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Show SLEW FATHER POUCEALLEGE Randolph Young Man Taken to Salt Lake and Held for Murder 8 ALT LAK4S, July 15 Following the alleged confession of the mun'i-r of his father. John K. Weston, 31, of Randolph was brought to Salt Lake yesterday from Klch county and lodged lodg-ed In the county Jail upon a charge of murder He was brought hen- tor safekeeping: until his trial some time next fall In a cell in the Jail the younf,- farmer, far-mer, a former service man, told of his life on the form prior to the war, of his military record in this country and in France, and finally of- the details lendltiK up to the slaying of hit father. The young man's father, John Weston. Wes-ton. 5s. was killed at Randolph Sunday Sun-day at 1 1 p. m. Early the next morn- I ing the son was arrested hy a posse of Jtlch county citizens, which had been organize. I during the night un- 1 der the direction of Slu-rlff Stanley Wnson The Weston ranch whs en- ! llrely surrounded, but no effort was made to search the grounds or buildings build-ings during the ntRht At daybreak tno search began. POUND l. IJKN "Wo found the younger Weston In a semi-conscious condition sitting In a buggy In the born," said W M. Jac-obson Jac-obson of Provo, who was a member cf tho posse and who. with Rherff , Wilson and James Walton, county attorney at-torney of Rich county, brought tno prisoner to Salt Lake "He made a confession, saving he had shot h s father Prior to that time. hr. father h.iv inn lived two hours after the shooting, I got a dying statement from the Injured man, in whioh he said that he believed his son lired th' shot. "In Randolph very little is known about the younger Weston's affairs since he went Into the army In 10 IK His parents knew he had .-ailed and . landed overseas, for they got the gov-! gov-! eminent caid saying so; then tnev I knew he was there, for the govern-I govern-I mom reported thai he was reporting for duty, receiving mail, but was un- able to answer.' Then came his rc-;turn. rc-;turn. When he arrived homo the j voung man was rclicem; ho would I not talk, be seemed moodtsh and melancholy. mel-ancholy. h ivt jr.(.i mi: T. "Accoruing lo his confession, the younger Weston had been in some ar-s-umenr. with his father, and when the parents w?ro away at a Chautauqua, ! ne toou a position outside a . tnuow ; where he cuuiu get a view of the par-; par-; lor as his ra.ner entered. He had with nltn aiiorclmR to his confession, a doubie-barrelcd shotgun, u gauge, loaded with .c. b sroi When his ia-j ia-j ther wai In ihe doorway between the parlor and dining room, jut after the lights had been turned on. he lays he shot. The father fell wounded, the I shot hav ing almost riddled his left ! side The mother called for help, the , posse was organised, everything' w:is .done to save the older Westerns life, , but he died from Internal hemorrhage 1 two hours later Then came the, wait : overnight, the finding of the son. of i the Run hidden behind che buggy, of j shells in his pockets. The empty shell was In the yard and near it Was a filled shell. I The hearing of John )'.. Weston was before Justice Samuel il .Smith of an j adjOlhing precinct, lor tho rather n. Justice of ihe peace in the district where Hie murder occurred The vuung .nan was bound over to the district court without ball Th.- regular ierm with judge j. i. call presiding, win bo In September. Hltdl .il l TO ITV. Rich county ims no substantial jail for thl keeping of any prisoner who might become desperate or seek to es-i es-i cape, so the decision was reached to I bring Ue.'.on to .Salt Lake count. The Weston f.tmlly Is one of the best known In Rich county The father j was a prosperous farmer. He is sur-) sur-) vlvsd by his widow, his son and two daughters both living near Randolph. Funeral services were held pesterdaj at " p. m , at Randolph. |
