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Longet quotes given at trialASPEN, Colo. (UPI)-A sheriff’s matron testified today Claudine Longet became upset with investigators she believed hinted the fatal shooting of her lover was something other than accidental.“’I resent the presumption it was anything other than an accident,”’ deputy Mary Wiggens quoted Miss longet as saying.Miss Wiggens, who was with Miss Longetafter the shooting lastMarch of pro skier Vladimir “Spider” Sabich, said the French-born singer was distraught by the shooting and told investigators who questioned her that the pistol “didn’t go bang, it didn’t go boom, it went boom, boom.” She also said Miss Longet claimed Sabich told her the pistol’s safety catch was on “before it went off.”Miss Ix)nget, on trial for felony manslaughter, has claimed the .22-caliber pistol discharged accidentally as Sabich, 32, was showing her how to use it in their resort chalet.Police DetectiveRobert Nicoletti testified Monday the pistol was defective and said “it does not matter on this weapon whether the safety is on or off. If you pull the trigger, the weapon will fire.”Nicoletti was one of 11 witnesses as the prosecution started trying to prove the shooting death of former World Pro skier Vladimir “Spider” Sabich, 31, was not an accident but the result of Miss Longet's recklessness.Nicoletti said powder patterns on Sabich’s thermal underwear showed the former I^as Vegas showgirl was at most six feet away when she pulled the trigger.Miss longet, 35, has said Sabich was shot accidentally while he was showing her how touse the gun. The French-born actress-singer, who faces a maximum sentence of 10 years and a $30,000 fine on theBrigham RoodTroction Sandfor ico 11nowOtbar u»«s Mulch Char-cool Gnll Garbage potls, Refrigerator Furnace, Driveways Garages Animal Floor catch Cleansscours Deodonres San itizes asphalt binderlacky Soys: 5717627Concrete wise the best compare Ida , Wyo . Californio Then insist on §C Sand No wonder they haul it so farAsk your architect or engineer S Jensenfelony manslaughter charge, said she asked Sabich to explain how the gun worked because he was leaving for a I^as Vegas business trip.Chief prosecutorAshley Anderson said Miss Ixnget had been told about the safety catch and believed it was working when she pointed the gun at Sabichand said “bang, bang.”Defense attorney Charles Weedman saidhe probably would beginhis case Wednesday with Miss I^onget’s testimony about her love affair with Sabich, with whom she had lived for 18 months.lt;*otinc*ilt; Jt\nill meetin ProvidencePROVIDENCE -Providence City Council will have a full agenda for its meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in thecity office.However, there will be no scheduled discussion of the legal problems which resulted in Cache County Grand Jury indictments against themayor and councilmen, according to the agenda released today.Following are the items scheduled to be discussed:—How to handle the utilities grant received from the Four Corners agency for River Heights, Providence, Millville and Nibley.—The city’s financial condition to see if more advantageous arrangements for interest could be made on loans and savings.—Civil Defense.—The revised ordinances of Providence City.—Whether or notProvidence would benefit from a visit fromTown Meeting ’76, a state organization organized to help towns conduct their meetings.H \ HOI If II \ MlHit OH Iff 1 c.f; Financial and RetirementPlanning 440 No. Main St., Logan Ph. 752 $484Quotations Jan. 7, 1977Bid Ask ChglAffilatdComstkEntrprsCapitalTrendHarborIvestMorganPuritanGrowthIncomeInvestrVista Fd VoyageSalemWeisleyWellgtnWindsr8.385 855.448.8021.818.747.8111.4611.0710.58 8.01 7.98 10.5512.144.8112.15 10 0210.599.046.395.959,6223.849.558.5412.52 12.1011.56 8.75 8,7211.5313.2712613.2810.9511.57+ .02 + .01• a a* * *#• #€49+ .03* * ** * *
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The Herald Journal
Logan, Utah, US
Tue, Jan 11, 1977
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