Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1905-03-15 | Page 3 | Lieutenant Boone's Sentence Approved

LIEUTENANT BOONES SENTENCE APPROVED Washington March llarch 14 The president president president dent has approved the sentence in the case of Lieutenant Francis Francs M 11 Boone Nineteenth infantry who was tried and convicted by court martial martal at Van Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver couver barracks on the charge of de desertion derton desertion absence without leave breach of arrest and nonpayment of debts The sentence of the court cour was wa dismissal sal sl and two years Imprisonment but the president upon recommendation of the war department department reduced the term of imprisonment to one year yer Island Cal Is designated as the place of ot confinement