Salt Lake Tribune | 1912-01-11 | Page 2 | Jealous Man is Held as Murderer

JEALOUS MSI IS HELD HIDERER James Moretlo Is Bound Over to the District Court x at Price. Special to Toe Tribune. PRICE. Utah. Jan. 10. lames Moretto. charged with the murder of Peter Rot-tlno Rot-tlno at Kcnllworth on the morning of October Oc-tober 11. 1011, has been bound over to tho district court to answer to Iho charge of murder In the first degree by Justice Bnlllngcr at Price. District Attorney Woods represented the slate at the hearing, hear-ing, while Claude L. King of Salt Lake City appeared for the defendant. The witnesses 'testifying for the prosecution were Thomas Hell, Louis Chlarlo and Thomas Burge, all of Kenllworth; Sheriff Thomas F. Kelter and John Bottlno of Helper, a brother of the murdered mmfi It will be recalled that Botthm was killed on the night In question while returning re-turning home from a dance at the homo of an Italian, and that tho murder was believed to have been prompted by Jealousy Jeal-ousy of an Italian glii -of Helper. Bottlno, Bot-tlno, after being shot, was carried some distance from the scene of the shooting and thrown over a high precipice. Later, he was found by Superintendent Thomas Bell nnd Sheriff Kelter. lie was sent fo a Salt Lake City hospital, where he died on October -M. Bottino was shot through tho right temple, and the fact that bo survived the wound at all was marveled nt by the surgeons. It was shown at the preliminary that Moretto made damaging admissions after tho finding of Ihe body of the wounded man. Bottlno Is believed to have been mistaken In the dark for Peter Noble, with whom Moretto had quarreled over the girl residing at Helper. Moretto told Sheriff Kelter, following his arrest, that he had got Into trouhle and that he (Moretto) (Mo-retto) had broken his gun into plccca because he was mad. The state professes to have a strong case against Moretto.