Vernal Express | 1957-08-08 | Page 1 | Wife, Nephew Charged with Murder in Slaying of Whiterocks Indian Section

wife nephew charged IN IV ith A murder in slaying 1 I ay of whiterocks indian hearing for mra mrs violet grant 88 and her nephew larry lawrence jack 18 charged with murder allegedly comal committed cited july 31 on uintah ouray indian reservation was let set tuesday for aug ii 14 at 10 am the man and woman accused of beating and stabbing herman H grant 43 husband of the worn woman sin were arraigned before VS US commissioner E M gar neti nett at salt lake federal building the suspects were committed to salt lake county jail without ball boll to await the tho hears hear ing herman grant wax wa found thursday of f ast week W ek about am a at tho foot foi oi bu leont aront porch steps on his farm farin six miles north of whiterocks ehlt brocks an autopsy friday disclosed that the man had suffered six deep wounds in the head inflicted edby by a sharp instrument such as a knife guy kipin owner of mortuary in loosevelt hoo sevelt said the autopsy indicated the wounds did not cause d death dir eaty but were deep enouf enough A to cause severe bleeding and und the victim bled to death uintah deputy sheriff Sher liff ben en M bridges said he waa was told the body was wax found by the dead edns mans teenage nephew I 1 larry jack when found the victim was still bleeding the nephew who lives three miles south on another farm said he waa was spending the night bight at his uncles house olle he told police he awakened found him self alone in the house end went outside where he found the body five suspects had bad been questioned by uintah county and indian police polite officers the e FBI entered the caie case since the victim was an indian and the death occurred on a 4 federal indian reservation the victim is survived by his his widow violet mart two daughters minnie carol and gloria annatte grant and a stepdaughter nellie mart