The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-29
THE HE|GHO Trial
TO COME ON AGAIN
The Curious Circumstance of
the Case, and Prominence of
Parties to It.

Special TO The Tribune.
CALDWELL Nov. 27.--One Of the
most important cases tried in Idaho.
since the celebrated trials Of George
Pettibone and William NJ. Haywood for
the murder OF former Governor Frank
Steunenburg. will be commenced tomor-
row in the seventh judicial district,
Judge Edward L. Bryan presiding, The
case is entitled Stale OF Idaho vs.. e. M,
Heigho The charge is manslaughter,
and the complaining witness Is j. w.
The case is from Washington county
on change OF venue, The alleged facts
are: That on the evening Of August 4.
about I o'clock. the defendant came to
the residence OF j. w. Barton. armed
with a revolver. Calling Barton out OF
his house. he entered into an alterca-
tory TO the defendants character / Dur
Ing the alteration, Mrs. Reiglman. who
was visitor at the Barton home.
stepped out OF the house and. seeing the
men Guarrs!lng and In the attitude Of
| fighting. caused her to faint. She never
recovered consciousness. dying a few
hours afterwards.
| Soon after her funeral. a warrant was
procured and Mr.. Hegho was arrested
and bound over 10 the district court In
! tile sum of $4,000. In A few Gays fol-
lowing the examination. the defendants
surety withdrew from his bond; ne then
made application to the supreme court
for writ OF habeas corpus. the points
presented having been recently printed in
| The Tribune. This was denied. He
then furnished the necessary bonds for
! HIS appearance In the district. During
! tho October term Of court held at
weiser, an application was made for a
and he Will now be tried in Caldwell.
Prominent Principals.
The principals In the case are among
the prominent citizens of Idaho. The
defendant. was formerly assistant chief
clerk in the claims. department of the
there to Boise. where lhe held position
on the Idaho Central. under the manage
ment OF j. Fl. Van Curen. Six years
ago he located at Weiser and WAS made
general managcr Of the p l. ~ road
Mr.. Heigho has taken considerable in
terest In the development OF Washington
county. and has incidentally taken a
band In politics. He 10 warm. friend OF
Governor Brady and is member Of his
stan. with the rank OF colonel Owing
to some local difficulties with citizens
he could not get fair trial In his home
county. and Judge Bryan was of the
same mind.
y The prosecuting witness j. w Barton
ls cashier OF the First National bank OF
Wsiser and nephew OF T.. M. Barton
the we'll known landlord OF the Weiser
hotel and ls ono Of the prominent busl-
Hawley. the governor elect OF Idaho. Is
chief counsel for the state. and has .ss
associates Richards e. Varian OF Weiser
and Smith & Scatterday -sof Caldwell
The defendants attorneys are Richard.
& Haga Of Boise, Smith 4 Harris O.
Weiser aud w. A Stone OF Caldwell.
The case Will be. stoutly contested bs
both stdes. not only by reason OF thi
pc:riIcnce of the principals. but be
cause Of the circumstances connected
with the case. 1t remains TO be seer
whether the assailent can be held re-
sponEible for tho. death OF n witness
who succurnbs 10 benrt failure during th,
time the assault is made. This Is th'
point relied upon by the prosecution ii
the preyent action