Show 2 FACE AOE MURDER COUNT IN COURT Hearing for Men Accused d 0 of Slaying Marko Devich Dovich Starts Before Justice of the Peace H. H T. T Matthews in a Murra Murray courtroom that overflowed with spectators eager cager to see and hear Elmer Moore 23 Sandy and C. C J. J Smith 31 Midvale were given a preliminary hearing Tuesday on first degree murder charges The charges were filed as a result of the death of M Marko Devich 31 year-old year Murray smelter worker shot on m the night of December 22 near his home The shooting is alleged to have lave culminated negotiations for Devich to make a financial settlement settlement settlement settle settle- ment on his clandestine sweetheart I who was about to become a mother ADMITTED SHOOTING Moore according to deputy sheriffs slier slier- iffs has admitted shooting Devich and i declared that he did it after hearing a shot from a revolver other than theone theone the theone one he held in his hand Moore his I admission states believed Devich was shooting at him and fired ired at the victim victim vic vie tim in self Smith is believed by officers to also Continued on Pate Page Ten 2 FACE MURDER COUNT IN COURTo COURT I 1 o Continued from Pace Parc Seven have carried a revolver which was discharged accidentally W. W R. R R Huntsman Huntsman Hunts Hunts- Hunt man ma deputy county ato attorney r e introduced intro intro- introduced testimony from William Palmer 45 45 and Leonard Palmer 15 I both of Midvale They are arc father and brother respectively of asserted asserted asserted as as- as- as sweetheart May Palmer Paler 21 Both witnesses testified they acCompanied accompanied accompanied ac ac- ac- ac companied Moore and Smith friends of ot the Palmer Palme family to the Devich home at Murra Murray for tor a conference The Theelder Theelder elder eider Palmer said he saw sw Moores Moore's weapon before thu the group left the Palmer home in Young Voting Palmer said he went to the Devich home and summoned Marko out of ot doors on the pretext that the victim was about to meet his hs erstwhile erstWhile erst erst- while sweetheart The Te youth also said L he heard a muffled mufed shot before Moore fired fred at Devich Dr R. R J J. Alexander county physician cian clan testified Devich died from a L 1 heavy caliber calber pistol bullet bulet such as one that might be fired Irons from a weapon L Moore has admitted carrying on one the occa occasion ion |