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Show I KiiefflKS j with un j Idaho Railroad Man, Well- yh Known in Salt Lake, Is . in Trouble. C I- Special lo The Tribune. VEISER, ldn., Aug. G. E. M. 2 f Hoigho, president and general manager f of the Pacific and Idaho Northern" mil-1 F road, was arrested yesterday evening N j. "on a -warrant sworn oui. bv J. W. P,ar-J P,ar-J ton, assistant cashier of the TirsL JN'it-J JN'it-J h tional bank of this city, charging him 5 f """ith manslaughter. He is charged with causing tho death of Mrs. Sylvia Iiic-lfj Iiic-lfj f gelman, raothor-in-law of Mr. Barton, m i whodiod from heart failure after wit-S wit-S ncssing a fight between Hoigho and Si f Barton, on Barton "'s porch. Ho was re- y leased last night on $5000 bond to ap- Si pear this morning at the court room of I jr the probate judge for a hearing. lie Ji L appeared at tho appointed time and tho JJi . hearing of the case was set for 10 j& & o'clock aionday morning. He was placed rS, fci;- under bond for $5000 lo appear at that wj JT time. m Z Basis of Charge . It is charged that Ileigho attempted J F to. draw a gun on Barton, which so rl r frightened Mrs, Riegelman, who was aril ar-il s flicted with heart disoaso, that she died f Bhortlj' afterward. Ileigho was carry-J? carry-J? fc ing a gun, but states tho gun was un- F loaded and that ho made no attempt t fc to drnw it. Owing (o the prominence of tho parties, great interest is mani- I f, Jested an tlio case. Ileigho charged Barton with circulating remarks con 'v corning him of a defamatory eharac- ter, which Barton did not denj-, but Ii said bo could prove, Ileigho claims, Fhoy f were manufactured from whole cloth, f andTvere intended to injuro him. James t K. Hawlqy. the leading 'attorney of tho state, has been retained by the prosc- ii f cution to assist the county attorney. Tho case will be watched with interest. ft r E. M. Heigho is well known in .local ' railroad circles. Prior to going to AVoi-I AVoi-I f, ser to assume charge of the "Pin" !. road he was a clerk in the olliecs of i' tho Oregon Short Line. About a year ufro he was ousted from his position f with the Wciscr road, but went to New i York and was reinstated, lie recently ? )ljinncd for an extension of sixteen I miles to the Meadows north of the prcs- cut terminus. He was recently a visitor . to this city, and at tho inauguration ' of Governor Sprj- he represented the f governor of Idaho and appeared in his full uniform. L |