Great Falls tribune., 1921-08-12

Hightower was held by ponce penu-
ing further investigation.
The body was buried in cramped
position, in a trench beneath an over
hanging wall 1t lay parallel to the
wall and against it and was covered
with two feet of loose sand.
Hightower according to the police,
said he acted upon a clue given him
by a woman named Dolly Mason whom
he had previously known at Salt Lake
CITY. This woman. he said. told him
last Sunday that she had met man
on Friday night who appeared to be
a foreigner and who on becoming IN
toxicated had made broken revelations
to her. Police are searching tor Dolly
) Mason. The foreigner. Dolly Mason
told Hghtower. had shown her a re-
volver and when she apparently seem
ed to shrink from it in fear he SAID:
. Afraid Of Gun.
"You do right to be afraid Of that
gun 1t has taken human life
Dolly Mason then asked where the
man was buried, Hightower said,
HE isn't alone" the foreigner is
said to have replied. I've man
watching him all the time-a man who
sits and cooks flapiacks.
Acting on the information given him
by the woman. Hightower said he con-
Quoted personal investigation and,
being somewhat familiar with the Sal
ada beach vicinity. had little difficulty
in locating the signboard picturing a
man frying flapjacks. He said he then
started a close search and after a time
was rewarded by first finding black
bit of rag and later a 45caliber re-
volver cartridge. He said he burrowed
into the newly dug sand by the face OF
the cliff and found blood stained piece
of gunny sack THAT was enough for
one day." Hightower told the police.
Il wanted to get away from there.
didn't want to look any further.
Leads Way to Grave.
Hightower said he pondered over the
matter for three days and Wednesday
night after further visit to his
find resolved to go to the residence
of Archbishop Edward j. Hanna. of
San Francisco, and tell his story. The
time and Hightower related his expert
ences to a newspaper reporter who al
so was waiting for the conference to
close The reporter mediately took
the man to the office Of his newspaper
and police officials were called. Then
Hightower led the way to the grave
of Father Heslin.
Chief of Police O'Brien and Con
stable Landin found in the dead priests
pocket a watch The hands had stopped
at eight minutes before 10 O'Clock.
Other articles found on the body in
cluded a Southern Pacific bill of lading.
two garage bills from Turlock, Calf.
and a red morocco case, sacramental
bread and wine.
Last August g. week ago Wednes-
day night, Archbishop Hanna received
an anonymous letter demanding $4,000
in small bills for the safe return of
Father Heslin. This letter. which was
turned over to the police, said that the
writer later would. direct where the
money should be delivered. Notifica-
ton never was made public. Wednes-
day Archbishop Hanna received another
letter demanding $4,000 ransom for
the safe return of the priest
Hightower told the police that be
was inspired to investigate the story
told him by Dolly Mason in the hope
of obtaining the $1,000 reward offered
by Archbishop Hanna for the recovery
of Father, Heslin. dead or alive.
Father Heslin last was seen alive
about Q O'Clock Tuesday evening, Au
gust 2, when stranger drove up to the
parochial residence at Colma in an au-
tomobie and asked the priest to admin
ister the last. sacramental rite to a
dying friend Father Heslin went away
with him and disappeared.
William Hightower, dlscoverer of the
grave, told the police that he had been
in San Francisco several weeks. com