Deseret Evening News | 1905-02-07 | Page 1 | Bigler Johnson Pleads Guilty to Wife Murder

BIGLER BILER JOHNSON PLEADS GUILTY QUILTY TO WIFE MURDER MURDE PI Pa l Feb Ith 7 hut 1 court ourt lien hern today Johnson J pleaded guilty to th charges Charlt that bitt hA Im murdered his hla hll wife Maggie MAlle II hi I Johnson omit her h r Annie 10 years old Septem September ber bel last hist Ut antI and Ind afterwards burned the th bodies hod 10 Time prisoner made lila hlA then plea ot of guilty anti and signet signed time the indictment with without out omit this the faintest Indication In of o t heel n s He lie Is 28 25 2 years old antI lila his hIl wife wIre we WI was 40 At the tho December term hU hIm hil older drier brother hr Charl a Johnson was wan convicted of first firm dell murder as se an nn accessory Ills His mother lothel Mrs I Merritt and 1 his hil elsier l II tf r and brother aticy trial and Johnson l were w re put lt cn In mm trial for far the tile same game Ilmo crime today tool Tint TI live MI members member ot of o the family ramly It I In IK charged chiat ed eel w nt to 10 Maggie Johnsons house in itt 11 th the night and killed her ler and nil the lie little girl Irl with wih an nv exe p sprinkling the lie prom l II ices s kerosene rind and vet set et the tha hum I Ion on Urn lIre 11