Salt Lake Tribune | 1903-10-23 | Page 2 | Deserter Lived High

DESERTER LIVED HIGH Occupied a Hole in the Ground but Wined and Dined at the Officers Expense New York Oct 2iitc mysterious disappearance dis-appearance of Juicy beefsteaks and various vari-ous eatables from the refrigerators of the army officers houses on Governors Island hag been solved by the capture of John Linden 1 desefler Linden who was serving a sentence of five cur for desertion made Ills escape ole week atm and was believed to have got away from the Island on a scow Nevorthelcop x thorough search was made but it bore no fruit Since them large Quantities of meats and other good things have disappeared nlght Ut I from the Ice chests In the areas about the ofllccra houses and the affair was stirring up much excitement about tin post when a Captain after searching every foot o the Island 1 entered tin greenhouse and discovered a trap door < ln the floor J Ir I sent the keeper Into the hole and there found Linden hiding Kcmnnnts of his raids on the refrigerators inclnd JOg impty wine bottles showed that he had week been of freedom faring utimpluously during his