Show SOLDIER ADMITS SlA YING FRIEND Sergeant Ex-Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Second Degree Murde Murden Murder Mur- Mur de den der in U. U 5 S. Court After being a b by Federal Judge Tillman Tiliman D. D Johnson that he might be sentenced to life imprisonment imprison imprison- ment William J. J Hanna former sergeant sergeant ser geant in company I at Fort Douglas pleaded guilty to a second degree murder charge in the United States district court Thursday Thui Hanna is charged with murdering Mess Sergeant George Novak Jr his companion while the latter slept inthe inthe in inthe the Fort Douglas barracks on the night of August 16 He will be sentenced by Jud Judge e Johnson Johnson John John- son January 16 Under the law the sentence for murder in the second degree can range from 10 years ears to life Hanna was charged with first dc do- gree murder and was willing to plead guilty to the charge under the thc condition condition con that he be given a life sentence sentence sen tence George H. H Lunt assistant United States district attorney an However Judge Johnson told Mr Lunt that he would not accept ac ce this plea because under the law the court would be obliged to impose the death penalty Judge Johnson announced however however how how- ever that he would accept a plea of guilty to second degree murder in which case a life sentence can be im posed Hanna and Novak are believed to have quarreled following a beer drinking party in Salt Lake After Novak retired Hanna is alle alleged ed to have taken his service rifle and murdered mur dered his friend while he slept |