| Show WEBB KilliNG JOHNSON Asserts It Was in Iii Self Defense After a Brawl Between The Two Men WAS A WOMAN IN THE CASE ll III Told oM Uni iI lall 1111 lucy nolI Put hit Hotly In III Trunk Portland Or Juno June 21 Je o H B Webb thIs thin afternoon to the Ihl of ot V A John Johnon Johnm m whose hotly was WM found In a 1 trunk In the Union at eta t In this till ell In a 11 cJ maxle to the Ih pollee nf Qt atter ter two hours of add ld 1 1 ho he killed Johnson In III after a bwl between bIt tilt tho II two men In he tue lat lathere here tors tr room In a downtown hotel Mrs Mu 1 I D W I 1 mh ersh who was vai arrested t d i Webb l I Is exonerated from corn I Ithe n II the by b tho who however that she lIe conspired with willi him In placing the body hedy boe In the th trunk and Bending It to tho the Union eta sta station tion lIun Mrs Ir Kersh J wn wi sup to lie be liethe the tIme wIfe of ot but ut admitted 1 tide thU II ft m that she cue ho In Ic I tho the wife wo of It I Ilert Kerith a Q city of nr and that din sho eloped with Webb ebb ti ri year far AgO In hl lila hili written n Webb de tie declares delorN dares clares that he ho lived II with Mrs Ker Kerch h In ibid he ho followed her to Portland 1 on the th lnA train when hn abe sho hoIt left It with Wit Johnson Joh II Ho lIe pays nays 1111 hn hat h accompanied the from John Johnn n tho fart At of ot hit hi A with Ule woman that ho hi occupied rooms at nt the tue hotel with them Webb declares declare he killed Johnson with witha n a blackjack when the tho too tm men wela alone In tho the lattern room Mom at 1 30 yes yea eA n nil nH the I hI result of or nn ott n a tf leaun hy by h Johnn who h n a cording to 10 bb had boon been drinking aid Id was wn In n a 1 mo mood The Winan Imd lintl n l Kane gonn down town on nn un Webb Mild cold ho lie was wac III followed tohle room by hy Johnson Johnon who otter nn Rn of ot words rde struck Webb with lila his hi flit fist follow following following ing IlIg tho tha attack with nn an assault with the blackjack Webb s lIfty ys he h the n nW W from the tle of or his hili n strIkIng him over tho the heid heiti with ith It IdlIng him to the floor Ire He put him himon himon on tIle bed anti went nut out When ho hn rev ye turned turne l half hair nn an hour later lal l he h says Johnson 11 dead When hon Mrs returned abb ho told her II of ot the killing und sinI they Ih planned together to the Ih disposal of or orth the th body ho hy by h placing It In the tho trunk It t to time the th railway ralla station tAtlo Webb hh r es to know little or nr noiH Ine ing of or Johnson hut but said otil 11 1 Mm K J rih told him he h tied hart recently rom to from The Th t od 1 slayer layer I r Kays R he h Is Ia n R printer by h occupation end and nn ix 45 n old aM HP lie W M married to Ina I nl Ramuel eon con on In III Noh Nob h n ONCE IN RAIT SALT Orand Island Neb Nob Juno JUM 21 J K E Ebl 1 Webb bl at t Portland Or under the Ih name namn of ot rower Power oI In Iii connection tOnn with time the th trunk mystery I isa recognized f here her hern n II Ste a n printer r who hl formerly worked tin 1 11 tho the newspaper rA In Grand Island Ipland end H Hn ha motTled a Neb Nb girl anti and for tor IX a 1 Urn time tho printing business end and conducted a n yea res re At nt Omaha Printers of ot Grand Island the last InAI heard of f him af lt after ter tr ho ha went wert was wa nt lit Fait Salt Lake Lakeit City CIt it e S |
