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Show TRIES TO SEND NEGRO J SLAYER TO GALLOWS CHICAGO. March 5. The trial of Sergt. John A. Griffin of I troop of the Ninth cavalry, negroes, for the killing of Corp. Herbert Taylor at Fort Sheridan last Christmas, was started with unusual expedition ex-pedition before Judge Landls In the Federal Fed-eral (court last night. Before court was adjourned a Jury had been selected, and attorneys for the United States and for the defense had completed their opening addresses. It was made plain at the outset out-set that Assistant United States District Attorney Dobyns would demand the death penalty. He characterized the killing of Taylor as malicious and premeditated, and rejected all conscience scruples against the death penalty. 4 |