The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-07
SHOT FATHER TO
STOP BLASPHEMY
Paul Pierre on Trial for Murder
Tells CHASTITY Tale in
Court.
.JUSTlFIES THE PARRIClDE
WHOLE FAMILY SAID TO BE I'M
PLICATED BY ATTORNEY.

Especial TO The Herald Republican,
ST. Anthony. Idaho, Dec. 6-That there
was conspiracy. carefully schemed and
plotted out with a coId-bIOodedness that
fairly startles authorities in this state
in The murder of Custave Pierre, the
homeseeker of Mud Lake. is about 90 be
pointed out by County Attorney Neon
nell in the rial which is now on anG
which threatens to implicate every mem
Der of the Pierre family and even the
sweetheart Of one Of the Pierre boys.
Rarely has murder trial attracted
such wide attention in this county. Ho-
tells are overcrowdod with ranchmen W
have been eagerly pressing their way
into the little court house. and legal
minds OF the state have come TO ~
Anthony to watch carefully the develop
ments i'm the murder trial
Paul Pierre who has already con
fessed that NE shot his father though
claiming that he aid il in protection OF
his mother and other members OF the
Pierre family, ghom he says his father
had threatened to kill, has weakened, as
playing much nervousness.
The story of the crime, which he at
first told with an unflinching straight
fOrWardness. now waivers. 1t Is the nope
GA the county attorney to break him into
a confession that he WAS the agent of
the combined family in killing his father
SO that they might gain possession o.
his little fortune OF 5000 go 70 the cities
and squander it and see life of the kind
OF which they nave admittedly been de-
pIjved.
The murder took place on the Pierre
ranch durinE the forenoon Of July -
Pierre, according to the confession OF Iis
son Paul, had been abusing a d9g I'D
front of the home. when the latter
seized a Winchester rifle and shot him.
The first bullet failed to take effect and
after being hurried to the ground he rose
and quesuoningly stared at his son.
Parricide Confesses.
My father was very profane.' said
Paul Pierre when he made his contes--
sion. Il didn't want 10 see him die win
am oath on his lips and so 7 quickly sent
another bullet into his body, right over
his heart, and he fell dead.
And what followed has convinced the
authorities that the murder of GustaNe
Pierre was the result of conspiracy All
members of the Pierre family and Ele-
thia Trap, who was soon to be the bride
of Edward Pierre, came out to view the
body when Paul had announced that the
old man was dead and with alleged
satisfaction at the dispatch of the deed
wrapped it i'm a blanket. Then it IS said
almost with mOckery. the wife OF the
dead man, his two sons and prospective
daughter-in-law made preparations for fu-
neral services.
Paul Pierre stated in his confession
that lumber is scarce about Mud Lake
and that he had TO rip boards out OF the
barn of the ranch I'm order to construct
a coffin. When this rude structure had
been made the two sons placed Gustave
Pierre i'm the crude casket. Then a shall
low grave was dug and the family wait
ed until niEhtfall for the burial
But expected darkness did not come
Instead. a bright moon lit the plains with
q light like day. The burial was delayed
for hours I'm hope that cloud Nigh
shadow the moon. But this did not come
and. impatient. the two sons carried the
body to the newly opened grave. The
cas5et was lowered and the family knelt
in prayers as Paul Pierre, who had k4lle
his father, tossed earth over the casket
and attempted to say a cOmmittal service.
Under the bright moon the family re-
manned I'm prayer until the mother closed
this unusual funeral service with an APP
peal that her youngest son might be Tor
given for the deed.