The Delta independent., 1917-11-23
mot GUILTY" APoN PLEADS
BOUND OVER DISTRICT COURT

Bon Apon, who was brought back
last week from near Grand Junction,
charged with the murder of Emma
Emery, was given his preliminary
Wednesday before Justice Coombe,
and through his attorneys Messrs.
Burnett and Fairlamb. pleaded mot
guilty. and the case which had prom
ised so much of the sensational.
moved quietly forward. with no new
developments or astounding testimony
furnished
In view of the testimony offered.
great deal of it based on the said
confession made by Apon that he
struck Mrs. Emery in self defense and
accidentally killed her. the man was
bound over to the district court on
n charge OF murder in the first degree.
without bail.
The prisoner has had very little to
say since his arrest. but did IN Friday
make a confession to Sheriff Davis
and Judge Logan that he and the mur-
dered woman had ouarreled on the
morning of October oath, when she
had threatened him with gun and
he had struck her in the face with his
fist, knocking her to the ground
He said that he attempted to revive
her and when he found that she was
lead wrapped sheet about the head
To staunch the flow of blood, then
carried the body to the bedroom. plac-
ed II on he'd. and because he feared
nublic sentiment. made no effort to
have the facts made known. After
This he saws, he worked two days on
wv. c. Marsh's th-eshing outfit tnsn
'etnrned TO the house. wrapped the
hodv in the bed Quilts. tving them
loaded II into the wagon early in the
morning of Ortober 26fh and with no
definite noint in view left town
The details ~ tho burial Mace the
discovery of the grave and suhsa-
"rent arrest of Apon. were published
lost week
ACCORDING To Anon's confession he
and Mrs. Emerv had hen ENGAGED in
the restaurant business at Ridgwav
ani she wished to go hack and die
cuss matter over which thew had
nnnrreled MANY times In fact. no
said that during the few weeks thew
had lived in Delta thev had omarreled
continually and sha had threatened
:" kill him " he attemrted 10 leave
On the morning that the final trouble
ocrurred he claimed that he did not
s'ri'-n her unit, she was pulling back
tho hammer ~ the gun
Tho testimony offered at the trial
was about the same ms was given be
fore the corcner's jury in proof 0f
tho the1rv that Mrs Emery came to
her death through suffocption or
strangulation hv means of the sheet
which was bound So tightly about the
head and rerk when the body wa
eNhumed. Testimorv given nv local
nhvsiciane who made an autonev
seem tn sunnort this theory and the
condition Of the lungs annarentlv re
T"Ned from death nv stranguln ton
The BODY was 80 badly decomposed
wtan eNhumed that It was imnossihle
to toll whether small soar on the
loft check had been made before or af.
ter death.
Sheriff Davis when called to the
stand testified TO the finding OF the
'-odv. It's condition and tightly hound
head from which he was compelled to
cut the WINNINGS and Of the attempt
to identify the hodv and find the rar.
son guilty. Of the deed. He told OF
finally finding Ron Anon m the road
between Whitewater and Grand Juno.
sion. and tho rriosnar's apparent will.
'nrness to ncromnanv him To Delta
pon Anon made his confession as he-
for" stated To Shariff Davis In COM.
nanv with tho district attorrev with
ont n"v so''r't,tion or r->ssnro and |
this sheriff Davis included IN his tes- |
timonv.
When apprehenhded Bon \pon was |
driving the team owned bv Mrs. Emery |
which II is said he now claims to have |
been buying from her. He also had a |
COW tied to the back of the wagon
for which he traded his own saddle
pony.
bon Apon did not appear on the
witness stand In his own behalf and
sat through the trial rather unconcern.
Hd II seemed to a casual observer.
When the complaint was read charg-
Ing him with the murder OF Emma
Fmery he showed no signs OF emotion.
The district attorney. VIA. weiser.
had made arrangements to have all
criminal cases carried over to the
February term OF court before this
rae" came ny So rnless otherwise do.
r'"e' Ron Anon win he tried for muir.
Ter In the first degree at the Febru.
,ry term OF the district court. -