Deseret Evening News | 1908-12-09 | Page 9 | Two Soldiers Are Charged with Murder

TWO TW SOLDIERS ARE CHARGED CH WITH MURDER M Wash Vash Dec 8 Tho United d States court building was filled today todar with summoned Jurymen witnesses in the tho murder case of Henry E John Johns son s n army ar ny musician at Fort Wor Worden Worden den wl body bo y was found in the fl the bandi b 1111 quarters James 13 H Holt lI lt a 11 soldier stationed ned at lit Frt Fort and Thomas H Knight a apost aI post I st Were wol arrested arr sted charged with tho crime Another n t soldier named Gria GrIG ble hie was arrested in Ill Fort Townsend was tried by and sen sentenced to t serve two years In federal prison on 01 a charge of attempting to He lIe is held as asa a witness on be he behalf half of the government g before bOf ro ho be b gIns Eins to serve erve his sentence in prison Tho murder mur el was as after pay day y at tho fort Johnson Tol was also als a cobbler and was supposed od to have money He Ho had hadn n room toom and shop sh in the Ule basement ot the band quarters On the tho night of May S 8 last he ho was murdered In III his room arid tho body thrown Into the furnace In attempt to destroy oy It morning olio of the th sol soldiers diers detailed tn tl prepare the tho quarters rl rs for fOl Inspection Inspect Ion discovered the body bod which had boon been partly burned 1