Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-07-12 | Page 32 | Mike Bobich Dead of Gunshot Wounds

Austrian Shot in Religious Feud at (larlield Succumbs lo Injuries. ANTE-MORTEM STATEMENT IMPLICATES ADAM SMITH Dying Man Accuses Joe Paza-Iez Paza-Iez of Tiireatcning His Life. Mike Bobich. who was shot in the religious re-ligious outbreak of Greek and Roman Catholic Austrians employed at the Garfield smelter Thursday afternoon, died at St.. Mark's hospital at 7 o'clock Saturday night. This Jays his slayer, believed to be Adam Smith, liable to a charge of first-degree murder. Bobich Bob-ich s. body was taken lo Evans's undertaking under-taking parlors. Adam Smith shot anil mortally" wounded Bobich, according to the dying man's ante-mortem statement, made at; St. Mark's hospital Saturday morning. Mike Smith. Adam's brother, now in custody, shot twice at him two days before" tho outbVeak Bobich said, but diil not fire tho fatal shot. Bobich did not see Mike Smith Hie day of the trouble, he said. Fearing that Bobich might not survive sur-vive an operation which was performed per-formed by Dr. Union Worthingtou. lo drain the coagulated blood from tho bullet wosiud irom the chest and abdomen, abdo-men, the sheriff's and county attorney's attor-ney's offices look Mike Smith' before the apparently dying man lo see if ho could identify' hint as his slayer. Search for Adam Smith. Immediately afterwards .loe Paznle?.. who is said U have fired the first shot at Bobich, was brought in. Bobich became be-came agitated ami weakly declared that Pazalev. had threatened two days bo-fore bo-fore the shooting lo kill some one at ! Garfield, and he believed that his threats were directed against him. A few hours afterwards Pazalez and Mike Smith firod into his cabin, ho said. Pazalez was shot through tho arm in tho affray. George' Schubert 's interference in Bobich 's behalf came near costing him his life, it heveloped in the ante mortem mor-tem statement. When Schu.bert was presented before the wounded man. Bobich Bob-ich said he was his friend and had rushed to his assistance when ho was fired upon from ambush by Adam Smith. While trying to rescue Bobich, Schubert was slightly wounded behind tho ear by a bullet from the assassin's gun. probably intended for Bobich. o remained with Bobich after he fell, however, and helped to carry him on a litter lo the traiu thai boro him lo Salt Lake Citv. Upon Babieli 's statements, the sheriff's sher-iff's office Saturday night renewed the search for Adam Smith, but up to a late hour had been unable to locale him. Dr. Worthingtou drained a considerable consider-able quantity of coagulated blood from Bobich 's chest and abdomen, but made no attempt to remove tho two bullets lodged in his body. The-operation left Bobich extremely weak. Bobich was a fine specimen of manhood, and said his superior strength mado enemies out of envious countrymen.