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Show 7 last, Helgho came to his home armed with u revolver, and calling I3?rton from his house, entered into an altercation with him regarding a report derogatory to the character of the defendant. Mrs. Reigirnan, a visitor ct tho Barton Bar-ton home, stepped out of tho houso, and, seeing the men quarreling and in the attitudo of lighting, fainted. She never recovered consciousness, djlng a lew hours later. Heigho Is pres. dent of the Pacific. Idaho & Northern railroad and is a member of the staff of Governor Drady with the rank of colonel. Ills chief counsel In the trial just ended was J. II. Hawley, governor-elect of Idfho. J. W. Bartou is cashier of the First National bank of Welser. COLONEL OHGKO IS ACQUITTED CALDWELL, Ida.. Dec. 1. After sixteen hours' deliberation, a jury in thG district court this afternoon returned re-turned a verdict acquitting E. M. Iirigho of the charge of manslaughter. Ou account of the prominence of the principals tho case attracted wide interest. in-terest. J. W. Barton of Weiser, Ida., was the complaining witness, and he alleged that on the eenlng of August |