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Show Loses Lie In Racial Battle Prominent Armenian at Bingham la Stabbed to the Heart In a Melee With Qreeki Bingham, March, 16 David David-Ian, David-Ian, known as an Armenian, was kill od In a stabbing fray in tho Pan Hellenic Hel-lenic club about 1 o'clock this morning, morn-ing, following what scorned to be a froo for all fight with knives and clubs. His body was badly slashed and beaten. Tho fight Boomed to bo racial. Two foreigners, who are known here as "Greeks" and who oscapod, aro thought to havo been responsible for tho killing. Tho troublo began shortly after midnight nnd at about 1 o'clock a crowd ran Into tho Utah Copper ho-tot, ho-tot, which Is Just north of tho club houso, yelling that thero was a big fight going on In tho club. A numbor of thoso in tho hotol, headod by Deputy Dep-uty Shorlff Then SchwoIUor, rushed to tho club, Davidlan ono of tho proprietors, pro-prietors, wns found on tho floor with a knifo wound In his heart, his loft hand almost sovored, his right hand badly cut, and his face slashed. A number of frenzied men wero beating tho (load body. Further Trouble Threatened Tho placo was quickly cleared hy Schweitzer, after ho ascertained that tho murdorer already had gone, nnd nn offort was mado to quiet tho ox-cited ox-cited crowd. Mon of the opposing factions Boomed to bo ready for real war and uovoral hours after It was thought quiet had boon restored somo of the Armenians said thero wns likely to bo further troublo, In tlmntlng that thoy intended to avengo tho death of tholr countryman. Probable Cause of Difficulty It wnB learned that troublo hnd boon browing for sovoral days. About a month ago Hamlin, Davldlnn's part-nor, part-nor, went west. For somo tlmo ho has been known as a sort of bankor for forolgnors. Somo during his no-bcuco no-bcuco becamo insistent on getting their monoy nnd demandod it from Davidlan, his partner. Davidlan is said to havo put them oft (With tho assurance that Hamlin suroly would bo back within a day or two. Tho two men suspected are said to have been more urgent than oth era and to havo made threats. Hears Cry for Help S. H . Walker, who rooms at tho Utah Copper hotel said that at about 1 o'clock he heard someono cry from tho elub rooms for help. Ho looked out of tho window In tlmo to boo two men rush from tho placo. He hurried to tho club house and found Davldlnn's Davldl-nn's body on tho floor of tho dining room. About that time tho crowd began be-gan to gather. It Is believed by tho offlcors nnd others that tho threo men wore alono in tho club at tho tlmo of tho trou b!o. |