cross and Freedom In past She
told how the family had been bright when Hontene
gro an Independent state before World War peace
treaties incorporated it with Serbia into Jugosavia
Then she called upon Of her daughters The tall
sturdybuit peasant girl from behind the men Of the
family and her dark eyes swapping with fury Was
she beautiful? Was she well shaped? Wasn't the
velitch alone worth her weight in gold-pieces?
Still. she complained the bad Lyoubo had brought
to the Veches made her stunned by young of money
and family in the region One sister faced by the
problem, had to migrate into Rumana to find husband
Another had hers in the north among the Magyars
of Hungary Such marriages, she impressed upon the
clansmen shameful for Velitchesbut had to be be-
Of Lyoubo
In brief she said, the once mighty name Of Vetch
wasn't worth wooden dnar far she and her marital
incinations concerned And 1t wasn't right
it fair
Then Avam zutch a relative by marriage complained
that the Vetch stigma had spread TO members Of the
clan by marriage
People, he said unhappy were Whispering There
goes that Zutch he married sister of that no-good
Lyoubo Velitch" He didn't like it. Avram made album
dainty clear.
"A thief by night, drtnler brawer by day-and
a betrayer Of girls around the clock" Numbered Avram
1T must be stopped. How, don't care"
When several other speakers had been heard fromal
telling similar storiesYeka each of the family
a black and white marble. Then she put wooden box
on table dropped ball into it
white wished Lyoubo live black death There
a hush as the marbles counted, carefully.
There 20 in the room and they put 20 black
balls in the box
Four men were toled off as executoners Avram
Zutich Mlun vech Radan velitch and spasoye veltch
executioner being chosen there
a fumbing at the door-atch and in strobe Lyoubo.
He unusually tall very dark and had a freshness
about him like lad of 90 He weaved little he stood
Of the floor with his hands his hips like
Colossus There was large blackenng lump on his
head testimony of hour-od hattie with three
drinking companions in Nikshtch bagno
Company" sneered Lyoubo.
executioners from their places and advanced
The eyes of all Lyoubo He swayed slightly, not
sure whether they coming to welcome him to the
council table to do him harm. He hadn't long to wait
Almost simultaneously, the four cansmen whipped out
guns Lyoubo's face went white.
Me" he asked almost pleading.
YOU" said Spasoye Vech The of the their guns
shook the house and Lyoubo crumpled.
Then Spasoye Vech stopped wet his forefinger in his
brothers. blood and walked to where Yeika dry
eyed and unblnking With his finger spasoye made
bloody the wooden tabletop Then he said 1T
has been accomplished"
The body buried at night in lonely grave beside
a mountain brook but inqustive drinking companions
prodded police into investigation and the Velitch and
zutich families brought to trial.
Seven convicted and sentenced to hard labor.
Yelka the proud old matrarch got 13 years; brother,
Dushan uncle Krsto 81 Mlun and Spasoye Veitch,
IL each; Radan Velitch, T. and Avram Zutich got Is
Not a single clansman expressed regret. 1T
duty" Yeka said simply after the trial