Show GUILTY OF henry johnson young indian in jail for assault on white whit girl on reservation henry johnson a oung indian of the reservation must answer to the district court on the charge of rape As a rule indians indiana do not commit the crime of rape upon white women with all of their other shortcomings they have ever been considerate of white women when it comes to a question of robbing them of their virtue men who have been in the indian service for a quarter of a century say this Is the second case of rape they have heard of in that time young johnson claims that he must have been drunk ile he declares that no sober indian would commit such a crime ile he pretends not to remember having committed this one the victim of johnsons brutal de sires and passions Is miss luclle lucile pierce a girl about sixteen years old who lives with mth mr and mrs airs robert of ft duchesne last saturday afternoon she was returning home from randlett where she had been taking a music lesson when johnson it Is alleged waylaid her about two miles down the river from the post and forced her oft off the road to an isolated spot and accomplished his purpose according to the reports brought here by the officers the girl must have haie made a rave tight fight for her honor johnson it Is alleged dragged her from her horse and then dragged her along the ground for some distance as it was afterwards discovered that she was all bruised about the back and sho at the scene of the crime the ne toy the officers found evl dencel the pv elble ible struggle the afler up for several feet jl 11 he A handful of hair from the 1 g guts as head was nas found in one place and one or tio rai ral ments of ng jig in another place sc soon as the officials here were notified of the crime deputy sheriff bleeks sleeks left for the reservation that was mas night about 9 sunday morning in company with captain hall of the indian agency and another official meeks left for camp three miles oil oa the river above ouray where johnson was supposed to have gone he I 1 is a son in law of they found him there and brought him back tuesday the accused kaied preliminary hearing before judge christensen Chrls and vas aas bound over to the district court in the sum of 0 2 in default of which lie he nas remanded to jail this young indian Is inell ell educated ON having spent fc several everal yeats at carlysle university this case will be disposed of in a hurry wednesday johnson entered the plea of guilty to the charge of lape and tomorio sentence nill be passed upon him bilu by judge booth of the district court |