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Show 7 Page A2 Thursday, February 1 1, 1988 Park Record SINGERS fromM include allegations of murder for the shooting death of corrections officer, Lt. Fred House, but federal prosecutors pro-secutors told Judge Boyce last Friday Fri-day that "evidence was mounting against Timothy as a shooter." Timothy was reportedly spotted by a lawmen looking through a scope during dur-ing the shoot-out. The lawman said he saw Timothy shooting from the window from which the fatal shot came. Murder charges may not be forthcoming for-thcoming for more than a week, as officials continued to scour the Singer compound Wednesday for evidence. Summit County Sheriff, Fred Eley, said officials were expecting expec-ting to keep the scene secured for a few more days. FBI officials have most recently conducted ballistics tests as part of the investigation. As for Heidi and Charlotte, "they're free like any of us," said defense attorney Mary Corporon. "They'll go back and try to put their lives back together at this point-there point-there still might be state charges filed fil-ed but my opinion is they never had any evidence on these two as defendants." The next court appearance relating to the SingerSwapp case is a detention hearing for Addam Swapp. During that hearing, scheduled for Friday, prosecutors will argue that he is a flight risk and a danger to the community. If they prove those points, Swapp will have to remain in jail until his trial. TAXES from A1 with a big mouth," who is the source of the problems that have recently occurred. Addam has been identified iden-tified by officials as the clan leader of the 15-member family, and the main instigator of the alleged bombing bomb-ing at the Kamas LDS Stake Center Jan. 16. "Edeltraud said she is quite angry with Addam, especially now saying that he's got friends on the outside and that it's not over. He doesn't know when to shut up," Thompson quoted Lawrence as saying. Thompson said receiving a tax payment isn't "that big of a thing it happens every day" in his office. But he was concerned that the Singers had thought their property was being taken away from them. rC M' ( ' y Y" J 1 1 U ,lU f $- . photos by Sena Taylor " - - , I ...,r-&.T&: developments in the " t'f t it?A 1&M?!5 1 SingerSwapp case during ( : v?' h 1 ' ''TTJiiajJ V the past week, as, from top f I 'f left, Addam Swapp smiles M ','('' I .I ' ! J4V; after telling judge he's not ' t fl f B 'silAw. guilty. His wives at left, j . V H ri' V-') Heidi and Charlotte, walk I jft j II 'iVwllil away from court house r I 4 II H 1 if 1 I VT.'.'- ' i in Faces reflect the developments in the SingerSwapp case during the past week, as, from top left, Addam Swapp smiles after telling judge he's not guilty. His wives at left, Heidi and Charlotte, walk away from court house with their defense attorney at-torney after being freed Monday. Top right, Ogden Kraut and Roger Bates, mediators during the stand-off, reportedly spoke to a federal grand jury; and right, defense attorney Jerome Mooney talks to reporters. &0( GEERfrom A1 Adkins. "His wife in West Valley City Ci-ty thought there was some criminal conduct being done by him," so she went to authorities who later found he was wanted in a felony warrant after confessing to have married 13 women, said Adkins. "He would marry them, then get them to put their bank assets in both of their names, and drain the account ac-count saying he had put the money into a quote 'trucking business,' once he got all the cash," said Adkins. Adkins sees that kind of criminal conduct as stark in contrast to the conduct of other polygamists residing in the county, although he doesn't condone that kind of cohabitation. "If we have sufficient evidence to convict a person of polygamy, we will enforce that. I feel polygamy is against the law, and whenever possible, possi-ble, if the evidence is there, it should be prosecuted." He also feels this attempt at-tempt to appeal the case is a cheap shot when comparing it the to Singer issue, because the case came up long before the Marion standoff ensued. All that aside, Adkins said Geer's case was "easier to prosecute" for three reasons: His wives had come forward with criminal complaints against him; Geer had official mar riage licenses to document the nup-tual nup-tual agreement; and official wedding wed-ding ceremonies had been held to further document the marriage. Those three elements are not usually found in other polygamist arrangements. ar-rangements. The appeal will be forthcoming regarding the question of Geer's Fourteenth Amendment rights to equal protection. His attorney, Gravis, will argue that Adkins decided decid-ed to prosecute the defendant for bigamy based on Geer's lack of religious conviction in polygamy. But religion or not, Adkins doesn't agree with that kind of living arrangement. ar-rangement. "If there's evidence, we'll take a shot at it," he said. l2"jUU 'flic The Park Record (USPS 0037-8370) is published weekly by the Diversified Suburban Newspapers. Second-class postage in Park City, UT. