Show i COURT REDUCES MURDER ER CHARGE AGAINST WHITE Acts on Promise of Guilty Plea and Circumstances Cyril Cyril W. W. W White 32 of the army air corps stationed at Riverside Riverside Riverside River River- side Ca CaL Monday waived hearing in city court on a murder charge filed in connection with the slaying December 7 of Jack T T. Ashburn 36 army cook stationed at Fort Douglas The original charge of first degree degree degree de de- de- de gree murder filed against White after he killed Ashburn and wounded wound wound- ed three bystanders In a beer hall hallat hallat hallat at 79 West Second South street was reduced to second degree murder by City Judge Daniel Harrington J. J Allan Crockett deputy county attorney recommended the action He said In view of ot the fact that we are assured the defendant will plead guilty in district court to the re reduced reduced reduced re- re charge and spare the expense of a trial also that the complete investigation seems to indicate some provocation for this killing I and circumstances as a whole appear appear appear ap ap- ap- ap pear to merit the defendant be shown consideration because of mitigating circumstances it is the recommendation of the county attorneys attorney's attorneys attorney's attorneys attorney's at at- torney's office that the ch charge rge be reduced Motive Still Hidden Attorney Edgar C. C Jensen representing representing representing White concurred in the recommendation relative to the course of defense in district court The true motive behind the killing of Ashburn still remained a mystery mys mys- tery Prosecutors were inclined to accept the police theory that a grudge of many years' years standing was the cause and that White had tracked his purported enemy to Salt Lake City where he m met t him inthe basement basement- of the Golden Gate beer hall and shot Ashburn on sight Oth Others s Wounded The others John P. P Stillwell 45 East First South street Art M M. MEllison Ellison 38 Buffalo court and Arthur Miller 30 Twelfth East street were injured when they either Ither tried to stop White in his flight from the place or happened to be in the path of bullets fired at such persons White was ci closely manacled by bj deputy deput sh sheriffs r as as' as they l led led d' d him back to the co county jail to await arraignment in district court which will probably be held Saturday Coincidental with the county attorneys attorney's attorneys attorney's attorneys attorney's at at- torney's investigation of the case it was learned that White has an enviable army record and was servIng serving serving ing his fourth enlistment at the time he was absent without leave from the Riverside barracks barracks' to tomake tomake tomake make the trip to Utah in search of his alleged enemy |