Show I DEFENSE RAISES j RELIGIOUS ISSUE EARLY IN TRIAl Difference Between Greek and I Roman Catholic Austrians I Touched on in Testimony KILLING OF IS DESCRIBED BY FRIEND RIGID INDI INDICATES INDICATES INDICATES CATES PLAN OF THE I DEFENSE 4 4 4 4 A 4 4 f For the first time Umi since the open 1 f Ing Jag of oC the trial of or Steve Marovitch t for the murder of at Mike lIke at f ff f Bingham the religious differences f 4 between tZue Greek and Roman noman Cath 4 Austrians have hae been publicly 4 brought out by b the testimony Al AI Although f 4 though the attorneys both for tor the f 4 4 state and for the defense have 4 4 strenuously strenuous denied that the religions 4 4 feud tend which has caused the death of ot 4 several men this year ear would be he aired 4 4 during the present trial John 4 4 Zar ran a witness s for or the state was as 4 4 made m de to tell his religious belief and 4 4 th lawyers lal ers for lor the defense 4 4 ed by b the testimony that he and 4 4 4 the tue murdered man were 4 4 IsIs and differed in belief from the 9 f 4 defendant Although the matter was 4 4 4 Introduced by the defense District 4 4 Attorney F C Loofbourow who Is f 4 conducting the case for tor the state ad 4 9 4 that the question of ota a ro 4 4 ferd might become a most Jm Im 4 4 portent feature of ot the case before beCore all 4 4 the testimony is completed ted 4 49 4 4 f 4 f h i Although the trial of ot Steve Stee Marovitch Is proceeding verj vry slowly on account of or orthe the difficulty and delay In translating the questions and replies from Austrian into j I English and from tram English Engl h into Austrian i i the trial has proceeded far enough to toj toI j I give an excellent Idea of the case pre pro prepared pared by b the state tate and the plan of ot de do I tense outlined by b the attorneys for tot the prisoner So far the state has introduced but two witnesses and the tion of ot John the second wit witness witness witness ness was still incomplete when wien w en court ad adjourned adJourned adJourned at 5 Ii yesterday afternoon It Is probable that the prosecution will introduce at least ten or twelve additional witnesses and It is certain that the pre pres presentation pr lj of ot the states case will occupy the remainder of at the week w k at least The c of oC both the wit witnesses witnesses nesses ne ses for the tate showed that the de tIe defense tense will wll attempt to prove that the sto stories stories ries rles told by Dusan and John Zaro ran have hae been bet n concocted without refer reference ence ance to the facts taNs for far the purpose of oc sat satisfying I a deadly hatred Inured against Maro Marovitch r jt h engendered by b religious differences r rJ i The court court cou Is Tilled flied ed with Ith jr four fiur ur men being b ng employed yesterday Du Dung plug ng the afternoon session Geprge B lick held heM the official chair and translated I the answers and nR during the ex exI I of He was closely closel checked by b Charles Schmaltz John Jolon Tack Wack Wack stine stifle and Sick At times forgot himself elt to some degree and answered tOme some of ot the questions put putto putto putto to hUn him him in English showing that he lie has hasa hasi a it smattering at least of that language Marovich who sat close behind his coun counsel counsel sel whispered an occasional suggestion as to the tile location of the houses and ant road near which the shooting of oc oe occurred occurred but while he h listened closely his face tace displayed ed no sign of ot perturbation Uon After r Dusan Duan had bad b been en dismissed eJ from tram the witness stand shortly after court convened John testified Under tinder und r direct examination that he with three companions walked up the canyon canon toward the Xo No o G C tunnel of ot the Highland Boy Bov mine about 5 on the th day du of ot the th shooting hooting that he was from to fifty tift steps In front of oC who was also walking up to wook and that he saw Marovich standing in tile the door of his home with a revolver In each hand He further testified that vascar a dinner bucket In his right hand and a pipe in his left Idt I ft stated that when he heard the first shot he be turned around and anu saw fall fail and saw shoot at the three more times time and throw the gun which he carried in his left hand alongside of or body bod He lie also stated that Marc Maro Marovich vich hurled buried a n vile TIle lIe epithet at nt as the latter fell tell then stated that he be ran to the body and helped to carry carl carli it i to the boarding house kept by b Mike Bogdon where he and the murdered man lived Rigid Cross Examination On stated In response to questions by br P tJ J Dal Daly for tor forthe the th defense that 1 I and his h companions were going to K Nr r x C G 1 tunnel to get picks for tor their vork ork and anti that although he h saw Marovich standing at the doar dor dorith with ith two guns gun In his hands he did not comment on the tile fact to his companions When questioned as to the distance be between between between