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Park Record, 1670 Bonanza Dr., Box 3688, Park City, UT 84060. Entered as second-class matter, May 25, 1977, at the post office in Park City, UT 84060, under the Act of March 3, 1897. Published every Thursday. i Staff Publisher Peter Bernhard General manager . . . Andy Bernhard Editor Teri Gomes Staff writers. Rar,dy Hanskat, Ron Georg, Heidi West, Sena Taylor Production manager. Jennifer Madgic Darkroom and photography Matthew Snyder Contributing writers . Rick B rough, Tom Clyde Bea Kummer, Office manager. Susan Davis Circulation manager, Susan Davis Classified manager. Linda Martin Distribution Kevin Crawford Advertising sales. Bill Dit kson, Pamela Hainsworth Graphics Yvonne Thompson Production assistant Sacha Baumann Cartoonist .P. Max, Mark Mc ("line CHECK ENCLOSED 52 issues, mailed weekly $12 in Summit County $23 outside Summit County BILL ME RENEWAL NAME CITY. .STATE. .ZIP Fundraiser set for Huega Express A fundraiser for the Jimmy Heuga Express will be held at Adolph's Restaurant Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. The fundraiser will be the only one in the Utah area. Your $35 donation includes a buffet, cocktails, and live entertainment. enter-tainment. For those not familiar with the Jimmy Heuga Express, or with Heuga himself, read on. Heuga was at the height of his ski racing career, a 10-year member of the U.S. Ski Team, winning a bronze medal in the 1964 Olympics at Innsbruck, Austria. Then he was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy. After the 1968 Olympics he was urged to live a quiet life to offset the effects ef-fects of the disease. He did that and watched himself deteriorate physically and mentally. Unsatisfied with that, Heuga used his athletic background to develop a personal program of cardiovascular endurance, stretching, stret-ching, and strength exercises for the impaired areas of his body. Attaining his goals, Heuga has been able to regain his health, within the constraints of MS. He cannot be cured but is committed to leading a full active life, focusing focus-ing on what is possible, rather than what is not. He has formed the Jimmy Heuga Center to help MS patients live as he does. To benefit the center he holds the Heuga Express Ex-press each year at various ski areas around the country. The Express is a team event, where three skiers set two goals: first, to raise $1,000 or more in sponsorships; second, to rack up over one million vertical feet skied in a day. The Express will have its day in the sun at Snowbird Feb. 26 with teams trying to ski the most vertical feet. Top teams will go on to the finals, held at Vail April 14-17. For the Adolph's affair, r.s.v.p.'s are requested to get an idea of how many people to count on. Call 649-7177 to reserve your spot and help a good cause. EARLY DEADLINES due to President's Day Display ad deadline Friday Feb. 12, 5 p.m. Classified ad deadline Friday Feb. 12, 5 p.m. Letters to the Editor Friday Feb. 12, 5 p.m. Area ki CmdlMim iii m, ti wip ii iim m s a I 1' ?; ( SSI s Jeremy Ranch Cross Country Ski Area The Jeremy Ranch Cross Country Coun-try Ski Area had 50 kilometers of groomed trails open. Thirty kilometers of that total were over the hills and terrain other than the golf course, with 13 K on the course. A total of 16 different trails were available. Homestead Cross Country Ski Resort The Homestead Cross Country Ski Resort in Midway at Wasatch Mountain State Park had 15 kilometers of groomed track open. Deer Valley Resort Deer Valley got seven new inches, in-ches, on its 40" base. Seven lifts and 43 trails were open, along with snowcat skiing on Flagstaff Mountain. ParkWestSkl Area ParkWest reported a 59" depth at Ironhorse Peak, 49" at Lookout Peak, with 10" new. Seven lifts were running, serving 48 trails. White Pine Touring Center White Pine had 10 kilometers of groomed track open at the Park , City Golf Course, and 10 kilometers open at Mountain Dell Golf Course. Park City Ski Area As of Wednesday morning, the Park City Ski Area was reporting eight inches of new snow on a base depth of 63" in Jupiter Bowl. Thirteen chairs and the gondola were open, serving 82 runs, and six bowl areas. Ron Georg |