Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-01-17 | Page 11 | Heaton Murder Case Interests Richfield

HEATON MURDER CASE I INTERESTS RICHFIELD Special Service Richfield Jan 16 ln In In the Heaton murder er case cae yesterday District Attorney Attorney Attorney At At- torney Erickson detailed the murder of or Mary On April 20 0 1908 1 08 Mary a girl attending school chool In Orderville Kane Iane count county was missed When night ht arrived arrive her brother became alarmed and Instituted instituted a a. search Ho lIe found she had left school in the afternoon and wandered toward the hills He Hc followed followed fol- fol followed fol fol- lowed and found her footprints Following Following Following Fol Fol- lowing these he lie found blood bloo stains un the sand an and on the rocks He ic found In a deep crevasse cre the lie th bud budy of his sister covered co with ith rocks It was found that she had lied been shot three I times In th the lie bacK Jack The Ont first theory wan vae W that the deed had been done one by 1 transient t stranger ranger but Jut inquiry U the tact fact that lint no stranger I laid hud been In the tho vicinity The bullets I ItJi W ud tJi I II tl t OS jC tn fi up II tho 1 oun A search arch for tor a a. weapon corresponding cor cor- responding P n to 4 tho thc one used was vas made mado 55 S h B d'- d' led to su suspicion oC of the de- de I de-I pendant Alvin A Heaton Jr The Die ho boy hoy Wt arrested ted arid and presented 1 un an V alibi which was wa thou thought ht to be ba com While in the Jail h ho was vine VI alleged allege to 11 have ve made mado a conre confession loll ot tho the entire details of or the crime Ten witnesses were e examined yes es es- The chief elite s was th the girl who brother o ot the murdered detailed the tho finding of the tho body It Il is ilS expected that the confession will be offered in evidence and there battle as alS to its will be a legal l gal sion E B A h A. A Wedgwood e wood g-wood is hero to assist l S. S U it and E. E E. E Hoff- Hoff THan In the UK- ca cate cae e. e