tween the four men and he be stated that they were about or fifty races paces in advance He said that while he be and the others othera turned around at the first shot they the did not go nearer bearer the murdered man until the shooting was wai over oer and ami Marovich had load gone gon into his house He described the position of the body bod a as he got t to it and said sall that he III saw blood flowing from a wound above aboe tho tim right tight ear and from Cram a wound wo nd In the right Continued on Page 2 3 DEFENSE RAISES RELIGIOUS ISSUE EARLY IN TRIAL Continued From Page 1 leg above the knee kne He stated that the tile revolver which he saw throw about inches iches from body and that dinner can with wail sitting bOy by his side After Arter cn a long n series of o questions he hei ad admitted admitted that the dinner buckets of at him himself self reir Fel and his three companions Belich Belch Bogdan found round by friends Bogda and Lorich were at the mouth of ot the No 6 tunnel Wen When questioned as to the distance of ot the tho mouth of oC the te tunnel from te the shooting he stated that he lie thought it was s about seventy to eighty paces from the shooting and also alBo admitted that the mouth of oC the tunnel was U s around a bend In the road rad and about eight to tc ten 1 paces from the road rad Itself P pJ J Daly then faces put a long Ions series of ques questions questions questions as to tho tim reason for tor the four men of oC whom reon was one going to work at 5 and also aiso ns as a to the color olor of ofte the te clothes clothe which alO Marovich wore on tm that day da stated that the guns held by Marovich were black but that he was wa unable to describe the clothes clothE which tho the defendant wore except to say sa that they were clean Mr r Daly Dal also Introduced a number of ot questions as to the time at which l the te various aroue events narrated oc occurred 0 occurred Under severe cross Z again told how he had seen Pop Ich leh fall fal after the first shot low how Marovich had advanced three paces pa es toward his vic vie victim tim tm firing three thre wore spore shots and ad threw the gun from his left lef hand toward Coward ow rd Pop body bod Religious Question Queston Raised Mr Daly then th n asked what re religion ligion lgon he professed The witness stated that he was a member of oC the Servian church He lie le was then asked aked the differ difference ence once between the Greek Catholic church and nd the Servian church He stated In re reply reply reply ply that they th were distinct At this point County Count Attorney Hanson objected and his objection was wa sustained Mr Daly then asked ake the tho witness Who Is the head of ot the Servian church 1 The witness wines answered that the te Greek pope Dope was w the head of ot the church He Hews was ws then asked aked If It he belonged to the same church as Marovich and stated that he did not When asked aked to what church Marovich belonged he said that Marovich belonged belonge to the tH Catholic church church Mr r Daly then asked aKed a aHas Has there to your knowledge been any an trouble between the Servian church and Marovich hurch church in tn BIngham Bingha prior to July 11 11 Mr Loofbourow objected and ad said that while the matter of ot religious difference might become Important during the trial it was out of ot place at the present time and en After consid considerable erable argument as to the wording of oC the question queston it I was withdrawn and the wit witness wi witness ness nes was asked asketh Has there been any ay trouble between b tween toube the th members rs of ot the church and church He lie le answered that he did not khow know Murdered Mans Friend Under tinder Mr Dalys D lys was forced to say that tat he had ha met three years y a ago in Pueblo Colo Cob where the latter was working in inthe Inthe inthe the steel mills mis that he had met him again in BIngham about three months before his death and that during those those three months monts he had worked in the High Highland Highland land Boy as as a partner p with wih and that t t he had hod occupied the same room with him at Mike Bogdans Bogans boarding house hOUS He also alo stated that he had known Pop gop op mother mother all al his lift life 1 fAt At t his thia point Int court ourt adjourned until 10 this morn mornIng Ing It I is evident from the questions q esons of the attorneys attorney for the te defense e tense that that they hope to prove that Belich Belch Bogdan Bogda and Lorich could not have seen the oc occurrences occurrences to which testified When he described how lay after atter he had fallen Callen got down on the floor and showed the exact position of or the body bo The of ot will trill wl continue this morning John who is checking ch the interpreter for th state objects strenuously strenuously to being called ced a negro neg He says that he is a pure Arab trots from Tripoli or orsome orsome i some other gum gm arabic arable seaport and has ba nothing in common with wih the sons of or Ham Ha I |